mountain bikes 101

i spent the past few weeks looking for a bike. first i was going to get a road bike or a hybrid. after test riding a few i knew that i had to have a mountain bike. road bikes are just no good for going over curbs or taking short cuts through parks. i need a bike that can take a licking and keep on ticking.

in my small amount of research i discovered that there is a lot of bullshit in the marketing of these bikes. the expensive bikes with the prestigious brand names have the same components as the cheaper brands. an expensive rocky mountain or kona bike does not have rocky mountain or kona gears, shifters, rims etc. they make the frame but put on other manufacturers components. almost all the shifters are shimano.

so i stumbled upon a bike on sale pretty cheap with a brand name lacking cache and took the plunge. as soon as i noticed the brand name, i had a nickname all ready.

meet the iron maiden.



i won't say what it cost because a certain old prick will tell me he got a lawnmower for free and his $20 bike is just as good.

i love almost everyone of you sons of bitches.

dogs win big in china

the olympics are 2 weeks away in china and dogs may be the big winners before the games even begin. while china continues to knock the shit out of tibetans, dogs have been granted a reprieve. see for yourself.

DOGS BREATHE EASIER WHILE CHINA HOSTS THE OLYMPICS

sure dogs don't have to look over their shoulders for the next month but what happens when the olympics are over? i would guess it's back to business as usual for dogs and and hungry chinamen.


ruby loves you sons of bitches that voted the right way

my turtle is on drugs

my feckin turtle, stinger, has taken a wrong turn and headed north. good old stinger is either on drugs or has fallen in love with billie ii. billie headed north a few days ago and now stinger is running after billie. that billie must be one gorgeous turtle.

TURTLE RACE UPDATES


on a different note, it's been raining like crazy around here so i've been looking for ways to amuse myself. i was going to cut an apple in half and watch it turn brown but i decided to watch a dog eat a ju jube.



turtle racing and watching a dog eat ju jubes. it doesn't get much better than this.

gung hay fat choy

today's the big day! chinese new year!

this is a big day in myshkinville. all things begin anew and superstition abounds. i'm expected to observe a few customs. all cleaning is supposed to be done in the days preceding new year so the house is clean and there is no cleaning to be done on new years day. apparently it washes away good karma. this includes laundry and washing hair.

there is to be no discord in the house today. if the year starts off with discord in the house, then the house will have discord the rest of the year.

there is also a ton of food. in most chinese occasions food plays a large part. ruby feckin well loves chinese new year.

do these rules apply to billy pilgrim?

absolutely not!

i am a child of the universe
no less than the stars and the trees
i have right to be here

COME JOIN ME, IT'S FREE

will i wash my hair today?

take a feckin guess