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I really have nothing to add since last weeks post other than a few drippings from my infected sinuses. My body has given into whatever cold bug i was passed. Nothing like a head cold to start your week. So yeah, i'm off the bike for the week while i recover.

I recently visited portland maine and am really impressed by their "support local" businesses. Way to go. In the day and age of walmarts and home depots' it's a refreshing look at local community small businesses and how to rally to support them.

time for my next dayquil dose...

Chicken Skin and Knogs

I cannot recomend this product or maybe i do. I will let you know in a few hours after it gets somewhat digested, if something like this is digestable.
7-11 Chicken Roller

It was tastey after the first two bites but then the experience went downhill from there. I'm not one to quite or collect a DNF. You finish at all costs, and with that, I had to finish this culinary fast food masterpiece. Anytime "Chicken Skin" is listed as an ingreadiant, you know you are getting quality.

Speaking of Quality. Now that it is getting darker earlier and some mornings it seems like the sun has forgotten to rise. it seems that everyone is reviewing lights and i like a good bandwagon as any. So i'm running a Knog beetle front and rear. Knog lights

I extremely like the versatilty of these little buggers. I switch between what certain people call my "A" and "B" bikes depending on weather, positioning of the moon, etc. Since i'm generally running late, the hassle of some lights that require mounting brackets is a pain so the silicone loop works extremely well. The multiple flash modes is appealing depending on the mood. I want to be seen by cars, so if flash enough (insert pun here), then the job of these lights is accomplished. I'm even running another pair on the back of my helmet and backpack. All have withstood many rainy rides, dry rides and the curious hands of two destructive kids. Simple, reliable, and versatile all wrapped up in a nice package.

Quick thought:
You never see hearses with luggage racks....just sayin....

Mondays

Monday brings on a whole new week of crud. Had a good laugh when biking in to the sweat shop. Wheel-sucking someone apparantly not affected by the economy when they potholed hard...i mean, bone jarring hard. His wheel blew out, i offered to help but i don't have any superglue to fix his problem...cracked front wheel, some fancy crabon sram wheels. oh well. The price you pay when trying to run the redlight...

And, who left mother natures freezer door open. Seriously, frost this morning! Guess its time for the x-mas decorations...

Seriously

Seriously, my apple juice is made in China.
We can't even squash our own apples any more. Screw you Motts.
Time to start reading labels. If I had a dog, i wouldn't serve he/she Mott's.

Knowing that you have let somebody close to you down is the hardest thing to comes to term with. But picking yourself back up and building that relationship back is even harder and time consuming though the return of that great feeling is worth every sleepless night, every gray day.

There are plenty of things that I see on a daily basis that I don't question but other days I find my self wondering more.

- Skinny jeans....really...i guess the sub-category could be Hipsters but thats for another day
- Commuting to work on a trek madone 5.5 with carbon bontrager wheels....when their commute is only 4 miles, but i guess if i had money to burn i too would get something flashy and fancy but i'm realist, commuting puts a beating on your ride.
- Not being able to manufacturer anything here any more (Evergreen Solar). There is going to come a time when there will be nothing left to outsource. We have to become leaders in intellectual property AND cutting edge manufacturing before we loose out the world passes us by
- Position of lights on your bike and helmet. It does no good if the light on the back of your helmet is obscured by your back pack, which by the way is large enough to host a small expedition up Mnt Everest.
- Ipods.....can people do anything without them....strangest places i've seen them...grocery store, butcher shop, waiting for a table at a breakfast shop, listening while reading....the list goes on

The list goes on but this is all i could write before returning to my other commitments

and Northwave shoes....amazing for the price...Deore XT clipless pedals...also top notch,