Greased Melon

cool temperatures. it hit 38 here last night. quite nice, really.
homemade apple sauce, the last of the family “products” i had yet to learn (last year was chili and peanut brittle). ended up being one of those “mom throws flour all over her face before leaving the kitchen with…rice krispie treats” moments. […]

Well, the world is officially off-balance. Downtown Kansas City now has inverted U bike racks.
AND they were installed correctly and done well, which is even more profound.
They were installed as part of the 12th street street-scape improvements. You can see them along 12th near Baltimore. They’re more like an inverted V then […]

Eric and I are of to St Louis to cause trouble and ride in the Moonlight Ramble. We’re taking Amtrak. I’ve ridden the route probably 15 times, but not with a bike. Should be a good time.
The only bad part will be that I can’t hit Corral Liquors in Granite […]

I hadn’t ridden to work in two weeks before today. My excuse is that it was too hot, even though it really wasn’t for a day or two and I can catch a bus after six miles. It was slow. But fun. Even though the humidity was at 96%.
I […]

Ahhh, vacation time. Since September of last year, I have used a half-day twice. Today I blew all the rest, save one.
July 26 - 30: Portland, OR - bikes and beer
September 7 - 10: Boulder, CO - bikes and beer
September 11: Kansas City for Tour of Missouri race
October 11 - […]

Friday:
Prairie Home Companion at Starlight Theater

Saturday morning:
tour of the soon-to-be-new Sprint Center

Saturday night:
Jaywalkers, Gilhouly’s, DB Coopers, Newsroom, Newsroom (again), Chubby’s (saw Larry Johnson there), dawn from Strawberry Hill

good weekend.

rode my bike
finished one of my favorite books
got my record player fixed
drank some good beer
got some new good beer
hung out with friends
ate some cookies and ice cream