News Flash

Life not painful enough? Feel the need to race your bike in January? Well, check this out then:

To: Shawn
From: Neil Boyd

Saturday, January 20, 2007
WINTER SHORT TRACK MTB SERIES ˆ Kick off this weekend!
5th Annual East Blvd Bar & Grill Winter Short Track Series
This year, the event is presented by Heartwood Tree Service, the Dirt Divas and Charlotte Sports Cycling. The series will consist of five races, Jan 20 and 28, Feb 3, 10 and 11, all held at the infamous Renaissance Park mountain bike short track. If you haven't ever participated in the short track series, come on out and give it a try, it's an absolute blast! It takes in elements of mountain biking, BMX and a road criterium. You can use either a mountain bike or a cyclo-cross bike. After each event, we will have hot food from East Blvd Bar & Grill. We have added a new category to the event, Junior Girls. The short track is a great place for kids to give mountain bike racing a try. Invite a friend and come on out. Big thanks to our series sponsors, East Blvd Bar and Grill, Heartwood g Tree Service, Dirt Divas, SouthPark Cycles, Bike Line, Bicycle Sport, Lucky Cycles, Ultimate Bicycle, Bicycles East, Sun and Ski Sports, Cool Breeze Cyclery, Bolt Brothers, BikeSource,
Hawley Company, Michelin, Allen Racks, SockGuy, Fox Clothing, Giordana, Kona, Park Tool, Caribou Coffee, Monster Energy Drinks, Prudential Carolinas Reality, Endurance Magazine, Clif Bar, and Meck County Parks and Recreation.

I've heard it's a lot of fun. Go check it out and let me know what you think!

"So, Shawn, why are you up at 6 am on a Saturday?" is the question you all should be asking. And what an excellent question it is. I got up because Owen has been doing his baby whale impersonation for about half an hour. He lays in his crib and goes "OOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooohhhhhh" like he's little baby humpback calling for his mommy. He had been doing it pretty solid since about 5:30, so I figured I would get up and entertain him so Golden could sleep in.

This t-shirt was spotted by Chris in Tally on the FSU campus:
"I wish homework was asexual. Then it could do itself." Nothing like a good asexual reproduction reference as a mark of highbrow humor.
(sorry to mention FSU Jeff; 'Gators kick ass! is that better?)