I DIDN'T Ride My Bike Today, Cuzz....

Measuring room sizes to supply furniture for the in-laws' new digs.

If your - or your in-laws' - family has no drama, praise (insert favored deity).

Today was beer-worthy. Tomorrow I shall ride.

 

My in-laws have no drama. They're dead.

 

So true. I only this week realized that Coach Dick Hill had a street named after him at the Santa Ana Bowl...that guy was amazing. Coached my uncle up to a USC scholarship in the 60s, and was still winning when I graduated. Dude was old school. His pep rally speeches got some eye rolls from the cool kids, but he made winners.

 

...because I jacked up my right shoulder yesterday in Tapia. Everything on that side hurts, my shoulder joint, my upper arm, and my entire shoulder blade. I must have hyper-extended my shoulder yesterday during one of my lay-downs. Hurts like heel to lift that arm even a micron. Sheet, it even hurts to type this. At least my Chiefs won tonight.

 

I was packing the bike up to drive to a pregame lap, when some deferred maintenance came due. So I did that instead. A clean drivetrain is a happy drivetrain.

 

What I didn’t know there was carnage. Tapia of all places has beat up my shoulder a couple times. Hope you feel better soon.

 

Well that sucks immensely. Magic healing rays headed your direction!

 

Rut-row. Hope it feels better quickly. "Everything" hurting sounds more like a good ol' fashioned butt kickin' than an acute injury. Fingers crossed that is the case.

 

Damn, Mike, take it easy on the old bones, pal.

IME these kinds of injuries heal quickly despite the immediate incapacitation and discomfort.

Here’s to 100%.

 

Thanks guys. Keeping doped up on Tylenol makes a noticeable difference. It hurt too much yesterday to work a full day so I stopped after a few accounts were done. I split today's full day work sched into a half day for today and a half day for tomorrow.

 

Ah, I see... work is the problem, not mountain biking!!!!!!!!

 

I think I rode too much, Fri, Sat, and Sun. Legs, glutes, shoulders, and neck are all pretty sore. Recovery day!

 

What's that?

 

When you do less than 50 miles / 6,000 ft.

You, not me.

 

I spent some quality time with TurboTax. No surprises, just the way I like it.

 

Ride bicycles? I don’t have time for that. I’m too busy pimping bike parts, working my day job and farting around in GarageBand.

I can wait. This year is going to be like last. Except more epic.

 

I didn't ride my bike the last three days because...

I was painting my house. Ugh. Yesterday 7 hours on a ladder.

 

Not this kind of ladder?

 

My ladder was more like 75% grade

 

Damn @SnakeCharmer sorry to hear about your injury. I wasn’t aware since I’m only here sporadically.
Tapia took a big chunk of my knee last year.
Healing vibes amigo

 

Thanks brother. I was feeling improvement after the 2nd day it is 99% normal now. Dint bother me at all yesterday.

 

Courtney and I rode a 60 mile desert enduro today near Ridgecrest, Ca. As a bonus she is driving my sorry @ss home. How cool is that ?

 

I did do a lap round the block twice this weekend..

 

I rode Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday last week, and I am spent. Legs are jello. Triceps are noodles. But...

 

Awe sweet! Nice work daddio

 

Got my lovely new Ti dental implant this morning. Strong, light and absorbs vibration when chewing through the chunk.

 

Liking the family vibe, nice, derk and steve.


When in Rome...



Blue Mesa "trail," Petrified Forest NP.






Petrified wood boulders are strewn all along the trail, from shoebox to kitchen table sized pieces.




Imagining huge trees everywhere was a little mind bending.


Tacos at the park cafe were a nice touch. Happy Prez Day.

LOL. No rust, either.

 

That’s so cool! Haven’t been there yet, but this is a good reminder to go

 

Did not ride because I cut the top portion of my thumb with a knife. Don't ask smh. Hope this heals fast. Dammit.

 

Don't do that. And heal up...

I really cringe with finger injuries... 80 stitches in the middle finger on my dominant hand when I was 18. I feel it every second of every day. It feels like bugs crawling.