Yeah i know, i know.........SMB.... to this?
i gotta say yeah; and i gotta do more reading.
Peace
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
A Sad Day in the Great Northwoods of Mn!!
Well, today it was made official, The Heck of The North went lottery.
YUCK!!!
after all these years i stayed away from racing, this past Sept. i thought i found a friend for life, every Sept.
alas, it wasn't meant to be, and sadly to say, it now goes on the irrelevant list.
this makes me think about a great many things......... where and when did i come upon my distaste for this kind of event??
the year was 2001, 6 of us sent our Chaq Fest thingies in, and 2 of us got our names pulled. needles to say we were all bummed.
this was my 3rd and finally Chaq Fest.
so Sept. rolls around and my good friend Kit and i are headed to Cable mere days after 9/11. we weren't thinking to much about how things were going to play out with the happenings on the east coast just days prior. i/we will never forget the feelings that were going around the morning of that race, (oh the American flags!!!), and that great feeling lasted all weekend!!!
looking back on it, i guess that was quite the way to end racing the Chaq fest!!
i know for a fact, that feeling could never be matched..... ever!!!
i was saddened not being able to share the experience of that weekend with all my buds!! so I'm soured on the lottery type events since that weekend!!
there are others, but as my farther says, if you don't have anything nice to say keep your mouth shut.
nothing against J.K., but you get a Come On Man!!!!
it's your baby, and you do as you see fit...... i get it, but i don't have to like it!! :)
don't get me wrong, i wish you much success in future Hecks!
the type of people that ride in these gravel road races is top notch, and pails in comparison to other things I've done.
you put on an A+ event in your 1st year, and i/my family were really looking forward to making this our fall thing.
oh... anyway, i got this off my chest and i feel somewhat better now.
Peace
YUCK!!!
after all these years i stayed away from racing, this past Sept. i thought i found a friend for life, every Sept.
alas, it wasn't meant to be, and sadly to say, it now goes on the irrelevant list.
this makes me think about a great many things......... where and when did i come upon my distaste for this kind of event??
the year was 2001, 6 of us sent our Chaq Fest thingies in, and 2 of us got our names pulled. needles to say we were all bummed.
this was my 3rd and finally Chaq Fest.
so Sept. rolls around and my good friend Kit and i are headed to Cable mere days after 9/11. we weren't thinking to much about how things were going to play out with the happenings on the east coast just days prior. i/we will never forget the feelings that were going around the morning of that race, (oh the American flags!!!), and that great feeling lasted all weekend!!!
looking back on it, i guess that was quite the way to end racing the Chaq fest!!
i know for a fact, that feeling could never be matched..... ever!!!
i was saddened not being able to share the experience of that weekend with all my buds!! so I'm soured on the lottery type events since that weekend!!
there are others, but as my farther says, if you don't have anything nice to say keep your mouth shut.
nothing against J.K., but you get a Come On Man!!!!
it's your baby, and you do as you see fit...... i get it, but i don't have to like it!! :)
don't get me wrong, i wish you much success in future Hecks!
the type of people that ride in these gravel road races is top notch, and pails in comparison to other things I've done.
you put on an A+ event in your 1st year, and i/my family were really looking forward to making this our fall thing.
oh... anyway, i got this off my chest and i feel somewhat better now.
Peace
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Random Photo's from 2005
I have a new goal all be it a small one right now, but before the spring i'm going to try and see if the Pugs can't get me to these places.
small goal......wish me luck!!?
LOL............. Bill, thanks for Dreamin' man!!!!
Peace...........
Ironworld, oh yeah sorry, Minnesoata Discovery Center in the distance.
Looking north from below.
Another one of my spots.
it's 1/2 mile southeast (down in the pit), of ironworld/Minnesota Dicovery Center.
looking east from below.
This is place i visit often.
small goal......wish me luck!!?
LOL............. Bill, thanks for Dreamin' man!!!!
Peace...........
Ironworld, oh yeah sorry, Minnesoata Discovery Center in the distance.
Looking north from below.
Another one of my spots.
it's 1/2 mile southeast (down in the pit), of ironworld/Minnesota Dicovery Center.
looking east from below.
This is place i visit often.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Love!?!?!?!
Playing around at the local rink, just a block south of our house.
Well, I've had my new Fat Bike since Tuesday???
really in the days that have followed me picking it up, things at work have been busy busy, working 10 + hours a day tends to blend things together. i woke up at 4 a.m. this morning thinking it was Friday, and i had to get to work, but alas i was told to go back to bed it's Saturday!!!
anyway, i haven't been thinking about much more than getting out on the new Pugsley for more than a ride to work!!!
having a sick house load of people doesn't bode well for me getting out for a real ride on my newest toy.
i can say from my rides back and forth to work, i am totally in "LOVE" with this Fat Bike!!! i haven't had this much fun riding a bike in like FOREVER!!!
before work as i pull up to the building, i think i should call in sick right then and there in the parking lot, and continue my ride throughout the day!!! speaking of work, i wish i had my camera as the guys at work just stood there staring at this "COOL ASS" bike (as one co-worker put it), the chins were on the ground, and no one would leave me alone with the questions about it.
after work, i have a hard time steering the "FUN MACHINE" towards home??!!
i can do things on this Pugsley that i could never do on my 2.1" tired bike!!
the 4" tires just instill so much more confidence, and the learning curve is getting figured out rather quickly, if i do say so myself. i love the new H-bars (thanks Doug), talk about comfortable and they make you feel so much more in control!!!
I've started another blog totally dedicated to my new ride, and my adventures will be posted there from now on.
i do have to say, if you've been on the fence about getting a "Fat Bike", jump off that fence on the side of taking the plunge, and get it!!! you will not be sorry!!!
the first time i heard about the Surly Pugsley was 10 (?) years ago; i can't really remember, but it's been awhile, and i'm really sorry i didn't jump on one sooner!!!
Peace......................
Well, I've had my new Fat Bike since Tuesday???
really in the days that have followed me picking it up, things at work have been busy busy, working 10 + hours a day tends to blend things together. i woke up at 4 a.m. this morning thinking it was Friday, and i had to get to work, but alas i was told to go back to bed it's Saturday!!!
anyway, i haven't been thinking about much more than getting out on the new Pugsley for more than a ride to work!!!
having a sick house load of people doesn't bode well for me getting out for a real ride on my newest toy.
i can say from my rides back and forth to work, i am totally in "LOVE" with this Fat Bike!!! i haven't had this much fun riding a bike in like FOREVER!!!
before work as i pull up to the building, i think i should call in sick right then and there in the parking lot, and continue my ride throughout the day!!! speaking of work, i wish i had my camera as the guys at work just stood there staring at this "COOL ASS" bike (as one co-worker put it), the chins were on the ground, and no one would leave me alone with the questions about it.
after work, i have a hard time steering the "FUN MACHINE" towards home??!!
i can do things on this Pugsley that i could never do on my 2.1" tired bike!!
the 4" tires just instill so much more confidence, and the learning curve is getting figured out rather quickly, if i do say so myself. i love the new H-bars (thanks Doug), talk about comfortable and they make you feel so much more in control!!!
I've started another blog totally dedicated to my new ride, and my adventures will be posted there from now on.
i do have to say, if you've been on the fence about getting a "Fat Bike", jump off that fence on the side of taking the plunge, and get it!!! you will not be sorry!!!
the first time i heard about the Surly Pugsley was 10 (?) years ago; i can't really remember, but it's been awhile, and i'm really sorry i didn't jump on one sooner!!!
Peace......................
Saturday, January 9, 2010
To Your Health!!
I made some comments on a blog earlier that got me thinking.
it was in reguards to MSDS (material safety data sheets) paperwork for products containing chemicals.
this paper work contains chemical make ups, flash points, etc....... but most importantly it gives vital health effect information. IE...... what this nasty shit will do to over years, not tomorrow, or in the next two years, but in the long term.
by LAW if you go to a store and buy paint or WD40 (just for example) they must give you the MSDS paperwork!!! if the salesperson gives you the 1,000 yard stare, (and it will happen) ask for the manager!! there are big time fines for them if they don't have that info on hand and readily available to hand out to you IF YOU ASK!!!
try it some time and see what happens. watch them scramble, or if they are on the ball they get it right away for you.
I've worked with nasty chemicals for years, (14+) and never once did i use something without reading the MSDS sheets 1st!!!
I've spent countless hours sitting in classrooms getting training, and listening to this year after year, so i think i know what I'm talking about!!
I love my life, and I'm totally enjoying the ride, and who I'm on this ride with!!! i want to keep riding this ride for as long as i can!!!
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!!!
USE IT!!!
Peace.........................
it was in reguards to MSDS (material safety data sheets) paperwork for products containing chemicals.
this paper work contains chemical make ups, flash points, etc....... but most importantly it gives vital health effect information. IE...... what this nasty shit will do to over years, not tomorrow, or in the next two years, but in the long term.
by LAW if you go to a store and buy paint or WD40 (just for example) they must give you the MSDS paperwork!!! if the salesperson gives you the 1,000 yard stare, (and it will happen) ask for the manager!! there are big time fines for them if they don't have that info on hand and readily available to hand out to you IF YOU ASK!!!
try it some time and see what happens. watch them scramble, or if they are on the ball they get it right away for you.
I've worked with nasty chemicals for years, (14+) and never once did i use something without reading the MSDS sheets 1st!!!
I've spent countless hours sitting in classrooms getting training, and listening to this year after year, so i think i know what I'm talking about!!
I love my life, and I'm totally enjoying the ride, and who I'm on this ride with!!! i want to keep riding this ride for as long as i can!!!
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!!!
USE IT!!!
Peace.........................
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Baby, It's Cold Outside!!!
I haven't been out on my bike since last Monday.
Today i needed to go to the store, and thought, why not take the bike, after all it's been almost a week!!
so i made the 3 1/2 mile round trip in 30 minutes, and damn it felt great!!
got the normal looks from people in their cars, and i wished i had the camera. cause i could've got the perfect picture of the why i don't drive!!! a couple had their car plowed in the ditch, and another older lady had her car stuck in the middle of the street on a snowbank left over from the last snow!! i got the funniest looks from these people, and the smile didn't leave my face til i got back home!!!
anyway, back to work in the a.m.
Peace..............
Today i needed to go to the store, and thought, why not take the bike, after all it's been almost a week!!
so i made the 3 1/2 mile round trip in 30 minutes, and damn it felt great!!
got the normal looks from people in their cars, and i wished i had the camera. cause i could've got the perfect picture of the why i don't drive!!! a couple had their car plowed in the ditch, and another older lady had her car stuck in the middle of the street on a snowbank left over from the last snow!! i got the funniest looks from these people, and the smile didn't leave my face til i got back home!!!
anyway, back to work in the a.m.
Peace..............
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