gobbledigook

sigur ros released their first track and video from their new album to be released june 23 today.



also, i just got these photos from the pittsburgh to dc ride so i thought i would post a few.

notice the windmills. we passed a few different farms. i just dont see where people would argue they are an eyesore taking in consideration the alternative energy producers.



too much gear and jasons killer touring bike in the background.




flat is not necessarily as easy as it sounds.




harpers ferry is a great town. no ramps from the trail to get over to the town. you have to carry your bike up the steps and take the foot bridge over.




last campsite, 40 miles to georgetown and we find out its not the safest 40 of the 318 mile trip. besides that, the campsite was probably most peaceful of the trip. a nice flowing river, a soft green lawn, and canopy under the sycamores.



finally made it. avg speed i am guessing was 10mph. about half of what i thought we would average. we left boston, pa 430pm on a tuesday and arrived here at noon on friday. a nice weekend with friends and even a birthday to celebrate and luck also landed us a ride back to pittsburgh on sunday. thanks again missy for the place to rest and relax and for bringing my bike home the following week.

Like sycamores

For those of you who know me, you know that i have never been involved in organized sports. This is mostly because of my upbringing and my closeness to the outdoors instead. While my friends were in little league i was probably looking for snakes and climbing trees.


I was although a huge hockey and penguins fan in my college days. Since then i have lost touch with the game (ie. the pens started to suck royally and i remember somewhat of a hockey falling out) and i find myself in a place where hockey is very popular around here again.

Today i was in high school for the first time in a month or two to find a mass quantity of "playoff beards." the people who normally wore facial hair just sported a longer version and others compared with their buddies to discuss who's beard was better.
this is funny because although i was a hockey fan those few years in college i dont remember much about the playoff beard, only that hockey, more than any other sport, sported beards.

i guess i am blogging about this because a student asked me today about my playoff beard. and in the past others have asked me why i am growing a beard as if i need a reason which i really dont have. all in all i am excited about the enthusiasm for beards and hockey. and for these next few weeks it may be nice just to say "its a playoff beard!" when someone asks why i am growing a beard.

also.. for those of you who do or may comment, thanks! it would be nice though if you could leave your name for those of you who leave anonymous comments. it also allows for you to man up to your dirtbag comments.

okay stop. okay start.

when blogs end you usually never hear from them again, they change their name, or every so often they change their mind and begin to blog again.

i found myself checking out old posts and thought that someday i would enjoy reading more posts. kind of like old letters or balloons or pictures or whatever but without taking up physical space.

for those of you who still check this blog thats great and hopefully i gain back some readers that i lost. im still not sure when i will post or how often but i am looking forward to a great summer. much has went by in the past months that i could blog about but that is behind us now.

"today is a special day" -Roalce