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Best Hallowe’en movie ever …

Sitting in the dark …

Sitting in the dark, avoiding sleep … listening to podcasts of old “This American Life” episodes … pondering why people (and not just sk-HAWT) think that poetry is weird, but really get into music and lyrics; especially since lyrics are simply poetry set to melody.

Okay, sure, for some people music isn’t about the words, it’s [...]

Quote of the Day

October

the air smells of rain
and is a perfect grey

the sad old buildings
lean against it

a beauty
you would have to see
to understand

today my sadness
is bigger than Jesus
but there is a joy
even in this

a quiet bar on Polk Street
something to drink
and a table by the window

outside
the people seem
to have places
to go

the cars
roll up and down

lights flash
green and red

and [...]

Video Poetry (the unlucky part)

RANCID – FALL BACK DOWN

Don’t worry about me, I’m gonna make it alright
Got my enemies cross-haired and in my sight
I take a bad situation gonna make it right
In the shadows of darkness I stand in the light

You see it’s our style to keep it true
I’ve had a bad year, a lot to go through
I’ve been [...]

Blog blankness

Ever feel like you should post something to your blog, but you have nothing to say? Seriously … anything would be better than what I got right now.

But no; here I sit, laptop in … well … my lap. Feet stretched out on the couch, bad sitcoms on the tube … make that [...]

Utahn’s got some CX game!

USGP Cyclocross, presented by Crank Brothers, round #1

Elite Men

Mitchell Peterson – Team Devo – 40th place (9th place U23).
Sam Krieg – Goble Knee/Siena Development – 42nd place (okay, he’s Idaho, but he races the UTCX Series, so we’ll claim him).

Elite Women

Kathy Sherwin – Vela Bella-Kona – 13th place.

Juniors (17-18)

Connor O’Leary – MonaVie-Cannondale – 10th place.

Masters [...]

Short ride today …

Just under 10 miles through Holladay & Cotton Bottom, then west into Murray and home … short ride is better than no ride, but my legs definitely felt a little flatter than yesterday, even though my aveage speed was higher (and average heart rate was lower).

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What the heck happened?

I rode my bike today … and I’m not sure what’s wrong with me, but I actually enjoyed it, too!

Oh, sure, I struggled in a couple of spots, but nothing significant … but the weather was perfectly cool and sunny (although we do have a bit of an early inversion socking in the valley), little [...]

Poetry Friday

Leaving It to You

Self evident, truth mistakes no thing.

But my heart’s a long way from there
and nothing’s very clear.

Yellow gold is almost burned up
by my desire.

White hair grows by the fire.

Bitter indecision: choose This, or maybe That.

Even the spirit speaks in riddles
and makes it hard to harvest
the essence of a single day.

Catch the wind while [...]

Quote of the Day

“Cyclocross is the opposite of sex—if you’re doing it right it hurts, and it’s only fun before and after.”

  — Bike Snob NYC, 10/22/2007