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Preaching to the choir
A more systematic effort to train drivers to ignore road conditions can hardly be imagined. By training drivers to drive according to the signs rather than their judgment in great conditions, the American system also subtly encourages them to rely on the signs rather than judgment in poor conditions, when merely following the signs would…
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Vacation 2.0
It appears that I may be putting the blogger on hiatus for a bit. Too much fun, too much work, not enough interest to do much with this here thing. I may be going into Jj mode… Back on the weekend before last, M made the hard choice to not go on the trip. She…
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Summer Vacation (1.0)
It was a very nice long weekend, with more to come. I’m tired. Not just muscle tired, though that is most present this evening; I’m tired in my soul. I dug deep, squeezed out a great ride Saturday, and now I’m ready to rest and rebuild. I want to go camping, wake up, drink coffee…
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KMC 2008, and vacation
KMC is done for the year. Results on the race blog. Harris killed it on his Siren singlespeed, Brian and Calvin tied, I busted out my best race effort ever on a bike to round out the finishers, and Chad and Nathan rode bonus AZT and “bailed” back on the road. Andy and Rob put…
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Friday news
The Tour Divide has begun! Follow the drama! Chris will soon be off, too. Check in on him. In general, the TD/GDR should provide some good surprises this year. And that’s all I’m sayin’ for now….. RAAM also rolls along, though most of the riders are through our neck of the woods by now. The…
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Missoula beta
First of all, blogging from work = bored as hell. I wanna leave, now. Second, collecting good stuff for the future hit list. Some of it: Thursday Night Mtn bike group (link). Some very good maps. Missoula Sheepheads (link). A local, with some nice pictures. Local ride site (link). Though I’m not sure how a…
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No fucking spot
I mean, now Grizz himself has one, what is the world coming to? I am not getting one. I’m expecting my mom to call this afternoon, in fact, and bug me about it. The only reason she hasn’t done so, and I haven’t had Grizz’s (and everyone else’s) exact conversation, is that she’s a bit…