If you are reading this then you are either intrigued by the title or are simply hoping I am going insane. To be honest it just sounded fun and I am just going to write about some stuff that popped into my head last night and this morning. Awaaaaay we go!
As a cyclist I think about the wind a lot. Why does it always seem to be at it's strongest on days I have an important ride scheduled? Why does the left strap of my helmet make a noise like my brake is rubbing when it is windy? Why does it seem like whenever I do an out and back ride, starting into a head wind, the wind shifts right as I am turning back, so I have a head wind the whole time? Why do I think it's cool on training rides when I wear my time trial helmet (usually my last ride before a TT or a triathlon) to turn my head and hear the wind noise change as it flows over the helmet?
I have been working at this school since Christmas break ended in January, in other words for just over three months. Yesterday after UofL lost in the NCAA tournament a teacher and the assistant principal came in to my room to "console" me. At the end of the day during the announcements they announced my tragic loss and for everyone to wish me the best. In the four years I as at Saint Joe I never felt as welcome as I do here. It's amazing what having supportive and nice co-workers and a boss who actually wants and helps you succeed, can do for a guys attitude. I really do like it at this school!
I am doing my first bike race of the year this Sunday in St. Louis. I am completely unprepared. My goal is simply to finish in the pack.
The Blues played what was possibly the most dominant game I have ever seen them play last night versus Los Angeles. It was impressive and makes me wonder what this team could have done this year without all of the injuries to key players. That being said I am sure they will be awful when we go to the game on Thursday.
I saw the video to "Allentown" by Billy Joel this morning...what an awful video. The acting only sort of goes along with the lyrics and then there is this homoerotic thing going on with the bare chested construction workers working in manner that seems to be all about showing their muscles flexing. What is that all about?!?!?!
Spring Break starts this afternoon and I get an actual break for the first time in a long time. As a college coach the kids were off campus but I was still in the office every day, so I find myself looking forward to this more then usual.
Mizzou and UofL...seriously?!?!?!?!
Their seems to be a lot of good 80's "alternative" bands touring this summer .The English Beat is back on tour and playing in St. Louis next week! Of course the show is on thursday night when we already have tickets to the Blues game. The Psychedelic Furs are on the west coast only, somehow they keep avoiding me by playing nowhere near me or on the same night I am out of town at another concert. Other good bands I would like to see who are touring include Gene Love Jezebel, Social Distortion (My first CD was "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell." Holy crap their drummer just got arrested for doing heroin and Od'ing in front of his 12 year old son! What kind of idiot does something like that?!?!?! Who beats their kid? I just saw something about someone hitting their toddler in the head and then sticking them in the oven and killing them WTF?!?!?! As the line in the great movie "Parenthood" says: "You need a license to drive a car, a license to catch a fish, but any butt reaming asshole can be a parent." Ok, enough ranting, back to the topic), Morrissey, Elvis Costello (boy did I miss out on some great music by him in high school).
On another music note, while looking for bands touring I was reading a bio of Journey and had forgot how much turnover they had, even during their glory years. From the album "Infinity" to "Raised on Radio" (78-86) they went through three drummers, two keyboard players, two bassists (including the original being fired for "RoR" and replaced by Randy Jackson and then coming back)and three lead singers (though one was actually the keyboard player as well). Neal Schon is the only member of the band from day one until today, uninterrupted. Wow!
Ok, it's lunch time so I will just sign off now.
Good luck riding this weekend
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