An old favorite

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Sorry about the bitter post last time.

Here's something more groovy.

Turn down the sound if it irritates you.

"It is what it is"

I hate that phrase.

"It is what it is."

What a pointless, inelegant waste of breath. What was wrong with, "we can't do anything about it?"

Everyone who says "it is what it is" at my work is simply trying to skirt the issue or avoid the work.

UGH! I hate that phrase.

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Capt Spaulding

Static Skateboarding

I don't know how to skateboard. But if I learned, I would only skate this way.

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New bike, oh yes.

'07 Specialized Tricross Comp.

Lots of carbon goodies, 105 shifters, Ultegra derailleurs, high-flange hubs.

I was going to buy the Sport entry-level model (it had cooler paint), but the components weren't much of an upgrade from my old bike. So why not treat yourself?

Best feature: shallow-drop handlebars. Very comfy in the drops.

So far, after only two pathetically short rides (one with rain), it's been plenty fast and stiff. A lot twitcher than the Fuji Touring, but much racier. Looking forward to several long events next year: the Ironman ride, maybe RAGBRAI or a Wisconsin ride, definitely the MS150, the longer Tour de Cure, and a couple centuries around the metro. Credit-card touring to IL would be a nice vacation.

The problem is, this bike is too nice to take everywhere. I wouldn't trust leaving it locked in a park. So now I have to convert an old mountain bike into an urban asault vehicle. Or set up a single-ring 7-speed from an old road bike.