Conficker Virus Prevention

I don't see what all the fuss is, it's soooooo..... simple to keep your machine protected!

The Matrix

Due to popular demand, and confusion of how my constituents should address me, I have prepared the following Ken, Kenny, Kenneth Matrix. 

Proper use examples are as follows:

Ken, would you like to join us for cigars and brandy on aft deck?

Kenny are you riding bikes tomorrow?

Kenneth is only to be used in the most formal of occasions. i.e mortgage closing and sentencing to prison. All instances must be approved when conditions are met as described by the astericks in the above matrix.

Double Checked

I'm hoping to get some time outside on the bike today. I've had a pretty chill rest week. For the geek nation my Training Stress Balance finally rose above Zero for the first time since December. The roads look clear, but right know its a little nippy out there.  To pass the time I decided to double check the exact center of my living room.  I was relieved to find out it didn't get any bigger!

MFK 4, Specialized 1

I successfully warrantied my 4th Specialized Toupe Saddle yesterday.  I love these things but they don't last more than a year.  I'm at a weird point in my cycling carreer,  I might actually pay retail for something.  I want the Phenom, the MTB version of this saddle.  I might go against my no retail stance considering I've milked specialized for $600 worth of gear retail.

The Syrens' Song of Refigerators

It refrigerator cleanout time at work. That means I get some good eats for the weekend. Check out the two Panera Bread Box Lunches that are all mine at 4 pm! I am confused about the 13th month though?

The freezer side is chock full of Hungry Man TV dinners.  I have complete deniability for my food theft issues, what you didn't have your name on it sucker!

On the snowfall front I got a good 18"  It looks like there is a weak layer that is going to slide.  You never can be too careful when taking out the trash. Could be a wicked convexity brewing.

So the front end loader was a little overkill for snow removal.  A 5 yard bucket will go right through the snow an excavate the asphalt below.  With all this muscle the missed the key step of removing the 3' drift in front of everyones garage.  This rendered all snow removal efforts useless. They got the cart before the horse in on this one.  A clear street is useless if you can't get to it.  I got my cardio work clearing a 20' access tunnel to the street from my garage.

I think most of the streets will be dry by tomorrow, I should be able to get out for a couple of hours on the road.  In my book this was a crap storm.  It was more than the 6" that effs things up, but not enough to cancel work. Or more importantly allow me to ski the mountain behind me.  If it snows 18" it might as well go all the way to 3' thats when the benefits kick in. This snow was in no mans land.

Snow or No Forecast

I predict an all or nothing storm. 2" or 2'.  Since my sister is in Western Kansas right now, probably just passing the world largest Prairie Dog as I type,  we will probably get the 2'.  I predict her and her husband will be stranded in my bike infested town-home for the weekend. I'll be sleeping on the couch because my guest bedroom looks like the back room of a bike shop.  At least my brother-in-law can make great bar-b-que. Alas, I have no smoker.  The upside is I have a liquor store about 400 yards away, and the owner lives in my hood so he walks to work. I'm also looking forward to my HOA dollars at work, I like drinking coffee and watching people shovel my walk and drive.  Especially since they can mow or pick up trash worth a hoot!

How my knee compares to a rip in the Earths Crust

So I was looking at my scabbed up knee from wreck.  I was imagining that molten lava coursed through my arteries, and occasionally broke the surface where it was weak. Then I realized it kinda looked like the Hawaiian Islands. Maybe my subconscious is telling me that I need to go there?

Shin Tanner on Craigslist

I posted my intellectual property on Craigslist. I'll let you know if I get any hits.

http://denver.craigslist.org/bik/1090236434.html

Shin Tanner

I was walking around my neighborhood and I realized I had a ridiculous tan.  I guess that separates a cyclist from someone who rides their bike.  I have the normal farmer tan, but I also have two tan spots on my forehead. I tell people it's the scars from removing my horns. I also have very tan calves with a zebra stripe of knee warmers and long socks. Perhaps the strangest thing is pasty white shins. They seem to be sheltered from any UV from my thighs, or perhaps the constant headwinds I ride in prevent sun-burn.  So I mocked up a prototype reflector to concentrate the suns rays on my shins. It would strap to my thighs and project outwards beyond my knees.  It would have some sort of gyroscopic immobilizer to isolate the reflector from the leg movement.  IT might look a little silly at first but fashion is a bitch.

What were up against.

Colorado is infested with mutants.  No they can't shoot lightning bolts out their eyes, or summon thunderstorms but they can pedal bicycles. I participated, and I use this term loosely, in a no-name criterium Saturday.  It was the who's, who of guys that didn't quite make the cut for a trip to Europe for the Spring Classics. I fully expected to see team cars pull up.  Take for example mutant 1 or,M1 this dude lapped the entire field in less than 10 minutes.  Not bad for a father of three from the Burbs just out for a Saturday ride.

Cycling Related Post #2

So I think I'm doing pretty good.  I started Steady State, Sweet Spot, whatever you want to call them intervals at the first of the month and I think the effects are setting in.  Last week in Fruita I I was able to open it up a bit and I felt like I had plenty of gas.  This week the intervals have been longer duration, but I've been able to hold a higher average power over the period. Man I want to do that TT again. I bet I got a lot more power in the tank now. I'm debating about a rest week next week, I could skip it an push through. However, I think the forecasted snow will make my decision for me. I think I'm all road bike this weekend, my hand is still sore from hitting the floor.  Here is an interval power file for your viewing enjoyment.

300 watts average for two 20 minuter aint bad, especially since where I did it is fairly flat.  I could have done a third but they might start missing me at the office. It was also a nice that I had to hold back to stay in the sweet spot window, next month I can drill it.

Call of the Wild

It finally happened. I've been trying to dodge the Courage Classic question for months here at work.  I got the friendly email wanting my info for registration, like it was a done deal. I need to bow out gracefully.  Perhaps some sort of visually stimulated reaction to neon yellow wind jackets is in order. I think I'll fake a seizure in the break room while clutching  a Pearl Izumi Screaming Yello jacket. First I'll need to club someone at Cherry Creek, on my PM ride, and steal theirs. I'm not buying one, ever.