Sunday, December 16, 2007

WINTER STORM 2007


IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN THE CLEAR FOR NOW. ABOUT 8 INCHES ON THE GROUND WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING UP TO A FOOT IT LOOKS LIKE THE RIDING IS ON HOLD FOR NOW. TIME TO GET OUT THE SKIS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE FISCHER RCS CARBON LITES THAT I BOUGHT LAST YEAR (BUT NEVER USED AS THE TRAILS QUICKLY TURNED TO SHIT) WILL BE BUSTED OUT TOMORROW. WHILE SNOWBLOWING THE DRIVEWAY I WONDERED HOW MANY MILES THE HERMITMAN WAS LOGGING TODAY....

Sunday, December 9, 2007

THE TWO MONTH COLD

WELL IT IS OFFICIAL, AS USUAL BY THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER I HAVE MY FIRST SERIOUS COLD THAT WILL MOST LIKELY LAST UNTIL APRIL. COUGHING, HACKING, PHLEGM THE WHOLE DEAL...GREAT. THIS DIDN'T HOWEVER STOP ME FROM RIDING THIS WEEKEND. COUPLE OF RANDOM THOUGHTS....

1. PONTIAC LAKE IS DIALED RIGHT NOW. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME ICE ON THE ROAD LEADING TO THE TRAILHEAD TRACTION IS AWESOME AND YOU CAN EVEN STAND AND HAMMER UP THE HILLS.

2. THE DEAD DEER THAT WAS LAYING BY THE SIDE OF THE TRAIL WAS BEING REMOVED THIS MORNING BY MARK THE TRAIL COORDINATOR. THANKS MARK... I DIDN'T MIND CUTTING DOWN TREES BUT I WOULD HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE AT GUTTING BAMBI.

3. THE WIND ISN'T SO BAD IN THE WOODS.

4. MY FEET ARE STILL COLD

5. ON A SIDE NOTE NOT RELATED TO CYCLING. THE LIONS SUCK...AND I'M PISSED OFF THAT ONE OF MY FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAMS HAS BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE PLAYOFFS. I ENDED UP SCORING THE SECOND HIGHEST POINTS FOR THE WEEK BUT OF COURSE THE ASSCLOWN I'M PLAYING HAD TOM BRADY AND RANDY MOSS...NEEDLESS TO SAY HE SCORED THE MOST POINTS THIS WEEK. OH WELL THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR. IT JUST KINDA SUCKS WHEN YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING ON YOUR 75 DOLLAR LEAGUE ENTRY FEE...