The new Drug Czar

Prednisone, Zyrtec, Singulair, Albuterol, Flonase.

All going to town on my innards. I believe the clinical term the doc used for what he saw in my nose, was "bogginess" as opposed to "redness" (which denotes inflammation).

sucking on a lemon

for once i wasn't the one yelling at the dog. at least kids wear diapers, so they don't poop on the floor. oh wait, ginger has been known to sport huggies pull-ups. either way, i'm getting practice for the early years of parenthood. Lesson #1: Sleep deprivation. I guess I haven't graduated from that lesson; i've been held back 4 years.

and what's w/having it better than you ever have, but you don't feel better than you ever have. chalk it up to that effer, human nature.

last long ride of the season today. time to recharge the batteries. Binge-ivus is almost upon us. Already have 2 evites in the past week...feels like 1999.

Marginalized

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. [Our true enemy has not yet shown his face.]"
Swap "out" with "up" and "in" with "down". I, however, know my true enemy. He's an idiot.

Let's see, what else? Oh yeah, my first full pay-check is significantly less that I expected.

I did however just get a new cool, high-profile assignment.

1 out of 3 sux.

On the life front...why is it that everytime I show up to The WC in my team kit (hell, i only had the bibs and bike) someone always tries to race me?

the Truth?

still not completely sure what i'm doing for the spring. either trudge along, same 'ol same 'ol. same issues of the past. everytime i think i've decided some new news comes along.

monday >> swam in mid-to-upper 70s water. kicking good, feel fast, the bottom goes by fast at least. 3 laps; about 2.25 Ks. i was the only person out there.

tuesday >> big ring city. working on that torque. PRs up beauford and the "west face" of shepherd mountain. hard to gauge since i stopped doing formal repeats and timing them over a year ago. i expected to set PRs last night. but kerrville was an example of how not to expect results from how you feel on the bike 10 days before.

funk dat. just gotta lay off the Big Gulp espressos on race day.

10 days until the start of Binge-ivus.

alive and flickin'

tonight sucked and so did yesternite.

days were cool.

yesterday rode the steel eel 4 times and the great white 2 times. i gave my best "the ring" face i could for the cameras.

today rode the aluminum giant 4.5 hours and wanted to flick my bird next to the ring to 3 different idiots behind a wheel. just happy to live to ride another day.

RodeoHead

I've been really sleepy today, and then i listened to this.

http://rodeohead.ytmnd.com/

for some primal reason, my hand began to slap my my knee...repetitively

so that you can act out your own personal iPod commercial with it, here's the mp3:
http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=841679

SanGuLo

SanGuLo
left side of my neck hurts today

POOP here it is