Nothing Could be Finer

Nothing could be Finer than Springtime in the Carolinas, Oh and Riding with your kid!

took a break today from all the shiz that is going on w/ me lately, knew if i didn't get a ride in today... there's no telling when i'd be able to ride the next couple of weeks... What a beautiful day, and what a great ride... Thanks to my son giving up his Spring break online game play time to go ride with the old man.

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Thanks Little Buddy!

What's Playing: Earthbound Child - John Butler Trio

When It Rains, It Pours

What can i say? there is good luck, and there is bad luck, and here lately i've been blessed with the latter.

Missed yesterday's fundraiser group ride at Issaqueena, allergies and sinuses are kicking my ass. bigtime

Spring has sprung and is living in my nose. Over the weekend our 5 year old Maytag Fridge died

Yeah Dead... Of course spoiling everything in it... and of course it is exactly 1 month past the manufacturer's warranty (no shit).

i guess that's their way of keeping this fugger employed. Thanks Maytag, i will never buy one of your products again....ever! From the investigating i've done on the web a new compressor is roundabout $650. shit you can buy a new fridge for hundred or so more... F'n pisses me off!

Yesterday had a killer storm roll through town, had marble sized

Cool black sky, Rained Cats and Dogs. Luckily no trees fell on the House or Cars (that was a couple of years ago)

Then today went back to my favorite surgeon for the issues with my

Yep, you guessed it...April Fools day i get opened up again(#10) Win in 010. So when doing the paper work for scheduling the procedure, the nurse says "Oh there's a $500 Deductible, how would you like to pay for that?" I told her "Mr. Obama was paying for it..." she found no humor in that...

Today /tonight of all days getting my taxes done with our accountant...Yay... can't wait for that! nothing like an IRS gang rape! maybe my surgeon can repair the damages from that!

What's Playing: Stop Complaining - Lyrics Born

Bell Ringer

Yesterday was H's last JV Lacrosse game of the season. He ended getting his bell wrung. a kid twice his size plowed over him on the field. luckily he was ok , a little bruised and sore today.

congrats to both JV teams on the Win!

after the game H and I made our way over to the Camelot cinema for the

Banff Mountain Film Festival

thanks to Mahalia and the Halfmoon Outfitters for hosting this festival! If you've never been to one, you need to go to one! it's a collection of 8 to 10 movies most are 10 -14mins long... the coolest video (imo) was the backcountry skiing from the dvd Signatures... 70" of powder... man that was sweet!

some more footage

this was cool too.

even though it was fake

What's Playing: Skinny Love - Bon Iver

Feeling Gravity's Pull

In a funk here lately.... too much going a round me. feeling a little stretched at the moment... getting burnt out on the Advocacy things... Catchin' flak from the Mrs. Lovely about me juggling work / family /advocacy / chain saws/ money Tax problem / Healthcare Bills from the nine surgeries last & reoccurring butt issues and deductibles not met for 2010 / her and the mini me are getting the short end of my attention span

Where's my healthcare bailout?

They can't even run the Post Office and they want to manage healthcare? We're F'd!

Yeah i don't know if i want to do the downhill race anymore I hate saying it, because people start panicking ( i go through this stage every year... it's just a lot of fucking work and i'm tired of there be nothing in it for the people who bust there asses to pull it all off, just for a warm fuzzy feeling while handing the cash away to charity....Deep down inside... would it feel any different if i were making money of this Race? i know it wouldn't

got too many projects hanging in limbo waiting on others to act, others are waiting on me to get their projects into work. juggling multiple jobs has been a test for me for sure...

All this is minor and insignificant to what my mother inlaw is going through... she's started her breast cancer radiation doses. can't image having to go endure that. she 's a strong lady not doubt. much respect!

Saturday was Big H's Birthday, had a lacrosse match, and didn't even get to play...lost 11 -4 he was pretty upset about being left out, had to give my best father / son speech about doing the best you can, strive a little hard next time, go all out.. you'll get noticed.... just don't give up....

Thanks Chris, Bob and Molly for coming out!

Sunday made it up to Paris and help set up for a IMBA/SORBA membership Drive, setting up the tent in a pissing cool rain.... , spreading the IMBA SORBA singletrack gospel to all that would listen...

had a Good short little Ride up Fire tower>Kanuga Left to Lake>Left Round the Lake > Left Pipssewa>Right on Brissy but that time the rain had gone from a light piss to full blown shower on the climb out... Still was a good ride, was smiling the whole way... it feels so good to be back on the bike.

Monday night they had another JV game, this time it was a "must win game" oh, and here's the following list of players to show up in full gear; others to be there for support. They lost again. the kid had to watch. Sorry dude, some times life sucks, and sometimes it sucks real bad. It's a Game, and not everyone wins, Get over it, move on, train harder.

What's Playing: Feeling Gravity's Pull - R.E.M.

Adios Winter

Spring is Sprung...

though i bet we haven't seen the last of winter weather... just a hunch.

Happy 13th to the Kid tomorrow... Officially a teen...

Man, he'll be driving before we know, holy sh!t that's a scary thought.

I miss my Lil' Buddy... But i am diggin' the Li'l Dude he's growing up to be.

What's Playing: Seasons - Chris Cornell

Uh Huh...

At least that's what I keep tellin' myself...

What's Playing: Get Real Paid - Beck

Happy Green Day

Green, Green, Green...

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Bikeville meeting today Downtown

Feeling lucky? i know i am...

speaking of Lucky, my bud Kip is starting a new shop here in Greenville over off of Pointsett near Cherrydale.... It's gonna be cool...

Next weekend make plans to attend the Flow Park Fundraiser Group Ride(s)

Swamp Rabbit & Issaqueena Rides.

details Here on the SORBA site

or if you'd just like to give a buck or two or twenty, please help out this worthy cause!

Late Edit: More Greenway stuff! The City of Greenville is submitting a grant application March 23 to request funding for two proposed greenway connectors that have been identified within the Trails and Greenways master plan, Chick Springs Greenway and the Sliding Rock Creek Trail.

Having a strong showing of public support will increase our chances of being awarded the grant.

We have attached the survey form here (.JPG) for those who were unable to attend the meeting today. Please take a minute to fill out the form and return to Brian Graham bgraham@greenvillesc.gov by 3/19 so he can include in the package.

Tonight drink a pint or two or twenty ! stay green , be safe

What's Playing: Geek Stink Breath - Green Day

Deep in the Heart of Funky Town

Nothing like living in the heart of funky town; with the Crackhouse two doors down, there is never a dull moment at our casa. Last Friday night around 11:05 i took our dog out back for her to go pee. while on the deck waiting on the dog i was looking over towards the crackhouse, and i noticed flashlights under my next door neighbor JB's s back deck. His house is the buffer between us and Skeletor (owner of the crackhouse) Earlier in the day we had nearly 2 inches of rain in a little over an hour. So i figured it was JB and someone else looking at some flooding damage or something...

Got the dog back inside and the wife asked "why was the dog barking?" i told her "JB and someone are in his back yard doing something... under his deck..." My dog continues going berserk... WTF? then my wife asks "why the hell is he under our deck... ?"

So i head back on to the deck...and noticed there are a 5 people snooping under and around my deck with lights... "Can I help you folks?" this eldery woman in a bath robe who's under my deck says "My daughter is missing, she's distraught, and has cut her wrist and is missing and we think she's under your deck"... Huh? <<>

Turns out the woman and two guys with her ...one of which hangs out at the Circus down the street. They all are squatters in the house of a wheelchair bound elderly man directly behind the crackhouse.... Also in the search are two City Police officers.

More Police arrive and join the search, and next thing you know we hear the daughter (i'd say early twenties) screaming out and yelling... and they pull her out of the bushes in our other next door neighbor's side yard... She's bleeding, and screaming her head off and stoned out of her mind..

The Ambulance shows up and then she starts fighting them, kicking calling them names... Elderly mom is fighting with the dude (daughter's boy friend) that hangs out down the street about doing drugs, and doin' this to her daughter... it was really kind of sad...

Just what if? what if they weren't searching for this girl? what if she died in our side yard bushes or under our deck? man, what if?

never a dull moment... gotta love it.

What's Playing: Stoned to the Bone - James Brown

Surely You Must be Joking

Rest in Peace Mr. Phelps

shame

What's Playing: Meccano - Burning Airlines

Shenanigans Ride (Issaqueena)

St. Patricks Day/Night Group Ride @ Issaqueena

Wednesday March 17th 2010 @ 6:30PM

Issaqueena - Clemson main parking loop - Dam Rd. and Old Six Mile Rd.
moderate paced - no one left behind!

Bring Lights! you'll need'em

RSVP: Derrick O' Shields derrick@clemsoncyclery.com

Doubt there will be this many leaves on the trees

What's Playing - Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston

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Add it Up

there's a great website i found the other day MORE NEW MATH too funny...

mine...

(kiddin' babe)

though i'm finally getting some... No not that... but this...

yeah, i'm a whoring myself to make my tax payments...Unkle Sam you're F'n killin' me.

What's Playing: Add It Up - Violent Femmes

This Too Shall Pass

back to Work

Hint of Spring

what a beautiful weekend! Saturday, little dude was in the mountains on a snowboarding trip having fun, while the wife put my ass to work doing yard work rebuilding a rock wall, trimming bushes, laying mulch, washed the bike (had to have something bike related) ..

Sunday loaded the bike and BoB trailer full of tools and met the gang for some trail work at Paris Mt. Turns out we had 20+ folks show up to work... thanks to the UNC Asheville students that came out and helped our trail work on the DH course on Sulphur Springs trail and diggin' rocks on Kanuga. thanks to all those that helped...

gathering rock for future work...

thanks again

What's Playing: Mountain Side - Chris Whitley & The Bastard Club