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Blogging is so '06. Blog-quitting is this years' blogging.
A First Time Deal

Yeah, I am off the blogging form what with starting a new gig and all.  And yeah, I don't really know how I'm gonna ride bikes fast either as my time is pretty limited.  I have 24 hours in my days just like everybody, but biking just keeps getting to be less and less the priority.  I will figure out a way to kill it all the same.  Don't worry about that.  Not that you would.  But I might.  Anyway, it (the new gig) is a pretty sweet deal though, and that's about as into that as I'm gonna get.

Saturday I did manage to go for a bike ride and apparently there is some dissension in the ranks of U.C. biking.  Last week dirty mtn. biker Chucky was grumbling about leaving at noon, and then this week he called me to confirm times around 9:45.  When I got to the ride start, I was informed that he led a group out at 10.  Thanks for letting me know, not that you'll read this.  So my dilemma is to go with the flow and ride at 10, or stick to my program and roll at noon.  I want to stick with "the program" b.c. in another week or so when I start going big my afternoon is shot either way, so it's better to have the morning to do family stuff.  We'll see.  Maybe I'll bite the bullet.  Or not.

Anyway, us slackers that left at noon had an incident whereby a car almost brushed me.  As I was in the bike lane, I raised my arms in the world recognized "give us some room" fashion, and the dude kinda flipped.  He started flicking us off, and slamming the brakes and what-not and the pulled over and took out some nunchuks (sp?).  Yeah, seriously.  Who drives around with nunchuks.  Anyway, he saw one of my riding brethren with the cell-phone and never got out of the car.  He did almost brush me again for good effect.  Then, he floored it before having to slam the brakes again 100 meters down the road due to a car in front of him what with it being a 25 mph zone and all.  What a tard.  I can't imagine getting that worked up over nothing.  Anyway, he is lucky he didn't brandish his weapon of ass destruction as Coach Chuck has been teaching me the ways of the warrior and I would have had to drop him.  Or else the cops would've slammed him.  Or not and I would have gotten beat down for nothing.  I have a lot of "incidents" on the road, but this was noteworth as a firsttime for nunchuks.  Any Bruce Lee fans feel free to correct my spelling.

Alright, back to work, slackers.

Posted: Monday, October 30, 2006 3:03 PM by Ryan Barrett

Comments

sleevie said:

If you were doing the Canyon Cyclery Draper ride with me on saturdays, you would have neither the lateness nor the numchuck problem.  We are also more scholarly than your average Utah Countyian, and perhaps you may learn some valuable information.  

dude with numchucks... part of the conspiracy.. let it go...

on a side note.. is anyone permitted to use the infamous Sandy quote? Or do I need to obtain permission from him prior to saying "it's part of the conspiracy."

# October 30, 2006 8:52 AM

sleevie said:

post script goodness...

I gave you one star because stars are lame.  It's like kindygarten all over again... "little sleevie, you don't get a star today, you pushed Tommy off the swing and he broke his arm."

# October 30, 2006 8:56 AM

Ryan Barrett said:

Ummm, no, then I'd have double the problem as I'd have to leave EVEN earlier and there'd be even more numbnuts on the road... albeit perhaps less per capita numbnuts.

Sandy has no say in the conspiracy outside of being the most outspoken advocate of said issue.  Therefore, you are granted full permission to point out the conspiracy in all forms, although I am pretty sure it was supposed to end with the conclusion of summer, which I'm pretty sure is over.

# October 30, 2006 9:05 AM

piotrek said:

"We are also more scholarly than your average Utah Countyian"

Yeah, in a Gordon Lightfoot and Penthouse inspired kinda way. ;-)

# October 30, 2006 9:49 AM

sandros said:

SWEET!!! Who doesn't love the edmund fitzgerald game!! What class! What filth. See turbo, had you been there on Sunday, you'd get the joke, but that's part of the conspiracy too.

  Apparently you thought it ended at the conclusion of the summer, but alas, it continues to the end of the YEAR! Then, (whew) it should have run its course, kinda like some nasty cold. Well, here's to hoping anyway.

# October 30, 2006 3:35 PM

Ryan Barrett said:

I was in church on Sunday with everyone else who isn't going to hell.

Kidding,

RB

# October 31, 2006 7:12 AM

sleevie said:

Flash Gordon?  F Scott Fitzgerald?

If you want to hold hands with a bunch of do gooders and sing hymns while fluttering your saintly wings throughout the eternities.. you won't be happy... and you will miss the greatest race ever.

It's called "Hell of the Underworld," and it's a 300k crit on brimstone.  The finish line is a wall of fire.  Eternal Damnation with 2 Devilish little podium girls is awarded to the winner.  Prizes go 20 deep and include but are not limited to:  An interview with Hitler, Beating Stalin with an aluminum bat, using Columbus for a Pinata, bowling with the head of Andrew Jackson, a finely catered dinner with Hugh Hefner, or possibly a threesome with Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

Yeah... you better start riding on Sunday's...  Sandy, Jared, and I are already pre-registered.

# October 31, 2006 2:17 PM

piotrek said:

Yeah, but will The Mop be there?

# October 31, 2006 2:28 PM

Ryan Barrett said:

For the record, it's like this:

I like a day of rest, but it doesn't have to be Sunday.

A 300K Crit sounds hard, but I guess I am the one always complaining they are too short.

They should change the name from "Hell of the Underworld" to International Tour "duhhh" Hell Invitational Gran Prix Championships.  Then, I'd think about it.

# October 31, 2006 3:22 PM

Ryan Barrett said:

Oh yeah, and just because I'm not riding with you doesn't mean I'm not riding!!

# October 31, 2006 3:23 PM

sleevie said:

It's possible that the name could be changed.  The event is being hosted by "Labor" since they have a monopoly on the underground racing.  Take it up with the "Board of NIckies," they may consider your request.

Apparently our sunday ride has been tagged "Sunday Sinners Ride."  Thus my comments about pre-reg.  

I got a new Audi to replace the Roo.  It's insane.

No Cat.. No Cradle...

# November 1, 2006 6:01 PM

Ryan Barrett said:

Yeah, I think the Pee-town Sunday ride had a name like that too, but then I went and we stopped for coffee three times in the first two hours and I had to bag that idea as that cracks me.

Please let me know if that was a run-on.

# November 2, 2006 5:26 AM
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