big work

friday night

the irregularity

on the first day of summer we took shannon and jo-jo boogie out to keoke to play in the water. now i'm sunburned, but that is quite all right by me.

the soaring energy crisis

diggin' ditches

cc's 30th birthday.

ah, the cranberry

you don't see many of those any more

friday the thirteenth i took my day at work to chill and drink a bunch of water. hydrate yo. then in the evening we watched 'no country for old men' and had a couple mugs of wine. nothing too wild.

saturday the fourteenth i was up by four thirty a.m. and checking the weather. 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms. i wasn't really too keen on the weather report. i ate some apple sauce and got dressed, let sawyer out and then back in, whispered my good-byes, and was out the door.

the previous day i had looked online and established a loose fitting route for me to take. i crossed the barrancas cut-off bridge and started heading west. i saw storm clouds and lightning further westward. i was headed right for it.

after some minor thunder i decided to adjust my route and i hung a right on patton drive to head back east.

i decided to ride a modified version of the airport loop that we usually ride. it was a good idea as it ended up keeping me out of the rain for the entire morning. i went north east, climbing 12th ave. through east hill and then up behind the airport and headed back south toward the homefront. by the time i got home i had logged a quick thirty miles. my legs felt good, but i had a feeling they wouldn't feel good for much longer.

i had some coffee and hung out until shea left for work. i switched to some dry gear. i opted to switch out my specialized toupe saddle for my trimmed brooks b17 then headed back out to do a nice cool down/slow recovery type ride. the brooks is quite a bit heavier, but a lot more comfortable. i had been experiencing some numbness from the toupe after about fifteen miles.

the sky was starting to get louder and darker by the minute. i headed north east once again as that direction seemed to be treating me well today. i got a couple sprinkles as i headed east, but nothing too serious. by the time i had made my loop back around i found that downtown had gotten soaked. about the time i had this thought/observation the sky opened up for another dose of heavy moisture. i took the oportunity to duck into the cedar street parking garage to wait it out. a couple minutes passed and it was done and it was time to head westward again towards home.

when i returned i found my neighborhood was completely dry. i let the dogs in, started laundry, and now i'm lucky enough to be here with you. it is still thundering and the sky continues to turn a darker shade of gray.

in the news

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/jun/09/jokes-love-bicycles/

one of the better things i've read recently.

it wasn't enough

my boy adrian is down from atlanta for a minute. last night we got up, had some beers and rode down to meet some folks for pizza and more beers.

tonight we are supposed to hook up for a ride. i might be slow after taking a little spill drifting around a corner in the parking garage last night.

good times.