31 Aug
August is OVER!
Woohoo!
I survived it. It's over, it's gone. Bring on the cooler weather and the night rides! 3 weeks till autumn!
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Archive for August, 2006
31 Aug
Good paths…
… make good neigbors.
Today was kinda cool because I stayed out for some extra miles after the ride home from work. It was windy and damp and threatening rain, so I stuck to the bike path around town. I had called Cindy and new she was headed out for a run, so I went looking for her. When I caught up I just soft-pedaled along for awhile and we tried to chat a bit. Though I think I was getting in the way of her progress.
30 Aug
Final Full Ramble
Today's Ramble marked a change of seasons:
- It was the final full length 38 mile Ramble.
- It marks the end of August and Fred's rides change to 6:00 on Friday.
- It was the last time until March that I'll make it home without a headlight.
28 Aug
No Radar Love
Just more proof that mother nature really doesn't give a crap about humans, or their supposed technology. I woke up very late today, even later than normal, since I was up working until 5AM and didn't go to sleep until nearly 6. Being a night-owl is one thing, but I'm guessing even owls are smart enough to go to bed before dawn.
27 Aug
“Get over yourself”
Those were the instructions I received through a comment on my last entry. “Get over yourself.”
I was told that there are people who are a lot worse off than me. I was told to visit a website that is one company’s tribute to it’s employees who were victims of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Hmm…
I deleted that comment, as I have deleted comments from the same person before. Mean comments. Bitter comments. Nonconstructive comments. Irrelevant comments. Comments that miss the point entirely.
I have not dignified those comments with a response in the past, other than to filter them as spam. But today I think I will.
25 Aug
Sorry guys
Guess I need one of these 
I could barely ride up Jay's Climb and there's nothing physically wrong with me. Is it a bad sign when your thoughts while riding are so negative that you just have a constant urge to cry in frustration? 
I've been dealing with this long enough to know:
25 Aug
“End of the Season”
I have been hearing a lot of talk about the season being 'over'. Time to relax, have fun, rides are slowing down, etc. Heck… even the Performance Bike emails that I get (now daily) have titles like:
24 Aug
Riding it out… take 2
[OK... that was poorly written, so here's a 2nd attempt at it]
So lately I have written some fairly whiny blog entries, and I have also been whining a bit out loud to friends who are willing enough to listen.
23 Aug
Riding mad
I guess sometimes being in a bad mood yields good results.
I felt like shit today, couldn't get out of bed, walked around work distracted and in a fog, and left for Process not really wanting to ride at all. I didn't really have anything good to say, so tried to keep my mouth shut. But this is my forum, and I don't have to keep it shut here. Mostly negative stuff today, so read on only if you must.
22 Aug
6500
The commute today wasn't really noteworthy, except that it put me just a hair over 6500 for the year. Yippee. 
21 Aug
Cornering
I learned a little bit this evening while looking for information about pacelines. I found a very good article about descending – which is primarily about cornering while descending. Makes sense – descending in a straight line really only requires gravity, not talent.
21 Aug
When worlds collide
Today was a little frustrating, but mostly educational and yet another lesson in the dynamics of our ride.
I am referring in particular to how different groups ride a pace line. There are basically two ways to work through a rotation, depending on rider skill and the goal and size of the group.
