Let's get this work day done.
Last nights ride was sticky and long. The dirt was so so good.
Wizards eating a snack.
Last nights ride was sticky and long. The dirt was so so good.
Wizards eating a snack.
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^ I would fear entangling that in the front wheel
Morning! Last night ride was humid as fvck, today is shaping to be the hottest day of the season yet. It is BALLS hot there and it's not even 8:30AM yet. I think I'll skip Thunder this weekend - it's gonna be balls hot there, too.
Morning! Last night ride was humid as fvck, today is shaping to be the hottest day of the season yet. It is BALLS hot there and it's not even 8:30AM yet. I think I'll skip Thunder this weekend - it's gonna be balls hot there, too.
54 degrees here today.
Beautiful day yesterday in the Black Hills. Heading out into the great plains today.
Met Bixby and Mike at the local watering hole in Custer last night. Bought Mike dinner and a beer in exchange for an hour's worth of great stories. Totally worth it.
vacation starts at the end of the day. the fuckit quotient is high, but the boss keeps piling on the work. 
oh well, I get it, there's lot's to do. So onwards and upwards!
oh well, I get it, there's lot's to do. So onwards and upwards!
Note to self, 2017 birthday party planning:
1. Never do a kid's summer birthday party during the week: it's hot, it may rain, cranky kids will show up from being outside in all day summer camp. Do it on a weekend when the kids are fresh and you are, too.
2. Never order corporate pizza for party, even if your commercial driven kid pleads for it: it sucks, the pies are microscopically small and the company will demand to see your ID before they turn over the pizza. Really. Small pizza will further infuriate cranky kids when the food runs out prematurely (see above).
(Beyond that, party was awesome, Kid #1 had a good time!)
1. Never do a kid's summer birthday party during the week: it's hot, it may rain, cranky kids will show up from being outside in all day summer camp. Do it on a weekend when the kids are fresh and you are, too.
2. Never order corporate pizza for party, even if your commercial driven kid pleads for it: it sucks, the pies are microscopically small and the company will demand to see your ID before they turn over the pizza. Really. Small pizza will further infuriate cranky kids when the food runs out prematurely (see above).
(Beyond that, party was awesome, Kid #1 had a good time!)
Good morning Monkies! If I had known how to work the camera in my new phone I would have had an awesome rattle snake in the trail picture to post... you'll just have to take my word for it. It was average size, not coiled and not in a hurry to move. It rattled a bit when it finally left the trail.
Today's plans include rest, I've had 4 decent rides this week, tomorrow will make 5.
Today's plans include rest, I've had 4 decent rides this week, tomorrow will make 5.
After work ride today.
Woah! Reign it in there bud - this is a lot of interweb use from you. Slow week in the countertop mine?
Finally got up for a early morning ride to ride with some of my friends. Warm morning but a good ride. Then dropped off the kids at camp and rode to work with the wife. Very hot day today but humidity not too bad. I could drink a ice cold beer right now though. Something like this
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Long milling cycles lead to downtime.
My work ID badge/key card randomly stopped working about a week ago, and got my replacement an hour ago. I punched a hole it so it would hang the long/portrait orientation from my keyback (that also has a few keys), as it only comes with a cutout to hang it the horizontal/landscape orientation, which annoyed me. Badge no longer opens doors as I managed to punch a hole through the inner brains.
Someone isn't going to be pleased.
Someone isn't going to be pleased.
Friend of mine had an extra ticket to an announced-that-day show in Somerville, MA last week, but sadly I already had other plans. Was not too happy.
https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2016/07/06/louis-c-k-surprise-show-tonight-somerville
'Morning. I just fired an employee. Not a fun thing to do, especially when the employee is a perfectly nice person. I had to do it, but now I feel like shit.
Anywho, life goes on. I've got an Olympic triathlon Sunday and the weather is looking beautiful for a late-July race.
Anywho, life goes on. I've got an Olympic triathlon Sunday and the weather is looking beautiful for a late-July race.
I've had good luck with make your own pizzas but only if you have AC in the summer time.
Hooray for Friday (means camping weekend with the family)! Big storms last night so I went to the gym while the kids had gymnastics. I am so out of shape....starting to worry about being able to enjoy a very long ride planned in a month
go see doug stanhope in boston in december instead...
MT Elwell ride on tap for tomorrow. Let me out of here!
Downsizing? Been there, done that, only to go down with a sinking ship myself a few weeks later.
That looks delicious. And its only 12.Finally got up for a early morning ride to ride with some of my friends. Warm morning but a good ride. Then dropped off the kids at camp and rode to work with the wife. Very hot day today but humidity not too bad. I could drink a ice cold beer right now though. Something like this
Only 12?That looks delicious. And its only 12.
I am pretty sure you can drink beer at all times of the day. Ok maybe a coffee with breakfast is better but from then on it all fair play.
Sitting here getting paid to watch women ride horses.
Involuntary termination is the suck but sometimes nice people are just bad at their jobs... it takes me about 90 days to let someone go after I have informed them that their work is not satisfactory. If they choose not improve or are simply not capable of improvement then it's all on them. Letting dead weight go is always a net benefit to the team and I need to focus on those paying the bills.
That sounds good to you but I can't think of many worse ways to get paid... I'd get fired for sleeping on the job!Sitting here getting paid to watch women ride horses.
No you would be having fun . You would be one of two or three hetero males on the property with between 100 and 200 women with money.
Haley's sick, so I've been working in the yard all day while she zones out the Paw Patrol.
Got to whip out the old man/Dad card at some teenagers across the street. They've been making a ton of noise and bumping gangster rap loud enough that it bothers Wifey while she's working. Turns out, kid has an old-ass base model Saturn and his was getting his "thug dance" on in the street. Politely yelled to him: "Dude it's a Saturn. Do you really want to draw extra attention to yourself?" Music was turned down and it hasn't gone up since. :horns:
Got to whip out the old man/Dad card at some teenagers across the street. They've been making a ton of noise and bumping gangster rap loud enough that it bothers Wifey while she's working. Turns out, kid has an old-ass base model Saturn and his was getting his "thug dance" on in the street. Politely yelled to him: "Dude it's a Saturn. Do you really want to draw extra attention to yourself?" Music was turned down and it hasn't gone up since. :horns:
But you're married, so it'd be like going to the strippers to get off.
yeah but I'm the one getting PaidBut you're married, so it'd be like going to the strippers to get off.
post ride stoke level is also high. 4000' climbing for two fun old school descents (Beehive and Raiders for the NC monkeys). Creek beers were drunk. Just ordered indian food...most excellent.