168 days to tuesday night worlds

now that i have decided that road races are for suckers, i am focusing on crits, track, cyclocross, and any other sporting, baking, or television events that take less than an hour to complete.
having these clearly defined goals has allowed me to really zero in on some key elements, and really start to work on some limiters.

for instance, here's a hot tip: my all-new crit strategy involves watching this film nightly, just before bed. looking ever so carefully for the stylish red aero booties, as robbie ventura soothes me to sleeeeep.

yep, only one hundred sixty-eight day until we "ramp it up to really hard"

Macaframa Primier

if you need an excuse to come to milwaukee...

for whom the bell tolls...

mccain and obama out themselves as anarchists.

interesting times.

ok, so maybe they aren't anarchist per se, but they both "look up to" the hero of hemmingways novel, for whom the bell tolls.

as you may or may not know, for whom the bell tolls is set during the spanish civil war. the hero, Robert Jordan, lives in the hills and in caves and fights the fascist state that is franco.

the spanish civil war is widely regarded as the best example of an actual anarchist state in modern history.

the question is, who was robert jordan fighting for?

maybe it says so in the book. i don't know. i started it, but i can not stand the way hemmingway writes.

it drives me nuts.

i also tried to read the old man and the sea, same thing. can make too far before i start wondering out loud why he is a famous author.

regardless, any way you slice it, both mccain and obama look up to a "strong, stoic, tough" hero, in robert jordan.
a man, living in a cave, prepared to fight to the death with the government of the country, and with a plot to destroy the countries infrastructure. a guerilla. ...a terrorist.(!)

interesting times indeed.

who knows if hemmingway/robert jordan was an anarchist sympathiser, what we do know is that the anarchists decided to help the communists (who would have otherwise been crushed) defeat franco and fascism in spain.
...only to have the commies turn around and wipe them out.

never trust a commie.
this is especially important to remember as we nationalize our banking system this morning.

hmmmm, so wait a minute...
then are obama and mccain anarchists or communists?
a hybrid? socialists!?

say it ain't so!

the terrorists may have already won!

rainy day.

what are you thinking about?
the past weekend cx races? ha!
not me.

just the facts man.
on rainy days, all i want is coffee. well, espresso actually.
don't wanna be to too awake on a rainy day.

30ml (single) espresso: 40-60mg caffine;
dbl espresso: 70-100mg;
12oz americano: 70-120mg;
12oz brewed coffee: 120-200mg (or more)

robusta has nearly dbl the caffeine of arabica. Most budget coffees are 100% robusta.

Darker roast = higher caffeine.

so, as you can see, it's a complete myth that espresso will keep you awake more than drip coffee. you need 5x shots or more to match 12-16oz drip... but it is so tasty.

p.s. cx was just fine this weekend. although cullen beat me on sunday due to my flat tire, i was able to make up for it earier in the day by hekeling frye during his race, and then riding past him in mine. sweet. like a nice shot of espresso.