Back to Deutschland

It looks like I'm headed back in a couple of weeks - likely around the 15th, return a week later. Let me know if you need any euro goodies. I will likely purchase more flamboyant cycling clothing. (No, I'm not kidding.)

Also going on, this weekend is "The Hell of Downstate", Hillsboro-Roubaix. Am I excited/nervous/sleepless/hopeful/fearful? Yes. Ready? Probably not. This will be my first race as a cat 4, so we'll see. The training camp should have done me well. The girls and David will be there to witness. Pics to follow. Rubber side down.

David will have a cross bike built up by next week. Pics in due time.

Wednesday night is fight night: the "Wednesday Night Ride" a.k.a. "Wednesday World Championships", etc. I'm giddy for it all week. I have to take it easy tonight though and save the big matches for Saturday.

Zipcar?

I'm really excited about Zipcar. Here's a fun article with background (you may have to register for NYT reading - lame, I know, but free). Shel and I are looking into it, we may try it this summer and possibly go car-free in the future! I'm excited. We'd have to get Shel another bike - DARN! - for easy commuting, but as I'm sure you'd guess I've already been thinking of a few. We would have to have a more centrally located residence, but we're looking in that direction anyway.

As always, more dreaming. :)

First Post

So, I thought I would try this blog thing again - there have been 2 previous blog attempts and they were both short-lived (mercurial? - nope.) affairs. My intention is that this blog would be a family blog in content and audience.

Cheers,
Mark