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July 28, 2005
Enjoy It While It's Here
My days in the office are depressingly filled with an ever-steady flow of projects filling my inbox and startlingly few exiting through the outbox. It's bound to happen every summer, as those of us working in the public sector use our "slow times" to catch up on the piles of duties we've shirked during our busy times. That being said, the term "slow times" is now one I'm striking from my personal dictionary. It has now become the time of year where all the clients/departments contact me for their annual maintenance request.
So, as is the case with many of you, I burn the daylight hours digging myself out of the hole I've come to know as work. In the brief respite I get every night, I am spending as much time in the saddle as I can, having made a significant investment into my overall health (physical & mental) by purchasing a road bike. It seems that this time every year the days start slipping by at such an incredible rate that before you know it, we'll all be saying, "Grab your jacket, it's cold outside."
July 27, 2005
Perverted Signage
July 22, 2005
Streaker
Was it just my imagination or did I really see a streaker running in front of the breakaway on the 18th stage of the tour last night?
At least I can say this for him, he's working to get some of that weight off.
July 21, 2005
Optimus Keyboard
That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen!July 20, 2005
Sore Balls
My physical therapist requested I give up running entirely until I am at 100%. It's sort of frustrating. As an alternative, he suggested I get into cycling. It's a lot more expensive than running, but once I get going I have no doubt I'll come to rely on it for strength training for my legs as well as providing the aerobic stimulation I've come to rely on the last year and a half.
To wit, I bought a nearly brand new Cannondale road bike on eBay yesterday for one-third its original cost. I've been doing a lot of research on bikes and decided if I could find one with low-miles, and a good gruppo (shifters, derailleurs, hubs, etc.) for a good price I'd buy it on eBay. So, you should begin to see a lot of posts in the future about my new hobby.
I'm going to ride so much my testes will be wishing they get cancer so they'd have to be removed. Haha, I know. That's not that funny. But since my dad has had cancer I get to make jokes like that.
July 13, 2005
Le Tour Resources
Here's some sites that I discovered last year that I've had to rediscover this year for Le Tour. So, in an effort to not have to find them again next year I'm making a list.
- » Tour de France Blog - My first source for "insider" news during the Tour.
- » Daily Peloton - A good general cycling resource.
- » VeloNews - Good play-by-play while I'm sitting at work I can check it every few minutes and see what has recently happened.
- » Official Site - Excellent use of Flash during the live stages. It shows the gaps between all the riders.
- » PezCycling - Check out the Daily Distractions section. Via Mark.
Also, here's a couple of pretty cool pdf's I've garnered from a couple of newspapers. If you've new to cycling (pdf 2.84 MB) or the Tour, (pdf 6.96 MB) they provide some good information.
July 12, 2005
Ahhhh
Getting my Tour fix.
July 05, 2005
Stage II
I removed the pipe at the top and installed the one on the bottom. You can tell just from the pictures that it will flow better and remove much restriction on the engine by replacing two stock catalytic convertors with one high-flow cat. By replacing this pipe, my car is now sitting with 300 horsepower and is a Cobb Stage II. (For future reference: installed with approx. 17,000 miles.)
