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.
7.11.2008
4.21.2008
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?
3.28.2008
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.
2.04.2008
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.
1.26.2008
The Return
Apparently people get really angry if you take a little blogging sabbatical. But fret not loyal reader for I will post with increased zeal and consistency. So here's what I've been up to the last three months.
Cyclocross season came and went. The form never really came around, and I'm pretty sure I was slower then previous years. I had some nagging back pain, but I'm more or less back to normal now. I did race Nationals for the hell of it anyways. It was a blast, and it was nice to see Lane and Skye.
November saw the death of the Sentra. She had been limping along for quite some time, and she finally gave up the ghost. I did get a nice new shiny car though. A safe and economical Scion xD, which is like a bazillion times better than my old car.
Work has been good. The specialty foods universe is vast, and I'm having fun exploring it. I'm now the coffee buyer, so if you want some good coffee, come talk to this guy.
Yesterday was our friend and coworker Richard's going away party. He's going to be running his very own specialty department in Chicago. He's been nagging me for months to put his picture on my blog. Here he is showing why he'd make an excellent specialty team leader.
Last week Mary and I went to Tampa to visit her Grandma, and hang out with her family. It was a wonderfully relaxing time, as always. I read "Kitchen Confidential" by Tony Bourdain. He's a cool dude.
When we got back from Florida we got a new addition to the family. Cubby is a one year old Newfoundland. He's pretty well behaved, and loves cuddling and being groomed. He's massive. 80 pound Sampson looks tiny next to him.
On the personal grooming front, I grew a beard. It looks awful, and it itches, but i kind of like it. It makes me feel like a lumberjack.
So that was a fairly lame recap of the last few months (there are a lot of pictures though,) but stay tuned for beard updates, my ultra-high-end wine scheme, Cubby shenanigans, and road bike roller craziness.
Cyclocross season came and went. The form never really came around, and I'm pretty sure I was slower then previous years. I had some nagging back pain, but I'm more or less back to normal now. I did race Nationals for the hell of it anyways. It was a blast, and it was nice to see Lane and Skye.
November saw the death of the Sentra. She had been limping along for quite some time, and she finally gave up the ghost. I did get a nice new shiny car though. A safe and economical Scion xD, which is like a bazillion times better than my old car.
Work has been good. The specialty foods universe is vast, and I'm having fun exploring it. I'm now the coffee buyer, so if you want some good coffee, come talk to this guy.
Yesterday was our friend and coworker Richard's going away party. He's going to be running his very own specialty department in Chicago. He's been nagging me for months to put his picture on my blog. Here he is showing why he'd make an excellent specialty team leader.
Last week Mary and I went to Tampa to visit her Grandma, and hang out with her family. It was a wonderfully relaxing time, as always. I read "Kitchen Confidential" by Tony Bourdain. He's a cool dude.
When we got back from Florida we got a new addition to the family. Cubby is a one year old Newfoundland. He's pretty well behaved, and loves cuddling and being groomed. He's massive. 80 pound Sampson looks tiny next to him.
On the personal grooming front, I grew a beard. It looks awful, and it itches, but i kind of like it. It makes me feel like a lumberjack.
So that was a fairly lame recap of the last few months (there are a lot of pictures though,) but stay tuned for beard updates, my ultra-high-end wine scheme, Cubby shenanigans, and road bike roller craziness.
10.19.2007
Klee Irwin
Have you guys seen the infomercial for Dual Action Cleanse? There's a half hour of this! The best thing on tv. Hands down. It should win an Emmy.
10.16.2007
Hole Shot?
Yeah buddy. So I finished my first race since June 9th on Saturday. That felt good. I didn't do too shabby either. And as the title suggests, I got the hole shot as well. I took advantage of a weakened, lethargic field and without effort, surged to the front. 20 meters in I looked at Brian with baffled amusment and shrugged.
So I drilled it for two thirds of the first lap and then methodically got passed by 7 dudes.
I sorta forgot how to race for an entire hour.
The fitness and skills are there, I just have to pull my head out of my ass and race. The speed of the Pro/1/2 race isn't much different from the cat 3 race, it's just like 2 laps longer. If I was more focused and dedicated, I think I could have finished in top 4. There will be pics and video shortly over at Madcross.org.
Speaking of focus and dedication, I'm eating a slice of cana de cabra on mini toasts along with a bottle of tempranillo. Now that's some good shit. Next time you see a goat, hug it and tell it "thank you for making delicious cheese out of your milk." And then feed it a tin can or whatnot.
I unfortunately had to work on Sunday and couldn't race. It's too bad because it was a greasy, muddy mess. I did bottle handups for Brian and took a bunch of crappy pictures.
Monday I was off and drove to Viroqua for their Monday night cross race series. It's a pretty layed back, low key deal. It was still all slippery and muddy, which was nice. I settled in 2nd or 3rd wheel for most of the race and made my way to the front about half way through. A local guy passed me with like 3 laps to go and I didn't really contest the victory. I figured it was bad taste to beat the locals. He legitametly passed me and gapped me though, and I don't in any way want to dilute his win, but I didn't exactly give him a hard time passing me, and i didn't try to stay with him. So I got second place, $15, a pound of coffee, and all the chocolate milk I could handle. Sweet.
Now I have this to deal with.
Next race I might try some video.
So I drilled it for two thirds of the first lap and then methodically got passed by 7 dudes.
I sorta forgot how to race for an entire hour.
The fitness and skills are there, I just have to pull my head out of my ass and race. The speed of the Pro/1/2 race isn't much different from the cat 3 race, it's just like 2 laps longer. If I was more focused and dedicated, I think I could have finished in top 4. There will be pics and video shortly over at Madcross.org.
Speaking of focus and dedication, I'm eating a slice of cana de cabra on mini toasts along with a bottle of tempranillo. Now that's some good shit. Next time you see a goat, hug it and tell it "thank you for making delicious cheese out of your milk." And then feed it a tin can or whatnot.
I unfortunately had to work on Sunday and couldn't race. It's too bad because it was a greasy, muddy mess. I did bottle handups for Brian and took a bunch of crappy pictures.
Monday I was off and drove to Viroqua for their Monday night cross race series. It's a pretty layed back, low key deal. It was still all slippery and muddy, which was nice. I settled in 2nd or 3rd wheel for most of the race and made my way to the front about half way through. A local guy passed me with like 3 laps to go and I didn't really contest the victory. I figured it was bad taste to beat the locals. He legitametly passed me and gapped me though, and I don't in any way want to dilute his win, but I didn't exactly give him a hard time passing me, and i didn't try to stay with him. So I got second place, $15, a pound of coffee, and all the chocolate milk I could handle. Sweet.
Now I have this to deal with.
Next race I might try some video.
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