It’s ya burfday…
Posted by Steve | Filed under Amore & Vita, Cycling, Work
It’s been a while. I can’t get motivated to do long posts anymore. I wish I had dictation software. I come up with long blog rants while I’m at my desk or in the car but i don’t have the time nor energy to type them all out. I’ll spit out a few brief thoughts now and commit to more frequent but shorter entries in the future.
First off, my birthday presents to myself. I have no idea what anyone else got me because I’m still at work and somebody was late putting stuff in the mail. Better to be late with that than something else.
Reynolds Assault full carbon clinchers wheelset. :insert Tim “The Toolman” Taylor arrgh sounds:
Second, I now have enough money set aside to get Lasik surgery. I just need to find a place to have it done that won’t leave me blind. I’d have to return my new wheels and trust me, you don’t want that.
Also, last week was the annual Angry Sex Bowl. My Georgia Bulldogs vs Belle’s Tennessee Vols. We call it the angry sex bowl because no matter who wins one of us is really pissed off…unless it’s a tie, then we’re both pissed off. Thankfully they don’t do ties in college football. My team won for the first time in three tries. We never mention the game once it’s over so that’s all you’ll hear from me about it.
What was the number one song the day you were born?
Back In Black
Posted by Steve | Filed under Cycling
Today is my first day back at work after a week’s vacation. I just needed some time to myself. We will be moving offices in a month or so and I know I won’t get any time off soon after that. I spent the the week just concentrating on working out, eating healthy and catching up on DVD’s. Mission accomplished.
I’ve had a long standing goal of working out 20 times per month. I rarely reach it. I usually get off to a good start then peter out toward the end. So far this month I have 11 workouts in. I’m shooting for 25 for April. The hard work paid off in spades. I lost 4 lbs just in the last week. The scale actually said 6 but I figured I’m a little dehydrated from cycling late last night. Hopefully by Friday I’ll be a firm 249 lbs. Yes, I’m a big boy. Not really fat but at my age weight is weight to a certain extent. My first target is to get down to 226 lbs. That’s what I weighed when I first moved to L.A. ten years ago.
I attribute most of my renewed enthusiasm to my new Kurt Kinetic Pro fluid trainer. It makes riding indoors so much more fun. I’m doing lots of intervals and other stuff too boring to mention. Hopefully in a month or so I’ll break out the track bike at ADT Velodrome.
I also watched Season One of The Boondocks.
The SEC still reigns supreme
Posted by Steve | Filed under Football
A month ago everyone was going on and on about conference parity and how strong the PAC-10, Big East conferences were. Every year there a few pretenders that try to crash the party but you can’t get through an entire season on emotion and hype. At the end of the day talent rises to the top. Right now you’ve still got five SEC teams in the top 25, just like always. 10 of 12 SEC teams have winning records versus:
- 8 of 11 Big Ten teams
- 7 of 12 ACC teams
- 6 of 12 Big 12 teams
- 5 of 10 PAC-10 teams
- 5 of 8 Big East teams
- 4 of 13 MAC teams
Back on track
Posted by Steve | Filed under Cycling
Well, I’ve decided to get back into track cycling. L.A. has the country’s only indoor velodrome and although I’ve been there to watch racing many times, I’ve never ridden on the track ever. I can’t let this opportunity go to waste while I’m here. I still want to to a triathlon in the future. I enjoy doing long distance rides on ocasion but training for them doesn’t interest me at all nor does it suit my natural abilities. I’m a white muscle fiber/sprinter type. Shorter higher intensity workouts that take advantage of my gym strength are more relevant and all I have time for anyway.
I’ve started buying parts for a track bike this week. I already have a bar, stem, seatpost and saddle to use from previous bikes. I’m shopping for a cheap new or used frame on Ebay now. I was sure I had a winner last night. I bid on a new closeout frame that started at $150. Four others all went for $320 or less so I put in a max of $350, sure that I’d get it. Within the last hour some fucker kept out bidding me and ran it up to $420, on top of the $55 for shipping. I hate when people do that. Don’t they know there’s another item just like it soon to follow? Just be patient and stick to your maximum bid. Oh well. At least I made him pay thru the nose. Initially I was bummed because I asked the seller if he had more frames in that size and he said no. Sure enough the very next day another frame just like it showed up. I bet he’s got ten more sitting in his garage right now.
I’ve already rearranged my bedroom to make room for another bike. I don’t want to pay a lot because I will likely trade up to another frame after a year. I want to see if I’m still as interested a year from now before I drop a lot of money into the project. Not to mention I’m working hard to lose weight and increase my flexibility so I can handle a larger handlebar drop. We’ll see how this works out.
I’m just sayin…
Posted by Steve | Filed under Football, Social Issues, Sports
Let me preface by saying I love dogs as much as anyone on the planet and what Michael Vick did is despicable on many levels. He brought this all on himself and I have no sympathy for the guy…….however.
I think someone should explain why Michael Vick is scum of the earth for shooting, drowning, electrocuting and hanging dogs meanwhile John Gotti, who probably shot, drowned, electrocuted and hung even more humans is a national hero amongst many white Americans. Why do we vilify gangster rappers and the inner city drug culture and at the same time romanticize the Mafia?
Yes. You can make the case that mafia guys killing other mafia guys is a win-win for the rest of America but not everyone they killed or harmed was involved in organized crime. John Gotti allegedly chainsawed a guy to death in his basement after he struck and killed Gotti’s grandson in a car accident. Consider all the businesses they shook down until they went bankrupt. Consider the mafia tax that went into New York construction projects.
Vick is going to pay the price for what he’s done. There is no doubt about that. Let’s move the f*ck on. If the American people were 25% as outraged by the near 3,000 soldiers that have died in Iraq as they are about those eight dogs WE’D BE OUT OF THERE ALREADY!
GO DAWGS!!!
Posted by Steve | Filed under Football
One foggy night a Georgia fan was heading south and a
Florida fan was driving north. While crossing a
narrow bridge they hit each other head-on, mangling
both cars.
The Georgia fan manages to climb out of his car and
survey the damage. He looks at his twisted car and
says, “Man, I’m lucky to be alive”. Likewise, the
Florida fan gets out of his car uninjured, he too,
feeling fortunate to have survived.
The Florida fan walks over to the Georgia fan and
says, “Hey, man, I think this is a sign that we
should put away our petty differences and live as
friends instead of being rivals.” The Georgia fan
thinks for a moment and says, “You know, you’re
absolutely right! We should be friends. In fact, I’m
going to see if something else survived the wreck.”
The Georgia fan then pops open the trunk of his car
and removes a full undamaged bottle of Jack Daniels.
He says to the Florida fan, “I think this is another
sign that we should toast to our newfound friendship.”
The Florida fan agrees and grabs the bottle. After
sucking down half of the bottle, the Florida fan hands
the bottle back to the Georgia fan and says, “Your
turn”. The Georgia fan calmly twists the cap back on
the bottle, throws the rest of the bottle over the
bridge into the river and says, “Nah, I think I’ll
just wait for the cops to show up.”
Bud Selig, you suck!
Posted by Steve | Filed under Sports
I hate Barry Bonds as much as anyone on the planet but I will say this. This Barry Bonds steroid controversy is all Bud Selig’s fault. MLB has sat on it’s collective ass for decades and ignored the steroids issue. He has profited from tv ratings and broadcast revenue that have gone thru the roof all because chicks dig the long ball. Corked bats, juiced balls, juiced players. Now that the sport’s most revered record in professional sports is about to broken it’s way too fucking late to pretend to care about the integrity of the game now. You shoulda thought about that back around 1985 when steroids first became an issue. It’s YOUR fault he’s about to break the record. When Barry Bonds hits 756 your punk bitch ass needs to be standing at home plate ready to shake his hand. When the game is over your punk bitch ass needs to be on a plane to Hank Aaron’s house so you can apologize to his face for letting drugs steal his record. Mother fuck you, Bud Selig. Thank you and good night.
