Well, the verdant southland is a lot warmer than *that*…
But we’ve got to contend with the Yellow Peril of a bazillion leafy organisms jizzing all over themselves all at once.
Makes it a bit hard to breathe, for those sensitive to those things…
First time in days when the gusts are below 30 mph. This is the time of year when those of us in New Mexico recall one of our favorite springtime jokes:
Q. Why is it so windy in New Mexico?
A. Because Texas sucks and Arizona blows.
Interesting article in today’s NY Times. Some bonehead was just arrested by the Feds for making phone threats to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, telling her, according to the Times story, that she better not vote for the recently passed health care bill if she ever expected to see her home again.
Punch line: This guy lives in public housing, i.e., that fella has a Government subsidized roof over his head. Go figure.
Hey, Drew, we have the Yellow Peril here as well. I’ve been honking like a Canada goose ever since coming back from Arizona. Almost feels like having the flu. Blech. The winds are really stirring things up. Not good things, either.
K, Steve Benen at Political Animal has been chronicling the misadventures of the various Tea Partiers who rely for their common groats and lentils on The Great Satan, to wit, the feddle gummint. It’s both funny and scary. Kind of like watching a guy sitting on the limb he’s happily sawing off the Tree of Liberty.
Um…Pat…I don’t think that was a link to Political Animal, unless the Tea Party has joined forces with REI.
So, did you get 15% off your new Novara bike?
Hah. So many URLs, so few brain cells. The link has been corrected.
And no, I did not get a deal on a Novara. But I did get 20 percent off a new tent, the Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2, which recently came in for some generous praise in Backpacker magazine. Free shipping, too.
My old Eureka Timberlite is a little long in the tooth and heavy as hell for backpacking or bike touring, and our North Face is a monster suited only to car camping. I think the last time Herself and I used it on a backpacking excursion, a pack burro was carrying it. I know I wasn’t.
A really, really good way to scare off the snow, at least for a short while?
Seek and buy a bottle of High West Rendezvous Rye. Marvel at the concept of a whiskey distillery in Utah. Open the bottle and allow the bouquet to waft over you. Pour a couple fingers into the lowball or whiskey snifter of your choice. Swirl, sniff, sip and savor. Sit back. Relax. Marvel at the wonder that not only is there a whiskey distillery in Utah, but also that said whiskey distillery in Utah knows how to do it right (earning a 95/100 rating from Malt Advocate magazine, and at $40-45/bottle, the only sub-$100 bottle to make the 2008 top-10 whiskies list). Repeat as necessary.
If it doesn’t make the snow melt, at least you won’t care.
Nice tent. Mine is an Eastern Mtn. Sport purchase that I’ve had since 1974. Gadzooks. About time to retire the little guy.
Ahh, weather. I’m glad I’m not in Iowa now dealing with the tease of spring. Warm temps due to howling winds from the south, stirring up all the grit left on the roads from winter. Instead I’m enjoying life all out of proportion to my worth — here in Viterbo, Italy. We’ve got Paris-Roubaix coming up on Sunday, the Lampre doping scandals to read about in La Gazzetta dello Sport and tons of news about F1, MOTOGP and World Superbike. If it’s got wheels on it or a motor in it, I’m interested…and so it seems are a lot of folks in Italy. Here it’s warm enough to ride with shorts and short sleeves though you better pack some arm warmers and maybe a vest. I’d guess there’s plenty of pollen too but luckily I’ve outgrown most of my allergies so I can just enjoy the daily shopping for food and wine, cleaning up the apartment a bit, then having the rest of the day free to deal with bike tour stuff and riding my own bike. Heaven on earth? YES.
Oh, Larry … you’re killin’ us, bruh. We’re getting the tease-and-sneeze here in Bibleburg — three days of what’s supposed to be beautiful weather and pollen everywhere. And no, I haven’t outgrown my allergies. A-choo.
K, you need to give the economy a boost and buy a new tent. Or a new bike. Hell, buy both and take the wife bicycle camping if the temps ever rise and the winds fall.
And yeah, Paris-Roubaix, mmm, hmm, good. My favoritest race of all time. Tomeke looks good, but so does Cancellara. And who knows? Breschel might’ve done something at Flanders if he’d had a better bike change. Gonna be a fun one to watch, for sure.
Geez, Larry! When I die, I’m coming back as you.
Guys, having lived in Wisconsin for a long time, my standards are somewhat lower for “good riding weather”. Anything above 20 F is good to go, and down to -5 F is acceptable. Now that I live in York PA, where the temps rarely go below freezing, but its constantly wet, I spend most of my spare time driving children to this and that, living vicariously through velonews.com.
Patrick, if you’re thinking about cleaning house, donate the Timberline to a Boy Scout troop. Don’t know if you get a tax break, but you’ll know its going to a good home, and they’ll be appreciative as all get out.
What is this about the Lampre doping scandals? I don’t recall this sordid chapter. Did I miss something?
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Well, the verdant southland is a lot warmer than *that*…
But we’ve got to contend with the Yellow Peril of a bazillion leafy organisms jizzing all over themselves all at once.
Makes it a bit hard to breathe, for those sensitive to those things…
First time in days when the gusts are below 30 mph. This is the time of year when those of us in New Mexico recall one of our favorite springtime jokes:
Q. Why is it so windy in New Mexico?
A. Because Texas sucks and Arizona blows.
Interesting article in today’s NY Times. Some bonehead was just arrested by the Feds for making phone threats to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, telling her, according to the Times story, that she better not vote for the recently passed health care bill if she ever expected to see her home again.
Punch line: This guy lives in public housing, i.e., that fella has a Government subsidized roof over his head. Go figure.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/07/us/AP-US-Pelosi-Threats.html
Hey, Drew, we have the Yellow Peril here as well. I’ve been honking like a Canada goose ever since coming back from Arizona. Almost feels like having the flu. Blech. The winds are really stirring things up. Not good things, either.
K, Steve Benen at Political Animal has been chronicling the misadventures of the various Tea Partiers who rely for their common groats and lentils on The Great Satan, to wit, the feddle gummint. It’s both funny and scary. Kind of like watching a guy sitting on the limb he’s happily sawing off the Tree of Liberty.
Um…Pat…I don’t think that was a link to Political Animal, unless the Tea Party has joined forces with REI.
So, did you get 15% off your new Novara bike?
Hah. So many URLs, so few brain cells. The link has been corrected.
And no, I did not get a deal on a Novara. But I did get 20 percent off a new tent, the Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2, which recently came in for some generous praise in Backpacker magazine. Free shipping, too.
My old Eureka Timberlite is a little long in the tooth and heavy as hell for backpacking or bike touring, and our North Face is a monster suited only to car camping. I think the last time Herself and I used it on a backpacking excursion, a pack burro was carrying it. I know I wasn’t.
A really, really good way to scare off the snow, at least for a short while?
Seek and buy a bottle of High West Rendezvous Rye. Marvel at the concept of a whiskey distillery in Utah. Open the bottle and allow the bouquet to waft over you. Pour a couple fingers into the lowball or whiskey snifter of your choice. Swirl, sniff, sip and savor. Sit back. Relax. Marvel at the wonder that not only is there a whiskey distillery in Utah, but also that said whiskey distillery in Utah knows how to do it right (earning a 95/100 rating from Malt Advocate magazine, and at $40-45/bottle, the only sub-$100 bottle to make the 2008 top-10 whiskies list). Repeat as necessary.
If it doesn’t make the snow melt, at least you won’t care.
Nice tent. Mine is an Eastern Mtn. Sport purchase that I’ve had since 1974. Gadzooks. About time to retire the little guy.
Ahh, weather. I’m glad I’m not in Iowa now dealing with the tease of spring. Warm temps due to howling winds from the south, stirring up all the grit left on the roads from winter. Instead I’m enjoying life all out of proportion to my worth — here in Viterbo, Italy. We’ve got Paris-Roubaix coming up on Sunday, the Lampre doping scandals to read about in La Gazzetta dello Sport and tons of news about F1, MOTOGP and World Superbike. If it’s got wheels on it or a motor in it, I’m interested…and so it seems are a lot of folks in Italy. Here it’s warm enough to ride with shorts and short sleeves though you better pack some arm warmers and maybe a vest. I’d guess there’s plenty of pollen too but luckily I’ve outgrown most of my allergies so I can just enjoy the daily shopping for food and wine, cleaning up the apartment a bit, then having the rest of the day free to deal with bike tour stuff and riding my own bike. Heaven on earth? YES.
Oh, Larry … you’re killin’ us, bruh. We’re getting the tease-and-sneeze here in Bibleburg — three days of what’s supposed to be beautiful weather and pollen everywhere. And no, I haven’t outgrown my allergies. A-choo.
K, you need to give the economy a boost and buy a new tent. Or a new bike. Hell, buy both and take the wife bicycle camping if the temps ever rise and the winds fall.
And yeah, Paris-Roubaix, mmm, hmm, good. My favoritest race of all time. Tomeke looks good, but so does Cancellara. And who knows? Breschel might’ve done something at Flanders if he’d had a better bike change. Gonna be a fun one to watch, for sure.
Geez, Larry! When I die, I’m coming back as you.
Guys, having lived in Wisconsin for a long time, my standards are somewhat lower for “good riding weather”. Anything above 20 F is good to go, and down to -5 F is acceptable. Now that I live in York PA, where the temps rarely go below freezing, but its constantly wet, I spend most of my spare time driving children to this and that, living vicariously through velonews.com.
Patrick, if you’re thinking about cleaning house, donate the Timberline to a Boy Scout troop. Don’t know if you get a tax break, but you’ll know its going to a good home, and they’ll be appreciative as all get out.
What is this about the Lampre doping scandals? I don’t recall this sordid chapter. Did I miss something?