June 30, 2009

woke up from a long night of crappy dreams. have you ever had a dream you thought was real and when you woke up, you just felt like punching somebody? ugh...i don't have them often, but when i do....look out for about the first ten minutes of my day.

so whats up? louisville is hosting a pretty big cycling event this week and you know what? you don't hear a thing about it on the news, in the papers on blogs...well, except this one and a few others, but seriously...there's a huge race happening and i just don't understand why promoters don't do a better job of getting the community there.

it's looking like a great weather day for the race, so i might cruise over and take a look and see how things are going. i have to hit the gym first. since breaking my hand, i've been in the gym hitting the cardio like a madman. 45 minutes on the stairs, 10 on the rowing machine and hitting the legs twice a week. i'm not sure how much water weight i have lost, but i'm down to 155 lbs. at the moment. i'd love to get to about 148 lbs. if possible...we'll see though.

so...what else is happening??? i have new neighbors. not sure what to think of them yet. they seem to keep to themselves. i hesitated to even write that, because i don't want to jinx anything. the landlords have probably told them what a butthole i am. this house is the biggest eyesore of the block..well...it might be tied with one other...but seriously, how do landlords in this town get over themselves by renting to idiots and not expect those who live around them not to complain?

let me ask you...lets say your rental neighbors fight in the front yard 3x's a week, spit all over your cars, rip up your landscaping and play music way too loud at 3am. the landlords claim there is nothing they can do. but wait a second...isn't this property the landlords? lets take a look at the word landlord.

"Landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant (also a lessee or renter). When a juristic person is in this position the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner. ..."

so being a landlord, aren't you in a position of mediating of a tenants behavior that's effecting the neighborhood? seriously...am i wrong? if i were a landlord and neighbors complained to me about my tenants behavior, i would talk with them and let them know that what they're doing is unacceptable. but no...not this landlord...they just want to sluff it off to the police and have nothing to do with the house except collect that rent check.

ok ok ok...enough of the rant... sorry, but i posted this on another blog and was pretty much ganged up on by THE landlord and all their buddies...

have a good one!!!

June 29, 2009

so what's been going with "the bmxer?" well, since my real last post, i have graduated from the university of louisville with a stinker of a degree. i'm now at JCTC, aka JCC. i'm enrolled in the pta program there and things are moving along there.

in 2006, i was making my come back to racing and was picked up in 2007 for the factory dan's comp team. that lasted 6 months way too long and then rode the rest of the year out for factory felt. that team experienced money issues and i was let go. the following year, 2008 i rode for the ofr team. i felt it was time to return to professional racing and thus, submitted my elite master/vet pro papers and return to pro racing in early october and posted decent results.

i was offered a development deal with Redline Bicycles and made my debut for them at the aba grand nationals. i made the semi main events for the roc and grand national. not a bad showing for my real first vet pro race.

i went to a regional event in indianapolis and scored my first ever pro win in elite open. i then went to florida and choked like the buffalo bill's kicker at the superbowl...oh well... i brought my butt home and continued to train under the guidance of Wiggy and as the spring training got into full swing, i began to notice that my first straight and full laps were progressing nicely!

i attended the nbl warsaw national and did very well for a 38 year old pro. ended up with a 5th on saturday! i tried racing sunday, but left all i had on the track the day prior...short day, got home early...ok with me...

the very next day, my oldest daughter tells me, "i wanna ride the bicycle track!" "tonight?," i ask. yep! so we pack up and head out. she rides a few laps and she had enough. well, i did a few more and ended up coaching the kiddos and tried to show them a little something...ended up showing them the wrong way and broke my left hand. season down the toilet...ugh..

so i'm casted up until the 22nd...hope the pins do the trick...

i've been in the gym doing serious cardio sessions. 45 min. on the stairs and 10 on the rower. i've drop some weight and look to make a return to racing asap!

so that's what i've been up to...

hope all is well on your end!

phoenix from the flame...

time to bring this thing back to life.