Category: Culture
RIB UPDATE #3: KORTE READY
SORRY BIRKIE BUDDIES. I have decided to downgrade my attempt this year to the Korte (25 km). The rib is better, but not better enough to take my sweet revenge upon the whole chimichanga. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t whip up a… Continue Reading “RIB UPDATE #3: KORTE READY”
Birkie/Back Update
TRUE, MY BACK IS NOT BROKEN, and I won’t die from the pain. But, and this is an important but, it is MY PAIN. And sometimes owning your pain means that you have to complain. It has been 19 days since my fall. My… Continue Reading “Birkie/Back Update”
I do not recommend cross-country skiing.
I do not recommend cross-country skiing. But, if you are already a nordic-junky freak, then you are past saving. And in that case, dear reader, read on! If you have only learned to use the classic skiing technique (see above), then I suggest that… Continue Reading “I do not recommend cross-country skiing.”
Jason McCartney: Pro Bike Racer and Maybe Pro Skier (Someday)
My neighbor Jason McCartney is now riding for THE SHACK. That is the pro cycling team sponsored by Radioshack for those not in the pro cycling loop. Perhaps his nickname will change from JMac to Shack-Mac. Or, Mac-Shacker. Anyway, Jason is not… Continue Reading “Jason McCartney: Pro Bike Racer and Maybe Pro Skier (Someday)”
Part IV: Tour of Missouri Pics
What is it like to be a Pro Tour Bike racer? First, you need to be slender and skinny and actually quite thin. Check out this guy: The guy on the left is not that slender, but the classics rider on the right… he… Continue Reading “Part IV: Tour of Missouri Pics”
Part III: The Gateway Cup-Day Four-Giro Della Montagna, Or, the Worst 24 Minutes of My Life.
—Digression Coming Up!— First, a tech treat: Several readers have asked the Street Theorist about pics and vids. All the questions were the same: How in the hell do you get such unbelievable shots? Without fooling anybody, I think that it is safe to… Continue Reading “Part III: The Gateway Cup-Day Four-Giro Della Montagna, Or, the Worst 24 Minutes of My Life.”
WHY WE RACE; or, an Introduction to The Gateway Cup in St. Louis
First Installment: Introduction and Some Street Theory My goal is to write up a series of reports from this past weekend in which I watched a great deal of bike racing: The Gateway Cup and the first day of the Tour of Missouri.… Continue Reading “WHY WE RACE; or, an Introduction to The Gateway Cup in St. Louis”
Saddle Up! A Documentary Through Images of Bicycle Seats
Those who ride know this truism: three contact points guide your happiness whilst astride a bike. These points are, of course, the pedals, the handlebars, and the saddle. Today, I wish to present a personal documentary of my saddles, more of a pictomentary.… Continue Reading “Saddle Up! A Documentary Through Images of Bicycle Seats”
TRANSITIONS and more of the same
Wassup Readers!….no. that doesn’t sound right. Hello fellow streeters!…no. Too smarmy. Sorry for the long silence!…yes, now that is getting more to the point. So why the big hiatus? Vacation for one. Job issues for two. And career issues for three. I realize that… Continue Reading “TRANSITIONS and more of the same”
Beware Apple, Microsoft, The Atlantic, Google, PMLA and Others!
Why should these corporations/publications watch their step(s)? Because I am starting a company. And this company is associated with both publishing and technology…somewhat. Here’s a mock-up of my business card: Word! What is NANO? NANO stands for New American Notes Online. And the… Continue Reading “Beware Apple, Microsoft, The Atlantic, Google, PMLA and Others!”
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