Funny Stuff

I keep far too many "fun" email...it's sad. Here is a favorite that I never grow tired of. Turn up the sound...If only I could move like this guy!

http://www.military.com/Video/050303_DanceTime.wmv

Pumpkin Carving...

Halloween is just a few days away and we are looking forward to an evening of wandering thru neighborhoods with Robin & Andrew (or Yoda) and Tom as the Grim Reaper...

Until then here is a little something fun to do... Trick or Treat update to follow.

Time to Train Indoors

The weather is starting to get a little on the chilly side and the daylight will be limited pretty soon with the end of Daylight Savings Time this weekend.

This week I received my Fitness Training DVD to use while on my bike on the trainer. I look forward to doing some spinning in the living room and some rides on the weekends this winter. I don't want my backside to forget what it feels like to be on a bike...

LILY

This is my friend Lily from Tijuana, Mexico. What a crazy person!

This photo - I was sitting in the passenger seat of a van next to the van that she is in...we were stopped at a stop light and I had my camera out and zoomed in on her and we yelled out the window and this is the shot I got...PERFECT! This is after the light turned green and we were trying to get up to speed. In TJ when the light turns green you get going and you get going NOW!

Performance Bicycles

Here is a picture of our very most favorite bike shop in Portland, OR. There are lots of reasons why we like it here so much, selection, good prices, good inventory, quality products...but the biggest reason would be that the people that work at this store are pretty cool. They are knowlegeable, attentive, fair and honest and they don't push anyone to buy a bike. They take their time with each customer, to get the best "fit" and they offer excellent service. We have sent several people to purchase their bikes from this shop and all came back with excellent reviews. The people that work at this particular shop love bikes and quite honestly, I think that's a good quality in a bike shop employee. I have heard great things about the other Performance Shops in the Portland area too. Stop by the shop sometime and check them out...

Bike Gallery isn't THAT cool.

Lady Bugs

Fall is here and the Lady Bugs are looking for warmth in the comfort of our home. I have spotted a few in our bedroom and in the stairwell, but a hostile take-over is not expected...as far as I know.

Here's to a peaceful existence between us and the little red bugs!

Harvest Century Post-Ride

On Sunday, October 8, 2006 Tom and I rode the 75 mile route (click on photo) in the Harvest Century which started and ended at Champoeg State Park out of Newberg, OR.

For a few days before it I was a little concerned that I would actually be able to do it. First, because we had not logged very many miles since the last long ride we did (Vine Ride) and second, I don't do well on hills mostly because I start to suck air almost as soon as a climb starts because I have exercise induced asthma. Not fun. Most of the time I manage to make it up the hill, no matter the size, but my recovery from not being able to breathe has been slow. Thus, the concern about the hills on this ride, but I have new meds and they WORK!

Anyway, the ride started out nice - mostly overcast. Then turned to drizzle and then full out RAIN. Fortunately we made it thru our lunch break at one of the rest stops before it really started to rain which was about 50 miles into the ride. Only 25 more in the rain!

There were plenty of hills which I really enjoyed because now I know that I can do them! One neat thing we came across was a ferry out of Canby that crosses the Willamette. It's just big enough for a few cars and I thought it was pretty cool. The hill coming out of the ferry dock was quite another thing and the only time I walked my bike. Tom says that the second half of the hill after the turn was about a 15% grade...YIKES! I was determined though, I don't enjoy walking on my cleats.

I really enjoy doing all these organized rides around Oregon. I'm not familiar with a lot of places around Washington/Yamhill/Marion County, but I have enjoyed the scenery that we have been priveleged to ride thru.

Now that we have completed the Harvest Century Ride I am a little sad that this is the last ride for us this year, but I look forward to another season of cycling like a maniac.

Time to dust off the Trainer!

http://www.sampros.com/century/
http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/dtd/trans/info/ferry.htm

Harvest Century 2006

Today we did our last organized ride of the year...the Harvest Century actually the 75 mile route which started and ended at Champoeg Park....more details later.

There is justice!

Last week I rode my bike to work a couple of times. On Tuesday I was heading up NE 117th Street just past the entrance to Kline Line and I spotted 3 raccoons (stupid ones) lined up across the road...DEAD! For me this is justice for the incident that occurred in July!

Raccoons just aren't that smart.