Sprinkles

It was a dark and stormy...well, it was kinda dark, anyway!

It's supposed to maybe rain tomorrow, but it was very heavy mist towards the end of the commute this morning. And I was carrying a box of three reams of paper, too!

I saw a strange bicycle at Dixieline yesterday. Three guys who went out the exit door before stared at it, then they watched me to get my reaction, which was a double-take. I don't know what it was, except really red, some kind of beach cruiser-type, with a BIG frame. Looked expensive, but no logo that I could see. I'll check tomorrow, with camera, and see if it is still there. But, upon Google-ing, I think it was a Monster Cruiser.

I picked up one aluminium can this afternoon, and I've got my eye on another one down that hill I mentioned the other day.

Not bike-related, but I just wanted to mention. Back in the day, knockout seals seemed to fit tighter. Just sayin'.

Also not bike-related, but funny. At work, there was a big brouhaha about someone sending out an e-mail to EVERYONE in the organization. A non-work-related email, and at that, a bogus one. Well, of course, everyone that replied to complain ALSO hit reply-to-all, and it just snowballed. Very reminiscent of the infamous CPR e-mail fiasco I was involved in a couple years ago that was so much fun!

Thank is all.

Sports Day

Another day, another 10.6 miles. Rode Jamis today.

Today's was Sports Dress Day at work. I wore the Pink Fat Cyclist Jersey all day. Many people said, "Nice shirt!" Some, without snark! Several asked, "What sport is that?" I showed several people the Team Fatty page on Flickr.

Picked up five aluminium cans, plus one in front of the house before I left this morning.

I drove the vehicle grocery shopping this afternoon. Just so as I can remember this, the correct mop refill for our mop handle is the HomeLife Type "S".

Pet Peeves

1. People who put back ice cream because their partner is taking too long shopping and it is melting.
2. People who eat a bag of chips. I'm betting they aren't paying for it. I have little faith in mankind.
3. The outrageous cost of mop refills.

Hot Monday

I THOUGHT it was going to be cool today, but it was not.

I found that Jamis had a flat on the front when I went out to the garage this morning, so I had to ride the Schwinn. So, I was unable to pickup the one can I saw.

Someone had a piece'o'junk bike for free outside their house. It was gone when I came back in the afternoon to take a picture of it, so we all could point and laugh. I guess one person's junk is another person's valuable stuff.

Fixed the flat when I got home. I don't know what caused it, just a little hole that required a bucket of water to locate. I also adjusted the brakes. Again.

Working on the bike is very difficult with the model railroad taking up so much room. I need a another garage, or less junk!

Saturday

It's eighty degrees Fahrenheit, in the shade, and I'm back from a 9 mile ride out to Fletcher Hills. So now I've got 29 miles for the week!

I passed a friendly fellow on a clunker heading off to work, I believe, at Souplantation. I got passed by a very tall fellow, and later got passed by ANOTHER tall fellow, whom I caught and passed at a light.

Picked up six aluminium cans, one of which was situated about 15 feet down a hill. But I got it. I had to warsh one of the cans out, it was full of cigarette butts!

I had a glass of pseudo-ice tea (Albertsons light) when I got home. Have I mentioned how nice it is to have a refrigerator that can freeze ice cube AND ice cream? [insert bitter comments about cheap apartment owners here]

But I digress...

Another digression--It looks like one of the sunflowers may have survived the Great Front-Yard Massacre. There is something growing that looks vaguely sunflower-ish. We shall see!

And yet another--The bees are back, for you who are in the know!

That's it for today, I'm going to a birtday party at a Thai restaurant!

Later!

Bike To Work Day 2008

Did the obligatory 10ish miles, closer to 11. Picked up one can! Saw four other people biking to work (or at least SOMEWHERE!) this morning at six.

Only one bike at work, and it had been locked in all night, I found out.



I stashed my lunch in the Supply Room fridge. Saw this bag of STUFF in there. What do you suppose it it?



I think it is scones. You'll notice the donut box in the corner. I ate one. Lemon filled! It was good, but honestly, it went down too fast! My philosophy this week has been: If the battery in my blood tester is dead, then the carbs don't count.

It was cool in the morning, but it warmed up in the day. It got to 95° (35C) at work, and it's 90° (32.2C) right now at five. The humidity is around 20%, and the wind is around 15 mph (24.14 km/h ), but seem stronger to me. Seems like good kite flying weather!

Riding home, there was a truck in the bike lane. I hope he was broken down and not just a bike lane scofflaw!



Later!

Day Before Bike To Work Day

What a day to leave the camera home!

I was driving east on the 8 this afternoon, traffic is slowing WAY down. It's normal, it's going home time. I'm grooving (Not a word I used much, even when it WAS in vogue!) to the sounds of Dimitri From Paris. Sacrebleu was the album, the cut was "Le Moogy Reggae", I believe. We (my fellow commuters) are moving (slowly) up the grade near San Diego State, when what do I see on the shoulder, but two bicycling tourists, full kit panniers and all, pedaling (slowly) up the grade.

I am PRETTY sure bicycles are in no way allowed along here, but I can see, depending on where they were coming from, chancing the route would save an hour of cycling up some big ol' hills.

A picture would have been worth...

Tomorrow is Bike To Work Day! Be there!

Changing The Lane

Saturday last I was walking to the library. I observed a bicyclist coming along. He did a traffic check, then signaled a lane change to the left-hand lane for to get into the left turn lane coming up at the intersection. A car didn't see him, and almost hit him as it made a left.



This could have been very bad. I bet the car just didn't notice the cyclist, and I totally understand it. Too much going on! The cyclist just doesn't have a big enough "footprint", as it were. I usually make my lane-change a little farther along, and often stop at the curb until it is safe to dart over.

Plus, the cyclist wasn't wearing a helmet! Hey, just had to throw that in! But he WAS totally trying to follow the rules of the road.

No riding today, another meeting across town, and another on Thursday. Friday for sure!!

UPDATE: Just changed the front brake pads! Yippeee!!! But the rear ones, I don't know...