Monthly Archives: June 2009

Today's Bicycle Ride: The Millerton Metric

Today I rode my first sanctioned ride; The Millerton Metric. 71 miles, 3500 feet of climbing. Sound tough? It was extremely tough. But it’s really part of a much larger ride called the Climb to Kaiser which apparently is one … Continue reading

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Tomorrow's the Big Day

The big day for me anyway. I’m riding the Millerton Metric which is a 70 mile ride through the Sierra foothills outside of Fresno/Clovis. It’s actually part of a longer, more strenous ride called the Climb to Kaiser, which is … Continue reading

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Celebrity Deaths and the Compassionate Christian

Today was a pretty busy news day. Two icons of the entertainment world Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson have passed today. Whenever celebrities die it’s a big deal. The news goes crazy, people talk in the office, and these days … Continue reading

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Today's Bicycle Ride: 34 miles, 1053ft

Well, today was the last major chance to ride before next weekends metric century. We decided to push it a little harder today. We took off up Auberry Road to the casino and pushed our way up the first hill … Continue reading

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Andre Rieu Rocks

A week or so ago my counterpart over in our marketing department sends me an email and says we have a bunch of free tickets to a concert by a guy named Andre Rieu. “Andre Who?” you ask? Yeah, exactly. … Continue reading

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Why Does Christian Music Have to Suck?

This is an issue we touched upon the other night at our Bible study. It’s kind of interesting because though we are all seasoned musicians playing music at church, I don’t think there’s any of us that really dig popular … Continue reading

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Praying Out Loud

Do you ever pray out loud? To God? Like in front of other people? I didn’t think so. Most people I know don’t and never have. Let’s face it, it’s just something people don’t do. It’s scary right? I mean, … Continue reading

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Today's Bicycle Ride: 46 miles, 2526 feet

Ok, today’s ride was a bruiser! 46 miles with over 2500 feet of climbing. This is our final long ride before the Millerton Metric in two weeks. It was just so rough today though. Wildcat stumped me, but the rest … Continue reading

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Today's Bicycle Ride: 30 miles, 1100 feet

Today Doug and I were the only ones riding and our first plan was to head to Prather and back. However, we have a huge ride in 3 weeks that has some wicked climbs in it, and so I’ve been … Continue reading

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Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Version

My friend Ruby posted this on her Facebook page and it’s just too hilarious not to pass on. Ever watch a video and wish that artists just sang what was really going on on screen? Yeah me too. Enjoy:

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