the death of this blog

well, at least until 1. we have two consecutive days over 60 degrees and 2. i get rid of this cold.

one bit of good news to end on is that i'll be taking a trip somewhere for AP training this summer.

bye bye

friday night update

we'll go to monk's when the bowling is finished.

i'm not going bowling, but maybe someone will call and tell us when they're done?

too much loafing and paperwork this week.

i work part-time at eros and we've gone through a contract negotiation. so now i have to apply for my job with the new company which was my old company about 8 months ago.

ah - federal government in action.

the former prez

of fab and former neighbor will be in town friday night.

plans are to meet at monk's.

no time yet.

the best-laid plans of mice and men

often go awry.

or in south dakota they go to the wind. so much for my first outside bike ride today. 25-35 mph winds turn me off.

it looks like FAB is going to have a great year two. lots of rides. fabrad will have catering and a band. a time trial series. a M.U.S.T. ride, coffee, donuts, a spring kickoff on april 26 and 27. oops, did i let the cat out of the bag ;-) and tez is a member this year! what more could we ask for?

braceless

today is the first day my wrist has spent free of devices since january 12.

it's feeling pretty good. still some stiffness - insert joke here.

looking forward to milan - san remo tomorrow.

gonna miss the starlight ride tonight - still fighting this cold/sore throat crud.

lbl update

word from lincoln is that lbl could be pretty special this year.

special guest riders . . . a tour of spilker's brewery . . . some great commemorative gear

if you're reading this and are interested in participating . . . april 19th, lincoln, ne

see the details.

in other news, i'm going to try to ride outside this weekend! wish me luck.

keeping with the theme

thanks snakebite! i got lucky on a couple of them. and all the dude wanted was his rug back.

89%DRUNKARD

vote for your favorite

during Beer Madness.

the second round is going on now!

it looks as if thE kErnEl has some tasting to do!

ode to guinness

eDLoNNiE introduced me to mother's milk in 1982? 81? i don't remember exactly, but i do remember him coming from the bar to the table in chesterfields with two for himself and two for everyone else. those were the days.

so on this day of celebration keep this irish quote in mind:

When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to Heaven. So, let's all get drunk and go to heaven.

to take a line from big johnny

biker down . . .

david feherty was run down by a truck. see the link.

henry rollins

will be in sioux falls tomorrow's eve. if you don't know who he is, you probably grew up in south dakota ~insert winking smiley here

many a weird night in omaha/fremont/lincoln were spent listening to black flag. dude, i'm so damaged.

sign up for tour de kota before 3/15 and ride with thE kErnEl.

i'll play along

i'm dr. doom - whoever that is.

blessed with smarts and power but burdened by vanity.

uh oh

someone at my place of work is now calling me thE kErnEl.

she's killing thE independent kErnEl.

worlds are colliding.

testing darwin

i referenced this article a few days/weeks ago. the report covers the use of computer software as an evolutionary device.

good luck to the WHS Girls Hoops team this weekend.

words to live by: you've eaten a balanced meal if you've had something living, something dead and something rotten. ~ john landegent

still standing

tonight was the first night i've ridden the trainer and stood on the pedals w/o feeling any pain. still, i rode gingerly (insert joke here).

the image is a preview of the official RiDe WiTH thE kErnEl dAy.

if you'd like to ride like a BiLLy then join thE kErnEl on the Tour de Kota. June 11th from Highmore to Huron.

the ride will not begin before 8:30, nor after 12 noon.

warning: riders participate at their own risk