2008 kinda stunk from a racing perspective.  I was coming into really great form in April, leading up to the State Championship Criterium in Ft. Worth, and got sick just a little over a week before it.  I was still recovering somewhat from that when I went to race, and had to drop out because I couldn't maintain the effort.  It was silly - the pace ( Read more... )

People don't watch bicycle racing.  They don't get it - it's hard to get excited about something that goes on with little change for 100 miles, or that has team tactics that just aren't obvious to the newbie.  That's fine - I can't stand to watch NASCAR either.  On the other hand, football, baseball, NASCAR, and a dozen other fan-heavy sports have ( Read more... )

The Chronicle in Houston has a new bit on the election:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/6077400.html

All I can say is that I never thought I'd live to see the day.

The Houston Chronicle has come out to publicly endorse a Democratic presidential candidate ( Read more... )

Just a quick post - this morning, being a good boy and all that, I got out before dawn on my bike for a training session.  I've got several races coming up in the very near future,(This weekend starts my season) and while training on the indoor trainer is helpful, nothing actually matches being on your bike, out on the road.  I finished my workout ( Read more... )

"Don't worry about your kids getting fatter, just because McDonald's is trying to move them from the Quarter-Pounder to a new One-Third-Pounder. It won't work. They're American kids. They don't know a third is bigger than a quarter."-Bill Maher

This was found as the Quote of the Day on BRAIN's website.  And it's true.  Oh, it's true.

I got in a race!

Yesterday, August 17, 2006, I officially got a chance to honestly start telling people that yes, I race bicycles.  It's been too long.  My last race was in February, and I stunk.  I didn't have the heart or lungs, and the legs were only halfway there.  I'd done a cyclocross race in January that should have told me that, but I ( Read more... )

Lamb's Automotive, 71 and Mopac.

I went in this morning to take care of an inspection and oil change for my wife's car, with Matthew accompanying me.  I was told that they had a short line, but that I could expect the services to take an hour and a half.  I then walked across the parking lot to Walmart to do a little shopping and let Matthew run ( Read more... )

Man, food poisoning really bites. This comes as a surprise to most of you, I'm sure. After thoroughly enjoying myself on Easter, I woke up at a completely unhelpful hour of the night needing to get rid of dinner at both ends. Pleasant, no? I then spent most of the remaining dark hours either curled up on a couch or making another run to appease ( Read more... )

Man, life has been tiring lately. Anyone else out there feeling the time shift? So I get up when it's dark, cook for my wife and kid, wake them up, gather up my stuff to go teach, and kiss them goodbye. I get home from work, prepare dinner, grade papers or do other work, put them to bed, finish up my work, and finally shower and crash. Then ( Read more... )