McCross
I’ve become a McDonald’s coffee convert. You can get a small coffee with a shot of espresso for $1.63. That’s twenty-two cents cheaper than Sckubrats. McCoffee tastes better. It’s served hotter, …
Biker health
My hikkuri-goshi
“Yowwwww!” I screeched. “Why you gonna wake me up with a yammering onna leg cramp?” It was 1:30 AM, and Mrs. Wankmeister was not amused. “Yowwww-owwww, owwwwww!” I caterwauled, doing …
Brain pace
I finished work in Santa Barbara today around 3:30 and figured that this would put me back in LA at just the wrong time, so rather than rush back to …
Any questions?
Below are the interim results of my de-ostrichization program, which was specifically begun to remove the plumpy cummerbund of adipose straddling my waist. The first picture is from the time …
Let’s get tinyful
Junkyard and I were pedaling back from the NPR this morning, comparing manorexic dieting notes. “Down three in three weeks,” he said. “That’s awesome.” “Slow and steady.” “That’s what works.” …
148: Don’t try this at home
I got home yesterday, showered, and stood on the scales. 148. So I re-stood. 148. Then I re-stood again. 148. There seems to be a 5-lb. variation band throughout the …
Here, try this water. It will make you faster.
On the bike, I’m somebody. Somebody ridiculous? Yes. Somebody clueless? Uh-huh. Somebody no one takes seriously? That, too. But at least I’m somebody. In the gym, I’m nobody. I’m so …
Why you wanna be a more skinnier?
I’m now on Day 4,985.251 of the Plainsman’s Diet, but it feels a lot longer than that. Before sharing with you the incredible story of my diet success, I need …
You’re starting to look like a hamburger
Since my first training session with Marcella Piersol about four weeks ago, I’ve lost about seven pounds. “You don’t need to lose any weight! You’re already skinnnnny!” “You don’t need …
Hand job, or, health issues that affect cycling
For the last couple of years my right palm has been getting really callused. A series of hard lumps has formed around the base of my middle finger, lumps that …