Ughhh...

I just wanted to get a post out there....I'm traveling for work and it really is a big box of Suck. I like the job. Honest! But the actual travel is, to be quite frank, miserable. I might consider poking my eyeballs out with a semi-soft object like a toothpick. It would be more fun that flying every week. Between that and the lack of riding, I'm starting to go crazy. Maybe it was watching the DNC for the past few nights in a dimly lit hotel that did it.I'm not really sure, but I can't wait for the fall rides. Honestly, this is my favorite time of year to ride. When I get home, I just bought a new Ultegra wheel-set and crank set that I will review.

Bike Rage

Is there really such a thing? I certainly feel like it when a car cuts me off on a ride. To add insult to (near)injury, as they drive past, I can see someone who doesn't look old enough to drive. To say that they looked like a reject from MTV's "Super Sweet 16" is beink kind. As she was texting furiously to her pals, I felt like screaming. It's not like it would have helped. I doubt she would have picked up her head long enough to see who was yelling.
At first, I thought it was my chosen route, since I pass at least 4 schools. But then I noticed that adults are doing it too(isn't everyone doing it?). Nevermind that NY is a hands free state...What bizarre universe do we live in where adults drive around sending text messages like a bunch of teens hopped up on a sugar high? Apparently this is an issue in a lot of places, click here to see an article in the Christian Science Monitor about the increasing number of states considering a ban on driving and texting.

Jeez, I'm glad I can stop worrying about that one...

I know it's random, but I came across this while trolling the blog-o-sphere at lunch. Originally reported by John Tierny of the NYT, this list addresses some all too commom misconceptions. I though it was utterly entertaining only because my neighbor proceeded to tell me at lunch just how dangerous it was to eat grilled hot dogs. He doesn't get out much. Oh, that and it was shark week and now my girlfriend is PETRIFIED to go to the beach and swim in the ocean. Click here to see the list. :-)