Wigwam MTB Challenge

 

Yes, I made the Wigwam MTB Challenge. The weather could not have been better and word was WORS had ordered up the roots extra bumpy this year. Many, but not all the photos are up already on our flickr page. It will be a while before I sort through the video. I took quite a bit and would put up a choice clip but I cannot get blogger to upload any video from my computer. Not sure what the problem is. I did get one clip up on you/tube and posted on the Metro Mountain Bikers Ning site. It seems popular.

We had to get four new tires. An expense that put us back again but will give a feeling of safety as Winter driving is just around the corner. A big holiday weekend means we will be busy with our business. Then Sunday we will celebrate Misao's birthday. Sushi has been declared the only dining option and I'm not sure if we will go to a movie. "Hereafter" and "Secretariat" top the list if we decide to splurge.

I would like to be spending more time writing but have work to do on the house. I highly recommend if you are removing old paint from wood you use a heat gun. Scraping paint off the entrance canopy on our home has been transformed from an unending hellish torment to a path towards proud accomplishment as I can now see how the job will reach completion in short order before it gets too cold to paint. Thanks to a buddy from the gym for lending me his.

I was about to dump the pots into the compost bin when I noticed the peppers have produced a second crop. A few new peppers and many little flowers suddenly appearing. We didn't give much attention to our potted tomatoes because they didn't taste good but the bush in the small garden proper is still full of tomatoes.

The days are getting shorter. I need to get out much more on my bike in these final days of autumn. Hopefully finding scenes to take pictures of, capturing the beauty of the season. This last weekend the bicycle movers and shakers in Kenosha were, many in costume, riding in large hordes from bar to bar. I have to remember to take my camera with me on these October nights as many strange sights will manifest until All Saints Day.

Oooops, forgot to mention a facebook contacts ride for diabetes.