Last week I read my treasured find–the first edition hardcover of Ralph Hurne’s novel, The Yellow Jersey. It is a very quick read, and I found myself racing to finish it before I had to run off for an appointment. Despite its significant flaws, it is entertaining, and the racing scenes make it worth reading [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Sex and Drugs and Bicycle Racing
Posted in Books, cycling on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More Weight…
Posted in Books on September 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Giles Corey allegedly requested “more weight” as he was being pressed to death in an unsuccessful attempt to get him to confess to witchcraft in Salem back on September 19, 1692. I feel that way at the moment–asking, facetiously or otherwise, for more of that which I already possess in ridiculous excess. I am speaking, [...]
Waiting for April
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I finally finished all of the last little details on my tenure portfolio. The little things were much harder to deal with than the big things. Writing the narrative was not hard at all, since I approached it as if I just had to tell a story, and the documentation was not as bad as [...]
Three Cats
Posted in cycling on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…or Cat 3. I got my cycling upgrade from Category 4 to Category 3!
P.S. No, those aren’t my cats. I Googled “three cats” and that was the first thing to come up.
Seven Points
Posted in cycling on September 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It was very hard last night to stand on the sidelines and watch the final Tuesday Night World Championship race unfold without me. The pace looked pretty good, and several still ahd enough in their legs to try a few little attacks now and then. I was a little disappointed to see the guys from [...]
Some Mountain Goodness
Posted in dogs, hiking, travel on September 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I intended posting this a couple of weeks ago, but things got in the way. So, without further delay, here is some Mountain Goodness. Clicking the thumbnails should biggify.
Here is the beginning of our epic hike. Please remember that I had cracked my rib only a few days earlier.
Muttboy taking a break before the climbing [...]
