tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452137322782689082024-03-05T18:16:49.811-08:00RALEIGH COMMUTESSTORIES OF OUR DAILY ADDICTIONBF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-51580489690803068562010-08-06T12:38:00.000-07:002010-08-06T12:42:15.254-07:00You'll Be Another Year OlderAnd even less cool than you are right now if you don't make the Dead Baby Downhill tonite.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBrat5v-7iwXwgqpnYJA6_q96WtmAf1xl5noNph0C7t2kWebU2I3UrpPP7ZthZoYqWFdeKcfuD0v7WrlpTGyPEoIkZ1o58sgBB1xekh9lUSZx2W_QHYKA-szSLozLMHzS_Kt7WsYBhA/s1600/dead-baby-14-600x375.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502383927794030018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBrat5v-7iwXwgqpnYJA6_q96WtmAf1xl5noNph0C7t2kWebU2I3UrpPP7ZthZoYqWFdeKcfuD0v7WrlpTGyPEoIkZ1o58sgBB1xekh9lUSZx2W_QHYKA-szSLozLMHzS_Kt7WsYBhA/s400/dead-baby-14-600x375.gif" /></a> Ride starts at 7pm from the Canterbury. And for these folks being dregs of society...they're actually quite punctual when it comes to the start time of this. Don't miss it.<br /><div> </div><div> </div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-90354435424262427232010-06-30T16:16:00.000-07:002010-06-30T17:11:35.331-07:00One More TimeA major piece of my commute is going to change after today. At 7pm the Bridge in South Park will permanently close by remaining open.... forever...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftSMY1QPCqs37ZoGzvilamnDhdqXeAzyjbrNY6HygMJaM81OBVnl36gh1Fl2bV1BkSVmAPVsiABQCpp7INzrqn93eDvDRfbCNec3aITvurB_sL9uoE2dojobYFQxBFO8swvw8P_4Zhg/s1600/IMG_0561.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488720724311983618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftSMY1QPCqs37ZoGzvilamnDhdqXeAzyjbrNY6HygMJaM81OBVnl36gh1Fl2bV1BkSVmAPVsiABQCpp7INzrqn93eDvDRfbCNec3aITvurB_sL9uoE2dojobYFQxBFO8swvw8P_4Zhg/s400/IMG_0561.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqbsrZzb2UPzKZkUAAWh3FwwJ_QmHAeTy2NhSIB67Ssxx6yPMBKLSgZOfsZqns_gOYu0e0wsKsAS7mTy7W1E6m_EbA3ht-f1kfh93fJ8eBKY9sTtZu6GpaeX6yrB2Q4biLxemxloraA/s1600/IMG_0567.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488720717558260946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqbsrZzb2UPzKZkUAAWh3FwwJ_QmHAeTy2NhSIB67Ssxx6yPMBKLSgZOfsZqns_gOYu0e0wsKsAS7mTy7W1E6m_EbA3ht-f1kfh93fJ8eBKY9sTtZu6GpaeX6yrB2Q4biLxemxloraA/s400/IMG_0567.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8VsdBBeHpY1ZRv6nL6fReM5XACONG2PWSW01mfJdrQnD0mwYZ5zD-ha7A_xCpGX5_05LBrf2wmlHL4V_ijmFunxf2uhK0dvWYEs_AxvKtf9pGxQ41ym3Q7phdLoX9RI4qurFsQYkuA/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488720707435938482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8VsdBBeHpY1ZRv6nL6fReM5XACONG2PWSW01mfJdrQnD0mwYZ5zD-ha7A_xCpGX5_05LBrf2wmlHL4V_ijmFunxf2uhK0dvWYEs_AxvKtf9pGxQ41ym3Q7phdLoX9RI4qurFsQYkuA/s400/IMG_0563.JPG" /></a><br />I understand the reasons for closing the bridge are numerous. I also understand the numerous arguments for trying to keep it operating. What I'm going to have to try and come to terms with is getting to know the staff and specials of new bars in SODO....as of 7pm today...Georgetown and all it's fine establishments are no longer on my daily ride home. I woulda thought that alone would've been motivation enough for the Georgetown businesses to figure out a way to keep the thing open. </div><div>Oh well...as one route closes...another opens. <br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-53406541275533573252010-06-22T12:27:00.001-07:002010-06-22T12:49:49.389-07:00It Took Something Like This...For me to break my BlogSilence<br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12733202&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12733202&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12733202">Moncler Gamme Bleu Spring/Summer 2011 Runway</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1462769">LAT Videos</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p>I'm still really excited that cycling is becoming a little more mainstream, but I swear stuff like this makes me want to punch myself in the face for riding a bike. Or...get into the world of fashion. Anyone think the Fashion world would be ready for what I could potentially unleash upon it?</p><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/psSMCisA7g4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/psSMCisA7g4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><div align="center"><em>{I do get rather farty and bloated with foamy latte's}</em></div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-77257835862827595182010-04-27T12:28:00.000-07:002010-04-27T12:44:48.805-07:00We're Coming Out!Boy...how bad have I been at this whole "blogging" thing when I've seen the flyer for a party I'm putting on other sites...and it isn't even on the blog site that I'm supposed to maintain?! SLACKER!<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzcxLyJlpRv2atCQacjmVWXv9jXSd6ewN7g8KmILILrQ8vIi4cIU-rJ5Zdjr5VLkiiOXZEuakJPIA_sXKGfpvwfTz4lPJyfCPrbWwTwcQwurld-mDlOA6shfYrlRQUlYTUYlXzHiqjA/s1600/SSCXWC-FINAL-POSTER.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464902141050942610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzcxLyJlpRv2atCQacjmVWXv9jXSd6ewN7g8KmILILrQ8vIi4cIU-rJ5Zdjr5VLkiiOXZEuakJPIA_sXKGfpvwfTz4lPJyfCPrbWwTwcQwurld-mDlOA6shfYrlRQUlYTUYlXzHiqjA/s400/SSCXWC-FINAL-POSTER.jpg" /></a></p><p>Simply put...I'll be announcing the date, location, some rules, a website, drinking beer, giving some stuff out, making introductions and riping on PDX. And who knows...if enough people slip me shots of the <a href="http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2009/1/19/633679806056587202-TequilaGiveseverythingacompletelynewperspective.jpg">Baby Making Juice</a> while I'm there...I might even leak some details about a super secret project we're doing at the Raleigh Mother Ship for this event. Maybe...</p><p>If you enjoy the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/SSCXWC/117437074939297">FaceBooks</a> and the <a href="http://twitter.com/sscxwc">Twitters</a>...you can find more information on the event.</p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-77885212934894665682010-04-15T12:34:00.000-07:002010-04-15T13:12:06.005-07:00All In A Wad...Men's Journal just did a Cyclocross Fashion Shoot for an upcoming issue. Now...I might not know much about fashion, but I like to think I know a little about what to wear for Cyclocross. And I'll tell you what...my version looks nothing like what they've created.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10878580&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10878580&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10878580">Men's Journal Magazine May 2010 Cyclocross Fashion Shoot</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dylancoulter">Dylan Coulter</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><p>Where are the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbEDb85M0L4NmJPXUOod116VHCs6GKtv0UB0S6y7UARkUCG5ilBgBXv-T71j113lWlxR4cWtSI8DwZtVKOkk0w-GQZnig_hXZDCWerktxxoggOAP8uWCwdiTJuBCkgP8Qmca68REOHA/s1600-h/sillysall.jpg">JumpSuits</a>?<br />Where are the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ukkx_FoWK-Ei_fSpU8nslOBYjIEzIhyf2Z8CulwN4HO_lGrwFnRBL8QSlSg-hiuhtTXpCWP4Wtk-RB4EuIOQmMmaIrW6YwFqepOKpSJL9diH0uqyOgzgGK8unJjLDl7s4J7kCexgqHA/s1600-h/Blog-Mounting.jpg">Leather Pants</a>?<br />Where are the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6fO3TW2YfVa-ciWXlLOneauhoodlKn27D748ru6RPJHjCeZIfZxDhTrrDBM_CEoq_gw2u_QSXEhV7z_GmLOq5pouGDH6s5eIKjyJPYysLuphbkpLUXJnyI0pdd92NHu_wQp_BJFmRw/s1600-h/sscxwc09_-6560.jpg">Plaid Skirts</a>? <br />The <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQtlk3ZwyBxoikWJvBRSVrY4metmUkXiV4elgEY0KMOHbtwz_u5_U9CJH5XTwrVaY5xwYda-nEX5beCsZ8gsDXa1wIljEpIwXVkWgEY6Up3z5-r9icMIHpwWxN1wAQU25RLqqdjUyTQ/s1600-h/HCB+team.jpg">Short Shorts</a>? <br />The <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-1mg7TqGU1pyZ0enbKBDgKYpM2lCfN-4qZgdjzjco1NE2T79MHFYnO30q4XbDOckp_3HMXOjL2A9Dp4cmxr9s5-vK7HVhlswEZsFSzOJNxMBdGNXA0UMchCsOF0cbWb8LzBkK1mWMGc/s1600-h/Santa+and+helpers.jpg">Red Suits</a>?<br /><br />In my humble opinion...they missed the mark completely. I think it's time to update my resume and notify them that I'm available for consulting for any future cycle fashion shoots they may attempt.</p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-47704005149645167542010-04-07T20:20:00.000-07:002010-04-07T22:45:35.767-07:00Did You Ride Back?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsflnsqxGHkN7W3Bkr9U4rHztWxnyK5Eczb72g0teqM86148aPgkEdn9Ktbw2NkpIJXdNcVLIkCwE9h0LstpNC32K8KIWKZ6SEhG9ZKnzTeP53LaIYo7lcUz9pBxfCTXzQFRG5v79zAQ/s1600/-pola01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsflnsqxGHkN7W3Bkr9U4rHztWxnyK5Eczb72g0teqM86148aPgkEdn9Ktbw2NkpIJXdNcVLIkCwE9h0LstpNC32K8KIWKZ6SEhG9ZKnzTeP53LaIYo7lcUz9pBxfCTXzQFRG5v79zAQ/s400/-pola01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457633645746403730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">{Tequila Tonite...Tomorrow I ride}<br /><br /></span></div>Alright...I'm the first to admit it. I might have a 75watt bulb upstairs, but the source is only kick'n out 45watts of power. I'd like to blame beer...but as we all know, you never blame beer for your follies. Beer is like the lube on your chain that keeps things running smooth. A little bit of it will get ya around but if you're doing something big a litt more is needed to keep things running smooth. Use too much and things get dirty, messy and it ends up all over the place. Apply the right amount on a regular basis and things will run smooth and hassle free.<br /><br />So on a Wednesday night where my chain ended up dripping wet...I decided I was going to ride to Portland that upcoming weekend.<br />200 miles. (ended up being 199)<br />One day. (All day)<br />On my track bike. (cause i've done it on gears before)<br />Unsupported. (what does that even mean?! I'm supportin my ass on every ride)<br />Alone. (I actually didn't choose this...my friends are intelligent)<br />WTF?! (Seriously...wtf?!)<br /><br />Big rides have been documented. People have gone further. People have done it faster. People have done it more "hard core" than I did...I mean really...it was wearing spandex and applying chamois butter like Nutella on a crepes. If I really wanted to get tough guy points I woulda rode in my Carhartts, Sambas, and a Tshirt and ate nothing but hot dogs with relish. Honestly...there was nothing about the ride that warrants any kind of anything.<br />So why do it? Not sure. I do know I've fallen into a rut as of late. I've been lacking motivation, inspiration, and deprivation. And this seemed like the right thing to break me of it all.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKX29ZRJreBDSCzHNCIRh1-_sSGAY1X5osHV6q1aDKEgo7vppcN5LSuydYcEjW6_vc1v60bImCfeuMamBKH2W4r070r-CWtLlAcI69an14QW0pt9KHt3qHmSJC4vVA-w7QrEdw83p0g/s1600/-pola03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKX29ZRJreBDSCzHNCIRh1-_sSGAY1X5osHV6q1aDKEgo7vppcN5LSuydYcEjW6_vc1v60bImCfeuMamBKH2W4r070r-CWtLlAcI69an14QW0pt9KHt3qHmSJC4vVA-w7QrEdw83p0g/s400/-pola03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457633662706322114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">{Dumb}<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXziJ7-cfWQN4_VWWE6XsAttFxpDbPNPxTPf4Ohzha472wjZZEuPLg-Pt-wzpcOwLnG0vIe3w75n4DMaa7DarMgFs5xzMpQVXcQj7suRdT3HcCe15JvhCwub8GEZzx5LxcpZp6Z5arDQ/s1600/-pola06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXziJ7-cfWQN4_VWWE6XsAttFxpDbPNPxTPf4Ohzha472wjZZEuPLg-Pt-wzpcOwLnG0vIe3w75n4DMaa7DarMgFs5xzMpQVXcQj7suRdT3HcCe15JvhCwub8GEZzx5LxcpZp6Z5arDQ/s400/-pola06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457634473210840290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">{whole lotta time to yourself out there}<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkUIRqE9p-jB2XbJDeUtYfar48qBAe_pfLibKWTY6NQOgTVYw1hAhHDeZeFokrUEs5ukSCR6ELX6CyeU_8L2qU1yYed2C6JpDEegkxfNhG9wLJ6eYlWKgLVrHNNRhdtt6jDmKpWC2Iw/s1600/-pola04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkUIRqE9p-jB2XbJDeUtYfar48qBAe_pfLibKWTY6NQOgTVYw1hAhHDeZeFokrUEs5ukSCR6ELX6CyeU_8L2qU1yYed2C6JpDEegkxfNhG9wLJ6eYlWKgLVrHNNRhdtt6jDmKpWC2Iw/s400/-pola04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457634459029681282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">{All this meant was I had another 50+ to go}<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLx12iRIPTzdS4q-GIPYTYA3Za0N4sJdeufTLwggOucw4E5iO3VxZpA0lD4fBBxvCct4K5Ubv2j6H5yW1vKO5sVHxvRqlYZpmpsnyM7vdfxYJcAvfy5tnjxQ9MWh5daTZ-QEyLao6HA/s1600/-pola05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLx12iRIPTzdS4q-GIPYTYA3Za0N4sJdeufTLwggOucw4E5iO3VxZpA0lD4fBBxvCct4K5Ubv2j6H5yW1vKO5sVHxvRqlYZpmpsnyM7vdfxYJcAvfy5tnjxQ9MWh5daTZ-QEyLao6HA/s400/-pola05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457634467198403874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">{this was the view I saw the most of}<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gHzRPtfURZUmD-2Q2R8a1PVlLM7cC3GboDz4cIbzWV7uE6qYelLt41STXHGAetDgXYlZ3_osy7WrSnJ3HP8JjY_cS_tJnhIvNRposhyphenhyphenigpsfnPjSE6DL1SjdBrp2GQbmQ-ckNSX7GA/s1600/-pola07.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gHzRPtfURZUmD-2Q2R8a1PVlLM7cC3GboDz4cIbzWV7uE6qYelLt41STXHGAetDgXYlZ3_osy7WrSnJ3HP8JjY_cS_tJnhIvNRposhyphenhyphenigpsfnPjSE6DL1SjdBrp2GQbmQ-ckNSX7GA/s400/-pola07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457636201273008514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">{the search for beer started....now}</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFXv3xf4WWL3UHC4R-v5f2RZmZ4SkwzFTZo5X5m2Hzode6tB3H7D9rqEouw5OUfvEp_sjQ7lxDyyoD8nTuMjAGD37WS2qU4VtaY7Ld9yM_4suCEyuONIIT1Na7vnDGnvCs9RljBWiPg/s1600/-pola02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFXv3xf4WWL3UHC4R-v5f2RZmZ4SkwzFTZo5X5m2Hzode6tB3H7D9rqEouw5OUfvEp_sjQ7lxDyyoD8nTuMjAGD37WS2qU4VtaY7Ld9yM_4suCEyuONIIT1Na7vnDGnvCs9RljBWiPg/s400/-pola02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457633652255823490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">{Alright...beer and strippers. We all know that's the main reason I did this}<br /><br /></span></div>Did it work? Time will tell. And NO...I didn't ride back to Seattle the next day. That sh*t's dumb.BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-14230962024830139892010-03-30T16:35:00.000-07:002010-03-30T16:47:27.379-07:00I Don't Think This Will Surprise AnyoneI was asked for one word that would best describe Cyclocross...<br /><br /><p align="center"><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt3IzbQP426TyfzpZvk2TPHhSAkVm1AfZbxzSXaAivXkas4qF1mwdB9l1-_-cSfTKT9RSSkvheTsxisZPTFZHl18sIl72KCZ3LFBs_1id1YLqR890O692Mwwwv_NyGNghknyCuX2vqQ/s1600/Final+page.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454574955190743026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt3IzbQP426TyfzpZvk2TPHhSAkVm1AfZbxzSXaAivXkas4qF1mwdB9l1-_-cSfTKT9RSSkvheTsxisZPTFZHl18sIl72KCZ3LFBs_1id1YLqR890O692Mwwwv_NyGNghknyCuX2vqQ/s400/Final+page.jpg" /></a><em>{give it a click if you can't read it as it is, or find your glasses}</em></p><p align="left">What's kinda funny...is the list of respected people from the Cross community on this thing. </p><p align="left">And then there's me.</p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-64953855400611444792010-03-12T08:27:00.000-08:002010-03-12T09:13:33.154-08:00Now....Do This.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447789135482723906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsusIeqlKw1KI5CGWorghz4oViwBWsp5I1ITUr00fRh9wafl2Sy0pcc_1nSIAjl9hO7PjJrLQ3cLc2rFRMl80U9c0tJgFgMaHht3i9AoXpbtzhcrKEvvN18p7cIQMijhgeVwtKYv_8bw/s400/cascade148.jpg" />Wow...it's like I completely forget I have a blog that I should write on. I'd like to say it's because I've been so busy at work this past month, which is half true. The other half of my February looked like this...(in absolutely no given order cause I can't remember how last month happened at all)<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlBfPhMCJCBiCvRYId6seCO2S6LfTjn2HQFEBXfuGKFXK4qf7alOeO4NHSbIGUR5OmzxYWcQoDphKulHZt7efA829A6kUueC56N7hiqfYJ4REdgxWXLflh1ht8aFvjpan5gDqnZzhnQ/s1600-h/IMG_2678.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447789003247580258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlBfPhMCJCBiCvRYId6seCO2S6LfTjn2HQFEBXfuGKFXK4qf7alOeO4NHSbIGUR5OmzxYWcQoDphKulHZt7efA829A6kUueC56N7hiqfYJ4REdgxWXLflh1ht8aFvjpan5gDqnZzhnQ/s400/IMG_2678.JPG" /></a> <em>{There was a "beer release"}</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbq5G55exk8aXZlKYYAGcUQ85F7e16IU5WXR4KFfOe_8nNvFhOadBQo7MGpqTav_U1V1y0JWGJ0yJhlxk1boYZ8tr187kk694UZW3f5RBHirgjccqNLp_pr3jv5F_pB2kerPp_OW-8w/s1600-h/IMG_2997.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447789002010410914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbq5G55exk8aXZlKYYAGcUQ85F7e16IU5WXR4KFfOe_8nNvFhOadBQo7MGpqTav_U1V1y0JWGJ0yJhlxk1boYZ8tr187kk694UZW3f5RBHirgjccqNLp_pr3jv5F_pB2kerPp_OW-8w/s400/IMG_2997.JPG" /></a> <em>{a dirty chain}</em><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnRtnLk5IgHzibd2WCHROduGoX7oFH34aeLV738jMoFqX6VhgpBzHbd0zzDnJtZXHzDALkNWNosD4E5JiOccOVFGN_TElZPexpy5eeqg8P5LbaJqPA5stqJCueh_vXkoX97zXGsQf5w/s1600-h/IMG_3296.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447788987880647922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnRtnLk5IgHzibd2WCHROduGoX7oFH34aeLV738jMoFqX6VhgpBzHbd0zzDnJtZXHzDALkNWNosD4E5JiOccOVFGN_TElZPexpy5eeqg8P5LbaJqPA5stqJCueh_vXkoX97zXGsQf5w/s400/IMG_3296.JPG" /></a> <em>{I went to NAHBs and hung out with people way cooler than me}</em><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaz0XjMP6ntHqpA_EqDM4d5yLcpf2Ok2tL9uQtfTYBbLE_eOjNt52WH0DyOttm1q9ZAFtUocLMei4znBTd1-0z3_z9EaM2oTMRmSEYlV1jqFbWA0kXgZjtyBbBs-CKNDYwJd5KYmHqg/s1600-h/IMG_3287.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447788977312957698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaz0XjMP6ntHqpA_EqDM4d5yLcpf2Ok2tL9uQtfTYBbLE_eOjNt52WH0DyOttm1q9ZAFtUocLMei4znBTd1-0z3_z9EaM2oTMRmSEYlV1jqFbWA0kXgZjtyBbBs-CKNDYwJd5KYmHqg/s400/IMG_3287.JPG" /></a> <em>{This was the coolest thing I saw at NAHBs}</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzsDNnB3s6kuj_emXmw-IQimmjj8t9V7yiZRjF_Xs6C6HawyOKj8CvT4Vn9LU76EwsUo_Y521j6DBBMuG4aWtkeA1VlfbBxIY8ATG3c7PaFU38cijuhrHKWCoJIRi3nmkzkRSeflMow/s1600-h/so+there+I+was.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447794940532776898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzsDNnB3s6kuj_emXmw-IQimmjj8t9V7yiZRjF_Xs6C6HawyOKj8CvT4Vn9LU76EwsUo_Y521j6DBBMuG4aWtkeA1VlfbBxIY8ATG3c7PaFU38cijuhrHKWCoJIRi3nmkzkRSeflMow/s400/so+there+I+was.jpg" /></a><em> {Learned to NOT leave my phone unattended}</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkjMPT0bLMgxXXvIZi_BH8mGLDoI2LYrw-ohiiGwXfwgunotyUfDdsrj_JHXyHoYiypB24ziiTfX2A5GebOpFIlkH7NdtL6tdZ1NiksNU78k8XCGL1437_DqSimwA3C1d4tbBC9T73w/s1600-h/IMG_3156.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787624375088850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkjMPT0bLMgxXXvIZi_BH8mGLDoI2LYrw-ohiiGwXfwgunotyUfDdsrj_JHXyHoYiypB24ziiTfX2A5GebOpFIlkH7NdtL6tdZ1NiksNU78k8XCGL1437_DqSimwA3C1d4tbBC9T73w/s400/IMG_3156.JPG" /></a> <em>{this looked like a great place to party}</em><br /><br /><div><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqO-OshGqzBYgveqkkyAn56G2FPJeeDfnptm9jn82A4-gvD0YFNpI7Ko3j4i-Oke-6uu1uYxuMy63ss9pLwhBLpOLQGK_HRhx-3BXf-gN9vA8xZy-JjB-7vd3NMn4tKWT284WdmrWeA/s1600-h/IMG_2966.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787617909381298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqO-OshGqzBYgveqkkyAn56G2FPJeeDfnptm9jn82A4-gvD0YFNpI7Ko3j4i-Oke-6uu1uYxuMy63ss9pLwhBLpOLQGK_HRhx-3BXf-gN9vA8xZy-JjB-7vd3NMn4tKWT284WdmrWeA/s400/IMG_2966.JPG" /></a><em>{Damage CornDog can do to you}</em></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaa3J1gx0f4vpQ_wUMEo2X1RlH4JkMGMulti4K2T2DBXccYH5TDPH9OTgghz2EKJN6A9J-Ms3GdI5B7UYVW5AaZu_bz9g6y1klowewPIzKFszXUBd4UMQNFdlMdFfeT0ZVByz8iG7Aw/s1600-h/IMG_2904.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787603052563490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaa3J1gx0f4vpQ_wUMEo2X1RlH4JkMGMulti4K2T2DBXccYH5TDPH9OTgghz2EKJN6A9J-Ms3GdI5B7UYVW5AaZu_bz9g6y1klowewPIzKFszXUBd4UMQNFdlMdFfeT0ZVByz8iG7Aw/s400/IMG_2904.JPG" /></a><em>{This CornDog...}</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7Ti26OvfJEn3KktMGBydXKJN0h6JHJT1JjZld6UEWW09mnUNJoFGMskkTbGn8udWtkFpUFybrHtSvLiTgttcTESoZC_gqc6T9hOtTwmT09sgUz-488TTUM6wnSb5iwBvevFHkRZcrg/s1600-h/youvecomealongwaybaby.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787596929442018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7Ti26OvfJEn3KktMGBydXKJN0h6JHJT1JjZld6UEWW09mnUNJoFGMskkTbGn8udWtkFpUFybrHtSvLiTgttcTESoZC_gqc6T9hOtTwmT09sgUz-488TTUM6wnSb5iwBvevFHkRZcrg/s400/youvecomealongwaybaby.jpg" /></a><em>{Raleigh's past and present}</em><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLMsAZsk0K-fGsVeCha1Pdl8HHqlb1I9YQuQXUeHf2EMQjXEhJ5dGjoaxz7jULqJXwGUAFZEx_tF3vcRoNaMBjVFEMc8UBs941ymsWbkrwYADoWbyzzac1dSXW4FIUhN9GDt9XIj92w/s1600-h/ummmmm+yeah.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 185px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447794937654185778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLMsAZsk0K-fGsVeCha1Pdl8HHqlb1I9YQuQXUeHf2EMQjXEhJ5dGjoaxz7jULqJXwGUAFZEx_tF3vcRoNaMBjVFEMc8UBs941ymsWbkrwYADoWbyzzac1dSXW4FIUhN9GDt9XIj92w/s400/ummmmm+yeah.jpg" /></a> <em>{It's not my Snuggie...but it did in a pinch}</em></div><em></em><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1moCrS2iU3llqNjlSD_IQ4AWTjqYDWqXZqefEp1dzSWb7JetMku4bYelPC62ORw8AieE-GL-mr-DaA2KU3IRbIJlpZjkn1eHmkGh14g5A2EY2LV30DDojYX5hiheDg5ykIQWlftu3w/s1600-h/whole+lotta+this.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787590819640242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1moCrS2iU3llqNjlSD_IQ4AWTjqYDWqXZqefEp1dzSWb7JetMku4bYelPC62ORw8AieE-GL-mr-DaA2KU3IRbIJlpZjkn1eHmkGh14g5A2EY2LV30DDojYX5hiheDg5ykIQWlftu3w/s400/whole+lotta+this.jpg" /></a><em>{If you find yourself in Telluride...tell'em Sally sent ya}<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN6LZds5gswqCqy67QmVyYpNFIkgU4ADfY0lu5_-h6V7CQnAI4nwlf0qJ-autxahwbxaSyk6Iay1e8AVlS36NfWEApqKXRg3ypu9j6rfCHFKEOWVSoXo6fLRseoKm0EPPwOSC-1rxJA/s1600-h/what+it+takes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787060731381826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHN6LZds5gswqCqy67QmVyYpNFIkgU4ADfY0lu5_-h6V7CQnAI4nwlf0qJ-autxahwbxaSyk6Iay1e8AVlS36NfWEApqKXRg3ypu9j6rfCHFKEOWVSoXo6fLRseoKm0EPPwOSC-1rxJA/s400/what+it+takes.jpg" /></a><em>{Sure fire way to win DFL with a CornDog in hand}<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-90JYgS5HWWsFqqiplOHJH0RW_-yVgWpG_J7WfcpAvu110Bfv-U_xoy26aoVDTtgNrHThCPZwD3a8jKss9OF4XD_qtMeCr5OsvvAleItMVUckqmdPbfB-nMi3BnfUhRR41XJwMYy-g/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 143px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787048562711218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-90JYgS5HWWsFqqiplOHJH0RW_-yVgWpG_J7WfcpAvu110Bfv-U_xoy26aoVDTtgNrHThCPZwD3a8jKss9OF4XD_qtMeCr5OsvvAleItMVUckqmdPbfB-nMi3BnfUhRR41XJwMYy-g/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" /></a><em> {Yeah...whatever}</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8xpCWT_1DqUP0vggtTSM5coS-fbTDz5mDFIx2Us_LCDn2NSi4m-vtcNhNBb87ZAUM3rlO-nX9HdMTwRi9J4u0MIzQXPsfPDpmWP8LxRnL8FSSDyZPOSP23XbDzgwE_qnrybRT9bo4g/s1600-h/topothemorning.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787033661189490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8xpCWT_1DqUP0vggtTSM5coS-fbTDz5mDFIx2Us_LCDn2NSi4m-vtcNhNBb87ZAUM3rlO-nX9HdMTwRi9J4u0MIzQXPsfPDpmWP8LxRnL8FSSDyZPOSP23XbDzgwE_qnrybRT9bo4g/s400/topothemorning.jpg" /></a><em> {I do remember that this was rather early...with a CornDog} </em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrvXdzo2UWj0qMrqNkKbf01udz07bLBDtrQLbB56c-twGWCe-6Dho631015bVzsBGodvNR00yHiobyGdltiaFE234TdSdzPBUedQrwaL4OJysPHIf0gZ0lbyTyHSfErXAVpnjbs1qxQ/s1600-h/tongue.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 365px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787028288610274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrvXdzo2UWj0qMrqNkKbf01udz07bLBDtrQLbB56c-twGWCe-6Dho631015bVzsBGodvNR00yHiobyGdltiaFE234TdSdzPBUedQrwaL4OJysPHIf0gZ0lbyTyHSfErXAVpnjbs1qxQ/s400/tongue.jpg" /></a><em>{Valentine's day was quite romatic}</em><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldsd4kces8PMmUxF68SveY1pfLQ-NMTsAFDHb8yahYIFj5wbIwxhAWrtJpUBhJPMxXq87tqxzBQSJ6Ig2dkmo8tEZwd12cmqs7b-r78BSZAaa9an2G0ceWTlzFj2OPgJlXxU-qrxuvw/s1600-h/some+of+this.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447787020449019762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldsd4kces8PMmUxF68SveY1pfLQ-NMTsAFDHb8yahYIFj5wbIwxhAWrtJpUBhJPMxXq87tqxzBQSJ6Ig2dkmo8tEZwd12cmqs7b-r78BSZAaa9an2G0ceWTlzFj2OPgJlXxU-qrxuvw/s400/some+of+this.jpg" /></a><em>{I don't spend all my time on bikes and bar stools}</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObEOQSZl6Ke38WTBhKCaCoE6zNQQcOp-PmQrVBk_E-us5Fu6b3nb14oxWp4ZJ7TrHMZA7n7CpQ1mJJF-OE8f-WhZKVLV2sXeSLHC1p61WO6ZoTrkgYnbqjkb2129AU_kVzK3h2yRxEw/s1600-h/raincity.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 175px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447786599591467026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObEOQSZl6Ke38WTBhKCaCoE6zNQQcOp-PmQrVBk_E-us5Fu6b3nb14oxWp4ZJ7TrHMZA7n7CpQ1mJJF-OE8f-WhZKVLV2sXeSLHC1p61WO6ZoTrkgYnbqjkb2129AU_kVzK3h2yRxEw/s400/raincity.jpg" /></a><em>{Valentines day was dirty...but not in the way I wanted it to be}<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLmbluEbQMiWT6EZtUvUNbxo0oSqtEf5mU4qWF1vTA1EsybYAxFSU6pzUIxpg05lscUcV7qCBcQNq-Qyf2QUXQXG_8Z1cNLbqBZKshKqorz4cbTKLsLzObqyQeObx0gU_2Q34BFFGmQ/s1600-h/oh+so+fresh.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447786595024947202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLmbluEbQMiWT6EZtUvUNbxo0oSqtEf5mU4qWF1vTA1EsybYAxFSU6pzUIxpg05lscUcV7qCBcQNq-Qyf2QUXQXG_8Z1cNLbqBZKshKqorz4cbTKLsLzObqyQeObx0gU_2Q34BFFGmQ/s400/oh+so+fresh.jpg" /></a><em>{The shit!}</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTK5dPtfhzk89OXoF8DqTRIJBS4Ht2hyphenhyphenGtwW4gSBeAjtd3qk3FYj6H-u-fu21HHPqMGEG_gjuy88VOriXEklIu3uzXYxZrCvhIvgKckjU5J2STRKIp74yJUSgv522_lFkfECZKqlLCOA/s1600-h/IMG_2656.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447786586572789010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTK5dPtfhzk89OXoF8DqTRIJBS4Ht2hyphenhyphenGtwW4gSBeAjtd3qk3FYj6H-u-fu21HHPqMGEG_gjuy88VOriXEklIu3uzXYxZrCvhIvgKckjU5J2STRKIp74yJUSgv522_lFkfECZKqlLCOA/s400/IMG_2656.JPG" /></a><em>{If I seem a little "special"....it's the company I keep}<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGnZyJ7XurMIer0Uk7Ch2P2_JcOdrwv34JWDwyU_ya7eoBvpy15uYQe9sPhVQvG9AutTGQWf2SDYrCX7oS0vxcxK82pgi4ICq6vjZxF_Tst3VdD81DZj0zmebEaAIiQbcmmobKU0ktA/s1600-h/fnwet.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447786579613307074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGnZyJ7XurMIer0Uk7Ch2P2_JcOdrwv34JWDwyU_ya7eoBvpy15uYQe9sPhVQvG9AutTGQWf2SDYrCX7oS0vxcxK82pgi4ICq6vjZxF_Tst3VdD81DZj0zmebEaAIiQbcmmobKU0ktA/s400/fnwet.jpg" /></a> <em>{Will you be mine?}</em></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9T-SdzWxeCGm2ZT2lWHseVOSUrRNFjhQhNh4YjFeYqrdArjvjCFHDoiYRCgjpZkMdb7iqV6OTc1wq3ZZxBwtAALj5xmUxZ35tpMnQUfx7XUahfTi2lYYPQV7jnCcqrRwl7968yT9NQ/s1600-h/cheez.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447786564555855074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9T-SdzWxeCGm2ZT2lWHseVOSUrRNFjhQhNh4YjFeYqrdArjvjCFHDoiYRCgjpZkMdb7iqV6OTc1wq3ZZxBwtAALj5xmUxZ35tpMnQUfx7XUahfTi2lYYPQV7jnCcqrRwl7968yT9NQ/s400/cheez.jpg" /></a><em>{I really wish I could remember how I got Cheese Food in my bag}</em><br /><br /><div align="left">Anyway, the point of the whole thing is to say....If you're in Seattle, swing by the show. If you can guess what the "flavor of the morning" is that's on my breath...I'll give ya something.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-75434591366203416322010-02-12T09:29:00.000-08:002010-02-12T09:57:09.191-08:00Do This...<div>On <a href="http://www.avacbbracing.com/">Saturday</a>....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_s00P7pHSls2iFCf89z5xIQfelOEeCjcTXg-j-1q0r0Baix7tRDRZtJ5FLjqocwyY0J8zp9PlTBwTSXNTbikx2KC7OXSC7pd3Q454MWJauFabZXGRTU4uQ9xJL-kXynkJkhrTDZ2uw/s1600-h/Vdayflyer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437410874601708322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_s00P7pHSls2iFCf89z5xIQfelOEeCjcTXg-j-1q0r0Baix7tRDRZtJ5FLjqocwyY0J8zp9PlTBwTSXNTbikx2KC7OXSC7pd3Q454MWJauFabZXGRTU4uQ9xJL-kXynkJkhrTDZ2uw/s400/Vdayflyer.jpg" /></a>No outlandish Gold Sprint challenge will be refused.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then on <a href="http://dankbags.net/">Monday</a>...do this....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwQVsmHquix2CWtlK8jxZKPydSH_S9heBwcRaXQMpMt0VIlTTG_xsXwHLNEchFDHZpf9QSDAOVw6XN0v-VgXpQcXkNfNuRkWts0a3x1hLXW6D_CD7tH0iKccuE4cyf-AfsKmOI9fmRQ/s1600-h/corndoghella.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437410863443861250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwQVsmHquix2CWtlK8jxZKPydSH_S9heBwcRaXQMpMt0VIlTTG_xsXwHLNEchFDHZpf9QSDAOVw6XN0v-VgXpQcXkNfNuRkWts0a3x1hLXW6D_CD7tH0iKccuE4cyf-AfsKmOI9fmRQ/s400/corndoghella.jpg" /></a>No outlandish Corn Dog related offense will be turned away.</div><div><br /></div><div>And as a general heads up to everyone...</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7mbG18ygn2qb58McAjrcxiUphA1R61DPJPJh-LE5BUiI4W-czkoLcsCKpMEoMYcx2ZnZf3i6nV16sLOEyGNolbt4bxo_Cjj4Uan4zCN6FJYmiFKiiRlqRZit4J4n2KjBLlcO9TcE_w/s1600-h/unicornunion.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437410876126825026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7mbG18ygn2qb58McAjrcxiUphA1R61DPJPJh-LE5BUiI4W-czkoLcsCKpMEoMYcx2ZnZf3i6nV16sLOEyGNolbt4bxo_Cjj4Uan4zCN6FJYmiFKiiRlqRZit4J4n2KjBLlcO9TcE_w/s400/unicornunion.jpg" /></a><br />The Narwhal is the new Unicorn.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-82219563120259378862010-02-01T12:08:00.000-08:002010-02-01T13:16:01.142-08:00"If You're Going to Fall Off a Wagon..."<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ-PIKtzwmJbAlqxPf_oSaWQKHPp_vxSYJAdZIODA_NOy72VhKy9lbJNetDHrI5Wo2kipXG8lOtvTBTQuim_IXcYrotixQdcaaNbsGAj-jUJtmClVBXT72yX7zNoPrCD73Fzdo9qruw/s1600-h/thing+of+beauty.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 123px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433384343186865250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZ-PIKtzwmJbAlqxPf_oSaWQKHPp_vxSYJAdZIODA_NOy72VhKy9lbJNetDHrI5Wo2kipXG8lOtvTBTQuim_IXcYrotixQdcaaNbsGAj-jUJtmClVBXT72yX7zNoPrCD73Fzdo9qruw/s400/thing+of+beauty.jpg" /></a><br /><div>"try and break something on your way down"</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here's my advice for the day...the best way to get rid of a Tequila Hangover should not involve...</div><br /><div>a) Enough Beer choke a donkey</div><br /><div>b) National Champ and World Champ Skinsuits</div><br /><div>c) Shoving beers into said skinsuits because they don't have pockets</div><br /><div>d) Tater Tot handups at the beginning of a Mountain Bike Time Trial.</div><br /><div>e) Cramming a fist full of said Tater Tots into a racers helmet</div><br /><div>f) Karaoke duets with no karaoke machine.</div><br /><div>g) Diner party with the <a href="http://www.waxon.com/home">Wax On</a> Staff...no waxings were performed...except poetically...with wine.</div><br /><div>h) Ducking out of the party for some Bourbon to wash away the wine and wax talk.</div><br /><div>i) A firework...not fireworks...one firework. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The only exception to this is...</div><div></div><br /><div>a) have good friends who can accomplish this all of this over the span of 14 hours and not blow off their fingers with the lone firework. </div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-32483638902855502792010-01-28T15:24:00.000-08:002010-01-28T16:00:54.807-08:00I don't feel guilty...at all<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6FiSaqHqbJtCtzu_YYi3-xKEukVel-r6NMUr9m1GNGIQE0dhSe1av-Ne9JTrPwWIUCvQh4kKb_FIm9Dz1zO2eGHVKQ7_nSZYe-gDGUq9m7JuXMrt0zBqAA2sLyUV4aV5kweJ6eIxdQ/s1600-h/IMG_2601.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431939066676883138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6FiSaqHqbJtCtzu_YYi3-xKEukVel-r6NMUr9m1GNGIQE0dhSe1av-Ne9JTrPwWIUCvQh4kKb_FIm9Dz1zO2eGHVKQ7_nSZYe-gDGUq9m7JuXMrt0zBqAA2sLyUV4aV5kweJ6eIxdQ/s400/IMG_2601.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I have heard about the epic cold lingering in the Plains. </div><br /><div>I've seen pictures of people in California freaking out about rain.</div><br /><div>I read tweets every morning about how cold it is here, how much snow they have there, how they haven't seen the sun in...days.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqP0xrcth7Q7tPQhvJS1YSoyRZf71PkkeXNG-v4U83yUP2cjEF9_8co55-OR_esatMo9sbSBt2lAFvIEHygk206tJANfFA-uqsMmgakxipk453FywAmjdFc-mIi5pdqYGqspXwEURaQ/s1600-h/IMG_2621.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431938892910697282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqP0xrcth7Q7tPQhvJS1YSoyRZf71PkkeXNG-v4U83yUP2cjEF9_8co55-OR_esatMo9sbSBt2lAFvIEHygk206tJANfFA-uqsMmgakxipk453FywAmjdFc-mIi5pdqYGqspXwEURaQ/s400/IMG_2621.JPG" /></a><br /><div>And all the while...I've been smiling to myself as I've been riding into work with out a fender.</div><br /><div>I've been wearing my Carhart's without fear.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_dQUC4JcQOuy6i7yeV9BuQR95W32TPwsyfd8OY-UPLK5oaVc-Z8a1ow_X6ttCur-46vg1d-BD2l_1nqzuL1yXT_Z4sCxh1Iphlo-of_iTEIrYtJojz5Bt4pfVcYZoxXOxbwv26kj3g/s1600-h/IMG_2612.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431940160791328258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_dQUC4JcQOuy6i7yeV9BuQR95W32TPwsyfd8OY-UPLK5oaVc-Z8a1ow_X6ttCur-46vg1d-BD2l_1nqzuL1yXT_Z4sCxh1Iphlo-of_iTEIrYtJojz5Bt4pfVcYZoxXOxbwv26kj3g/s400/IMG_2612.JPG" /></a><br /><div>The birds have been chirping.</div><br /><div>There are blossoms on the trees already. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1g-OwixZ80G_NnX9ObkoW-RwbaRryVIZ81mHiLuRNheVqRxUlkfVI5TBOizBEgeO9akyqvprinSCCwtOTyXEz_njZj1j9fu4VthIYre-t12FvadAGsSBw7CYJb8xRtJg-N-PMyrPoQ/s1600-h/IMG_2615.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431938900779737986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1g-OwixZ80G_NnX9ObkoW-RwbaRryVIZ81mHiLuRNheVqRxUlkfVI5TBOizBEgeO9akyqvprinSCCwtOTyXEz_njZj1j9fu4VthIYre-t12FvadAGsSBw7CYJb8xRtJg-N-PMyrPoQ/s400/IMG_2615.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I've been ducking out of work and clocking some of the most unusually warm January rides ever this past week. And this morning was no exception as I took a longer route into the Raleigh MotherShip.</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431938883727419794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTX7xmwV8dovo6mwA_wfN3wFxEkoLsb3Zjt-bT5lHVXmJW_5ONLDOKh0eeJ-VS_vf_DZE9IHfl-UGaM1kGgowWB6Bjq-Oh5huCh7MEhnqCM7F3-Fwr4rH9MNg0kXvHON9dCjjFxjcQA/s400/IMG_2624.JPG" /></div><br /><p>This has not been a typical week of riding. Every pedal stroke dances into the next. I've relished the lone tears being the only moisture on my face from my wind burned eyes. The early spring scents have drunkenly filled my olfactory with memories. </p><p>There's still some daylight that I need to enjoy.</p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-64571683557724214182010-01-22T10:31:00.000-08:002010-01-22T10:54:14.476-08:00The Journey...of a thousand blogs begins with a single post.<br /><br /><br />I've been wanting to....but haven't.<br /><br />I've been taking pictures...but keeping them to myself.<br /><br />I've got words...I haven't been putting them down.<br /><br />I've got miles...they've been by myself.<br /><br />I've got ideas...but been afraid of criticism.<br /><br />I'm on the road...but no idea where I'm going.<br /><br />I've been sober...soooo boring.<br /><br /><br />So I present to you this humble offering in the hope that it will get the wheels turning again.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoax7Gp28GSQQm-P5S8UlP_DoQrjko9ocKA_SbjacBB5cYJ8B1Il-UjgnGsczqzSvzX-n-1EkzDo_GPx_8a_-4q46tQjyTDTOGtECzMQvZ9Pt7tKSHGDD7fqPjOz2rU4yc519xlTZBg/s1600-h/unicorn+offering.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 357px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429637720905124994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoax7Gp28GSQQm-P5S8UlP_DoQrjko9ocKA_SbjacBB5cYJ8B1Il-UjgnGsczqzSvzX-n-1EkzDo_GPx_8a_-4q46tQjyTDTOGtECzMQvZ9Pt7tKSHGDD7fqPjOz2rU4yc519xlTZBg/s400/unicorn+offering.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"><em>{<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qutcmPmYUpg">The Unicorns</a> : Show Poster circa 2004}</em> </p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-84390598637713904392009-12-16T11:52:00.000-08:002009-12-16T14:07:05.230-08:00Dear Lord,<div align="left"><br />It's me...Sally.<br />I'll never ask anything from you <strong>ever</strong> again...if you could PLEASE stop pictures from <a href="http://sscxwc09.com/">SSCXWC </a>from showing up on the Internet.<br />Thank you.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw3oXLaeprKr9R1h5Ot9uwE-ci_OmCdAm5P_aPvcDo64Jjlkia4OSYy_1oZhdZ9nvxi0cOi0AfluABXe1CMay-FnwiPabs0pw9TAdXg2BV9ROmG6mCOs5wwAOU2ZLO6cl6ucIPJAQIw/s1600-h/sscxwc09_-00096.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415958222612080946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw3oXLaeprKr9R1h5Ot9uwE-ci_OmCdAm5P_aPvcDo64Jjlkia4OSYy_1oZhdZ9nvxi0cOi0AfluABXe1CMay-FnwiPabs0pw9TAdXg2BV9ROmG6mCOs5wwAOU2ZLO6cl6ucIPJAQIw/s400/sscxwc09_-00096.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><em>{Boy do I know how to debate!}</em><br /></p><div align="left"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewS5afZ4ybODBUcHSQZHvKPooi5uG0ZsHcFOja5nsMMewqpAYb6IT27_c81NShD57kIbeYjSJwjdPMYv49CzgewGd5BTVvIm69YuO_S7hPutwdinumSwrYbuPIlXrI7ouqvjZJIOhxA/s1600-h/sscxwc09_-6659.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415925655334370002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewS5afZ4ybODBUcHSQZHvKPooi5uG0ZsHcFOja5nsMMewqpAYb6IT27_c81NShD57kIbeYjSJwjdPMYv49CzgewGd5BTVvIm69YuO_S7hPutwdinumSwrYbuPIlXrI7ouqvjZJIOhxA/s400/sscxwc09_-6659.jpg" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em>{it felt this trippy...}</em> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZK6LED-c9UOH36xD6JezfgqR3xf13-NKtuthc8f8yPrtJS552azsZrNJGglQ2LvV5T9UUwcSCHcI3Bm8c-yvkdiL1uL41TnbqtJ6FoB65U_oD92FfBsYXVl0515r7Tsn-WGCyE8N7Q/s1600-h/sscxwc09_-00200.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415925651097689410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZK6LED-c9UOH36xD6JezfgqR3xf13-NKtuthc8f8yPrtJS552azsZrNJGglQ2LvV5T9UUwcSCHcI3Bm8c-yvkdiL1uL41TnbqtJ6FoB65U_oD92FfBsYXVl0515r7Tsn-WGCyE8N7Q/s400/sscxwc09_-00200.jpg" /><br /></a><em>{when they say run up...they mean it}</em> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQD7VlQtggrQsVAYUWSCjX5sloDRyVFz_30T6bSkaeS_hEmVLMc9Lx0U0UrxnJjVO_izn8j5QDpwJdwOxv4aujcOLOhCwLh2yZjTGFhRlNrtfgmRg7ME8IZfbKhyphenhyphenExqJiC8nwQw9m-g/s1600-h/sscxwc09_-6697.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415925669953432866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQD7VlQtggrQsVAYUWSCjX5sloDRyVFz_30T6bSkaeS_hEmVLMc9Lx0U0UrxnJjVO_izn8j5QDpwJdwOxv4aujcOLOhCwLh2yZjTGFhRlNrtfgmRg7ME8IZfbKhyphenhyphenExqJiC8nwQw9m-g/s400/sscxwc09_-6697.jpg" /><br /></a><em>{I can still hear this body slam when I close my eyes}</em><br /></p><p align="center"></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6fO3TW2YfVa-ciWXlLOneauhoodlKn27D748ru6RPJHjCeZIfZxDhTrrDBM_CEoq_gw2u_QSXEhV7z_GmLOq5pouGDH6s5eIKjyJPYysLuphbkpLUXJnyI0pdd92NHu_wQp_BJFmRw/s1600-h/sscxwc09_-6560.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415926631734639170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6fO3TW2YfVa-ciWXlLOneauhoodlKn27D748ru6RPJHjCeZIfZxDhTrrDBM_CEoq_gw2u_QSXEhV7z_GmLOq5pouGDH6s5eIKjyJPYysLuphbkpLUXJnyI0pdd92NHu_wQp_BJFmRw/s400/sscxwc09_-6560.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em>{ummmmmm....yeah.....}</em><br /></p><p align="center"></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy67Ljq2MqAQ5Am85fWlpajSP2wUBVQVnAvYyvRRjwGkIORHt2MR16aRLlH8YdhvhIm12Er7L0TTU07sxmv6PQl8pVboPlJy7I-iPzUUgVcAeWGzhPduUHbjmltJU8Bd9PQCqpYIdgOQ/s1600-h/sscxwc09_-6301.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415926626890400578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy67Ljq2MqAQ5Am85fWlpajSP2wUBVQVnAvYyvRRjwGkIORHt2MR16aRLlH8YdhvhIm12Er7L0TTU07sxmv6PQl8pVboPlJy7I-iPzUUgVcAeWGzhPduUHbjmltJU8Bd9PQCqpYIdgOQ/s400/sscxwc09_-6301.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><em>{Enouragement for the ladies?}</em></p><br /><p>My good friend (????) Kelsey is responsible for ALL of this. You can see more pictures and his write up <a href="http://wanderinglens.net/blog/?p=120">here</a> or if your smart...you'll skip that debauchery and check out his amazing book <a href="http://wanderinglens.net/KwaZulu/">Kwa Zulu</a> and place an order. </p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-55983991050573008102009-12-10T14:27:00.000-08:002009-12-10T15:57:10.794-08:00Five On Each<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ukgqEUAh0dI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ukgqEUAh0dI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />In a previous life I was a USA Cycling Team mechanic.<br />Specifically, Iwas the US National Sprint Team mechanic.<br /><br />I was the guy at the Velodrome 2 hours before everyone else, and 2 hours after everyone left.<br />I was the guy who set up the pit area. Hauling in (and out) all the tools, rollers, wheels, and necessary equipment needed by hand. Everyday.<br />I was the guy pumping up 20 sets of tires to 180psi, everyday, one handed, by myself. (no one has made a pump 'chuck' yet that'll stay on by itself at that pressure)<br />I often spent hours working on a bike...for 10 seconds of racing.<br />I was the guy gluing tires till 3am. Glue in one hand. Beer in the other. Glazed look on my face provided by all three.<br />I was an international traveler and a master of getting through customs with 20 pieces of checked baggage.<br />I kept an extra bag at my apartment that was pre-packed and ready to go out the door as soon as I walked in.<br />I had the stamina of Semi-Truck driver all goofed up on Amphetamines as I drove bikes across the country to the next race.<br />I was a friend.<br />I was a "soccer mom" to the athletes because I had the keys to the only vehicle where ever we went.<br />I was a villain.<br />I took verbal lashings for no other reason than "I was there".<br />I endured the stress of knowing a lifetime of training and dreams could be undone in the fraction of a second if something broke. </p><p><br />In 2 1/2 years I helped riders obtain National, World Championship, and Olympic titles. <br />After 2 1/2 years, I walked away with all of my fingers. </p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-81245409664058181242009-12-03T12:03:00.000-08:002009-12-03T13:45:42.105-08:00Breaking Leaves<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPtD_EqzkVLebXi98VxL25oBTg_6Mb1OdEx1qklMmog8UHdnDp467L8nlhwD22YPyF-JNMFc5064sSZumsbQXBIcWgcQAxrKeUUDR2sgL366DoDw48v_9944IQVS9ijfux2ZasU_emQ/s1600-h/it+aint+much.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 63px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411128118161896434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPtD_EqzkVLebXi98VxL25oBTg_6Mb1OdEx1qklMmog8UHdnDp467L8nlhwD22YPyF-JNMFc5064sSZumsbQXBIcWgcQAxrKeUUDR2sgL366DoDw48v_9944IQVS9ijfux2ZasU_emQ/s400/it+aint+much.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Leaves have fallen.</div><br /><div>Nights are colder.</div><br /><div>Layers are thicker.</div><br /><div>Beer is darker.</div><br /><div>And I'm in love with the sound of leaves shattering under my tires.</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqraOdAVwYJcCtIdqT5ye6hp2obpN3FzMhjo6iLxsJuucOrEjiEs5W6Uf_qWB1ngJNcxFT5mC9lkE5AK0RgOhMVKSgsAU3uV7DZPlLW21jQowlVWATRzYI9dZe9CfoLaRQv9i0Q1yVA/s1600-h/hbview.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 227px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411128115236047490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqraOdAVwYJcCtIdqT5ye6hp2obpN3FzMhjo6iLxsJuucOrEjiEs5W6Uf_qWB1ngJNcxFT5mC9lkE5AK0RgOhMVKSgsAU3uV7DZPlLW21jQowlVWATRzYI9dZe9CfoLaRQv9i0Q1yVA/s400/hbview.jpg" /></a> </div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-79378743997840772062009-11-16T13:27:00.000-08:002009-11-16T13:30:45.801-08:00Pope Cam...Who else can tout one of those? Holy Cross...at SSCXWC...my liver still hates me.<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7649025&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7649025&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7649025">Raleigh SSCXWC</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user531670">Saleigh</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-35212417359845370382009-11-12T10:37:00.000-08:002009-11-12T14:16:48.757-08:00Why?Dear Lord Why? Knowing full well what is going to happen to me at SSCXWC every year...Why do I go? I liken it to the Laboratory Hamster who just can't figure out why the pellet dispenser continually shocks it...time...after time...after time... It just keeps going back for more.<br /><br />This year, was different.<br />This year, was going to be the last year it was going to be in Portland.<br />This year, after the mud was removed and the hang over wore off...the knowledge would sink in that SSCXWC would be in a different city.<br />This year it would be traveling to either Seattle or San Francisco after a 3 part battle. A debate. A race. A gladiator battle.<br />This year, was going to be special.<br /><br />Debate.<br />Why I was chosen to be the Seattle Debater is well beyond me. I was the only person in Seattle who was actually arguing against hosting SSCXWC. Alas, my arguments fell upon drunk ears and the debate concluded with a beer in hand and a "Shut Up Sally. We're going to win it".<br />I'd go into the details of the debate...if I remembered.<br />I remember I was debating Shelia Moon of <a href="http://store.sheilamoon.com/index.php">Shelia Moon fame</a>.<br />I remember my superhuman ability to silence an entire crowd of enthusiastic Seattlites with a simple wave of my hand.<br />After that it seems I pulled a "Frank the Tank" and blacked out during the entire thing...and yet managed to pull off the victory.<br /><a href="http://www.allhailtheblackmarket.com/2009/11/i_have_been_to_the_mountain_pa_1.html#more">Stevil cited</a><em>..."Watching the debate was like getting hit in the balls with a chalkboard that had nails dragging across it."</em><br />And <a href="http://cxmagazine.com/sscxwc-2009-studley-mackenzie-thunderdome-moves-to-seattle">CyclocrossBuild</a> (later reported in <a href="http://cxmagazine.com/sscxwc-2009-studley-mackenzie-thunderdome-moves-to-seattle">CXMagzine</a>) said<em>..."Fornes better fit the singlespeeder’s mindset...Fornes sported a cycling cap with a Seattle Sasquatch doing unsavory things to a Portland unicorn, quaffed a bunch of beer when asked about his favorite beverage, rides his company’s Raleigh Rainier, and spoke to this group’s longing for inclement weather. Combined with Fornes’ own energy and his enthusiastic entourage and Seattle looked to be gaining momentum early." </em><br /><br />Again...I really don't remember much of it. Mainly because I was spending way to much time, and going through too many $ingle$ with these two...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzadRL9QBylTCJ1p4ThwCw1MW55rJaH9aOWYSszQwz7KjIyiz3OJwsWEkNlyZhPdYUX3Z87PUdjPr0XRdTEwJ728_K6iND8HZ9iMaE9LEZlbdHqmgIE2ZzJEmlQkTjwlVkLInEY1KUCA/s1600-h/IMG_2057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403340993488245698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzadRL9QBylTCJ1p4ThwCw1MW55rJaH9aOWYSszQwz7KjIyiz3OJwsWEkNlyZhPdYUX3Z87PUdjPr0XRdTEwJ728_K6iND8HZ9iMaE9LEZlbdHqmgIE2ZzJEmlQkTjwlVkLInEY1KUCA/s400/IMG_2057.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Race.<br />The race reports are everywhere.<br />And while the Eskimos have some 30 different names for snow...the PacNW has the equivalent for mud. All the different kinds were present. It was everywhere. It got in everywhere.<br /><br />Who really won this event? Hell if I know.<br /><br /><br /><br />Gladiator Battle.<br />Wow.<br />Wow.<br />Wow.<br />I don't know who the girl was that SF put into the thick of it all (mud)...but she was awesome! She survived the body slam heard round the Dome. A face full of mud. And multiple body bow-ties to emerge victorious.<br /><br />It was glorious.<br /><br />All things told...Seattle is hosting SSCXWC next year. Portland has made some big pants to fill over the last 3 years. But I think we've got the right stuff to fill'em.<br /><br />Spread the word, and start your planning...I know we already are.BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-75975973248806148032009-11-06T09:11:00.001-08:002009-11-06T10:30:22.022-08:00You Train Your Way...And I'll train mine.<br /><br /><br />From the moment I pealed off my tight orange shorts <a href="http://raleighcommutes.blogspot.com/2008/11/if-only-i-could-see-straight.html">last ye</a>ar, I've been shopping.<br />After the last trace of mud was finally removed some <a href="http://raleighcommutes.blogspot.com/2008/12/tgiover.html">30 days later</a>, I've been in figuring out how to get it back in there.<br />The moment I sobered up and regained my composure, I found another beer. (duh)<br /><br />Oh yes...<a href="http://sscxwc09.com/">SSCXWC</a> is back upon me. And this year, I'm ready for it.<br /><br />I've been refining my costumes...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-sJYHrAPGcPFEocv7Jlmzh3P6EwlL4LB6Vw3Wcc0TEgEMcH94I08-4IT1hu1MGVFLCO1bEJG15SdZ_DqJI_Bp4s96sJsT9ZEbM_mC0sZQvmpESDvPAvpgHVTg3E-dt0GjCR6nHC0MQ/s1600-h/IMG_1936.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401058765774425250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-sJYHrAPGcPFEocv7Jlmzh3P6EwlL4LB6Vw3Wcc0TEgEMcH94I08-4IT1hu1MGVFLCO1bEJG15SdZ_DqJI_Bp4s96sJsT9ZEbM_mC0sZQvmpESDvPAvpgHVTg3E-dt0GjCR6nHC0MQ/s400/IMG_1936.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_SKXuRwSrqzltfqDn3Xx6-ZYizdK-9_MV1KHvMvZWmOulR7fXlgUGfHjO0ShAkev6pHt6w-pli60VTf74ZRTrMu6lOF4KPooy4mJQ-dFZUuP1TvvrX6BzeTj9t441WONxKCTP0bDnw/s1600-h/IMG_1933.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401058756870304226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_SKXuRwSrqzltfqDn3Xx6-ZYizdK-9_MV1KHvMvZWmOulR7fXlgUGfHjO0ShAkev6pHt6w-pli60VTf74ZRTrMu6lOF4KPooy4mJQ-dFZUuP1TvvrX6BzeTj9t441WONxKCTP0bDnw/s400/IMG_1933.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfcS1BAnd3rEbRnHg07JAb8bxWoQM9w9hCeH-jDmHI86tboGMdvNfmYSwcPxGdQN3Zq6pd06ArNyRe6RdSKyc8_SGipoTG-WQw1HRIcBiMNmjYAUZ7lYNel8wHORr9U8HLqE-DwUK4w/s1600-h/IMG_2001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401058746753530114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfcS1BAnd3rEbRnHg07JAb8bxWoQM9w9hCeH-jDmHI86tboGMdvNfmYSwcPxGdQN3Zq6pd06ArNyRe6RdSKyc8_SGipoTG-WQw1HRIcBiMNmjYAUZ7lYNel8wHORr9U8HLqE-DwUK4w/s400/IMG_2001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXz0kVyD8J4VHRlFM5astE7VQU1qj9LWxj9FdiNru9Rsdkxgb_h8kms86bu93XD62lnurnbH25pshCUu5FBZKtjhRMPhGwdpCbhHLYdK5yhUeKMDofba66Ng5U5wIJRzNHeLItExPdA/s1600-h/dressed+up.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 145px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401054752376763634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXz0kVyD8J4VHRlFM5astE7VQU1qj9LWxj9FdiNru9Rsdkxgb_h8kms86bu93XD62lnurnbH25pshCUu5FBZKtjhRMPhGwdpCbhHLYdK5yhUeKMDofba66Ng5U5wIJRzNHeLItExPdA/s400/dressed+up.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Practicing my Beer Handups (I'm selfish and thirsty so I will not be participating in the popular <a href="http://www.allhailtheblackmarket.com/2009/10/the_beer_hand_down_is_a_go.html">HandDown</a> that all those Stevil lemmings are practicing)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8QBtbZHgEsva_tDw-x_fEO3CLbrFSNV4PNXoLpk_zLqFQ3X06C2DeX9sXLBWbU0bnKjjL49dWDhveXCIVBhZ0Xxivadkxrc83MfUymiRYNGIzCbwlUtsE5yHMMs9Kz23R4QsV_FKmQ/s1600-h/reward.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401054771202246162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8QBtbZHgEsva_tDw-x_fEO3CLbrFSNV4PNXoLpk_zLqFQ3X06C2DeX9sXLBWbU0bnKjjL49dWDhveXCIVBhZ0Xxivadkxrc83MfUymiRYNGIzCbwlUtsE5yHMMs9Kz23R4QsV_FKmQ/s400/reward.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Searching out mud....</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu96DT-fubhyd0jShVOcCCTDfsn2OyshCApARhsDlIDnbDIRBlhxpOlN-_LUlMUTyQcH_fb9E_0JM_wHvwqZCvKheD9F7W2JtdVImWJEX4WMIkD15LFUp1WSjEBNhfIRnofzS6K7VkVA/s1600-h/finally+mud.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401054763033864082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu96DT-fubhyd0jShVOcCCTDfsn2OyshCApARhsDlIDnbDIRBlhxpOlN-_LUlMUTyQcH_fb9E_0JM_wHvwqZCvKheD9F7W2JtdVImWJEX4WMIkD15LFUp1WSjEBNhfIRnofzS6K7VkVA/s400/finally+mud.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Flirting with trashy women...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rUoRFRsOqXsUE-e_7qodT9Xvh1scnDJ-0kdvn1tXhcEXxWwZiFEbv5ejQm7A0Kx0vOq2IEwgFfPP_3BcBsJTebvt06Ozqf_Vxg-I-Bww8JxseHFZQ-W5XzDGjxMm2goetsCZiPjbzw/s1600-h/trashy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401054767671787378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rUoRFRsOqXsUE-e_7qodT9Xvh1scnDJ-0kdvn1tXhcEXxWwZiFEbv5ejQm7A0Kx0vOq2IEwgFfPP_3BcBsJTebvt06Ozqf_Vxg-I-Bww8JxseHFZQ-W5XzDGjxMm2goetsCZiPjbzw/s400/trashy.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Oh yeah...and riding my bike...a little bit. </div><div>(funny...I don't have any pictures of that...)</div><br /><br /><div>This weekend...the Power of Cross Compels me to bring my brand of Cross Religion to Portland and set up the school of Holy Cross. We're fully armed with enough Holy Water to drown a hippopotamus and will be setting up a confessional for all those Cross Sinners in PDX.</div><br /><div>Look for us...and be saved.</div><br /><br /><div>A couple pictures are from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfgcyclocross/">MFG</a> and <a href="http://www.pdxcross.com/">PDXCross</a></div></div></div></div></div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-19996676262841471632009-10-19T13:03:00.000-07:002009-10-19T13:07:16.340-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://sscxwc09.com/?page_id=102"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394404459754649938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8P7H4o1_UZOHvHQRdusiONG-k5K4GPoQFeR_jhFKRqt2F8AMwtvkBba90-oOKLYlGeUYdT3YU41M5ZrzDgN5QvHpujr0FJFO34xCncxZjh0mFaXa4dZ59qJaw_w9x7j5RJy6FkfUp1A/s400/SSCXWC-HOME-BOX.jpg" /></a><br /><em>{Click the Brown Bear at 2pm…there will be a Live announcement </em><a href="http://twitter.com/Raleighs_Sally"><em>Here</em></a><em> and </em><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Raleigh-Bicycles/38871239346"><em>Here</em></a><em> the site will be blank until it’s time so no one can cheat}</em> </div><br />Spread the word. At <strong>2PM Pacific Standard Time</strong> the SSCXWC framesets will go live. Click on the banner above to go straight to the site and get ready to order yours.<br /><br />In the truest form of “Limited Edition” there will be only 50 of these Single Speed CycloCross beauties that will EVER be sold. And in the truest spirit of <a href="http://sscxwc09.com/">SSCXWC</a>, there is 1 random white frame in the batch. And to that one lucky person who opens their frame box and receives the White frame, <a href="http://chrisking.com/">Chris King</a> has provided the gear, and <a href="http://bike.shimano.com/">Shimano America</a> has generously donated a complete SS build kit that will be the envy of every cross dressing racer at the WC this fall. (honestly…Di2 brake levers!?!?!?!)<br /><br /><br />Raleigh is extremely proud to have partnered with the crew at SSCXWC in creating this frameset and this promotion. We at Raleigh so enjoy this event (alright, Brian REALLY enjoys this event) and the inspiration that it has provided us, that we will be donating 100% of the profits of these framesets to the event itself. <strong><em>Yup…you read that correctly. 100% of the profits from this promotion will go directly to the crew at SSCXWC.</em></strong> The hope is to see this event grow, expand, travel and to encourage more people to try the crazy sport of Cyclocross.<br /><br />Remember…once they’re gone…they’re gone.<br /><br />We can’t wait to see what the host city next year will do.<br /><br />Good Luck.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">as a technical side note for anyone wondering…due to the unique nature of this promotion, please understand that any valid warranties will be handled with a suitable replacement.</span></em>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-88117300945358922282009-10-19T09:45:00.000-07:002009-10-19T11:48:06.897-07:00Technical Difficulties<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnaMV47fRS3CjXnTg5tBXUUWTPlv9qM1z7e5JhJp4Jo-ITt7rqGZAeDKoKP2LGZCnFPq391rzjVjaA6JKmwiZLCgvJenAHR0Z8PVgLLLfcwY46C4W1eV2a3sn2q5HCeUvM6BBXMRvDg/s1600-h/SSCXWC-HOME-BOX_Tech-Diff.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394353483849855666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnaMV47fRS3CjXnTg5tBXUUWTPlv9qM1z7e5JhJp4Jo-ITt7rqGZAeDKoKP2LGZCnFPq391rzjVjaA6JKmwiZLCgvJenAHR0Z8PVgLLLfcwY46C4W1eV2a3sn2q5HCeUvM6BBXMRvDg/s400/SSCXWC-HOME-BOX_Tech-Diff.jpg" /></a> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">We apologize as we are experiencing some Technical Difficulties in getting the <a href="http://raleighcommutes.blogspot.com/2009/10/have-you-seen-this.html">SSCXWC framesets</a> up for sale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We are working on a solution to this and hope to have more information up very soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">What you need to know for right now…</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The framesets will still be made available to purchase.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Maybe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They will be up today.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Hopefully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They will be up by the end of the week.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will update this site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The <a href="http://www.raleighusa.com/culture/blog/">Raleigh Bicycles blog</a> site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Raleigh <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Raleigh-Bicycles/38871239346">Face Book</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/RaleighBicycles">RaleighBicycles</a> Twitter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/Raleighs_Sally">Raleighs_Sally</a> Twitter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And I will release the information to multiple bicycle news sources and blogs once everything is in place.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Thank you for understanding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We want this to go as smoothly and as fair as possible. </span></p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-21612163953310170222009-10-16T13:46:00.000-07:002009-10-16T14:28:59.919-07:00Ride and Shine<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbo2YIoPJ543S-TYVwUAu-HJSWESwmoONMLAKMbFtiN1HdWzygXqL8vZ5xAWkFoq6T95nRFsaiwKHcRPJvANj1TW2y3YyT_KmhbV-C-b9iJoR18L5AHQe9zRoM0kN0DsTA0C1kZIoeA/s1600-h/IMG_1943.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393309294980186290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbo2YIoPJ543S-TYVwUAu-HJSWESwmoONMLAKMbFtiN1HdWzygXqL8vZ5xAWkFoq6T95nRFsaiwKHcRPJvANj1TW2y3YyT_KmhbV-C-b9iJoR18L5AHQe9zRoM0kN0DsTA0C1kZIoeA/s400/IMG_1943.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="left">I don't know...someone said Rise and Shine this morning and Ride and Shine popped into my head. While I didn't feel like riding today in particular (100% chance of rain in Seattle this morning), this past weeks activities are still Riding and Shinning in my mind. </div><br /><div align="left"><br />The "pretty killers" have started to litter the bike paths of Seattle again. It's that time of year where the foliage is falling as fast as the rain. And when you combine the two of them together, the result can be a yellow brick road of carnage.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw9goDeCsS8JAI8IJ52h7G-4cqj6FAHCEd0kceeseUEwKK9j4kAY-N8nzkzskaVs3D6sYO95Axuj3WumpGknao8LhGxtP-MCtZIbOblLKMhwpEs0wEG6n-9wyg8DuMpS8zH4rBwYrAA/s1600-h/IMG_1956.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99Pjh6A-0dTB5xNNiTFiskMBZYUZYSG0514r1Cj2JagUOibIRaZUcA39NhQd4NQ2iyWre5TePnIDYFEdNcF117vHyRJBwaNLt0HNfMC6_9BbU71_pDn9IQTfYau4M1eqwNvpLUgAR1A/s1600-h/IMG_1961.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393309315456545314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99Pjh6A-0dTB5xNNiTFiskMBZYUZYSG0514r1Cj2JagUOibIRaZUcA39NhQd4NQ2iyWre5TePnIDYFEdNcF117vHyRJBwaNLt0HNfMC6_9BbU71_pDn9IQTfYau4M1eqwNvpLUgAR1A/s400/IMG_1961.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9L55AKoWn-ZVdD1BAvGo6DtMBpChlfOclHFTYO0G6QkcIgHNjtoLnPoEmc0MdLdW3orp6DhOmAyiCubbUtP_2HlMhkljW8J_wMCBvi28Q2JtXDfriF56eFeKKq9KHBxOyQGzKLEbcIQ/s1600-h/IMG_1966.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393309302977755970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9L55AKoWn-ZVdD1BAvGo6DtMBpChlfOclHFTYO0G6QkcIgHNjtoLnPoEmc0MdLdW3orp6DhOmAyiCubbUtP_2HlMhkljW8J_wMCBvi28Q2JtXDfriF56eFeKKq9KHBxOyQGzKLEbcIQ/s400/IMG_1966.JPG" /></a><br />The Grail got moved to a new home for the week. In order to keep the Grail safe we've decided we're going to keep it on the move and yet keep it on display at various locations around Seattle. It's currently resting at a local bike shop for people to stop in and pay homage. I'm not going to give away the location as I'm sure I'm being monitored by some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Turpin">Dick Turpin </a>in PDX trying to figure out how to get it back. I will say, the name of the shop is Croatian for "in the hills, or mountains".<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNHxSPIaVAFF0FRUSsrrcFZJyi3IWRPKIqAiyIsJHGmhHxNKzUqdKT4csRIcWwISY3_dqB9nUJPh8RubJenr__pZizDpjLfdX3zJlwQ1R0tG640XH3sSLao_BhoONdKe7wO3Jo3N7rg/s1600-h/grail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393310112517340402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNHxSPIaVAFF0FRUSsrrcFZJyi3IWRPKIqAiyIsJHGmhHxNKzUqdKT4csRIcWwISY3_dqB9nUJPh8RubJenr__pZizDpjLfdX3zJlwQ1R0tG640XH3sSLao_BhoONdKe7wO3Jo3N7rg/s400/grail.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And for those of you not familiar with the Rules that surround the grail...here's a brief overview as they were passed down to me.<br /><br />1. No defacing of the grail. The Grail is bigger than all of us. Respect her. This includes stickers, she's not a billboard for your pathetic political causes.<br />2. The Grail must be on public display during normal business hours. Not locked away with the gimp you keep in your basement.<br />3. The Grail must be present at all official Grail events held in the Northwest, no matter who is in possession. This includes Starcross, Grail weekend, USGP weekend, SSCXWC, Nationals, and any time Brad Ross is seen wearing a dirty Carhart jacket.<br />4. There has been a lifetime restraining order placed on Johnny Sundt and Geoff Kabush. Neither are allowed within 100 feet of the grail. This also goes for their mechanics, girlfriends, boyfriends, and well all Canadians.<br /><br />And for good measure...just a little bit of smack talk.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ITShT3OJ41k&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ITShT3OJ41k&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Still undetermined if the Hodala Racing squad will ride with our heads high at this weekends Cross Crusade...I might be trying to acquire a mobile fun house instead. </div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFguL3Y4fhp8jfa06IJ8KjosWiZyrtgK8rFB4D4f4EyI4WGGBrwSvA0FGB_1Ib-lhYoWehX2Dn8kPYqi0GiSHaxXdZ3tHNqJpIYURM7FZ9RLt7bk5SrGgDnLMIbXI3S3wiHqklk3Lew/s1600-h/Raleigh-HODALA-lion.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393312206267204994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFguL3Y4fhp8jfa06IJ8KjosWiZyrtgK8rFB4D4f4EyI4WGGBrwSvA0FGB_1Ib-lhYoWehX2Dn8kPYqi0GiSHaxXdZ3tHNqJpIYURM7FZ9RLt7bk5SrGgDnLMIbXI3S3wiHqklk3Lew/s400/Raleigh-HODALA-lion.jpg" /></a> <em>{Embrocation thru Inebriation}</em><br /><br /></div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-39604597591669372082009-10-14T12:02:00.000-07:002009-10-14T17:34:51.818-07:00Puppy Kickers...<div align="center"></div><div align="left">This past weekend was supposed to be a celebration of the <a href="http://www.mfgcyclocross.com/series-information/cross-clash/">Grunge Cup</a> battle being revived. A Battle between two of the great cross towns. A time to put all the boasting and taunting aside. A time to leave it all out on the cross course. A time to let the Cross do all the talking. </div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdp-UUgkjqi3RqF6hNKM_apl5bn7eJYSh50TEd5cYZrg1IHtflP_8LoEvxyu_vp6MwTtnXOvxS_S3TiJ61nh0HD6ifiyNFrClnjrTmeAzFiKvg3soZQ520NRAOZvLbQ2z_-L9D27f3A/s1600-h/big-smiles.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392614559810763602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdp-UUgkjqi3RqF6hNKM_apl5bn7eJYSh50TEd5cYZrg1IHtflP_8LoEvxyu_vp6MwTtnXOvxS_S3TiJ61nh0HD6ifiyNFrClnjrTmeAzFiKvg3soZQ520NRAOZvLbQ2z_-L9D27f3A/s400/big-smiles.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><em>{it started off all smiles between everyone}</em><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Or89ANcbrYw64zWzxgtHWgIq4L8HTZtXGEY6XzWOO0yAgxtbKkYppQxvsjT_5MPkLbpPcowJoW-sAZIKA8fHwZQESnR_lloOx1iO9qiBFoGDn_SRFMQQ1Yikejz8eFcMHPkJfE33tQ/s1600-h/fly+away+my+pretty.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392610794320607026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Or89ANcbrYw64zWzxgtHWgIq4L8HTZtXGEY6XzWOO0yAgxtbKkYppQxvsjT_5MPkLbpPcowJoW-sAZIKA8fHwZQESnR_lloOx1iO9qiBFoGDn_SRFMQQ1Yikejz8eFcMHPkJfE33tQ/s400/fly+away+my+pretty.jpg" /></a> <em>{the Emerald City had Flying Monkeys ready for flight}</em><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT_W-QwRkj_Ki6vAxL8QBJb2gxrvsLDlnxH_Al1d1x09RqAaWWoaxiGAYIzU7E526919QOwE8ZaAeXUQ5i1AnQMKzoy6LSsa0fEC7-vbCJgalpYZUg60SF20fQ6tkZzdbLrYvo4w4-A/s1600-h/monkey+flight.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392610779832457842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT_W-QwRkj_Ki6vAxL8QBJb2gxrvsLDlnxH_Al1d1x09RqAaWWoaxiGAYIzU7E526919QOwE8ZaAeXUQ5i1AnQMKzoy6LSsa0fEC7-vbCJgalpYZUg60SF20fQ6tkZzdbLrYvo4w4-A/s400/monkey+flight.jpg" /></a><br /><em>{Fly my pretty....}</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeHuVL4wYzuqHE2Kc2cENRSBpq-2bGzJ2csDBpNgPuvwX5saFmWvx93fLDmPLmIHt8ORKe2Wci83BZuZcgREtERVdzh1lAyOU5t0r82BTbqMQIiO5txHwB8bi7Hp2s986MBApEBKGlQ/s1600-h/yellow+brick+road+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392610803894266338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeHuVL4wYzuqHE2Kc2cENRSBpq-2bGzJ2csDBpNgPuvwX5saFmWvx93fLDmPLmIHt8ORKe2Wci83BZuZcgREtERVdzh1lAyOU5t0r82BTbqMQIiO5txHwB8bi7Hp2s986MBApEBKGlQ/s400/yellow+brick+road+2.jpg" /></a><br /><em>{follow the yellow brick road??????}</em><br /><br /><div align="left">At the end of Saturday, the Emerald City...with the cast of Oz representing the SS...stood atop of the battle. And with purest of generosity the fine people from Seattle invited the racers from the south to join them in merriment and beverage after the barriers were put away. There was much revelry and tales from the day that were shared. And then...those mouth breathers from the south showed their true colors as they assaulted the young woman guarding the cup and stole it from the days rightful victors.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUZRRJZxAPZE05xM9TOZ88ta84oSl3b6EeYi37m9INfBbQd1j-mePeAMSYM8HkjaHn9gvoML0_jumYnZHpRZ6BcI4CiBbuaEs-xt8mYU4UupH8o_WYnHbR54LS8zosSVyaQFGlUj-QQ/s1600-h/wanted.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392610768341661394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUZRRJZxAPZE05xM9TOZ88ta84oSl3b6EeYi37m9INfBbQd1j-mePeAMSYM8HkjaHn9gvoML0_jumYnZHpRZ6BcI4CiBbuaEs-xt8mYU4UupH8o_WYnHbR54LS8zosSVyaQFGlUj-QQ/s400/wanted.jpg" /></a> <em>{Wanted : PDX Grail Theives}</em><br /><br /><div align="left">What happened next is almost too terrible to write. And more terrible to look at. If you DO NOT want to see the cup being desecrated...DO NOT open <a href="http://teabagsontoptubes.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/the-cross-clash-grail-now-belongs-to-p-town-suck-it-seattle/">this link</a>. I will warn you...there is nudity and perversion being done to the most holy of holy cups. (seriously...those PDX racers are weird!)</div><br /><br /><div align="left">Our troops rallied and made the trip the next day right into the belly of the beast. As the fates would have it though...<a href="http://crosscrusade.com/">Cross Crusade</a> was hosting a race in the town of Rainier....perfect.</div><br /><div align="left">We battled hard.<br /><br /></div><div align="left">We battled admirably.<br /><br /><div align="left">And after many of us from Seattle fought for 5 laps to make it though the cattle drive of over 110 SS racers...Portland got one last jab in. Right when I was going to start my 6th and final lap, the officials just 'happened' to start pulling riders....even though I had bravely made it to the top 1/3rd of the field. (insert head shake here)<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYhvJ85XGZFfpLpBUfypJf_DCKgp1AWfi0idZ_-mSoevczK_z51HbX9NitWMwZz2bYOSdGNyT4P4_lPUvq20K0jhvIGMVpTKH6AsYQ7SSFyVVHvGNp80FRnQR3tkXALblrHNQia7otw/s1600-h/hethans.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392610788678301378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYhvJ85XGZFfpLpBUfypJf_DCKgp1AWfi0idZ_-mSoevczK_z51HbX9NitWMwZz2bYOSdGNyT4P4_lPUvq20K0jhvIGMVpTKH6AsYQ7SSFyVVHvGNp80FRnQR3tkXALblrHNQia7otw/s400/hethans.jpg" /></a> <em>{nice boots susan...}</em><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">The last laugh however would be ours. As I type this the grail is safely back in Seattle's loving arms. The grail will be making a tour around Seattle over the next couple weeks and I'll be sure to post some pictures as to where it can be viewed. Most of these will be slightly cryptic in order to keep those Stumptown slurping, grail stealing, heathens confused. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ5yzj9KPjoapL4Qys32ye3EzwfgVaRz_WA5A8ueG2FI2u-YBQGGJ2WmMFEniiYMEGrDWEOWcWWy6bReEck99TA-n2H0zLv9YraSwq3yys9n-cV6k6ta71TwiNBYix8p4Sd8nkvv3Gg/s1600-h/IMG00249-20091011-1800.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392611246071687554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ5yzj9KPjoapL4Qys32ye3EzwfgVaRz_WA5A8ueG2FI2u-YBQGGJ2WmMFEniiYMEGrDWEOWcWWy6bReEck99TA-n2H0zLv9YraSwq3yys9n-cV6k6ta71TwiNBYix8p4Sd8nkvv3Gg/s400/IMG00249-20091011-1800.jpg" /></a> </div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.dmroth.com/xcross_09/crossphotos.html">Dave</a> got action from both days. And CX Magazine has a write up on both events...<a href="http://cxmagazine.com/seattles-mfg-4-sasquatches-unicorns">here</a> and <a href="http://cxmagazine.com/cross-crusade-storms-rainier-tonkin-williams-climb-victory">here</a>. </div></div></div></div></div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-52575616096044669142009-10-09T11:46:00.000-07:002009-10-09T14:55:40.846-07:00Cross ClashPortland this.<br />Portland that.<br />Yeah, so what if they're the most bike friendly city in the US.<br />So what if they had 1400 people show up to their first Cross Crusade.<br />Sure, you can get married in a donut shop.<br />And I guess they have the most microbreweries in the world.<br /><br />To me...this make it sound like the folks in the Rose City are getting soft. And the time is right for Seattle to flex it's muscle as the better Cross town in the PacNW.<br /><br />Seattle isn't flat. (we have to work up hills)<br />Seattle has a lower rate of unemployment. (we work)<br />Seattle has more than one delightfully mediocre Pro Team. (more working class heros)<br />We pump our own gas in Seattle. (we aren't lazy)<br />Rainier beer. (Nuff said)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mfgcyclocross.com/">MFG</a> has brought back the Grudge Cup. An all out battle Royal between Seattle and Portland. One town to rule the cross scene for a year.<br />Emerald City vs Rose City<br />Sasquatch (SEA) vs Unicorn (PDX). <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoTomAFruL5VCU5GGTxhlVlOLxSOGGdlU5erTEIhtc9QoJlRHjezr5nyatCsKNNt-8cGpEVJCP12Wg62mlpVVmEj1B-CPuYhAPKdkD_02AYrwhJ7pRpvuIcrbuQuOBNqbCqnkarQerw/s1600-h/Unicorn-Party_500x500.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb_xSYTVFhLNOxke9JP68c2oqvUI2TDsgh0hjBjo1WgKQ0K-NctdCIVtyHoFoiheQBGGl7MyThYhsVth40Yq9WF35_gZbsi5gRQYg3plu4XWdSu6lhubaUc2RhUVBZC3SjxgaPUFdvA/s1600-h/Uni-crush.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390674738749466690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb_xSYTVFhLNOxke9JP68c2oqvUI2TDsgh0hjBjo1WgKQ0K-NctdCIVtyHoFoiheQBGGl7MyThYhsVth40Yq9WF35_gZbsi5gRQYg3plu4XWdSu6lhubaUc2RhUVBZC3SjxgaPUFdvA/s400/Uni-crush.png" /></a>While Big Foot is a formidable foe for the Unicorn...my team has decided to adopt another character for this Battle. </div><div>A character that took on pure evil and won. (unless you've seen the Broadway Smash Wicked, then it's a whole nother story)</div><div>A sweet, innocent figure who just wants to bring the cup home to Emerald City.</div><div>And her outfit looks way better than trying to wear a fur tuxedo. <br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguh7687LCF-3L-xSHDuBD_KZMRdWHJSr54Ji-qwSTqEGdb_GZjW2_Ve9t9vEc_wp2tJAMvMHHFCHU-nRYh8_2DP3SLcXBPLnBH0otczDjifU_knKbc2lh6QuPnhG4VQekEGDgtZ7kuA/s1600-h/Unicorn-death.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 386px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390674732720311874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguh7687LCF-3L-xSHDuBD_KZMRdWHJSr54Ji-qwSTqEGdb_GZjW2_Ve9t9vEc_wp2tJAMvMHHFCHU-nRYh8_2DP3SLcXBPLnBH0otczDjifU_knKbc2lh6QuPnhG4VQekEGDgtZ7kuA/s400/Unicorn-death.jpg" /></a><br />Come on out Saturday...we'll have Jelly Beans (cause that's what I like to think a Unicorn would bleed), a pinata, maybe some <a href="http://www.schoonerexact.com/">beverages</a>, and we'll be slaying Unicorns all over the place. <br /><br /><div></div></div>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-20822945447674989692009-10-07T15:15:00.000-07:002009-10-07T15:29:40.432-07:00Have You Seen This?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKnULO0tMVHGDJ8G21dch7uJ-EgpUvcMG0mEXGA8oYeFBr0tkvWR_dDMFnHgjtp2FjpLYjGWxR3pvh5U6XMGXBKT1P79lZW4dHUvttS09zJmQbHKdd6oT1V-C5nMYgeNlpp5wE0oESg/s1600-h/SSCXWC+Poster+(Web-Full).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389987130596797186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKnULO0tMVHGDJ8G21dch7uJ-EgpUvcMG0mEXGA8oYeFBr0tkvWR_dDMFnHgjtp2FjpLYjGWxR3pvh5U6XMGXBKT1P79lZW4dHUvttS09zJmQbHKdd6oT1V-C5nMYgeNlpp5wE0oESg/s400/SSCXWC+Poster+(Web-Full).jpg" /></a> Or maybe you've heard that we're doing this...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOorNwJdH0C7nLg1d8n8QmbTHPDuJmVIbd-JdCOD9z-86KZpW-Uv6p9sjU96luPz83ARpjKmY_vEDFFVbSaLwATMaHcr0XvnDYN11JNWTwbeGIHYszaZ00W6jqPlrR77WkKIvlaYapw/s1600-h/SSCXWC-postcard-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389987137044404434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOorNwJdH0C7nLg1d8n8QmbTHPDuJmVIbd-JdCOD9z-86KZpW-Uv6p9sjU96luPz83ARpjKmY_vEDFFVbSaLwATMaHcr0XvnDYN11JNWTwbeGIHYszaZ00W6jqPlrR77WkKIvlaYapw/s400/SSCXWC-postcard-1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-w0f6OdjGN6ackiGr_94U7nvkae5H1xj-cyzAy8XIIoC-ssFIpmCR_AKbq5j825nk-2JDMpFdogl7kJ5I4P3oKql4VC7hm7xSvZq73VP4cyT1eVl3ONVLUVzLdmiU_ym2pqTh-o7p1g/s1600-h/SSCXWC-postcard-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389987150362314418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-w0f6OdjGN6ackiGr_94U7nvkae5H1xj-cyzAy8XIIoC-ssFIpmCR_AKbq5j825nk-2JDMpFdogl7kJ5I4P3oKql4VC7hm7xSvZq73VP4cyT1eVl3ONVLUVzLdmiU_ym2pqTh-o7p1g/s400/SSCXWC-postcard-2.jpg" /></a><br /><p>First...go register at <a href="http://sscxwc09.com/">SSCXWC09</a>. Hard to believe it's only 30 days away. I gotta get crack'n on my <a href="http://raleighcommutes.blogspot.com/2008/11/if-only-i-could-see-straight.html">Race Attire</a>!</p><p>Then...check back here for more information real soon on all this...</p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45213732278268908.post-90173216708749450632009-10-05T12:00:00.000-07:002009-10-05T13:39:01.669-07:00I sure don't remember a truck...<div align="left">but something definitely ran me over this past month. </div><div align="left"><br /> </div><div align="left">One stint as a teacher...those poor cross racers.<br />One Wedding. </div><div align="left">One long scavenger hunt.</div><div align="left">Three states. (actual States...not my mental well being)<br />One missed flight.<br />Three Cross races.<br />One SingleSpeedWorldChampionships.<br />Eleven total Hand Ups at those races...not including Bacon or Whiskey<br />Six "Mitch Morgans" (bacon + Bourbon shots)<br />One huge trade show.<br />Three evenings in Vegas I have a hard time remembering.<br />More than one opportunity missed.<br />Countless friends...some old, some new. </div><div align="left">One Benefit.<br />One Tired Sally at the end of it all...<br /><br />Here's a hazy photo bomb...<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHMgvYa3evcJRtzYZeypOmYHiqaDRjZ05ZlnGVL3FtHaFrGcHo9t0shTaq0V8xXIoGQe8-cp_-af3L6X2AfJUp8ekMc13sk0gA5uC53eOd_iLqFB5Ofo2f6qiQZBHnB9LxWmjdXY0vg/s1600-h/IMG_1630.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209979488725826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHMgvYa3evcJRtzYZeypOmYHiqaDRjZ05ZlnGVL3FtHaFrGcHo9t0shTaq0V8xXIoGQe8-cp_-af3L6X2AfJUp8ekMc13sk0gA5uC53eOd_iLqFB5Ofo2f6qiQZBHnB9LxWmjdXY0vg/s400/IMG_1630.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"></a><em>{Yeah, rinding in Telluride does not suck}</em><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209963792109522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-FTl36AdaHSHC2qB3gbQQX9iwQl9oZAdTHPLggFYlrM9W6xNt8Y0f7gJu8tAhloy5SouX9cqh0ENDBr6oR8lWUR39yTZmTEYy5cbGZ5NEmb1Myk9BMzqJPVkQ3jvLfrLxo8OCbgtzQ/s400/IMG_1645.JPG" /><em>{If you find yourself in this place...}</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM6hZXizFhMk9Ltjw_su0mHhNWa-RxCn20uuwpIy-5XUvtkRfGVo0ocqvNx6MCPadsp16joXBXWvEak-raHDkXZ76t0UgMdO7qq7Sr1eMnUQKPLUQs2ta_3USx64H2ShndM9QRcxAGw/s1600-h/IMG_1646.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209953546315650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpM6hZXizFhMk9Ltjw_su0mHhNWa-RxCn20uuwpIy-5XUvtkRfGVo0ocqvNx6MCPadsp16joXBXWvEak-raHDkXZ76t0UgMdO7qq7Sr1eMnUQKPLUQs2ta_3USx64H2ShndM9QRcxAGw/s400/IMG_1646.JPG" /></a> <em>{Drinking with the Real Mitch Morgan}</em><br /></p><p align="center"><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwImuFbVwDtp1aRS_9vzwWnevbTwlZuoq9HA_pKVDyGpW4ymZJ5Jb4Tz2jM0IWfcJEynG1Kd58p29Iy7hXhBmwvNvjWObOVGUl83v3O5WGSr6nk2np86c2ULh9Spz0uJOZtrLOMxUp7Q/s1600-h/IMG_1638.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209976441839058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwImuFbVwDtp1aRS_9vzwWnevbTwlZuoq9HA_pKVDyGpW4ymZJ5Jb4Tz2jM0IWfcJEynG1Kd58p29Iy7hXhBmwvNvjWObOVGUl83v3O5WGSr6nk2np86c2ULh9Spz0uJOZtrLOMxUp7Q/s400/IMG_1638.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><em>{You may find some of these on your table}</em><br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209945240231442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0wjnz2RU3mJFtUBoDycvdUle7qCj3Nl-hVbNdZu2W2hcR8bvMrlrbwcQ0wD0L-GJ6F1b8eHdkwB0-CKM_AIcKlsXeFcHAF03UHWNt4kvm_EN7bGHXL0di96T662NfNTVFmvpBqSvkA/s400/IMG_1648.JPG" /> <p align="center"> <em>{And doing this shortly afterwards....uff}</em><br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJfJv7eHuEVjLL-2SJlwQ7rUydBdIRq0O6Mm1xG70NV2N0JK4yZ5oVVkeDJMhMjrbGaksbtcxDwtKHKZ4Bs4wx9Pbi1fsEkjXHnHobVnifD1c22FClAeCXDIIB4_6sxItIZIaPZLJdw/s1600-h/IMG_1683.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209482887485682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJfJv7eHuEVjLL-2SJlwQ7rUydBdIRq0O6Mm1xG70NV2N0JK4yZ5oVVkeDJMhMjrbGaksbtcxDwtKHKZ4Bs4wx9Pbi1fsEkjXHnHobVnifD1c22FClAeCXDIIB4_6sxItIZIaPZLJdw/s400/IMG_1683.JPG" /> </a><em>{If you look closely...you can see the Coors can mountains}</em><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UUNUqzfpjzK6Xb84Jf_A7c0tgTxzezd4LwCAVzRElLstxYXQ1rD2-2H3wMqf_u32MSx0FOEjNhy80Ee0sCyFMAqpvILc6e9T8FGlujM2RS8FTAPsciLGUrJOStaGh_b7HBwmLsnN4Q/s1600-h/IMG_1721.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209478590631954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UUNUqzfpjzK6Xb84Jf_A7c0tgTxzezd4LwCAVzRElLstxYXQ1rD2-2H3wMqf_u32MSx0FOEjNhy80Ee0sCyFMAqpvILc6e9T8FGlujM2RS8FTAPsciLGUrJOStaGh_b7HBwmLsnN4Q/s400/IMG_1721.JPG" /></a> <em>{H-Ball agreed to a One Time SSWC sponsorship from me...sort of}</em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8iIGMbMgtGolUN3ZUYJUFBV7OXaEurAhxolPYGU8O0AktGxu-HaO1PND8znNr-cKIwWFapNPiaEu_pC5HcmQ3UMffOyowxW8QcuiieLyN4Ex0R9t_wRqz1eoyIiNBOFd_haWpXRpZg/s1600-h/ttowncrew.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209460575370722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8iIGMbMgtGolUN3ZUYJUFBV7OXaEurAhxolPYGU8O0AktGxu-HaO1PND8znNr-cKIwWFapNPiaEu_pC5HcmQ3UMffOyowxW8QcuiieLyN4Ex0R9t_wRqz1eoyIiNBOFd_haWpXRpZg/s400/ttowncrew.jpg" /></a> <em>{SSWC cast of over 1000 characters}</em></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAm8asIS8h9ZxUre5FjXUvHOlS6uI5TXYudgOpddjFU_ZCK_KuYFXsMYEf1MbMY9Zr4VJL9BaVx80OP-NZL5p7Q4gKzGraVwhgl0YZC5xhTrVP9wimXeatKoae4jFshqf6pjPtXSdIoA/s1600-h/hikeabike.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 132px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209467520749938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAm8asIS8h9ZxUre5FjXUvHOlS6uI5TXYudgOpddjFU_ZCK_KuYFXsMYEf1MbMY9Zr4VJL9BaVx80OP-NZL5p7Q4gKzGraVwhgl0YZC5xhTrVP9wimXeatKoae4jFshqf6pjPtXSdIoA/s400/hikeabike.jpg" /></a> <em>{While "racing" the hike-a-bike, hydration was key}</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdzZ6XgL5CDnZJn1fXwGjsIJdBeFnJ8527nDxyEJ1jy8lsxTD7DgZlR60xvOmbvWKqlg1sCJoyW9LGvYkXhVeOM2BfGAKMCwfYvCa5Qwqgk0sPcsK7f4FWQLO3I9Lr_LzJFjgRgfneA/s1600-h/IMG_1761.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389209455797728738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdzZ6XgL5CDnZJn1fXwGjsIJdBeFnJ8527nDxyEJ1jy8lsxTD7DgZlR60xvOmbvWKqlg1sCJoyW9LGvYkXhVeOM2BfGAKMCwfYvCa5Qwqgk0sPcsK7f4FWQLO3I9Lr_LzJFjgRgfneA/s400/IMG_1761.JPG" /></a> <em>{Like I said...hydrating is KEY!}</em><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvC_5AjlNpdGkHkUQJ-BIBYC_8n6Hk3XW0Cwyd1kbwW3CXHX4xPPuZELeEM492ImjWLZ6TeNYPG5M8tz2FI5S-oYnDn1MSBKDL-BqoyeNhZxEl9_icMsB_dZlxYrCp20GXJ0LQcRgSsw/s1600-h/IMG_1767.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389208989958910098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvC_5AjlNpdGkHkUQJ-BIBYC_8n6Hk3XW0Cwyd1kbwW3CXHX4xPPuZELeEM492ImjWLZ6TeNYPG5M8tz2FI5S-oYnDn1MSBKDL-BqoyeNhZxEl9_icMsB_dZlxYrCp20GXJ0LQcRgSsw/s400/IMG_1767.JPG" /></a> <em>{Gratuitous shot of the SS WC}</em><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389208978344857506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTR3iHWbLbOmmQvO0HCqrHpnhV7A8NgM2QVPCM0qaKveu0YqBvsTmYctbCjZVX0Nv05vrgVU8f1fEWwLr9M8Ke-qF-wjwJFlaNW3ua2lZGWKsgN8Mo1UGAUmsHJRqn6-J1pOCygFCvw/s400/IMG_1772.JPG" /> <p align="center"><em>{A blurry 12 hours later I was setting these things up for Dirt Demo}</em><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsmx8pw19Awapbg6ggEwlOsF2v70B8TWD9we7SNqbmu1WDnGySK4lQe05N1SAsU4TABeVS0E92pFzDsNSLcTjL60zbsfdcGkt0NwfXBelIIWXmNCj7MJlp9IXTi8uIyYbmyaLK8sBmA/s1600-h/IMG_1774.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389208970832911394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsmx8pw19Awapbg6ggEwlOsF2v70B8TWD9we7SNqbmu1WDnGySK4lQe05N1SAsU4TABeVS0E92pFzDsNSLcTjL60zbsfdcGkt0NwfXBelIIWXmNCj7MJlp9IXTi8uIyYbmyaLK8sBmA/s400/IMG_1774.JPG" /></a> <em>{Right in front of 'those guys'}</em> <p align="center"><br /><em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwTAN0dnswQwtSX0rIzLJAps9wKNm8LJN-TeHgoh8bdBaqmymphPHhlym9kTC8ck4vnMdw0R-cDDzjupOVq40eCflXaw0YUYx5llgwfiJ5M-TmxsBbzO9IV-xfU9stHkr1uPqRMQCdQ/s1600-h/eye+on+the+prize.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389215072556412194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwTAN0dnswQwtSX0rIzLJAps9wKNm8LJN-TeHgoh8bdBaqmymphPHhlym9kTC8ck4vnMdw0R-cDDzjupOVq40eCflXaw0YUYx5llgwfiJ5M-TmxsBbzO9IV-xfU9stHkr1uPqRMQCdQ/s400/eye+on+the+prize.jpg" /></a> <em>{There was a race in Vegas...and I kept my Eye on the Prize}</em><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tdJew8-etyKjd6S7tX1zYstZznDrCWo_njKMM8EUxrZYNwmqaabDh0lWUdVLhziLDY-NJfwMUD1VtoBgHb4tyegHlpoxVTwLVfYWwm0UKH5NGBQepox5H7dkPdj0i7oO6s1NteFgyA/s1600-h/reward.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389215065906353538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tdJew8-etyKjd6S7tX1zYstZznDrCWo_njKMM8EUxrZYNwmqaabDh0lWUdVLhziLDY-NJfwMUD1VtoBgHb4tyegHlpoxVTwLVfYWwm0UKH5NGBQepox5H7dkPdj0i7oO6s1NteFgyA/s400/reward.jpg" /></a> <em>{I got DQ'd from SSCXWC but not here?! Really?!}</em><br /><br /><p></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25l48JcVG_oCTpUAHtOf4cL7mED0REeU2Px00ySe9NaJhvdfPE9YNTYJwr6tCwvVoViOCw9Ys1qGkiFRvBmezyy0opIjaVFKlMvQYqSHTniuVvP08QhZEoPcQRVX87ERb5b69sASj_w/s1600-h/IMG_1792.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389208961172411554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25l48JcVG_oCTpUAHtOf4cL7mED0REeU2Px00ySe9NaJhvdfPE9YNTYJwr6tCwvVoViOCw9Ys1qGkiFRvBmezyy0opIjaVFKlMvQYqSHTniuVvP08QhZEoPcQRVX87ERb5b69sASj_w/s400/IMG_1792.JPG" /></a> <em>{Of course it wasn't all work...add this helmet...}</em> </p><p align="center"><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2y88XY8EW3qLuChpHEvx95dJ9m2MYyzwT0GI6zm4zXmIZv5P8ZGfMXDi9mq-_lG1v8oPksGXqP1Vk7_zfMfsTkdk0RzsHUDQRTnC2g9PBB9xY22yoarkhFsY8CMqootxnAeN2yytnw/s1600-h/IMG_1799.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389208958937244626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2y88XY8EW3qLuChpHEvx95dJ9m2MYyzwT0GI6zm4zXmIZv5P8ZGfMXDi9mq-_lG1v8oPksGXqP1Vk7_zfMfsTkdk0RzsHUDQRTnC2g9PBB9xY22yoarkhFsY8CMqootxnAeN2yytnw/s400/IMG_1799.JPG" /></a> <em>{a sweet pool party where the crew I was with were the only ones getting wet}</em></div><em></em><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389207880766382530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGEL6nvhFhBDEOmjfChRZdfUz80Ip8DIMF7bXLIv2odtmj4Lvaq_p41Xcq1jiwMTtiAcq_3u50sBJwDqq8Q5RUjki6tqKExlXoEzxdsjevJ8lkPSpkcOjc5X5RhdG8bqjgTU_tQ7OFg/s400/IMG_1812.JPG" /> <p align="center"> <em>{Even when we weren't in the pool...we were looking to get some...}</em><br /><br /></p><p align="center"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389207872388548386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xoM4A11Zq5Vb0tFgKwJ1XBnk7vHrjAY9oMEtFNltD2hy1yStBjXKY9ucll1blUhdpMPGxytNTDLeNQNmjt-Pwco_ltd0YRAPa_p5O6GolRpBTW_TMED5N3G7EMEKsvV-iO0hIsWt1Q/s400/IMG_1837.JPG" /> <p align="center"> <em>{InterBike Ended...and we got to let our hair down...}</em><br /><br /></p><p align="center"></p><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NXwFhmpDLXatpDiyCM6EEqDXXIg8gtUWYgGCBbeG2xY8_E63LO1DngtZizgvRuWAoyfHQcCeWrlqxIpWgMtsXv84netQ1YDt1DliTwGfFfB2tGr-nTBlShN9f5rpResMrUWSkaJ1tA/s1600-h/IMG_1853.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389207866546570562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NXwFhmpDLXatpDiyCM6EEqDXXIg8gtUWYgGCBbeG2xY8_E63LO1DngtZizgvRuWAoyfHQcCeWrlqxIpWgMtsXv84netQ1YDt1DliTwGfFfB2tGr-nTBlShN9f5rpResMrUWSkaJ1tA/s400/IMG_1853.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"></a><em>{Well...those of us with hair could...}</em><br /><br /></p><p align="center"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389207858632161922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwIt5LDh3y_4whD_F1o5-6Xu1nRNJjqPBxPKGgz-vsbPdviOsWeIhzpV3eo-VbX0NastUJ-8RGekXfoBkEyeLGr9kJX0TFu-5vKPYm-F-E7NfNKudBwZVZDuTK-viGf9kwJ0OTMAW6Q/s400/IMG_1847.JPG" /> <p align="center"> <em>{While others in our VIP area were politely asked to leave...}</em><br /><br /></p><p align="center"></p><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIAZA1U8L1_f1Tk00TowYMGA8g72zLsVu2AvBhRXgLLnjj18wCV_LdkGGAn4fuMQ3Ytgw5C3ojR91oti7Hm16_FIz-qkDMy2HYDNccwwDHiWHzhxETSsPAlkfeaze7Al0tJbhBS0tow/s1600-h/IMG_1863.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389207851142668994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIAZA1U8L1_f1Tk00TowYMGA8g72zLsVu2AvBhRXgLLnjj18wCV_LdkGGAn4fuMQ3Ytgw5C3ojR91oti7Hm16_FIz-qkDMy2HYDNccwwDHiWHzhxETSsPAlkfeaze7Al0tJbhBS0tow/s400/IMG_1863.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"></a><em>{But some Hi-5s and we were all good...}</em></p><br />Now that everyone is up to speed...I can get back to doing whatever it is I normally do here. <br /><p align="center"></p>BF kemyooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518316000445907924noreply@blogger.com3