I ran across this on the hard drive today. It was from an early logo sketch that I was working on that never really panned out. It still makes me smile. Maybe I’ll develop it out a bit and make a t-shirt or something.

Jane managed to snag some last minute tickets on the cheap to San Diego for Willy’s wake this weekend. I’ve been wanting go back down there. Not like this of course, but we will try to get around anyways.

I’ve got a soft spot in (and on) my belly for some good mexican food. It has been too long…

There is a little chain fast food joint in Santee that sells a breakfast burrito that is built just to ruin any fitness I might have gained. It has hash browns, sausage, bacon, eggs, cheese and sour cream in a massive tortilla. Top it off with some of the best hot sauce around and you have one case of me getting fat again.

Like I said, I’ll take the little pleasures when I can get them.

We are hoping to regroup with some old friends while we are down there. There are some many people that have touched my life at one point or another, it will be nice to reconnect.

Chris and I have been on a quest for our R-12’s and we keep hitting these damn road blocks along the way.

The last two months have been pretty well filled for each of us, forcing us to get our ride in on the last possible weekend of the month. This is coupled with the fact that we only share one day off on any given week (Saturday). I am not about to choke now though, even though it might mean missing the annual SIR meeting on the 27th to achieve it. I’ve always been told that the months after the season is over are the hardest to maintain.

Obligations that don’t involve bike riding are kind of silly, yes?

I had one of those weekends that made me glad to get back to work on Monday.

Wednesday night I took Frankie in to the hospital. He never got back to me. We had him hooked up to all sorts of tubes and wires. I had a (perhaps) irrational idea that he might be able to fight his way through it. Like I could will it the same way I willed myself through some of my issues. Maybe I thought we could throw money at the problem. I really thought he could make it.

He is already missed.

I have been riding the hell out of this bike lately. It is nice to have a relatively hassle free bike to commute to work on. The Salsa has also been amazing, but I haven’t really even cleaned it properly since the 600k. I need to spend a little time on these things, and it seems like I just don’t have any these days.

Frankie has been sick and it has me worried. Any time I’ve had an animal that doesn’t want to eat, it is never a good outcome. I’m taking him in tonight for a check up. I’m sure it will cost a ton of money and not get any real results. I wish he could just tell me what is wrong…. I’m crossing my fingers on this one. I’ve had more than my share of bullshit the last couple of years.

Unless something goes wrong, Jane and I are camping this weekend with a bunch of friends. Expect pictures and other random nonsense.

Special thanks (once again) to Peter Weigle for letting me use his image. I love the placement of this bell.

300k report coming soon. It was an interesting ride. I needed time to gather my thoughts on it.

Peter at Peter White Cycles posted my schmidt dynohub drawing on his website (with credit).
The wheels he built me are tough as a tank.

New drawing coming soon.

I pre-ordered Grand Theft Auto IV and I’m still waiting for it in the mail. It is driving me nuts.

J.P. Weigle