Elk laid the smack down on these cranks...

At home depot they didn't have my model water filer, and no filter that would work. I was getting frustrated, and figured I wouldn't get to ride at all today. Wes and I were heading for Sears to get a new filter. Just then, the ole cell rings. It's Diane.
"Hey bob villa, I found the o ring."
"where? " I ask.
she responds , "in the yard, where you threw it. I put the filter back together, everything is fixed. The water is fine."
"sweeeet!!" I exclaim.
Diane continues, "your boys are gonna bust you good, and DennisBike and Kurtee said you violated the 2 laws of plumbing. Never lose the O ring, and never do plumbing on the weekend."

Andrew stacked it big time today, richoceting off of a frozen rut into a tree. His face broke his fall. He survived largely unphased.

Luckily for me, the group did a nice hour, circled back and Wes and I were able to catch on for the remainder of the ride. Trails were super nice, towards noon they started to get a little greasy. I will admit, I didn't feel great on the ride today, but frankly I didn't think I'd really get to ride at all today, I was super stoked...

Sunday's group...

I can't ride white clay with Buddy. The dude is too fast, too strong there. I swear he owns that park. It's like it's his backyard, and with Matty (run forest), and Kevin on his wheel, it was not gonna be pretty. It's like pissing in the wind. We met up with a huge group of folks from Bean's today, and headed out around white clay. I think the original plan was a white clay, middle run loop, but the trails started to thaw, so Buddy and Matt headed the group for Rittenhouse. Wes and I bailed out and headed home. It was a fun ride, and it was good to see many of the Bean's guys that I hadn't seen in a while. They have a good riding group, kinda like parallel universe of ours. It's cool when everyone gets together for sure.

Some of the Bean's boys and FortJames...

Ben was strong as ever sunday. It was good to see him and
all the beans guys. great group of folks.

For the record Ted Logic got a shave and a haircut and can no longer be called and angry ewok. He rocked out with an extra hour to win the tough guy award the weekend, despite not riding sunday.

bob looking slim and trim... He has used the buy a house stess off lots of weight plan.
I'm looking into that...

After the ride, Diane, Wes and I hit the old green cricket café. I enjoyed a breakfast quesadilla, although I couldn’t finish the entire thing. On Kerry’s recommendation I tried a glass of chocolate milk as a recovery drink. Tasted good, but did upset the tummy just a little. Plumbing disasters and all, it was a hell of a good weekend. I think it’s nap time now.

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The Devil...

disclaimer:
This is not my original idea, it was inspired by something I heard on the radio. It is my take on it.

so basically, you diet your but off, you work hard at the gym, you are putting in the miles,you are starting to see results. The morning starts, it's 8:00 am, you have your normal coffee, light sugar no cream, gotta avoid the extra calories. Then you notice that some dude brought in a box of doughnuts. You say to yourself, "I don't need that crap" you've been working hard, making all the right choices. You are proud of your decision to abstain from the sweet stuff

But there they are, like crack, a fresh box of is calling your name. you know you shouldn't do it, but you figure what the frig' you've been working hard. So you fire back a doughnut, and finish off your coffee. Man you are on a sugar rush now, high as a kite, bouncing around the office. You feel more productive than you ever have in your life. Then it hits, the lull after the high. You come crashing to halt. You need a nap, you are slowly but surely grinding to a halt. You need another cup of coffee. It's 9:00 am

So you freshin' up the joe, and there they are the doughnuts. Still fresh, still sweet still easy to do. you say to yourself, damn, I had one, what's a second gonna hurt? So you take your fresh coffee, and you fire back another doughnut and it goes down even faster than the first. Bam, you are instantly up again, you are on fire, you like the feeling and say what the hell, I'm going for broke, a third, and maybe even a fourth. They are so tasty and sweet. You are a machine, moving at 100 miles an hour, emails are all clear, orders processed. Can anyone stop you? how can something that gives you so much energy be bad. it's 10:00am

finally, you sit at your desk. Everything has passed. The sugar high, gone, you are grinding so slowly that no amount of coffee in the world can bring you back to level. You feel like you've been on a weekend bender with the folks that make the girls gone wild videos. what will your parents think? You think about your tally, 6 doughnuts, 4 cups of coffee, that has to be like a million calories. It's quarter 'till 11:00. Your day is shot dude. Might as well take a halfer...

Doughnuts are evil.

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The Mighty Spot Brand Factory Team

They are Earth's mightiest middle age single speeders, formed to fight the foes no single single speeder could withstand. The Mighty Spot Brand Team are the most prestigious and powerful singlespeeders in the world, devoted to protecting the planet from menaces beyond the scope of conventional authorities.

Matt (run forest) Thomson
Matt can cover his body in fire, fly at supersonic speeds, project fireballs or other fire objects, manipulate existing flame, and absorb heat with some mental strain. He can generate a nova-level burst of flame, one million degrees Fahrenheit, although this usually exhausts his powers for some time. Under normal usage, he is able to maintain his flame form for up to 17 hours.