Tubeless in Milwaukee

Yes, I went to take a long mountain bike ride today and needed to change the tube on my front tire. I found the spare in my kit to be boxed but an old tube. A tube that also leaked. And I had no others. So it was a ride on the old road bike and I came across a bunch of rock n' roll types down by the river.

The WEMS race, according to the Internet, went off with only a slight delay due to yesterdays rain. The skies last night were ablaze with lightning, fingers spreading out and covering the entire sky. It was supposed to rain today but it looks like God blessed the Cyclopaths.

I tried to e-mail them to ask if they needed any help, Team Cyclopath, but their e-mail address was not available. The guy in charge always works hard and gets a good event done. I found him very friendly and good hearted though the team seemed to pay me less than no never mind. Perhaps the influence of the Spitters Guild. There power resting somewhere between that of the Mason's and the Lollipop Guild. And don't underestimate the reach of the Lollipop Guild. Just look at Britain. Once ruling the world and now... just look at their teeth.

And Brits certainly are not doing as well as they would like at the World Cup. The refereeing having set soccer back 20 years here in the United States. A game where the brain is a strike tool and ties are... WOW! We didn't lose.

Actually I enjoy watching the world cup (oooh, sorry was that supposed to be capitalized) once in awhile and those horns keep me from falling asleep.

So I was exhausted and didn't go spectate the WEMS race. Sorry no new pictures. Plenty of pictures from Sunburst on the Flick'r page. Even the cost in gas hits us hard as trying to save our dog this spring set us way way back. But we did have a rummage sale. A neighborhood rummage sale. So we made a bit of cash and then dumped off much of what we couldn't sell at the thrift store. Then I took all those old cans and some scrap metal in the old garage and turned it in for even more cash then we made at the rummage sale and then I put a bike part on e-bay and it is already more than even that. That is a bike part I offered to a gentleman in exchange for straighten the rims of an old beach bike I have. Only to read on his blog that people want him to do work for free shortly afterwards. An XTR crank set.

Tomorrow is Father's Day. Sent my dad a card but haven't heard of any gathering, which is typical. Will be available after church if anything pops up.

Put out some ceramic pots we couldn't sell at the rummage. Currently nothing to put into them. Arranged the border of cement blocks so I could place planters of various sizes in among the plants. maybe I should have just used them to make a grid, putting something different in each square. I once saw presented a garden, mostly rock, that was covered by identical frog statues marking out a grid that covered the entire garden. I found it very attractive.

Subaru Cup? Yes we made a bit of money but we're just too far behind. The Odd Tuesday Ride was rained out as was the last two Wednesday Night time trials. Have been meaning to go but have been busy. And now it is rain rain rain. It takes time for the Crystal Ridge Trails to dry so I don't know what the chances are of racing this month. More storms in the forecast.

Which brings us to the real question...