Now that the shitburger has been digested, things are looking bitter, I mean better. I hired a proven commodity who will help immensely. In short, I'm climbing back into contention.
I'll have to skip MBAA#3 next weekend, but, I can deal with that. It's just a desert course with no real features other than granite, and some blooming cacti. I'm still banking on this, this, and this.
THE Tournament starts this Thursday, and I'm looking forward to a gambling diversion. I'll slap down $25 for my bracket, and I'll get 3 weekends of 'action' out of it. I haven't watched a college b-ball game in years, and I only know who's who by listening to sports talk radio on the way to work. So let's just say my bracket won't be very scientifically determined - it'll be more or less a crapshoot, which is how I like to play anyway. I know two things though, IU and the Fighting Illini are going out early...
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Saturday, March 10, 2007
SHITBURGER
Have you ever had one? They taste like crap, smell like crap, and if you eat too many in one day you might think you're cursed. I ate one yesterday, as one of my key staff members essentially had a meltdown 3 days before the start of our busiest season - Spring Break. Guess what that means? I get to cover everything.
Fortunately, in the course of my career, I have eaten so many of these that I hardly wince when I swallow 'em down. This one though, isn't going down as smooth. Easter plans will now be cancelled, and I'll be lucky to still do the two bike races I have scheduled. Worse yet, it messes my schedule up with the family - which is what hits the hardest.
So, enjoy your dinner tonight. I'll be eating a shitburger with a side of depression, a glass of raging anger, and some crap icecream for dessert.
Have you ever had one? They taste like crap, smell like crap, and if you eat too many in one day you might think you're cursed. I ate one yesterday, as one of my key staff members essentially had a meltdown 3 days before the start of our busiest season - Spring Break. Guess what that means? I get to cover everything.
Fortunately, in the course of my career, I have eaten so many of these that I hardly wince when I swallow 'em down. This one though, isn't going down as smooth. Easter plans will now be cancelled, and I'll be lucky to still do the two bike races I have scheduled. Worse yet, it messes my schedule up with the family - which is what hits the hardest.
So, enjoy your dinner tonight. I'll be eating a shitburger with a side of depression, a glass of raging anger, and some crap icecream for dessert.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
A much-needed head clearing ride yesterday..
2 hours, 5 minutes all sweet Sedona singletrack on the 29'er ss. Aside from bashing my kneecap into my stem the first 50 yards, and getting caught in some nasty thorns, it was a great ride. Its a challenge to ride a 29'er in Sedona, so much so that for me - 2 hours is about enough time in the saddle. I went back to work after the ride, and got 9.5 hours in yesterday total. Rolled home to Flagstaff about 8pm and crashed hard.
Next up - Thursday morning before work in the Mt. Elden trail system
(see Oldham trail #1) for info on the climb up....and then a hella fun time back down.
Check it out www.dawntilduskrace.com That will be race #2 for me this season. I can't wait!
CB
2 hours, 5 minutes all sweet Sedona singletrack on the 29'er ss. Aside from bashing my kneecap into my stem the first 50 yards, and getting caught in some nasty thorns, it was a great ride. Its a challenge to ride a 29'er in Sedona, so much so that for me - 2 hours is about enough time in the saddle. I went back to work after the ride, and got 9.5 hours in yesterday total. Rolled home to Flagstaff about 8pm and crashed hard.
Next up - Thursday morning before work in the Mt. Elden trail system
(see Oldham trail #1) for info on the climb up....and then a hella fun time back down.
Check it out www.dawntilduskrace.com That will be race #2 for me this season. I can't wait!
CB
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
anna niCOULTER smith
Actually, I'm not doing Anna Nicole a service by combining her name with this woman's name. Ann Coulter is sort of like the Paris Hilton of political pundits - somehow carving a niche (ironically niche ryhmes with B*tch) for herself that for some reason people tune in to. I think it has to be shock journalism - waiting to see what she says next.
Well, calling John Edwards a faggot pretty much brought down the house at the conservative political action conference. She said "I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but it turns out that you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I'm - so, kind of at an impasse, can't really talk about Edwards, so I think I'll just conclude here and take your questions," said Coulter, whose comment was followed by applause.
No further comment needed...
Actually, I'm not doing Anna Nicole a service by combining her name with this woman's name. Ann Coulter is sort of like the Paris Hilton of political pundits - somehow carving a niche (ironically niche ryhmes with B*tch) for herself that for some reason people tune in to. I think it has to be shock journalism - waiting to see what she says next.
Well, calling John Edwards a faggot pretty much brought down the house at the conservative political action conference. She said "I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but it turns out that you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I'm - so, kind of at an impasse, can't really talk about Edwards, so I think I'll just conclude here and take your questions," said Coulter, whose comment was followed by applause.
No further comment needed...
Monday, March 5, 2007
Immigration / Immigracion / La Migra
Its about to heat up in the House and Senate again with the general consensus being that if something isn't done by August, it won't get done until after the 2008 election.
There is one thing that President Bush and I agree on, and that is that there must be an empathetic approach to immigration. Rep. John Kyl can go pound sand as far as I'm concerned. If you never saw the Kyl/Cornyn draft then you are lucky. It was a "We're white and we were here first" perspective that made me sick.
Since we are all descendents of other countries (except of course our Native American neighbors), it seems as though some of our conservative lawmakers have forgotten that we/they came here for opportunity, and bullied primitive cultures into submission for their land. OK - so then how does that make us different or better than an underpriviledged person from Mexico or South America coming here for opportunity? I realize that every socio-economic factor has changed since the Pilgrims came to North America, but if I hear one more person refer to a hispanic illegal as a 'beaner', a 'wetback', or a 'spic' - then I think I'll come out of my skin.
Here's my view - take it , rip it up, or just plain leave it:
Look up the McCain/Kennedy bill This is a pretty good example of what a bi-partisan bill can look like. I believe that we have to secure the border. I believe that the illegal aliens that are here, should stay if they want to become US Citizens - and they should go if they don't. They should be given the opportunity to become US Citizens now. I believe that a guestworker program should be instituted to help feed line-level jobs in construction, hospitality, agriculture, BUT I also believe that these employers should shoulder the cost of benefits and state-funded services for these guest workers. Individual US taxpayers should not have to pay the cost of guestworker health and social service benefits.
Its crazy to think of how many other socio-economic issues this impacts. I just hope that our lawmakers exercise compassion when making such a huge decision.
Its about to heat up in the House and Senate again with the general consensus being that if something isn't done by August, it won't get done until after the 2008 election.
There is one thing that President Bush and I agree on, and that is that there must be an empathetic approach to immigration. Rep. John Kyl can go pound sand as far as I'm concerned. If you never saw the Kyl/Cornyn draft then you are lucky. It was a "We're white and we were here first" perspective that made me sick.
Since we are all descendents of other countries (except of course our Native American neighbors), it seems as though some of our conservative lawmakers have forgotten that we/they came here for opportunity, and bullied primitive cultures into submission for their land. OK - so then how does that make us different or better than an underpriviledged person from Mexico or South America coming here for opportunity? I realize that every socio-economic factor has changed since the Pilgrims came to North America, but if I hear one more person refer to a hispanic illegal as a 'beaner', a 'wetback', or a 'spic' - then I think I'll come out of my skin.
Here's my view - take it , rip it up, or just plain leave it:
Look up the McCain/Kennedy bill This is a pretty good example of what a bi-partisan bill can look like. I believe that we have to secure the border. I believe that the illegal aliens that are here, should stay if they want to become US Citizens - and they should go if they don't. They should be given the opportunity to become US Citizens now. I believe that a guestworker program should be instituted to help feed line-level jobs in construction, hospitality, agriculture, BUT I also believe that these employers should shoulder the cost of benefits and state-funded services for these guest workers. Individual US taxpayers should not have to pay the cost of guestworker health and social service benefits.
Its crazy to think of how many other socio-economic issues this impacts. I just hope that our lawmakers exercise compassion when making such a huge decision.
Saturday, March 3, 2007
MESSIN' IN THE CINDERPITSWe took a nice and easy hike through one of the cinder pit areas of east Flagstaff with Lyza's buddy Jackson. The east side is laden with cinders as the whole area was once a steaming cup of cappucino-like lava...thankfully many years ago. These caves are endless - and fun to explore with the kiddos. They ran over 2 miles, and now Lyza has her bootie parked on my couch watching a Batman movie - with her eyes half open. As always, good times!
MTB ride tomorrow morning before the family gets up. I'm already ready to go hammer on the Rig for a couple of hours. The route is laid out, the gear is packed, the clothes on hanging up - do you think I need a release?!
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