She Has a New Home

My bicycle fleet was reduced to three today as the Bridgestone RB-3 found a new home. Serve the cute blonde well in her triathlon endeavors, my faithful riding companion.



Watch out, downtown Austin. I'm now armed with additional beer money.

So I'm a Geek

While sitting at a coffee shop, I noticed the clumps of inflated balloons above me. Instead of wondering what the occasion is, I determined the ratio of deflated vs. inflated balloons. Then guessing at the half-life of inflated balloons, I worked out how long the balloons have been there. You just can't remove the geek from the boy.

I Need a Fallback Job

For years, I've joked that I could always become a bicycle messenger if this whole computer thing didn't work out. The ubiquity of broadband has now made my fallback job not so realistic. This article cites statistics that every major city has seen a decline in the number of bicycle messengers.

Let's see ... I can boil water. Perhaps I could apply for a chef's position at The Boiling Pot.

Back in One Piece

Costa Rica is a beautiful country filled with friendly citizens. They don't even mind Americans. However, no matter where I travel, towards the end of the trip there's only one place I long to be - home. I'm glad to be back.

Humbling Moments

After participating in a 43 mile ride on Saturday, I honored a promise and ran the Capitol 10k the following morning. To add to the "Keep Austin Weird" theme, I ran in my flannel pajamas and pimp hat. Humbling moments during the run:

1. While ascendinging a hill, I was passed by a man pushing not one, but two of his children in a carriage.


2. I was beaten by a 200+ lb. man running in a terry cloth bathrobe.


3. My mile average was TWICE of what it was when I was a high school senior.

My ego may never recover.

Chick Repellent

These t-shirts may be a bigger chick repellent than unicycles.

Curvaceous Contortionist

I saw Varekai, my first Cirque du Soleil show, on Saturday. While the acrobatics and death-defying acts were spectacular, nothing mesmerized me like the curvaceous contortionist. Oh my. She was far from the 50 lb. 10 year-old looking girl I was expecting. It felt like the scene in From Dusk Till Dawn when Salma Hayek's character conducted her entrancing dance.

What's the Point?

I spotted two unicyclists today and wondered, "What a fucking waste of time!" Why would anyone take up this activity? Unicycles are a worthless form of transportation. And with the exception of fanny packs, nothing screams, "I've never gotten laid" louder than riding a unicycle.

New Diet

After reading Fast Food Nation, I took a full year off from McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, and their competition. Now having watched Super Size Me, I may give up fast food entirely. The health risks, depression, and addictive nature of sugars and processed foods are strong deterrents. However, the fear of joining the 66% of American adults who are overweight will keep me on the side of healthy foods and exercise.

Harold and Kumar

One of my favorite movies is now Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. This flick is hysterical. Complete with immaturity, racial jokes, boobies, Princeton, boobies at Princeton, Doogie Howser, and redemption for the browbeaten yellow man, this DVD will make its way into my collection. I haven't been this impressed with a film since White Men Can't Jump.