As I take some time away from cooking the ham (my sister is bring’n the turkey), peeling the sweet potatoes, setting the table and cleaning the glasses, I’d like to share some rambling thoughts. Today is Thankgiving. And, for me anyway, it is a day to spend with friends and famliy. To eat too much. [...]

Two French girls are riding their bikes home from school. It starts to get dark, and one of them notices that they’re in an unfamiliar neighborhood. “I’ve never come this way before,” she says nervously. “It’s the cobblestones,” her friend replies.

From: Hurl Books to Prepare Those Little Darlings for Real Life! Indeed.

I was going to post this as an update to my “What I drive past every day” piece from yesterday. But, it got long enough (and with a video embed) that I figured it was time to call ‘em up to the majors. Welcome to the Big Show. Don’t stare at the lights. And remember [...]

What I drive past every day Avalanche, Armada, Navigator. All Black. All sitting on twenties. There is even a Porsche in there somewhere. A black one, in a garage, on the right, with all the rest. The Hummer on the corner, it too is black. The houses on the left, all have white cars. A [...]

Yo, represent! From: DJB Jonny, here is one from the Test of Metal in Squamish British Columbia. Ride On!

I kinda slacked on getting this race report posted. When he says “last two Saturdays”, he’s talking about last month. It happens. Sue me. But remember, half of nothing is still nothing. From: Big Damage Hey Jonny How’s law school? We missed you these last two Saturdays. As I’m sure you recall, you were a [...]

And I type this wearing a Philly shirt while hiding in a study cubicle in the corner of the library. A tie? With the Bengals? You were favored by eight points!    1   2  3  4  T Philadelphia (5-4, 2-2 away)  0   3  7  3 13 Cincinnati (1-8, 1-3 home)  0 10  3  0 13 [...]

From: Brian Subject: Biker Down again – Only it took ~one year this time… In this case, the rider was the victim of a notorious bridge with a dated design here in Seattle. seattlepi.nwsource.com Excerpt below: Bicyclist injured in 2007 Ballard Bridge crash dies Father of three had been in constant pain, wife says By [...]

You had me at hello. From: lockwood Subject: Politics Out. Beer In. Hey there big jonny ! We want to let you know that we felt that the Politics Forum on the Dirt Rag message board was bringing everyone down. So we did away with that, and added a Forum dedicated to….BEER! We figure beer [...]

I’ve pretty much got the new Q-tip joint on endless loop on my headphones today. Q-Tip – Won’t Trade