Weekend....

Drinking Papa's tea....
"Oh really?"

Moo and Brother of Jackal....

Brother of Jackal....

Rolling into Hudson today....
The railroad bridge and dam in Cedar Falls yesterday....

Overcast, damp, and cool weekend. I rode the blue CX bike out through the parks on Saturday to stretch my legs from Friday's ride. It was sprinkling a bit when I left. Actually felt pretty good. Mid 50s for temps and the wind was out of the SE at 11. The entire route is pretty much sheltered so the wind wasn't an issue. Went out and did 3 laps around Big Woods Lake and called it good. 16 miles total in just under an hour.

This morning I chatted with Fat Albert for a few minutes and got the low-down on his 3rd place finish in the Ragnarok 105 up in Minn-ee-so-tah yesterday. Good job, Buddy! Those Hostess cupcakes must be the fuel to get the job done! (What does that do to your sponsorship contract with Little Debbie?) I hear Super Saul did a nice job on his finish up there too.... Fatty says that Super has a story to tell about a cupcake in the middle of the road. Hmmmm..... I expect weird shit from Fatty but not so much from Ron. Can't wait to hear what he has to say. :)

Watched the last hour and 40 minutes of the Amstel Gold race this morning. I'm not going to spoil it for those of you who haven't seen it yet, but I will say it was GREAT!!!!

After the race was over I got on the C50 and headed south to Hudson. The wind was kick-ass out of the NW, so the ride down was a pretty easy spin at 20+ mph. The trip back was a different story. It was 45 minutes of lung-searing, thigh-burning, butt-busting torture. It was all I could do to keep the bike in a straight line and maintain 16mph. I'm pretty sure that I used the "F" word several times during the trip north but I'm also pretty sure I was smiling all the way. I was really hoping to meet Fatty out there near Hudson so that I could hide behind him all the way back. Ahhhh well. You can't always get what you want.

After I got back and took a shower, it was off to Toad's for lunch with Judy, Jackal, Moo, The Queen of Cross,and Brother of Jackal. Yummy! Spicy chicken sandwich with swiss cheese and bacon. Plenty of HOT jalapenos. Blew my nose then my mind. They were HOT!!! I probably should have put them on my sandwich rather than eating them off of my plate, eh?

Anyway, I have to go back to work tomorrow after a week and a half off. I am soooo looking forward to that. NOT!

That's it for now. Watching The Stones on YouTube. Good stuff! Keith Richards doesn't appear to be as limber as he used to be!

Ride safe.

Peace out, yo!