Motivation deficit and mechanical failure plagued me this month. The first two weeks were solid performances, including my first complete week in two months. A storm rolled in around mid-month, but the biggest winds came out of my mouth. A warm front of whiny excuses came out of the west and blew some miles right […]
After my day off yesterday (or rather, evening stomp on hardwood instead of SPD pedals), I went for a ride this afternoon to close out my 3000th mile of 2005. I headed down Junipero Serra / Foothill Expressway, as usual, and headed back. I got a good kick going, taking care to not overdo it […]
After doing my laundry today, I got kind of a slow start out the door this evening. Stompy and Sunset threw a Memorial Day party at Café Cocomo. After grabbing a couple of slices in Menlo Park, I headed up to San Francisco and arrived shortly after 8:30. The place was packed when I got […]
Tonight, I decided once again to check out Salted at Mighty. None of my friends were able to go out, but I decided to go anyway. Tonight’s featured artist was Lisa Shaw. The party was in full swing when I arrived around 11:30. The floor was packed with pretty people. I ended up in a […]
This week has been a two-day riding week, due to the fact that my new rim took much longer than it should have. When the replacement rim arrived, it was defective, so we went with the upgrade instead. If only I had come to that conclusion earlier… 19 May: 28.53 mi; 1:30:39 (18.9 mph avg; […]
After six days on the couch, I opted not to push for a new distance this afternoon. Instead I took it easy with a nice nearly-flat 50 miles—down to Cupertino and back, and around the Portola Valley / Woodside loop. The headwinds were significant today, around 20 mph, and my performance was a little weaker […]
I called Outfitter this afternoon to see if I’d have a new rim today. One guy was just getting started on it, so we set at time for me to come and get it about an hour and a half after work. I farted around in Sunnyvale to kill just enough time, and went to […]
After some cajoling, begging, and yelling, the replacement rear rim I’ve been waiting a couple of weeks for Trek to send me finally arrived today. Ecstatically, I zipped home after work (I got to work this morning at 05:30) and swooped the old wheel off my Trek. I drove it down to the shop to […]
Today would be your 29th birthday. I wonder what you’d be doing today. What would you have become? Where would you have gone to school? Would you be married yet? What would you be passionate about? Where would you live? What would your dreams and aspirations be? Would you have children? What would you look […]
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