I’ve been trying to keep up with my emails and related “not law school” related activities and communications. And, I’ve apparently failed miserably. That said, I’m going to dump a couple of real beauties on ya’ll.
From: ben
Subject: caption this…
portland cross race this weekend.

Keeping it real. Kid is bringing the big wood [...]

OK, haven’t been around here for awhile. Quick recap first before I get to the things that are bugging me (and yes, they’re about bike racing, this time):
1. I got laid off from my job back in February.
2. I thought about going to law school.
3. I got a new job in Washington DC (the Redskins [...]

Yeah, anger is a healthy thing.
From: pfr
maybe you have seen this before maybe not either way it is still pretty sweet

I don’t believe I’ve seen this one before. But, damn if I don’t understand just what he’s saying.

It’s not often we do this, but damn if something doesn’t need to be said. These girls are way to thin. This is downright spooky. Sure, we used to, ahem, celebrate the female form on these pages a bit differently… But that does not mean that we ever supported eating disorders [...]

Not to make light of anything said here in the past day or two, but goddammit if this whole VDB thing isn’t just bugging the shit out of me. It’s been the elephant in the room of my cycling spectatorship since Pantani gave up.  It really bothers me that we put so much emphasis on [...]

I sit here a few hours away from getting on the highway to go build some bicycles for the Americans. I’m back in the Circle Mine again and happy to be. I’ve somehow always been able to count on bikes pretty much being the same, me still having all my fingers, and the pay being [...]

I’ll have to start remembering the actual cross streets for these fun little stories I’ve been dutifully transcribing upon these vaulted pages. This morning I saw a guy at another bus stop (this being different than the previous two) on the south side of Thomas, near about 32nd Street, with a 22 ounce can [...]

Saw a kid at Bell & Scottsdale sitting at a bus stop in white face paint. Like, full on thick heavy face paint. There was a fair bit of black around his eyes. It was a like a mask. He was looking down and I was going forty, so [...]

Ah shit, it’s the weekend. I got nothing to show for it. I’ll be putting in the hours (again) down at the library. That’s pretty much where I live now. At one time, it was the saddle. Not it’s the cubicle. The constant between both? A clear and [...]

I used to write stories about riding bicycles. About training, traveling & racing. About my friends that were faster than me. About sleeping on sofas and drinking coffee. About lycra and tan lines. Now I just write about sitting on my ass and driving around Phoenix, Arizona in my “experienced” [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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’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 [...]

Things are crawling to a slow stop around here it seems. Gnome, Snake Hawk and myself are all beginning our fall semesters this week. We’re a bit old to be students, don’t ya think? Nah. Life time learners, one and all.
Speaking for myself, I’ll post when I can. [...]

We watched the movie Coraline the other weekend about five times. Hey, I’ve got a three year old and she’s really into repetive viewing. Go figure. Anyway, the character Other Mother was one spooky lady! My daughter did not like her. Not one bit. Hell, none of [...]

My hometown newspaper, The Intelligencer, ran a full page advertisement (image here) paid for by one Joe Gallagher. He paid good money to put up information he had received via email. Without fact checking it. The paper took his money and ran his ad. Without fact checking it.
Yeah. People are a [...]

So, I’m down at the barber shop waiting to get my hair cut. I pick up one of the various magazines placed in rows on a table, something to page through mindlessly as I await my turn in the chair. One on sports, another on guns, a third on cars… I’ll go with [...]

… if you are a racist, you are probably a Republican.

I must include a hat tip to Scarborough on his prompt, clear and unequivocal condemnation of Audra Shay. He did say the Party should “relieve her of her responsibilities” at once. I’m glad he’s not too far gone to see that.
Here [...]