An Experiment/Lesson (re)Learned

So anyway, I'm sitting on the floor in the mall typing away on my new phone. More clumsy than a keyboard, granted, but cool just the same.
so what's my lesson learned? Well I've been pretty conscientious about working out regularly but the trouble with a day job and school is that time is my limiting factor: My body is simply used to no more than 8-10 hours a week working out.
But I've been on vacation since the 16th so I've had all this free time. What do I do? Work out more, of course! so in the span of a week I get in about 15-16 hours either riding my bike, rollerskiing, or skiing on the real stuff.
Being an idiot, though I still try to squeeze in some "quality" FT and sprint workouts on the bike. You can imagine my consternation that, while I still have the urge to work out, trying to maintain an intensity even close to my FT on the trianer is, well...Painful.
And I feel like taking lots of naps.
Go figure.
Idiot.
Oh well. Back to a regular schedule next week when I put my nose back to the grindstone..

Best Christmas Post EVAH!!!

Go see for yourself.

Gratuitous Cat Pictures

Have an Unspeakable Holiday!

It doesn't matter whether we've been naughty or nice, when the Great Old Ones return we'll all be devoured just the same!

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!!!

Disease of the Month (AKA Brianna's X-mas gifts)

What's childhood without disease, right? If there's one thing I learned from living with HT and Herr Professor it's that one can develop a relatively robust immune system if one lives in filth 24/7. It's only proper that little Brianna gets exposed as soon as possible so the proper immunities are developed. I consider it my duty as "crazy uncle bill".



This little piece of work to the left, the common cold (rhinovirus) found its way to my saddle. Lucky for me I wasn't sitting on it at the time (and when I do, I'm sure to use fine Swiss products to keep him at bay.

What's that I see hiding in the corner? A cough bug (Bordetella pertussis) laying in ambush? Well I'm too clever for your silly games!!

Oh my! Look who's hiding in the cardboard pile, it's Mr. Strep Throat (Streptococcus pyogenes). Sorry buck-o, had you once when I was a kid and luckily for me antibiotics had more punch than they do now against your like. Darwin may be on your side but I only need to keep you at bay for another 40-ish years!

They say the quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but Stomach Ache (Shigella dysenteria) could care less about my feelings. Right now he's lurking by these empty milk jugs waiting for a moment of carelessness from me to take a trip down the esophogeal tunnel of love to wreak havoc in my digestive system.

People keep asking what the best way is to keep The Flu (Orthomyoxovirus) at bay my only answer is FOR GOD'S SAKE, DON'T LET HIM IN!!!!!!!!!

Coming soon: "Have an Unspeakably Horrible Christmas"

Toledo Neighborhood Ski Report

Well, it looks like all those snow dances I did finally paid off. The only drawback to this windfall was that driving on the roads was a little too sketchy to get to someplace that had any ski trails worth a damn. Now, I'm usually a make-vinegar-out-of-grape-juice kind of guy but I gave a shot at making some lemonade out of this situation (d'ya like how I scrambled those cliches together?)

The grooming quality on Cheltenham left a lot to be desired. It's something of a throughfare and was well packed by the time I hit the trail. Almost impossible to get an edge in edge-wise.

Great double-poling though.




Monroe St. was "Da-Bomb". Light traffic. packed in snow from multiple cars taking multiple lanes. My technique is still a little rusty (years of rollerskiing without any snow time will do that to me) so I couldn't keep up with traffic but I'm sure I had more fun and a better workout thann those driving in their shiny metal boxes.



I-475, However........










I admit it: I'm a coward. I didn't feel like getting arrested, ok? it looked like prime trail, though. I'm sorry I'm such a loser.

Random Incriminating Pic of the Week

Tony G. giving an anonymous wheelman a butt massage.

This Week In Child Abuse

I leave it to your imagination for the rest....

Face Hugs

Now Brianna, what will you do if you happen to find yourself in a derelict spacecraft on a planetoid and in the cargo hold you find all these pods strewn across the floor?

BZZZZZ! Wrong answer. How do you expect to survive an onslaught of xenomorphs with an attitude like that?

Silly Baby