recently the wife and i went to austin to share in the ever so pleasant nuptials of two friends. this is us (mostly me) on the plane at 430am:

when you take the red eye you get there early. then you should start drinking. the breakfast (maybe it was a lunch) place [...]

I just got done being sick last week, even missed a day of work on Tuesday. Opted for the “full day in bed” plan – and it worked out swimmingly. Everything was groovy till my sister came through this weekend with her two kids. One had a fever of 102, the other [...]

It’s really nice out. Friday I actually got my fat ass out on my Karate Monkey for a ride, and it was glorious. The snow that was dumping on us on wed. was already gone. The sun was out and it was hovering at around 10 c. 
Funny story…I ride the same route most days; it [...]

Sunday Afternoon
We were laying in the warm
green grass of our backyard.
Sort of shaped like a right angle.
My hand holding hers gently
between our shoulders.
Both our elbows crooked and my fingers
brushing her hand, barely.
Her softness I could smell.
“What do you want for dinner?”
She casually asked.
“I’ve never loved you more.”
I quietly whispered
towards her ear.

Advice is worth what you pay for it
When I
was in high school
a kid I knew
wore a Joy Division shirt.
I had never
heard the band
but decided
I didn’t like their music
because someone
I knew
who’s opinion I somehow trusted
who liked the same music I did
said they were no good.
So I didn’t listen to them.
For [...]

I’m walking to work the other morning, I’m late, the sickness is just kicking in. Going back to bed seems like an excellent idea. At least it’s sunny.
On the other side of the street I see this dude in a black sweatshirt leaning over his bike and digging through a cardboard box. [...]

the valley grew dark
suddenly, as big jonny
went back to the fridge.

Since Juan Grande is a sick man (did anyone ever doubt it) somebody needs to step up around here. Damn. Looks like you’re left with me.
So last weekend we learned how they say Stallion in Switzerland: Cancellara. That man won it old-timey style.
I was a proponent, for awhile, of dirty racing – i [...]

I’ve got little else to share at the moment being sick and all. Big Gay Randy asked me how I’m always sick; I told him I got a kid in day care. Shit happens.
More on that bum later.
Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Brooklyn Zoo

Hey, okay. This is where it starts for me, my foray into the gang of cruel hustlers. I’ve got my shirt off, bitches. And the A/C is on. Where’s the continuity here? Soon you’ll learn, if you haven’t already, that I possess continuity in ever-waning amounts. Detritus of a boozy past (and future) tend to [...]

This cow eats cash
We couldn’t figure out our phone bill.
long distance calls remained unclaimed every month.
No one would say, “That was mine.”
And just pay for it,
like a man
So one night
when we were all sitting around
arguing about how to pay the fucking phone bill,
I picked up the phone,
looked up one of the numbers that showed up [...]

The one: You haven’t touched a bike all week. You’ve been drinking like a fish. You’re coming in a bit heavy.
The two: My wife drives to work, so I get a ride with her telling myself, if she’s already going that way… The liver is evil and must be punished… [...]

Something to think about when you assert your right to ride.
Be safe out there.
—bp
(jonny needs to fix the embedded video shit. If I can do it half in the bag the morning after, he can get it right with cactus in his nuts.)

From: Martin
Subject: Save the Date – Bike to Work Week – Kick-Off Commuter Ride
Save the date! The wind is starting to blow, the really big snow banks are almost melted, spring is right around the corner and so is Flagstaff’s seventh annual Bike to Work Week.
Please plan to join us for the [...]

Anyone ever done a fixed gear crit race? Well RideClean is promoting one — downtown Phoenix right by the municipal court building, Dodge Theater, and City Hall. This is a legit race — we have full street closure and the benevolent smile of the police and local politicians. Don’t ask how [...]

An Irishman walks into a bar in Dublin, orders three pints of Guinness and sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more.
The bartender approaches and tells him, “You know, a pint goes [...]

I can’t believe the “re-name big gay randy” thing was back in 2001.
Man, we’re getting old.
It seems Randy is sick and tired of being called “big gay randy”. He wants a better nickname. I think he believes the “big gay” thing is driving potential dates away. I’m pretty sure that has absolutely [...]

Broken Social Scene – Fire Eye’d Boy