BDB100 2013
I rode the BDB100 with two friends this year, Josh O’Neil and his brother-in-law from Colorado, Bob Ward. Despite showing up for the ride in baggy MTB shorts, Bob proved to be one hell of a cyclist. He had some…
The Architecture of Water Balloons and Why We Threw Them At You
Nosing Society Hall, clopping toward the Four Corners of Law, that concord of governing powers, Federal, State, Municipal, and Episcopal, the Confederate get-upped tour guide points his driving whip at St Michael’s ladies. “Those interested in a sweetgrass basket. .…
Trek Madone 5.9 C @ Chainwheel
Trek Madone 5.9 C – Chainwheel 10300 Rodney Parham Road Little Rock Arkansas 72227 501-224-7651. I’ve had my eye on this. I don’t know if I want the “amazing electronic Ulegra Di2 10-speed components” but I do like the looks…
Triple Fuss Gigantus
Every summer I seem to find an unusual creature at Pawley’s Island. One year it was a giant, purple, acorn barnacle. Scientific name Megabalanus tintinnabulum. This year it was a horse conch. Scientific name Triplofusus giganteus. Or “Triple Fuss Gigantus,”…
Let It Ride
Photo by Richard Masoner Ted King cut from Tour de France due to TTT finish time. I don’t know if Ted King likes Dinosaur Jr. I like Dinosaur Jr. And when I saw the #lettedride tag this morning this song…
De Bobet
Stella – Bobet 1953 TdF. I’ve become a little bit obsessed with Louison Bobet of late. It’s the Tour de France Centennial hoopla that brought him back to my attention. Seeing black and white photos of Bobet in the mountains…
‘This Book Has Heat’ by Frederick Seidel | The New York Review of Books
‘This Book Has Heat’ by Frederick Seidel | The New York Review of Books. I read this review last night. From the first paragraph you can tell that it’s not going to be pretty. And yes, it’s a grumpy review.…
All Shook Down
Sunday 6/9/13 was the Tri County Shakedown and for the week afterwards my legs were fried. TCS was an 85 mile loop starting and ending near Ferndale with one “mountain” climb and two hellacious gravel sections. And without a doubt,…
Thomas
If you knew my cousin Thomas, you knew that he loved movies and was quite an aficionado. We always thought he might become a film critic and a fine one at that, so I found it fitting to begin with…
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