WTF

So the Red River is flooding again, this time putting the hurt on Fargo. Is anyone surprised? I'm not. The vast majority of the state lives along that river, and how many times in the last 50 years has the state's residents had to scramble to put up makeshift sandbag dikes to keep the river at bay?

It's inevitable. Every dozen years or so this happens.

So lets see...the state has a huge budget surplus. 2.46 billion dollars. Billion - with a B -billion.

How about spend some of that money on education? No. ok.

Health care? nope.

Wind energy? nope.

How about public infrastructure projects like a frickin flood control system?! No. They'll just sit on it for a "rainy day."

Nothing like government for the people, by the people.

Arrgg.

Sorry. I'm blogging again. Maybe.

There's some musings foaming up in my noggin that I'll probably share, and the racing season is right around the corner, so the ever exciting race reports will follow.

I might start to twitter. Foodie-wise, I play with some cool ass shit at work that I might as well share with the world via blurry cell phone pictures.

That's about it. Real post tomorrow. Get excited.

Obligatory Post

Andy keeps asking me to update the blog with pictures of my commuter bike, so here she is.




Nitto CT-80 stem, Velo Orange Milan handlebar, Nitto Crystal Fellow seatpost, and Brooks Swift saddle highlight the build.

Livin' It

So I'm sitting here watching Le Tour with a baguette, a bottle of Bordeaux, and a local cheese made within earshot of the Trek factory.

That's all.

Tracks

I got some tracks installed on the roof of the Scion so I could attach a rack that wasn't a pain in the ass to put on and take off. It turned out pretty slick. I had a local body shop do the dirty work since I couldn't muster up the courage to drill holes in the roof of my car. Here's a blog where some dude put them on a Prius.

I also raced a local crit this weekend. Pretty uneventful. I wasn't positioned very good, maybe 10th wheel in the final turn, and like clockwork, some douche had to crash. I had to slow down to get around him, and lost a bunch of places. So I missed out on the ever valuable upgrade points, but the sensations in the legs were good, and I'm optomistic for the season.

My very own Graham Watson captured the crash -thanks Mary! Zoom in on that bad boy. How does that happen?

Bush's War

Mission accomplished eh?

5 years, 4000 dead American soldiers(3866 since that picture,) 3-5 trillion dollars, and 655,000 dead Iraqis, and still counting.

Watch Frontline's documentary on the run-up to war, and how it's being fought. It's truly an amazing film about a seriously f'ed up situation. Grab a beer and some popcorn, and watch it here.

Discuss in the comments. Do it.

Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 2000

I bought some wine on the cheap to resell. Buy some from me now in time for Valentine's Day 2025.

If you don't think that's a deal, here it is at retail.