Thieving

I am alive. It was a bit shaky there for a moment. I spent Sunday getting cross-eyed at the new Tacchino Cross course out in Rosaryville. Soon after that I spent the rest of my morning getting schwastey-faced on beers, sausages, frites, and cookies. There's nothing like saying "Good morning, World!" with a grueling bike race, lots of food, and finishing it off with a hangover by 1pm. I pretty much spent the rest of the day napping. It was great.

In other news, I accidentally lifted a copy of Bicycling Magazine from the library yesterday. Imagine my shame when I found it in my backpack today. I'm embarrassed for two reasons. Firstly, I shouldn't be stealing from libraries. They provide a useful community service and have many resources that I use on a regular basis, like books with pictures in them and a place to drink in peace and eventually pass out (aka "take a study nap"). Secondly, Bicycling Magazine isn't all that great. It's generally regarded as the Mickey Mouse of all cycling publications. Every issue has something about "How to Tackle That Century." I'm not sure they know that riding a century is not about riding a bike for a hundred years. A century is actually referring to a hundred-mile bike ride that most cyclists can do with out a single-page article telling them to eat regularly and go slower than you would on a shorter ride. I didn't really fancy the eight-page Rapha clothing advertisement either. With jerseys and shorts averaging $180/pc and an ad showing off cyclists riding up a cold mountain without helmets, I will have to politely decline their generous offer to buy their stuff and look like any of those dweebs. I did however enjoy their Custom-Bike Buyer's Guide, though it could have benefited from a frame builder's perspective. Whatever. It's not like I can afford one of those frames at the moment either. So for the price of $11 for a year's subscription, I guess I should have some Bicycling Magazine sent my way. It'll keep myself and my library on much friendlier terms. Plus I'll have stuff to read when I'm sitting on the toilet.