If you ride like lightning, you're gonna crash like thunder.
January 16, 2013
January 12, 2013
Salsa Chili Con Crosso
A gorgeous frame and a sprinkling of new blue parts makes a great looking frame swap project for the middle of winter...can't wait to ride it either.
January 8, 2013
January 6, 2013
December 14, 2012
December 11, 2012
Seasons Greetings From My Building
I thought I would let my fellow residents' door decorations brighten your holiday season. These were the best...lots of wreaths didn't make the cut. My favorite was the blue one.
My gut tells me I can do this for every holiday too.
December 8, 2012
November 23, 2012
World's Biggest Boot...
...resides in Red Wing, MN. This is inside RedWing Boot Co.'s Factory Store and Outlet in beautiful downtown Red Wing, a stone's throw from the mighty Mississippi too. If you ever drive to the Twin Cities, take the "long route" from LaCrosse/I-90 up the west bank (MN-side) of the river.
November 9, 2012
Mid-November Commute
A sunny morning like this in mid-November is not to be taken lightly. The ride in was very nice and I was happy to see a large buck in the park had the same thought as me. I think he could have throttled me if he wanted to.
October 19, 2012
newest (re)addition to the family
Though I had the Hyland from Civia once before, I missed it too much: internal gear SRAM iMotion3 hub, disc brakes, tucked-away full housing runs, matte paint, great rear rack, painted-to-match full coverage fenders, all alloy frame.
October 9, 2012
I DARE you...
To qualify for the final prize, if anyone can stay dry-eyed, you have to watch the WHOLE clip.
Spend 5 minutes and 52 seconds wisely today.
October 7, 2012
Only in MN?
Wouldn't you like to see this on your store's shelves?! WTF.
And to add insult to injury, they have a 2nd flavor that's even more offensive than the first.
October 5, 2012
2nd Date Recap, in pics
Finding parking near MPLS' MIA wasnt' too bad... but sort of ominous... luckily I parked to the left of that sign and avoided tickets
We wound up joining a new museum tour that had a very interesting premise. The resident curators walked our small group to six different exhibits. Once there, they would tell us some background on the piece, then two stories about the piece. One story was true, one story was false. It was your job on the tour to pick out the correct stories. And yes, there were prizes at the end. It was a very unique tour and not as easy as we thought.
But, as a team, we pulled out one of the top scores, 4/6 correct, tied for first place. I got to choose between some Chinese porcelain book or a book modernist design postcards. I chose the latter... look for some in your mail, perhaps.
And to finish off a really great dinner (homemade pesto gnocchi with preserved lemon for her, grilled sirloin with broccoli rabe and bacon-creme freche mashed potatoes for him - though we shared anyways), we couldn't resist a Bittersweet Chocolate Gateaux (look it up!) with Door County Cherry Whipped Cream and Roasted Salted Sliced Almonds. It. Was. Ridiculous.
















