With rocks and ruts and switchback stunts? Yes this
is primarily a mountain bike and biking blog and this weekend there will be
a stupendous event in this, the greater Milwaukee Area.
It is the WORS Collectivo Coffee Bean
Classic, at Waukesha’s Minooka Park; Sunday. If you don’t ride, spectating
is free, except for the parking. And if for some strange reason spectating does
not excite you and you don’t plan to race, there are plenty of other things to
do in the park.
Unfortunately my schedule and limited
resources, mainly having only one car for two people, do not allow me to
participate. Nor will I partake of The Polish Moon Ride. It is tonight and it is
raining, with warnings out. It sounds like a great time that both I and my wife
could enjoy together. Includes food and dancing. Oh well. There is always next
year.
Yes, we were in New York last weekend. Not a garden
paradise, but our garden did not suffer our absence. Actually caught some of the
Tour de Fraud, or France as some people like to say, coverage on the Hotel
cable.
And if you would like to garden but do not feel
knowledgeable enough, I must recommend Charles
Dowding, on YouTube. Grows organic and does stuff like growing the same
thing in the same place every year to see what happens.
My very first
beet.
If you want to get down on all that, garden and
health and vegan stuff, watch John Kohler. He has a
few videos where he comments on all the malice and hate he receives from other
vegans, because he doesn’t demand everyone in the world be vegan.
Now, if you want to go homestead, but just a little,
and still remain bound to civilization, Becky’s Homestead is the
place to be. “Farm living is the life for me.” Just a couple acres and lots of
good neighbors. And she is a single mom who started with no money. “What did you
say? I got no money.”
For you, “Money!” types there is always the Urban
Farmer. The Urban Farmer. I know of no
other (on YouTube).
If you are truly the eat your own food type,
regenerative farming fanatic, permaculture junky, I must recommend two sites
full of chickens, sheep, cows, rabbit, duck, orchards, organic beds, fruitful
fields and the growing of hops so that you can make your own beer on the
farm. They would be the sites of John Suscovich (looks like
he did it all in six years) and Richard
Perkins.
See! See how I brought everything back to mountain
biking. Yes!!! The beer, making your own beer.
I just drink the NA varieties.
Cucumbers and the
infamous bitter melons are producing. They say if you keep chewing something
bitter it will turn sweet. Heard that from Reverend Moon and again later from
Dr. Axe.
The $157 question: What were my three most favorite
WORS
races? Keeping the same question. Check out
the Charity Jackpot Page link in the sidebar to possibly triple the
amount.
Yes, more than a decade ago I had called Summerfest a collection of drunks but we had a great time there this past Sunday. And you will have a great time at the Wauwatosa Farmer’s Market this Saturday (read below). And if you are looking for a great time to compete, the Collectivo Coffee Bean Classic is Sunday July 23rd in Waukesha.
The weather was beautiful for our day at Summerfest, though rain has been a normal part of our summer this year. The mountain bike trails are mostly closed due to mud, but Alpine Valley has trails in wonderful condition and it only cost $2 to ride all day. There are not many deals like that left in the world. Word is that the Middleton/Fitchburg area has stupendous trails of recent construction.
Navigating the Summerfest grounds was akin to navigating a raging river. You just had to jump into the flow of people and hope you could work your way out at your desired destination. Our destination was the BMO Harris Pavilion. When we arrived an American Idol star was performing; cannot recall her name though my wife recognized her. Nice music, singing about sitting together on the front porch.
And if you enjoy real home and family kind of living make sure to make it to the Wauwatosa Farmer’s Market this Saturday. Yes, this Saturday is a fantastical magical bicycle day at the market. Near a dozen bicycle organizations, including Metro Mountain Bikers and Dream Bikes will have booths for this mid-Summer bonanza. It is going to be great and I will not be there, previous engagement, so even better.
Food, family and farm are all a big part of this nations revival. There is a revolution going on around here.
The reason we have gone to Summerfest again, after all these years, was to see The Band Perry. The greatest band no one will talk about. Didn’t here a word amongst all the Summerfest talk on the radio. My wife recorded several songs on her new phone, I simply enjoyed the moment.
It was a great show, certainly not lacking in fashion statement. A few songs had the bass a bit too strong but I think I know why. Just their way of telling the stage next door, “We belong on the main stage.”
I know no other band, group, singer or otherwise that puts out terrific songs of significance. Real life substance stuff. Their time is surely coming.
We planted sunflower seeds last year. Nothing came up. This year we have this sunflower tree shading one of our raised planter beds.
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