I must like a fight....

I go out... and after yesterday.... my body realizes... and my mind... Holy shit! it's summer! I set my mind to just do a nice fun 20 miles. just have fun..... and I know a nice route... not hard on the body... just 20 miles...

In the epic attempts to get my ass kicked...

Hasn't happened yet!...

Probably why I'll never be a "Great" cyclist, I have no desire to be all "Small" up top..

So, there is this regular 35-40 MPH descent I do on most of my rides. But like most times when a cyclist is doing 40, it pissed drivers off. But this has nothing to do with it... I'm descending, Truck Pulls past me in my lane, he does a great job of giving me space.... Of course... Why pass me when I'm doing 5 MPH over the speed limit, and we are coming to a stoplight in less than a mile....

Suddenly out of the left lane, this shit bag pulls out in front of the truck, from damn near a stop. The truck Locks up his brakes, and I do to... at fucking 40 MPH.....

I'm Shitting, cause quickly I may have to decide to take the chance of going over the bars or... hitting a Truck....

Fortunately they all speed up and things mello....

So a mile up there is the light, and it's cars 7 deep waiting for it to turn..... Thank god we were all in a hurry.

Well... I take the opportunity to pull past mr Dumb ass who almost cost me my life!

"You are kind of an Idiot, aren't you!" As I pull forward... I noticed his junky car has the rear window rolled down, apparently the window doesn't work and no A.C.

Well I know that as the cars in his left lane pull forward, as I sit in between the through lane and the Turn. SO, either there is going to be a confrontation or he is going to shove his tail between his legs.

so, as he pulls up to turn, he has to lean back in the drivers seat so he can yell out the window...

Something like "Fuck you Asshole, bla bla bla the light...... somehow it's not my fault I almost killed you ...... and the guy behind me."......

the guy in the truck who he also tried to kill, Lays on his horn like nobodies business..... Oh... I guess you forgot about the other person you tried to kill.....

AND HOW THE FUCK IS IT OTHER PEOPLE'S FAULT WHEN YOU TRIED TO KILL THEM!!!!

so... he put his tail between his legs and drove away....

How do some of you people get drivers licences...

and.... like the crab boat captain who knows he will die at sea.... I'm sure at one point there will be a story of a driver with road rage who runs over a cyclist, after being yelled at driver decides just to put his foot to the floor!!!....

and that will be me....

Jackson Faked his death!

It's in the Weekly World news.. Must be true

“The superstar trip has trapped Michael in Neverland. Also there’s a very good chance he could end up in prison if he’s convicted of child sex abuse.

“The only way out of this mess he’s in is to fake his death, cut his hair and go underground,” says Dr. Reiss, who specializes in celebrity predictions.

If he Didn't ..... He should have!

Mullberries

It's all lance all day on VS. the T.V. Station.... it is weird, like cycling was different back then

big move stage ten 2001... the infamous Possum... and yet I wonder if Astana is playing possum again, or if it's a replay of 2007 or 2008 when it was too many leaders not enough support... and it was like cats in a burlap bag....

I made it out for a nice ride.... my 4 mile hill of pain.... but I felt good... and even now I'm not bad...

Better living through chemistry...

If I had a cycling team... I would name it the fruit and berry snatchers... I was out and noticed that there were all these squashed ripe fruit on the road and had to circle back to take a little mid ride feed, on some Mulberries... those are the sort of bitter berries that grow on the trees, go from red to black and are edible... this reminds me that the cherries must be coming on, then apricots, peaches, apples... then fall.

I also had my first run in with some charming family coming out of church... who tried to kill me....

Is it that church is so bad, that you just want to get the hell home... and that is why all the bad driving.... or is it that your head is with all the celestial bodies and on the planet Kolob...

I am literally 50%/50% on people who have tried to kill me Normal drivers vs. people in schoolZones and churches...

alright... try not to hate the mormons...

Trying to figure out

do I go out and just spin the wheels....

or do I take the day off...

I have sort of a half big ride planned for tomorrow...

one of my old big rides, but just one of the steady climbs.... build some real base....

I think I finally have like a 4 mile base... or like a 10 MPH... as long as I don't bonk base built up...

(ok, being a little dramatic, but I'm not sure I could hold 15mph for more than 6 miles flat.

Ugh.....

I guess I just typed this up to show I was alive...

.....

I could rip the ears off a tiger today...


or at least try and get killed

check this out!!

Melanie Oudin.... USA.... beat Jelena Jankovic... and moves into the second week

18 years old baby!!!!

there may be new hope for woman's tennis...

could be a break out performance!!!

on schedule for next week.

Venice vs Ivanovic

and maybe

Kuznetsova vs Wozniacki

Mauresmo vs Safina

Big Week 2...

Like the Playoffs for the superbowl... it is the first couple days of the second week that have the fun games....

Let me just make a comment that Roddick actually has become Fit... Like Fit and strong like he wants to become a real force in tennis... Not that he will but..... good for him... and I always badmouth him and he deserves some credit...

There is a Male Qualifier "Jesse Levine" 22, it is a little old...

I am starting to wonder if we will not see as many 16-18 year old Champions since there is some real dedication to fitness or steroids, that is required to become either a male of female champion at this point... but still I think you have to make your mark by 22 years of age...

bla bla bla

A little Cheat

Creatine is banned right? ... So, I'm not a good example to the kids... Honestly I should eat more meat...

but sorry, I don't ....

So... My ass was dragging, and I pulled out the Jar...

hmmm I was just trying to look it up... it may just be discouraged....

of course... I feel puffy....

But on a Thursday I went out and did my long distance.... sure the distance is only long if I was on a bmx bike....

but I did go out... and do some millage... I may be getting to the point I'm ready to do one of my OLD intermediate rides.....

of course even parts of some of those rides.... I can't see myself doing.... there are particularly the long slow 3% climbs that go on for 5 miles..... That just sounds like hell right now....

Tsonga just took a smack down... in a very close game he just let go a couple of breakers, and it was over....

but it is all it takes..

well now

See.... If I talk about the stupid market I have to update....

when there is a chance I'm wrong....

HUGE UP BAR!!!!!... High Volume....

I hate to be one of those idiots who says "Range Bound".....

But it challenges my thesis in the short term...

But.... the thing to watch out for is "The Costanza Trade"... where almost every couple days... people are "Sell"!!!!! then 2 days later "BUY!!!!!"

that is the danger...

obviously we have to get below 900 to get to 850... so... .till then... there is a chance of a new high....

Gay Market shit!!!...

Art!!!! spx 850

Then we get a dead cat for a few weeks.

Umn

The insider talk is about the Gary Gorton Paper BTW... "Slapped in the Face by the Invisible Hand"

If you get a chance find some of the Lectures by Woody Brock... The man is a Fucking Genius! I'm not sure about the one about "Art".. not about you... but the other lectures if you can find them are great!

for fucks sake.... Risotto Update

All things cycling and food...

Hopefully I said it.... I had a brilliant Hollandaise over the weekend.... Not eat it... but made it.

like Toffee it's a psychological process..... Hollandaise and toffee can smell fear....

But after that Surprise success... BTW I expected failure... which is why it probably went well.

But after that I was reminded about my continued goal of the perfect Western/rocky Mountain Risotto...

So... I tried it tonight... and

Last time I did sort of a Ham and Pea.... with a little Spicy spicy....

this time I decided to try sort of a Mexican..... Taco... kind of Beef and sausage, and Cheddar.... With a significant "Spicy Spicy"

What A fucking Disaster!!!

Maybe some other time.... but a Taco Risotto is not the right path....

Next up... I'm thinking sort of a Ham Cheddar Pepper....

I may have to look at some recipes...

Little ride report

I'm trying to get as many miles in as I can..... and good news, instead of about 2 miles of base... I think I have about 4 or maybe even 5 now....


Jesus......

So.... With my Lack of ..... Well let me just call it "Lack of Core Strength" aka soft Squishie Middle... I've been doing the thing I absolutely hate... which is riding the Parkway some of the time..... For those who don't remember, I'm Philosophically opposed to road bikes on the parkway, since speeds above 5 mph are dangerous.....

But hey... you need to see hot Runner Ass somehow.....
and you can't quite call what I'm doing "road biking"

Now that we are progressing to 150 degree days.... but it is still too cold to ride at 5am.....

I now ride during rush hour... FUCK!!

Is it that it's hot, and people are now stupid... Maybe because they don't know how to hydrate, and end up sucking 64 oz big gulps instead of water... all while screeching into the 7-11 and trying to side swipe me.....

Or is it just that kids are out of school....

maybe that some of you idiots can't keep your cars going during the winter or spring... but now with summer... every moron with a junker is out on the road...

Which BTW.... I had my second Flat.... Thank god cause it was the tube that has had a slow leak... and pumping it up every day was starting to piss me off....

But as I'm rolling .... Some fucking Douche' had the nose of his Piece of shit White... Wanabee Modern Lowrider AKA... Car from Too Fast Too Furious....


(Now if it was a lowrider.... I'd understand)

Only... not so much Souped up sporster.... Just ....

This sort of thing....Kind of "I want to to be a fast car... but I can't afford it....and it is filled with.... I'd say it but It would be Racist... but if you want to avoid being a stereotype... try a little harder.....

So the nose of this shitbox is sticking way out into the road, forcing me to swerve around.... Then the guy pulls into the lane and then when pulling into the Seven Eleven.... for the old Soda.... manages to force me to have to jump a Curb.....

Well... that blew a Tube.....

and... Well I'm almost as bad at changing tubes at this point as I am at riding a bike....

Ride....

It was nice yesterday.. and after 4 or 200 weeks of rain, I forget... It's bound to be 200 degrees very soon. I'm looking forward to morning rides....

I did manage to out ride a couple of weekend warrior girls.... I felt bad... seemed like one of those chauvinist things.. but there is that ladder ... Outride the tragicly out of shape, and the guys who lost their drivers license to a DUI, Then faster than the Mountain bikes. Then faster than the strong Mountain bikes, and the slow girls..... then the fast girls and the weekend warriors....
Then fit with the "Elite Core Scum bags" who can't stand to go slower than anyone else.....

then it's all about riding faster than Turbo and Sleevie.....

Wimbledon!!

Jankovic... they are bitching about her today.... In a press conference she was bitching about what court she was on.... They are all "STFU about your court placement and learn how to Play." "big two handed back hand... but she needs to work on every other aspect of her game....."

which is very true... she just thinks the championship will fall in her lap.... She needs to get her head out and Commit to winning... and it will still be hard...

But... Wozniacki.... keep your eyes on her.... I'm not saying Favorite... but she is a comer...

Sorry PG Readers

I had to share this....

Microsoft paint Porn

not work Appropriate... but there are some very skilled people out there... With Paint...

Family Nonsense

I was lucky enough to have the joy of the old family get together......

I have been reflecting on my lack of kids this week... Mostly that I'm getting old enough that... that option is slipping away...

and I ran into some people I went to university with and they were chock full of kids...

The thing I'm reflecting on is that ... I don't care... And that the lack of narcissism in me that I don't want my Linage to go on....

Then.. I see my sister, and her retarded kids.... I realize what a miserable Intolerant father I'd be..

"bla bla, refuses to eat 'Fish'....." I'd decide to have an entire meal only of fish...and fish for an entire week.... Other than that you eat toast and vitamins.....

I shit you not.... I'm not avoiding fish because My kid doesn't like it.... WTF you are teaching your kid by planning the family diet around one person.....


That egg is overcooked BTW.... Turn the pan down a little

For all my, bitching

after a morning of rain... you could not find a better day this year to be out on the road...

I'm also not sure if it will rain this afternoon...

I suspect forecasting error

Economy Part 2

So.... I'm trying to do some Cheering up of those Economically worried... I guess that even includes me....

but, besides a short term scare... Which of course your place of employment may decide to axe just a few more workers....

overall... it's bound to get Less Scary and we can muddle properly, and thing can shake out as they need to.

Honestly your biggest concern is if the company you work for is in Massive debt and still has yet to "Deal with the implications of trying to roll over large amounts of debt."

My point is... for the most part... the worst is over.... Unless of course some crazy shit happens like... Hitler taking over Germany.. or other such unmanageable events.

Economics

Ok... so I may have hit that one... sure there was a little fake out before my market high...

SO... I hate to keep doing this..... because I think I'm doing it for my EGO!

And.... I could still be wrong....

But.... Unfortunately we are in a Bear market.... Stocks will be shunned for 10 years minimum....

which suggests that overall .... Long term, they are a steal right now over a 30 year span.. Though maybe a little toppy in a 6 month to 1 year... time frame..

But... My Models say that the market is going to take a dip here... between now and November...

I'm not saying from now till November... just there will be a significant dip .. .and that is when you put the big money to work....

but there also will be a sort of MUDDLE... where the Economic data is Uneven and it drives traders Mad!!! and then Finally they Give up again..... That will be the next big dive.......

BUT IF I were buying a home.... I would look to lock in a Loan in the 4.5% range..... YOU HAVE TO LOCK IT IN...... and right now you are getting 5.5%... which is very high..... in relative terms...


There are those that would disagree with me... but.... I tend to be a bit of a contrarian... and 4% is big return on a 10 year in this environment of global instability.... etc....

but after that dip back into the 4% range... this fall, that might be your last chance for a 4% mortgage.

of course taking financial advice from me... could be a mistake...

but THEY NEED YOU TO BUY A HOUSE... and that will go on for some time.... Housing doesn't rebound like the market does.... and there is and will continue to be an oversupply

Late morning gap

Well I checked the weather.. and chance of rain after 3...

I'm not sure how that is possible since the only storm on the radar is just passing...

so... aparently there is a chance later in the morning...

For me to make sweet love to my bike...

hmm I'm not sure how comfortable I am with that phrase....

but fuck it, I'll go with it..

How did your day go.....

Well... I didn't make it out.. Clean Kit or not....

Too much wind.... Too much chance of rain...

It's not that, I'm afraid of a big rain....

and let us point out that, the rain for the past month has been super silly....

but it is that without a few good rides.... My spirit will be broken...

My spirit is easily .... Sucked right now... The last thing it needs is 2 hours of being blown Back and Fourth... or 2 hours of being Pissed on... and I don't just mean a slight rain...
wimbledon on Monday

Clean Chamois/ Dirty Chamois

I got up this morning... and I need to go out and grind out a ride...

I've gone to check my kit.... and realized that most of it is in a hamper....

I Can't remember if I put it in the hamper because I Cleaned it already and needed to put it withe the clean kit... or if I still need to wash it....

well no reason not to wash it again...

One would think I could just smell it and be able to tell.

Congrats

I've been struggling with writing some kind of post to congratulate Mike Booth on becoming State Road champ.....

Good Job...


sorry, that is as exciting as it gets

The big ride..

I've been worked after "My Psudo big ride"....

tough stuff... body like Jello.... It's a ton of work for it....I'd probably be doing myself a favor if I would just focus on miles...

Breath... Breath... everyone should be everyone's muse..... we need as many Muse as we can get... maybe life is to have a muse....

Crying time again

.... I just had one of those rides where you sort of Limp back and once you stop, you want to bust out in Tears in the shower.... except you realize you are too fucking tired to cry....

And there is that Certain Special kind of walk that is the Providence of cyclists.... Kind of like someone has been trying to shove a Bike seat up your ass... all while turning you into a question mark....

I realized what the pain in my back is..... Finally I'm starting to stand up in the seat... and apparently it takes some back muscles.... and some core stregnth... apparently I don't actually have those muscles......

.... I hate woody Allen

Oh! Blog

5:20 am.....

I wish on Friday night I could sleep more than 5-6 hours....

I deserve 8 and 9 or 10 would be sweet!

I'm working up my energy for some kind of 30 mile ride or something....

Guess I should check the weather...

FOR FUCKS SAKE!!!... NO NO NO NO!!! I need to bike in the morning....

"Showers and thunderstorms before noon, showers and thunderstorms after noon."

The weather her is the SAME!!!! how in the hell.... do we get 2 weeks of rain in June!! or has it been 3.....

The real irritant is that my medium light jacket just barely fits my midsection... Fucking Idleness!!!

I'm still not happy with my Heart Rate.... I'd like to see a nice sitting heart rate in the low 40's on a consistent basis.

Just an update... My ass hurts less, and my back.... but they do hurt... but it's now the tendons that are .... "Trying to build up"...

of course I've put more of my "Normal Hills" back in my route, which is part of it.... More stress on the body....

Oh!!!! WTF sometimes!!!! WTF!!!

Caught out in the rain

I was reading blogs this morning...

First of all, I read a story that blogging is dead. Apparently it's all about Twitter. "I ate Cereal this morning...." "Ashton Kutcher is a Douche".....

I took off yesterday, on the bike... I looked out and figured the storm had missed Salt lake...and all I was dealing with was some high wind...

Right at my turn around point, It started POOORING!!! Let me just say, it doesn't rain here. For those that have ever experience "Real Rain" like Seattle Rain, or Monsoon Rain, or East Coast Rain... Rain that makes you think "Umbrella's are useful" as opposed to how we look at Umbrellas in utah... that they are an interesting Accesory for Fassion.

But after about 5 minutes it was actually Raining. I was lucky, because I decided to actually grab my Rain jacket... Since WTF do I know... and I figured there was a chance we would get a Light rain. I ended up stopping and sitting in some shelter for a few minutes... Not that the weather got better, but at least I mellowed out, and warmed up... got the jacket Tightened up...

One of the things I like about "How I Roll"... is that I don't tend to let the weather stop me.

So... Market update... somewhere here is my final high... and we should get a segnificant retest.

After some sleep

My sitting heart rate is 45, The lowest I've ever seen it is 38

sitting heart rate

78..... LOL

Heavy legs

I couldn't do a big ride today. I got out and I'm in trouble.... Low Heart rate hard to get it up there and No ability to Kick....

Looks like I'll be mellowing out for a few days...

Oh... and how do you find the member of "Dog the Bounty hunter" who is stalking you.....

Look for the person in a bad wig........

Monkey Off his back

14 Slams...... Career Grand Slam...

Roger Federer


It will be interesting to see if he will relax and just Play..... from now on.....

Vegetables

I saw a 10 minute documentary/story about how much food is waisted... How because of a slight blemish in a tomato, Grocery stores throw them out, and how wasteful it is. I'm not sure about this... but it seems correct. Some of the Mexican Groceries, seem to be picking up some of this "Blemished food"... and you can find it there, and it's cheaper and Less Wasteful. But you do have to suffer the unsymmetrical tomato.

Western Risotto

Protein powder must be blended.......

As part of recovery..... I'm going to work on the Perfect Risotto...BTW... a rice not a pasta..

but I want a Western.... even Rocky Mountain version....

I'm thinking Bacon.... or maybe I can find some local Ham......

and I was thinking Cheddar..... maybe even Pepper Jack...

Maybe some peppers....

and later on in the year we will see if we can pull off habanero....

I'm tempted to distill my own Habanero oil....... doesn't that sound dangerous
ooooo Habanero EVOO

back to some vitamin B

I'm such an irritable fucker.......

but after 3 weeks... I can officially ride faster than people on mountain bikes...

Good lord.....

I even dropped a girl who was riding too high a cadence on a hill

Bemoan a bemoan

So, I'm Bemoaning about Sarah this morning... or late afternoon.... saturdays are rough for me to get going..... there is a ton of web surfing and avoiding all the shit I need to do... but I digress

I need to do a bike ride... I'm not sure if I need to nut up and do something serious... or rest up and do something serious tomorrow.... and I just tried to get her a little more dialed in... I've taken up listening to books on tape on long rides... I have a great one about Thomas Paine... Good stuff, I'm all about the age of reason...

The funny part is that for about 10 seconds I'm all "Maybe it's just a trick..". then I come to my senses.... and Find it ridiculous I'm still bemoaning it. It certainly is the emotion....

but then of course, Now I'm Bemoaning my bemoan.... there should be a special word for that, in the english language.... Redundant-Bemoaning... maybe re-bemoan... or Re-Moan.... Or pathetic... or Whine Like a little Bitch....

so... Soft Bones

What a wind today.....

I took yesterday off, my in home HRM needs a new battery so I'm not sure if I hit over-training...

but so... we are at 3 weeks and I've only taken 2 maybe 3 days off. I need to tear through the bike again and get it "DIALED" finally...

Great day in Mens SemiFinal at the french open... I'll not ruin it for you... but both matches were great.. .and should be repeated all evening.

So... being "Unfit" every once in a while I cheat at some of my routs.. and end up on the parkway... I also hope to see some MILF or just some attractive woman.... Just to keep the mojo going... It dries up .... You know?...

So.... that fucking parkway... for those of you who don't know I'm a clear advocate that road bikes have no reason to be on the parkway... it's irresponsible to do over 15 MPH down there... and seriously.... People can't even drive if you hadn't noticed... let alone when they let their kids ride the parkway....

So there is a group of 3; mom dad and the 5 year old kid..... and I'm behind them, can't see ahead of them so I have to wait till I can so I can pass....

Sure enough we all go over the hill.. at the speed of 4 MPH, I look ahead and start kicking.... 3 kicks and I'm passing mom and dad..... and suddenly... Who Swerves 7 feet to the left, out of the lane, and pushes me into the dirt...... a 5 year old kid.... I put on the breaks, slide to a stop, scare the shit out of the kid.. and myself...

so... I get my shit back together... BTW 4 or 5 years ago, I got laid up for 2 weeks with a cracked wrist when some 14 year old completely ran into me at about 15mph.. fortunately he broke his ankle... fucking moron.. but that accident threw me about 15 feet.


so.... I get my shit back together, and pull up behind them again, the coast is clear...
I shout "Ok.... I'm going to try this again." start passing much slower this time...
"Stay on your side!"... the minute I said this... the kid starts to swerve again.... I slow down and start screaming "STAY RIGHT"..... I said it 4 times till he moved back into his lane, and I passed.....

"Thanks" I said.. only being obvious that I was being sarcastic...

Once I had a 5 year old who was passing me, the opposite way.... and I could see how poor they were riding... I stopped and pulled off to the side, and waited..... THE KID STILL RAN INTO ME!!!!!

kids... eat them while their bones are soft!

DAMN!! david Carradine died!!

David Carradine died on Wednesday in Bangkok, where he was shooting a film. The 72-year-old's nude body was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and genitals.

How about an update...

I guess it's been 2 weeks, and this is the third... I need to come up with some cross training, and start worrying about over training...

of course all this from a guy lucky to do 10 miles a day...

Did I tell you I had my first Official Flat... Tell you what a douche bag I am, I left my tire on the front lawn of an Arbys, with an empty Co2. My biggest issue would be getting the flat confused with a fresh tire, and then having a flat as a replacement. I've completely busted my tire levers, and need some new ones....

This fucking sport and the constant need for new gear...

I'm feeling good... but I'm damn tired all the time.... I get this great nap at like 7PM, after I ride and have done recovery... maybe even dinner.... But you know Tired.

Happy Birthday

For some reason I can't explain... I know it's someone's birthday today......

happy Birthday!!

Expedition Africa

Not sure if anyone else caught this on the History Channel....

It's like backpacking with 3 people you never would backpack with.

Pasqual(to start off with, everyone has a crazy name), who is an expert Navigator/Expedition leader.

So... 2 days they make 10 miles. On a 4 mile hike, they are literally half a mile from water the whole time. They have to argue 3 times about if they are close enough to the water. It's like Hiking with my sister.

Then there is some Euro dude who is a "survivalist" only he seems to be a pro at getting himself killed, which is how he has survival skills.

First they take off and the survival dude insists that a group of 25 has like 3 gallons of water. Which Pasquale insists is a mistake.

3 miles out of Town... they are out of water.... WTF....

So then, they are trying to navigate the second 4 miles, the survival guy is like, "how will we know how far we have gone."
Pasqual "I know how long my strides are 1743, is a mile."
Survival guy "We will all count, and we will average."
Pasqual "but your strides are different length."
Survival guy "You don't know how long my strides are!"
Nature Chick "Well maybe I know!"
Pasqual "How many strides in your mile."
Nature chick "You just assume I don't know, I know a lot and maybe i know"

Pasqual gets annoyed, since she still hasn't answered.

This is all to navigate 9 miles.. 4 miles a day......

991 miles to go.....

I'm not pro pasqual... but it's obvious the survival guy is a moron..... I'll take the survival guy who doesn't get into trouble, than the survival guy who is always in trouble....

they are not going to make it.