Bedrock & Paradox

What this says to me is that there is no primordial conception of justice lurking in each breast. We are ideological and doctrinal beings, coached into our moral views. That is to say, John Rawls’ “A Theory of Justice” is more likely to give you ideas than it is to reflect ideas you already had.-The…

Modified bottle cage mount to let the shock lever clear a bottle. The current iteration. Love and battle scars.

At the PEE! This photo is not merely me being cute, but a profound statement concerning the existential ambivalence and desperation at the core of endurance racing. I love it because, if done right, I hate it. In sum: the start on T100 was a ridiculous, XC speed start. I feel to the back immediately,…

Go listen to Jill! Jill, I’m interested in thoughts: both on the interview process (as I’d find that scary), and on the femininity and athleticism issue. Those BPP hosts aren’t up to Michelle Block standards. Other exciting events of the day: -M is selling bags! We will be wealthy soon!-Spicy Duck at resulting celebratory Chinese…

As of today I am throwing the metaphysical, spiritual, and (minute) financial weight and influence of my semi-public persona behind Barack Obama. He is the best man for the job. As I’ve delved further and further into my job as a teacher, watching the news, reading papers and magazines, I’ve been convinced that our government…

Looks like my kinda course! Lots of training in the Grand Canyon in the future (starting the day of T-day, methinks). Got out for a run yesterday, and blazed the short loop 10 minutes faster than expected. Oh yes. M and I got out running this afternoon, busted out some heinous, nausea inducing interval hill…

I’ll try to be exhaustive, feel free to take a miss if so inclined. Bags:Arc’teryx RT 25Bibler bivy stuffsack (lashed under bars, contained bivy sack only)Homemade stuffsack (lashed under saddle, contained thermarest and some food) Clothing:Pearl Izumi bib shortsPI knee warmersPatagonia LW capilene LS shirtSS jerseyPatagonia R.5 hoodie (women’s XL altered to fit me)Patagonia Spraymaster…

Colors are my friend. The monkey is being resurrected to it’s formal glory, awaiting only brakes. Flat bars and rim brakes suck, so old bars and levers, and a new front wheel was needed. Whoyagunnacall? Mike. Mustang OSB, black and silver Comps 32 3x, Surly bolt-on, and the full rainbow of nipples. Rainbows of nipples!!!!…

Please ignore and forgive the excessive me-age, this is my lame way of uploading to picasa and preserving things for memory. These are all Harris’ excellent work. His tiny camera around the neck rig is obviously far superior, in that it gets pictures taken! Saturday morning, rolling out in the first hour. Topping the big…

Yesterday was a very nice day. I did, seemingly, nothing. Don’t have to go to work, sleep in, eat waffles with M, hang around, read, unpack, organize, clean, fix the bikes, swap tires, mess with the indexing, break a stem bolt (any homebrew fixes, or is it off to the shop with me?), do laundry,…