Bedrock & Paradox

Huckabee himself speaks about a Nascar strategy, with his opponents crashing into walls or one another and him, as the last man on wheels, winning the race. –NYTimes The next sentence being: And then gets slaughtered in the general election.

I got in a trifecta of training and fun this evening, though the biggest event of the day was relief that M lost teeth this morning promptly and with no further complications (and her lost inner cuteness has not seemed to’ve affected the outer in any way). I had my top wisdom teeth out, and…

Good words from Dave Brooks, from today. Better ones, from the Senator, last month. I’ve never been this enthusiastic before, and it feels good.

Vague and revised, for next weekend, weather permitting. Starting and ending at the brewery, beginning with around and south of the airport and heading off up Munds, then onward.

Yesterday: Busted out of town at 0830, in the rain. Survived Phoenix, fought sustained 50 mph gusts down to Tucson. Found Chad’s place, and a very disorganized Chad. Hang around, pack, leave. Meet Tom, ride a good piece of sweet new AZT, under gorgeous 70 degree sun. South to KY camp, eat dinner, hang out…

The monkey is back, with some fun new additions. I got a hall pass from work this morning, to take M to the dental surgeon, and managed to fit in an early test ride. I may need to modify the XXL Surly cable hanger for more tire clearance. If it weren’t for said space issues,…

The Brooks Range, courtesy NY Times.

Some excerpts from the interview mentioned below. Worth a bit of time and space, as it’s rather funny. FL: It was at least 13. I don’t remember the exact number. I think the story gets exaggerated. We had seven or eight, and the waitress thought it was really funny to have so many, so she…

Happiness being.. ..potentiality. One of the rear’s is for sale on MTBR right now, if you want it (or a brand new 160mm rotor, and front 160 adaptor) speak fast. A day of odds and ends, including installing the above. Canti and a load of new tires tomorrow should complete the refittings. I also attended…

A matchup between Mr. Obama and Mr. Giuliani, who was forged in the racial crucible of New York’s police brutality nightmares of the 1990s, or between Mr. Obama and Mitt Romney, who was shaped by a religion that didn’t give blacks equal membership until 1978, would be less a clash of races than of centuries.…