just tuesday deanna and i were out in the glorious weather, doing a little crit practice and enjoying the day.
now look at what we have here.
it's cold. it's dreary.
grrrrr.
anyway, the trashman just picked up the nasty yard carnage that has been there since late fall. the beautiful mrs k went out into the back yard and gathered it all up into 7 bags. way to go, honey! hopefully, that will keep the neighbors from calling the county on us. that was only sort of a joke.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 09, 2009
more mountain biking
after the showers yesterday, i thought for sure that the trails would be unusable for a while. however, as john 'let's ride' lynch and i found out, lost valley was primo.
more than a year ago, i built up this cool carbon orbea mtn bike for john. today was it's maiden voyage. it's sad, i know, but at least we finally give it a workout. i took it easy on him since he was busy playing mary lou retton before hand.
the gorc people must have pulled some all-nighters out at lv, because the trail conditions have never been better. much of the loose garbage that makes some of the technical sections unpleasant is simply gone. and the rain? maybe it rained out at lost valley, maybe it didn't. there was so little water that one could guess that it was merely the freeze/thaw cycle.
it did rain tonight, however, and i doubt that lv avoided it. i'm betting, though, that the place will be in good condition in just a few days if there is no more rain.
more than a year ago, i built up this cool carbon orbea mtn bike for john. today was it's maiden voyage. it's sad, i know, but at least we finally give it a workout. i took it easy on him since he was busy playing mary lou retton before hand.
the gorc people must have pulled some all-nighters out at lv, because the trail conditions have never been better. much of the loose garbage that makes some of the technical sections unpleasant is simply gone. and the rain? maybe it rained out at lost valley, maybe it didn't. there was so little water that one could guess that it was merely the freeze/thaw cycle.
it did rain tonight, however, and i doubt that lv avoided it. i'm betting, though, that the place will be in good condition in just a few days if there is no more rain.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
king of the hill
why lay on the carpet when you could lay on a queen sized bed? better yet, why lay on a queen sized bed when you could lay on a comforter on top of a queen sized bed? best yet, why not lay on top of a pile of warm clean clothes on top of a comforter on top of a queen sized bed?ah, this is the life for a dog.
our weekend
hmmm. i wonder who had the camera this morning?even though things are really different around here, the weekend was no less chaotic than normal. we had a lot of projects to do around the house (i.e., cleaning) and began to run into the deadline for finding a babysitter for eli. it's always hard for us to plan things on the weekends, and it's always complicated by the babysitter factor.
some of our dearest friends had invited us out to dinner last night, and we finally had to drop the little guy off with grandma, who herself was attending a function. if it wasn't for friends and family, i don't know what we would do.
after not much alcohol and a great time, we didn't get into bed until 1am. couple that to daylight savings time, and you have the recipe for this morning's mad dash to church. i was very glad to have gone today, as whenever my life seems to take a turn, there is a sermon awaiting that has full relevance to the situation.
crispy kreme's were our reward for being tired and crabby. then the beautiful mrs k spent the rest of the day cleaning the house and i spent the rest of the day working on bike projects for friends. i did get out on the homegrown for 45 minutes or so. lucky for me the wind died down quite a bit by dusk.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
riding synopsis
thursday i got together with john 'let's ride' lynch and aron rauls. we did some familiar wildwood/west county roads, but somehow we put together every hill in the region. we even did the scenic loop at greensfelder as a 'bonus'. it was incredible to be able to ride with other people! it's so rare for me. we did 50 miles and i was tired. at least john made me a killer smoothie when we finished to ease the pain.
friady i hooked up with the masher and mr. ott to do 100 miles. well, that's what we said we were going to do, but it just didn't work out. i had time commitments and just couldn't swing it. as it was, we did 65 miles on the monster hills of jefferson county. i have never seen some of this stuff. it was a masher special, too, as he just found them on google earth and figured they'd be fun roads. fun? debatable, but the hills were legendary. i'm sure guys like klages and the sprogoe brothers know these things like the backs of their wrinkled, tan hands. miller road? wtf?? tower road? wtf x 2??? awesome, awesome stuff. all said and done, it was 65 miles, about 4 hours of ride time, and just under 5000 feet of climbing.
i need to ride with folks like this more often. unemployed or not!
today i just had to hit the trails. of course, it was a last minute decision to do so after the beautiful mrs k did her saturday morning ride. i decided on chubb because, well, because. i thought there might be some soft ground, but i was wrong. it was dry and grippy, despite being very gravelly. there were quite a few hikers and a few bikers, but chubb is never anything like castlewood.
good times!
friady i hooked up with the masher and mr. ott to do 100 miles. well, that's what we said we were going to do, but it just didn't work out. i had time commitments and just couldn't swing it. as it was, we did 65 miles on the monster hills of jefferson county. i have never seen some of this stuff. it was a masher special, too, as he just found them on google earth and figured they'd be fun roads. fun? debatable, but the hills were legendary. i'm sure guys like klages and the sprogoe brothers know these things like the backs of their wrinkled, tan hands. miller road? wtf?? tower road? wtf x 2??? awesome, awesome stuff. all said and done, it was 65 miles, about 4 hours of ride time, and just under 5000 feet of climbing.
i need to ride with folks like this more often. unemployed or not!
today i just had to hit the trails. of course, it was a last minute decision to do so after the beautiful mrs k did her saturday morning ride. i decided on chubb because, well, because. i thought there might be some soft ground, but i was wrong. it was dry and grippy, despite being very gravelly. there were quite a few hikers and a few bikers, but chubb is never anything like castlewood.
good times!
Friday, March 06, 2009
listings on ebay
i'm forever listing stuff on EBAY.
it gets boring after a while, so sometimes i attempt humor in the listings. mostly it backfires, and i get tons of questions from around the world.
"what did you mean by better than your grandma's chilli?"
"i've never heard of stiff sprint-tastic handlebars, vas is das?"
"what do you mean by hefty?"
sometimes, it's just best to give a boring description and call it a day.
it gets boring after a while, so sometimes i attempt humor in the listings. mostly it backfires, and i get tons of questions from around the world.
"what did you mean by better than your grandma's chilli?"
"i've never heard of stiff sprint-tastic handlebars, vas is das?"
"what do you mean by hefty?"
sometimes, it's just best to give a boring description and call it a day.
budget chop job
since we're not made of money these days, i gave rosco a hair cut. i've done it before, so i was not surprised at all by the stellar results. i should be in dog grooming. anyway, i'm sure it was much appreciated on this hot day. the clump of hair that is left over after trimming this dog is simply enormous.Thursday, March 05, 2009
take a picture!
with some quality photo shopping, i can post this picture. eli insisted that i take a photo of him in the tub. he's starting to get excited about seeing his face on the blog. ok, big guy. here you go. and i'm going to show your friends when your 18.Wednesday, March 04, 2009
at least someone can get some sleep around here
a big ol' pile of comforter is a great place for a little dog to take a snooze. right now, i'd like to crawl up next to him and sleep until july or so.Tuesday, March 03, 2009
county police jerseys
so, i find myself with an armful of cool "i support county police" jerseys. get yourself one and watch the extra respect you get on the road!
contact me or get 'em on EBAY
cool stuff!
photography surprise
another surprise on the camera tonight. it took a minute to decide what this was, but it appears to be photo of a web page. always a treat to pick up the camera...you never know what you're going to find!all things change
the beautiful mrs k and i no longer work at ghisallo. life is one big question mark, isn't it?
Sunday, March 01, 2009
hanna does twister
hanna got a new twister game for christmas, and it was time to break it out. of course, eli had to show her how to play.
with tyson calling the moves, it was not long before much buffoonery ensued. she's lucky she didn't pull a hammy on this one.
a look of surprise means that there is no way THAT let is going all the way over THERE!
the pain of a well played game of twister is evident on hanna's face. no pain, no gain, honey!
and for some reason, the excitement of the game overwhelmed tyson later when he violently thrust himself upon a pile of innocent toys. twister envy can be a dangerous affliction.
and this is just downright creepy.chubb trail revisited
after hiking with the family on saturday, i couldn't resist a cold sunny morning to revisit the chubb on sunday morning. of course, i got a late start.
the trail was still firm and fast when i arrived. i got carried away and soon found myself gasping for air. chubb always does that to me. it seems to encourage me to go overboard. "see these rocks kid? betcha can't climb them FAST. see this downhill? i dare you not to use your brakes!" but it was worth it. i was loving the sun until it began to thaw the soil. the blackening dirt is the signal to high tail it out of there. chubb is no place to be when it thaws.
i only saw one other cyclist out there, none other than rich pierce. we were always going in opposite directions in tricky areas so all we did was shout greetings and continue on our own paths of chubb destruction. a few hikers, but other than that it was almost as lonely as our saturday hike.
the trail was still firm and fast when i arrived. i got carried away and soon found myself gasping for air. chubb always does that to me. it seems to encourage me to go overboard. "see these rocks kid? betcha can't climb them FAST. see this downhill? i dare you not to use your brakes!" but it was worth it. i was loving the sun until it began to thaw the soil. the blackening dirt is the signal to high tail it out of there. chubb is no place to be when it thaws.
i only saw one other cyclist out there, none other than rich pierce. we were always going in opposite directions in tricky areas so all we did was shout greetings and continue on our own paths of chubb destruction. a few hikers, but other than that it was almost as lonely as our saturday hike.
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