Fat Tuesday, …Again

Will man never learn. My fondest memories of Fat Tuesday are from New Orleans where I was working on a Fat Tuesday. When midnight came, and they started playing “When the Saint Come Marching In” law enforcement officers of every type, including the Shore Patrol, made a line across the streets with squad, horse and boot and came marching down. Everyone who didn’t vacate the streets were beaten senseless.

I don’t believe that will be the end of Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park’s Fat Tuesday promotion. Yes, if you ride a fat bike you ride for free today at Ray’s (on your fat bike).

Of course Fat Tuesday ushers in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sport Show. After you go to church of course. Yes, plenty of things to do indoors in this most wondrous of Winter seasons. Many complain but I blame the television. People don’t engage nature and their environment as they should. Life lessons are lost as people don’t learn to dress for the cold, but more importantly the seriousness of each persons personal responsibility to be knowledgeable and capable in every environment and condition so one doesn’t …DIE! At times it looks like our entire culture is dying.

I enjoyed the Winter Olympics. The funny European names entertained, and entertained again when I tried to pronounce them myself. Misao says Winter Olympians are more attractive than Summer Olympians. I had to agree. It used to be that far more people skied and did other Winter activities before that evil all our grandparents warned us of; the television.

With my explosive speed, powerful upper frame and impressive mass, perhaps I should try out for some of the sledding events for the 2016 games. I’d like to visit Korea again. I was the quickest out of the blocks in High School and certainly qualify as dead weight for those bob sleds.

The fat tire bike is becoming quite a movement. I don’t like to ride in the Winter but these bikes work on Winter trails. Roads are just too icy in any circumstance for me in the Winter. Here is an article of fat tire riding in Cudahy (hay). I believe Minooka in Waukesha, a growing vibrant system of trails, also is running fat tires. Cyclesmith is the place to go to find out all one wants to know about Waukesha MTB trails.

Yes, we went to see our most favorite band again, not on a Tuesday but a Thursday in Green Bay. A great show, different than the last, and a great crowd. My wife says they didn’t write all the songs on their albums but they have the best lyrics in country music. Neil sang exceptionally well. He was a bit off in Madison. Sorry.

The $52 question; What are the two publicly funded schools I attended? See charity jackpot page in sidebar.

Happy Winter

It is 9 degree.



She said.

           

  I wear my sweater ,so I feel like HEAVEN.

 

 

                            

The Ideal Winter and Goodreads

This is near perfect a Winter one can imagine. What is Winter without the conditions and time to enjoy it, to become immersed in the artic culture? Early snow with cold brings us the stage and the time to perform. Working through the frigid artic temperatures gives us dominion over harsh surroundings and bragging rights. Warm ups allow us to enjoy the season in all its traditional activities. And it gives one long evenings in which to enjoy a good book.

Yes, another one of my books is available for free. Click on image to purchase for $0.00; offer good until January 20th. I hope it doesn’t cause you to throw your electronic device across the room. I am not responsible for any damage. If you enjoy reading, Goodreads is a good social media to join. You can login via Facebook so you don’t need to create another user account with it’s usernames and passwords.

But there are other things to do this weekend. This weekend at Ray’s MTB Indoor Park is the IMBA Weekend. Come on in and learn about IMBA and buy an entry on Saturday and get in on Sunday for free! They are also having a Freestyle Rookie of the Year Contest on February 1st.

The IMBA World Summit will be in Steamboat Springs, CO August 20-24. A new craft brewery seems to be the major interest of those contemplating attending. I myself am wondering if the convention industry itself will collapse in Colorado. Yes, I am talking legalized marijuana. If half a conventions attendees are going off and getting high in Mile High or elsewhere, what would any convention be able to accomplish. I almost suggested that if Metro paid for members to attend the IMBA World Summit that it is only on the condition that they will not waste their time getting wasted on pot.

Congratulations and gratitude to those 22 Metro Mountain Bike members who contributed more than 20hrs of volunteer time to building and maintaining MTB trails. Nearly 1,700 total hours were invested by the club.

The $51 question: What are the titles of the three books I am currently working on? See Charity Jackpot page for details.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Yes, it is still Christmas for us in the know. I’ve gotten back strongly to my writing as Winter settles in. Now with the New Year I need to get back to the cycle trainer and the gym. My weight is up slightly.

The gifts just piled up under the tree. Though we live a quiet life I guess we are appreciated. I actually saw someone that looked exactly like Katy Perry at Mayfair before Christmas.

Ike loves the snow as his people profile suggests. He’s not stupid. He knows when it’s too cold and wont stay out too long without his sweater.

Metro Mountain Bikers will be having a snow tubing event at The Rock this Winter again.

Thanks for reading in 2013.

If Your Pets Were Human

She found some intersting site .  Here

It's called 「Pets humanization manufacturer」　

You enter your pets information and they tell you if your pets were human what they would look like.

 

 

 

Do you want see me ?

 

 

 

This is me, Ike the dog, as people !

 

Christmas Shopping

I am faced with the age old question: Is Christmas shopping considered exercise? I certainly wouldn’t recommend it to train for the high dive. I guess I will have to put it in the same category as bowling, which is yet to be determined. I doubt it is exercise for my siblings, as they have come to re-gift many things I had given them back to me.

Yes, fruitcake is back. Some years ago I commented that it was hard to find fruitcake, a traditional Christmas favorite. I saw one small precut fruit cake at a department store but it was extremely expensive. Happily fruitcake has made a comeback. There are many reasonable priced varieties not too hard to track down and you can still find the expensive ones. Whole Foods was the first place we noticed the resurgence, last year.

News Flash: If you buy something at the Brewers Fan Shop in the stadium, open 10:00-6:00, they will give you three bobble heads, year book and media guide for FREE! While supplies last. I am a competitive guy by nature of being a man rightly attracted to a woman, namely my wife. They had a bucket of baseballs at the fan shop; baseball a game I played a lot in my youth. I picked a ball up and squeezed it hard in my fingers. Man, it felt good. Brought back a lot of memories. It’s been a long time since I played.

It’s better then Obama’s stash!

I had little to nothing on my gift list this year but I think I should have put on it the handgun I’ve had my eye on for sometime; a purchase beyond our means in the past. Kahr Arms are known for power with accuracy, especially in their compact models. They tend to have limited clip capacity but that gives them a much slimmer design making even their full sized guns ideal for concealed carry. I wasn’t intending such a purchase for some time down the line, but after an evening of longer than usual prayer I dreamed a group of men thought my death a convenience and they weren’t talking natural causes. Not to mention we are having more gun violence closer and closer to our home as the years pass. Gift cards have become the medium for the gift of personal protection these days. Do I take dreams seriously? Not really but it is a good excuse. Can I imagine that there are people in the world who would benefit from my death? That is a whole different question.

What’s truly important though is that fruitcake is back. And check out Ray’s Indoor Mountain Park gift list.

The $49 question: What is the make and model of the first gun I owned, including the type of action? Yes, I watch “Duck Dynasty” and cannot disagree with anything Phil said. I suggest they go broadcast TV and get ratings not seen in thirty years.

Free Books, Snow Tires and Skiing

No. The Snow tires are not free but good advice is; buy some. They are worth the investment to protect your vehicle and ease the mind. Recommended by all who use them, probably.

The skiing isn’t free either. The Rock appears to be closed though the AcroBag Tour begins there this Monday. So we had lots of snow, deep cold for making snow, it’s the weekend and they have a big promo event starting Monday and their website says they are not open today? Too lazy to call and confirm. Sunburst is open and for those of you intolerant of the cold don’t forget Ray’s Indoor MTB, in Cleveland and Milwaukee.

What really is free, at least until Monday midnight, is the Kindle edition of my first book of 2010. Click on the cover for the link. A book difficult not to enjoy for any real men and women. So if you don’t like it…

The $48 question: What did I buy Alois for Christmas? See charity jackpot rules page in sidebar. A slight change from the previous question; gift is bought. Hint: I walked to the store and back when I bought his gift. Yes! From my house.

Happy Holidays.