- Cipo looks good. Not sure if he can still ride, but damn, he looks good.
- Dave Zabriskie's Moustache: Is it ironic? Is it serious? Or just tragic? I'm not sure. I know where he got it though.
Rocky T. Squirrel Sports Zabriskie's Moustache, Pre-ACOT
- Highlight of Stage 1: The kid in the Stanford cycling or rugby jersey, running up hill with a ~16 point set of antlers on his head. I think he's got a future in UCI Pro hassling, a la Didi Senft.
- Highlight #2 of Stage 1: When Haedo crossed the line, the finish line camera shot captured Fabian Cancellara, waving his arms wildly in celebration. That's a good guy, who can celebrate a teammate's win with that much enthusiasm.
- Highlight #2 of Stage 1: When Haedo crossed the line, the finish line camera shot captured Fabian Cancellara, waving his arms wildly in celebration. That's a good guy, who can celebrate a teammate's win with that much enthusiasm.
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It's a rest day. I have a freakin' case of the ass like you would not believe. Once I start riding heavy again, days off are nightmarish. I want to eat like pig, fight like lion, throw rock. Ugh.
I don't know why but if I'm out of season, it's a little hard some days to get on the bike. In season, once I get in the groove, it's harder to stay off the bike than to get on it, even if I'm rocking an epic series of nasty workouts.
___________________________________I don't know why but if I'm out of season, it's a little hard some days to get on the bike. In season, once I get in the groove, it's harder to stay off the bike than to get on it, even if I'm rocking an epic series of nasty workouts.
Damned if I'm not liking that colossal asshole Michael Ball a little bit. He's bringing some much needed marketing flair to cycling. I just hope that cycling reaps the benefits before the (what I believe is inevitable) big implosion that wipes out the team.
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The highlight of the day was putting my kid to bed tonight. He's 4, and has always been a joker. In the last year he's discovered soldier men ("bang bang... they kill the bad guys"), horror films ("Daddy, that scared me... I like being scared...") and poopy jokes ("Ooooh, daddy, you stink in the bathroom. Ha ha ha.") He has always been a joker, from the time he was only several months old and hiding his toys if you asked to see them, or making funny faces, or using his (at 18 months limited) vocabulary to crack jokes.
The highlight of the day was putting my kid to bed tonight. He's 4, and has always been a joker. In the last year he's discovered soldier men ("bang bang... they kill the bad guys"), horror films ("Daddy, that scared me... I like being scared...") and poopy jokes ("Ooooh, daddy, you stink in the bathroom. Ha ha ha.") He has always been a joker, from the time he was only several months old and hiding his toys if you asked to see them, or making funny faces, or using his (at 18 months limited) vocabulary to crack jokes.
So naturally it's time to whip out the sick humor. I've started reading various Edward Gorey books to him as evening / bedtime stories. Gorey, if you're not familiar with him, is a little bit dark. An example:
B is for Basil, assaulted by bears.
That's from Gorey's "Gashlycrumb Tinies." Most of his stuff tells some sort of dark story, using drawings of the sort you see above. It's marvelous stuff, filled with wry humor, with some quantum of nameless dread lurking not too far beneath the surface.
Anyhow, I'm reading this one story to the kid, "The Beastly Baby," and when we get to the part about the Beastly Baby "shooting bric-a-brac off the table," the kid laughed so hard he vomited. Naturally, this got us both laughing again really, really hard.
Basically, I can't give a humorous book a better recommendation than that: "Buy this book: it's so funny, it will make you throw up."
Laughing 'til you puke... man, that is some funny stuff. What else can you say after that? Not much else, really. I totally recommend any of Gorey's collections. The smaller books are pretty good too. Caveat: Not every Gorey story is wholesome for kids. Shootings, stabbings, deaths, psychologically traumatic visits from birds and bicycles falling from the skies - kids can handle that. Some of his stories are a little darker than that normal run of the mill dark, and you may find that they are an adult pleasure, not good for the wee ones. But if your kid has a good sense of humor, and likes the usual kid gore and mayhem and mild fright, I highly recommend Gorey. Three collections of Gorey stories are the best place to start - the Amphigoria.
A is for Amy who fell down the stairs.
B is for Basil, assaulted by bears. That's from Gorey's "Gashlycrumb Tinies." Most of his stuff tells some sort of dark story, using drawings of the sort you see above. It's marvelous stuff, filled with wry humor, with some quantum of nameless dread lurking not too far beneath the surface.
Anyhow, I'm reading this one story to the kid, "The Beastly Baby," and when we get to the part about the Beastly Baby "shooting bric-a-brac off the table," the kid laughed so hard he vomited. Naturally, this got us both laughing again really, really hard.
Basically, I can't give a humorous book a better recommendation than that: "Buy this book: it's so funny, it will make you throw up."
Laughing 'til you puke... man, that is some funny stuff. What else can you say after that? Not much else, really. I totally recommend any of Gorey's collections. The smaller books are pretty good too. Caveat: Not every Gorey story is wholesome for kids. Shootings, stabbings, deaths, psychologically traumatic visits from birds and bicycles falling from the skies - kids can handle that. Some of his stories are a little darker than that normal run of the mill dark, and you may find that they are an adult pleasure, not good for the wee ones. But if your kid has a good sense of humor, and likes the usual kid gore and mayhem and mild fright, I highly recommend Gorey. Three collections of Gorey stories are the best place to start - the Amphigoria.
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Will is a great kid. I still laugh how he grabbed my wifes hand and led her to his bedroom to show her his "fireman calender." I still do not trust that kid of yours.
Amy says that there is some Tim Burton poetry you can read to your kid.
It's a Montana kit on the guy with the antlers (hey, nice rack...). I nit pick this only because, you know, some people from Montana might take offense and, well, send you a letter bomb or something for this grave slight.
I noticed last year that I eat like a half starved pig on rest weeks. It must be all that hypertrophy my huge muscles are doing that needs to be fed.
Kyle, hate the game, not the playa. Yeah, that kid's crazy. He's going to have more triple doubles than LeBron before he's done.
Chuck - what can I say. It was a rest day, so I couldn't be bothered to lift my index finger and back up the DVR long enough to verify it. You have to admit, that was probably the classiest bit of rider hassling we'll see all year. You have to believe the Euro pros were laughing their butts off over that.
A cyclist who's also a Gorey fan? Dude, I just fell in love with you. Though, of course, the fact that you're married and have kids does subtract a few points...
Dave Z looked like a skinny reincarnation of dead Neck-car driver Dale Earnhardt. Not a good look for a cyclist, but might work for Wyatt Earp.
Kalidurga, thanks for the compliments. Don't worry about the falling in love with me thing - it happens all the time. Rest assured, if you ever actually met me in person it would only take about five minutes before you felt utterly compelled to choke the crap out of me and leave my body in a shallow grave just outside of Catonsville, where the coyotes could treat me like a fat Georgia boy treats a Shoney's buffet. So you don't have to go to your grave pining over me, feel free to move on with your life. It's been great, and I can't tell you how much I've appreciated everything, but lets just be friends from now on. I'm just not ready to commit to somebody else. I'm thinking about moving to a new city for a different job. It's me, not you, okay?
Boz, I prefer to think of it as Dave Z having a good look for a recumbent bike commuter. It makes it easier to take.
There are coyotes in Catonsville?
If you like to read your kid Gorey stories, find a book of REAL Fairey Tales, the ones where people die all manner of grisly deaths.
I loved those as a kid. Disney sucks for turning them all sweet...
Welcome to the Rock Racing Reluctant Fan Club, my brother.
Re: Tour of California. I like J.J. Haedo a lot, but when he rolls across the line with his arms up, his knees-on-the-top-tube clench makes him look like he has to pee. Maybe he can take this opportunity to talk to Cipo about better poses for finish-line shots.
Re: Young boys and potty jokes. At 13 months, my son has added "poop" to his verbal repetoire, which also includes MaMa, DaDa, and duck. We can't predict what sentence he's trying to construct with that vocabulary, but we're not looking forward to it.
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