Weekend Update

We actually did some fun stuff last weekend.

Friday: Through work I hooked up a "Behind the Scenes" pass to the Milwaukee Public Museum. We got to tour the IMAX projection area and the see where and how the planetarium shows are created. Pretty cool computer and audio gear there. Also we went to different departments and saw some the places where museum types do their work and the stuff they are working on. Again pretty neat stuff. Dinner was at a new place called "Triskele's" once we found it. Nice and reasonable priced dinner.

Saturday: Rode the 'Tosa Trails" for a short time. Contrary to popular belief I thought they were still too wet. After 30 minutes the SASS was covered in mud and had not fallen once. Went home to get the Blue Bike ready for Sunday.

Saturday Continued:
Please don't try this at home. The Puppetry of the Penis. There are no puppets. There are 2 blokes who stand in front of the theater full of people bare ass naked ('cept for a pair of Chucks) and do origami with their johnsons. They perform a series of "Dick Tricks" the show begs many questions not the least of which "Who thought this was a good idea?" and "Why would you do that?" and also "Doesn't that hurt?".

Sunday: After Saturdays entertainment, I should have gotten right to church on Sunday morning. Well I was having a religious experience f sorts. The first real mountain bike ride of the season. A bunch of Benders gathered at Blue to ride some of the best trails around, We rode for nearly 3 hours when all was said and done. Weather was perfect. 60's and sunny. It really does not get any better.

All in all a decent weekend, I don't need a repeat on the pee pee party but I won't get enough of trail riding.

On the edge of Gichigami

Last weekend the Red Haired Girl and I decided to skip town for a couple of days and headed north. Riding was out of the question as we fought our way through what ended being about 8 inches of April Snow.

Not having a plan we ventured even further north on Saturday. Went to the edge of Gichigami. We made it to Bayfield for lunch overlooking the Madeline Island Ferry landing. After a lunch of mighty fine burgers we went in search of "cute shopping"

Turns out most (not all, most) of the cute shopping is closed for the season. We perused some junk shops. Found a gallery or two, had a decent cup of organic coffee and were on our way with a promise to return when the days were warmer and the shopping more plentiful.

On the way there I had seen this, think old stuff like this is pretty cool I stopped for a closer look on our return trip. This is an old ore dock built in 1916 in Ashland Wi. When it use it was 1000 ft long and was used for filling ore ships (as the name suggests). It is endangered of being torn down. The lawyers are concerned that some poor schmuck will be messing around and get hurt. While it really serves no purpose other than being iconic of Norther Wisconsin's Mining heritage it is a pretty neat and unmistakable landmark in Ashland Wi and the poor schmuck who messes around there be damned.

The Cross Project

After spending most of the winter as parts in the bike room the cross project is finally on the road. My cross project started life in The Rusty Tool Shed, I was looking for a bike for the Red Haired Girl. I normally ride a 53 or a 54 so I thought maybe a 56 would fit her. And if not it was for sale at a hell of a price. So with a wad of Jacksons in my pocket I took this beauty off his hands


After a ride we came to the conclusion that the Red Haired Girl is not a 56 and neither am I. I was going to eBay the whole thing. But got to thinking......hmmm...It really would be a sin to profit from the sale of this bike...(OK its not but work with me here). I checked Ebay and other online sources and finaaly came to a solution.

52CM GUNNAR CROSSHAIRS CYCLOCROSS FRAME VERY NICE!! on eBay from a nice gentleman in Alabama that did even ride it to church. I bought the frame, stripped the above bike and screwed the parts on to the correct sized frame, added a carbon fork, a few other bits here and there and ended up with.

And I may even cross race it.

Opening Day

I have never been to opening day, much less paid for Brewer tix.Scored a nicce pair o tix off craigslist. Should be a nice day for a game.