Grumps can suck it, it's Friday!

[teleguy57]

Zank Road against the wall by roseyscot, on Flickr

Was a beautiful 2.5 hours this morning. I do need to figure out a better tubular storage system though.

Gorgeous bike! And go with the Tubi. Small, neat, and keeps the glued spare clean.

Oh, and get a cheap spare. Keep that FMB in a nice place to continue aging it -- or you can sent it to me and I'll send you two pre-glued cheap spares!:)

[robin3mj]

Only the remainder of today's workday, and 700 miles separate me from 10 days at the beach.

[znfdl]

Virginia finally passed the 3 ft passing law

New law says move over 3 feet for bicyclists - NBC12.com - Richmond, VA News

[Matthew Strongin]

Virginia finally passed the 3 ft passing law

New law says move over 3 feet for bicyclists - NBC12.com - Richmond, VA News

That's awesome. I really hope they police do a good job of enforcing the law. I wish FL would re-pass the law so it would make the news and get some more visibility.

[JoB]

Reading a post such as the one by nahtnoj makes me happy. Right on, brother.

This is independent on my cutting out early from work today and driving to the Chesapeake Bay. About to crack open some Delaware oysters; Crab boil tomorrow.

I've been grumpy for about nine months. Mostly due to existential and financial stress related to my wife's health. Wednesday we got some news that takes away the financial stress. Additional good news regarding treatment is on the horizon. I feel 40 lbs. lighter, and can now be grumpy about insignificant things. I have a free weekend for the first time in since the middle of May, and plan to spend it riding my bike and spending time with Amie. Doesn't get any better.

[David Tollefson]

While vacations are nice, it's always good to be back home in your own bed. Riding in new places is exciting, but I find that I push myself a little harder on familiar terrain.

There's noplace like home.

[liv2bike]

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This showed up today. From Ventana Mountain (and CX!) Bikes USA. A little something Sherwood at Ventana welded up for me. If I only didn't have a house full of sick kids. Once we get them all in bed I will take a peek.

Guy

[xjoex]

Two weeks ago I left my job at a start up to go to a huge soulless mega corporation. I haven't started the new gig yet. But I was at my wits end and wanted to move on.

I love information security and teach grad school one night per week for fun. Earlier this week they asked me if I would chair the department and create a whole new info sec program as my full time gig. I'm pretty damned amped right now.

I'll have to start the mega corp job because this doesn't start officially for 6 more weeks, but at least that mega corp job is work from home.

-Joe

[ldamelio]

1) Built this up this week (thanks thollandpe and VSalon Classifieds !) and enjoying it. Finally ditched the Lynskey that tortured me for five years and spent more miles on the UPS truck for warranty work / replacement than on the road.

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2) Got word from the man at the Barn that my new cross bike just came out of the oven yesterday. Look for it in the middle of the 55+ pack this season !

3) Weekend on LBI with my wife and two sons - good time playing Cards Against Humanity last night. Apparently my sense of humor is not unique.

4) Will be celebrating the 4th on the beach with them and good friends wolfing down giant sandwiches and a few River Horse Summer Blondes during the fireworks. It's a minor tradition.

Happy and grateful to have been born and live in the USA. It ain't perfect, but we have a level of security and opportunity available to only a fraction of the world's population.

Enjoy the 4th, everyone.

[roseyscot]

Just me and the boys this long weekend. I vacuumed the house, ran 5 miles with the double BOB, cleaned out and vacuumed the family car, now we're sitting at the table making silly faces, eating watermelon, and watching the rain drops out the window. Tomorrow we'll be at the pool with my family and the cousins. Easy to forget about my crappy job and the stress of a massive home renovation for a few days.

[Tom]

Going to a friend's daughter's graduation party tonight: "Hey kid, all us old farts are here to ask you what your major's gonna be and give you stupid life advice that gets stupider the more bourbon we get into." Then I'm riding the 12 hour tomorrow and the guy that set the ridiculous course record last year and is in my age group is doing the 24. I'm still only a participant and I'm sure somebody's going to be wayyy out in front of me but at least I don't already know going in that I'm the virtual Brazil there.

[seanile]

going to the driving range after work today. havent swung a golf club in 4 months. realllly looking forward to it.

[roseyscot]

this guy is all packed up and ready for an 8am flight to Montana tomorrow. Two and a half weeks of riding and hanging in Big Sky country.



this morning was 2 hours of dawn patrol on the CT roads with another joker. I was the hero when I showed up with donuts for the family upon my return.

Not the view of my house. I think 25% of the 1% live around here though.

[nrs5000]

A month off between jobs starts today. Can't believe I get a real summer vacation as a grown up!

[znfdl]

I am business manager for four simultaneous IT audits and received the first results earlier today.
Our Inspector General had 4 innocuous findings after 3 months of work that will take about a half hour to remedy all 4.
Very happy, one down three to go.

[ZenNMotion]

I just got called a rock star by a client in the middle east whose poverty program I evaluated for his donor agency. They treat you like a prince during the process because they have to, but nobody loves an outside evaluator paid to find the cracks and flaws and name names, especially after the report is written. But this time, they called me back to help them fix the issues and put together their strategy on their own dime. Fuck yeah, after 20 years working in the itchy scratchy and occasionally scary corners of the world and once in a while you can actually get it right, help choose the wine, set the table with clean linens and place shiny new spoons in the right place for a soup never tasted before. In this case, with a strong flavor of zatar.

[false_aesthetic]

First 40 mile ride in about 1 year.
6 hours later I'm still pain free.

Also just made sangria with a $35 bottle of wine. It's damn good. God Bless BevMo's 5-cent Sale.

[ldamelio]

Accidental form has kicked in. I'm flying (for me) despite the fact that it has mostly been a year of junk miles and meh diet. Will take this gift from the cycling gods and build on it intelligently for cross season. New Spectrum should be done in the next week or two. Work has gotten easier for a while (more help/less bullets flying in Trenton/the knuckleheads I manage are more or less behaving) and I've been able to sleep like a human for a few weeks (probably explaining the form). Going to the beach this weekend with good friends. All coming together at the moment. I know life is cyclical so I'm grateful everything's on the upswing at the moment.

[seanile]

new bike day yesterday. it's a nice feeling to have bought my first new vehicle on my own. (well, damn near new, 430miles on it)
2014 yamaha star bolt 950

[Chad]

More pics please Seanile.