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Cheers raffy!

I remember your narration of the bad experience with the charity event a few years ago. You do an amazing task for those kids in need. It must be emotionally draining. Cheers Santa and merry Christmas to you!

Happy birthday!

Merry Christmas!

Visiting the in-laws in ocala. Today did 2hrs on the withlacoochee state trail! Brought both the road and mountain bike. I want to hit the santos single track next.

Happy Birthday!

Hooray!

I hope you enjoy it! Oh, and here is the gift that keeps on giving:

It was just added to Netflix and Amazon Prime video as well. I have a feeling you'll like it. It's pretty wicked.

finished watching the second season of this. thumbs up. I like this better than the third, so far.

For rides with a lot of climbing, The Civil War Century is a good option. I did a short leg of this ride this year. Registration is in April, the ride will be, I believe, the first weekend on Sept. For the century, 6900 ft climbing. Most of the climbing happens in the first 80 miles. I like: -It is a lot of climbing, the first large hills are stepped and give your legs a little bit of time to semi-recover, but not much, he he. -There is a "bail-out" 65-70 mile branching point with an easy down hill ride to the starting point. At this junction, most of the climbing has been done, I think there is only around ~700ft of climbing left. -Good staffed rest stops and a decent lunch after the ride. (luncheon meat, sandwiches, salads, fruit, etc.) -Cheap, $30 (this year) which included all the goodies are rest stops and lunch after the ride. -Cars were OK and I never felt threatened... -Don't like: -There is very little room for "warming up" before the first big climb hits you. -One hour drive from Rockville. But it is a straight shot on I-270, then Rt-15. -There were people waiting for SAG vehicle for quite a while. 1-2hr wait, not uncommon. (It is all volunteer work, so it depends in the number of SAG cars they are able to get) http://www.civilwarcentury.com/

Happy belated birthday!

Happy birthday Tom! Have a great day!

One thing to consider is how quickly kids grow vs cost of the bike (this w/o knowing the value of the one you show Ric). Also, there is no guarantee that they will like it(!). In this vein, I got my older girls a balance bike, so far no luck in getting her to use it near as frequent as the tricycle. My girls have gone through 2 tri-cy's each already...

Man, this really sucks. Incidentally, I think they had a re-run of the 2001 original F&F on Thursday or Friday. I was thinking that, for what the movie is, it had aged well. Sad.

That sucks Jeff, sorry about the brisket. Hope you can get some help from Traeger....

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!! Have a great one!

Sorry to hear about the sliding crash Chris, but it looks like you got out of it OK. Great skies behind! Miss those fluffy clouds!

Happy Birthday!!

Happy birthday stranger!

Yikes Ric, glad to hear that everyone is ok and the damage is minimal. Scary moment. Hoo, hoo Santa, have a great season!

Thanks guys!! Happy birthday emelius! I'll settle for biking and beer!

Yeah I can see that coming! Ha! I took a bike to Panama in '09, rode it around the Canal Zone a few times. Actually, if the drivers were not as crazy as they are, doing the "ocean-to-ocean" ride would take just a few hours. Now, riding in Panama City would be crazy beyond repair. In the interior of the country, maybe, but people drive like possessed fiends. There are cycling teams and relatively well organized events (L. Armstrong did a triatlon in Panama City around 2 yrs ago, before his ban) Most competitive cyclists there do train on regular roads with traffic, pretty crazy.

Just came back from a 45 mile birthday ride! A bit windy, but otherwise great.