Call it “pedal envy” if you must. I saw this image this morning and said, damn. I wish I was on a bike instead of playing desk jockey here in the library again.

I don’t know much of anything about the Flat Tops Wilderness Area other than it is in Colorado. Wilderness generally [...]

It does make one wonder…
From: Michael
Subject: Gert Steegmans to join Radio Shack
Hey J-
How goes it? Wisconsin is colder than shit! I think it’s fuck’n Nov. already, oh wait, that’s a few months off yet. ha ha..
Check this shit out.
cyclingnews.com/…steegmans-to-join-radioshack-next-season
Gert Steegmans signs with Radio Shack.
This is the part that gets my goat.
“Steegmans [...]

From: mike a.
Subject: Olympic champion arrested
not sure if you have seen this yet. Now you have to look out for cars and the cops, messed up
cyclingnews.com/news/olympic-champion-perez-arrested-while-training
the video:
youtube.com/watch?v=2W2RpjzRxWc&feature=player_embedded

I’ve gotten several emails on this one, and a few more forwarded over from homie gnomie. The gnomeno. That’s Mr. Gnome to you. I digress… It’s been a long week. And it’s only Wednesday.
From: deejaybee
Subject: Killed by Attorny General From DC…
Its crazy when people you elect to uphold the law seem [...]

I drive past a Big Brother Big Sister clothing donation box every day on the way over to drop my daughters off at daycare. Typical drop box, the kind we’ve all seen before – a big tin thing. This particular one is sitting in the pack parking lot of a stripmall.

Pretty [...]

I’ve been getting some motivational bullshit from a variety of sources. Now that there are a few, I figured it’s about time I post ‘em and get ‘em off my desk. Well, not really my desk. But you know what I mean.

This is my new sorta-mostly-favorite song of the moment. Catchy hook, but still 76% uncertain (coffee achiever – holla!). All sure to change by tomorrow mid-day. That shit is constantly in flux around here. Go figure.

How many vids can I pack into one lean post?
The answer, it seems, is [...]

From: EW
Hey Jonny,
Almost too unbelievable to be true, a cyclist was killed after hitting a deer out here in Ulster county.
Friggin shocking, Budd was a totally nice guy.
He’s the second person I’ve known to hit one.
Another friend Doug was literally tackled of his bike in the beginnings of a 120 mile ride we call [...]

Here it is:
It’s pretty dry and long but a report.
Leadville 100 MTB—-The hardest race I’ve ever done.
That’s right. August 15th, 2009 was my hardest longest day on the bike. I’ve done a lot of races from as far north as Montreal and as far south as Mexico City. I’ve raced everything from BMX to [...]

Oh hell.
From: Stevil
Subject: To youm it may concern
That’s right.. Sometimes I make up words like ‘youm’.
Some of you already know this, and some of you don’t but as of the beginning of August I have parted ways with everybody’s favorite little company Swobo. This also means that I have let [...]

OK, the 2009 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race is in the books and Jonny has been asking me to write a little report on the event. It is always interesting to read other people’s perspectives on things like this. Things like this are hard for everyone, it’s just a long day on [...]

So it’s midweek and I’m slammed. Go figure, I’m in friggin’ law school. Shit happens. One vid and a link dump coming at ya like a freight train. You can thank me later.

Link dump:
Blow dart attacks: news.aol.com
Get your wood on: renovobikes.com
Hottest chicks in the world: huffingtonpost.com
My casebook weighs [...]

This is my new favorite video of all time. There is so much shit going on in this one, I don’t even know where to start. The voice. The glasses. The muscle bound retardedness. The “baby blue” line. The “shaking that ass” line. The “can’t wait to watch [...]

Snake Hawk fired this one off to me last Sundway when both he and I were on the eve of returning to the university environs.
From: Snake Hawk
Here’s to your last day of summer, big kitchen. go get ‘em.

I am now known as “big kitchen”. More nicks than Shaquille O’Neal. Holla.

Library, again.
Within your bosom, I view
this confine of law

Yo, grape soda and a soundtrack by Big Daddy Kane? Forgetaboutit.

I have no idea what these kids are shouting about, but I like it just the same.
Happy Friday.

From sports.espn.go.com:
Former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge and agreed to a two-year prison term for accidentally shooting himself at a Manhattan nightclub.
Burress pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a lesser charge than he initially faced. Under a plea agreement, he agreed [...]

I’m sure you’ve all seen the photos of folks walking around with loaded firearms in Arizona. Yeah. When President Obama was in town. And, yes, right outside on the street. Guns & ammo, baby. Welcome to the Wild Wild West.
Activist Who Staged Gun Interview At Obama Event Was Prominent Defender [...]

I’ve heard a similar complaint from a few people this past week – Armstrong packed the race with worker bees while others went the lottery route and didn’t get in.
This is from the Velonews Mailbag:
Disappointed
Dear Editor,
Wow. I just read that the organizers of the Leadville 100 allowed three late entries so Lance can break [...]