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And now for something completely different...

Last night was a beautiful night. The temperature was perfect, and try as I may, I could not possibly describe the perfection of the evening (so imagine if you will the greatest central Missouri has to offer).

My wife, kids, and I had just finished a great meal and went for a short walk that was interrupted by my 3 kids stopping at the creek at the end of the street and doing what boys do for about 45 minutes (playing in the creek, stomping in the knee-deep mud, and crawling through coverts from one side of the street to the other).

I have had a few problems lately...this entire year really. Between sickness, playing catch-up at work, bad weather, and simply enjoying more of my family, I have (as a result) spent less time making good memories on my bike.

I have also managed to have less interesting bike-related things to share here on my blog. I have no lack of passion for riding....so what better way to fix the lack of content I generate, than to rip off someone else's and present it?

I give you the "Quotes of the day". I will try to come up with at least one decent bike related quote to share daily. Perhaps you will find some interesting or entertaining.

"Some people pay a thousand dollars for a tattoo. This scar cost me twenty grand."

These are not me, but I thought these created such a reaction (in me) that I simply must share them.

I like to believe that every crash is an opportunity to learn. We pay for our skills (at times) through painful failures. Photos like these are hard to look at, because you know that there must have been easier ways to learn these skills...or simply opt to not learn such a skill in the first place.

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So I got really lucky and was actually able to ride tonight, granted all the rain mid-mo's been getting today. I had plans on riding at Four Winds down at the lake, but unfortunatly didn't have the time, so I was "forced" to ride Binder.

It is a selfish thing, I guess. I will spare you the reasons that most people give for and answer to the old, "why should I wear a helmet" question.

It comes up once in a while. Either someone shows up to ride with me and forgets a helmet, or someone rides up next to me sans lid, and they wonder why I give the reaction I give. I usually offer the extra helmet that I typically carry in the truck, or I ride away from them and refuse to ride near them.

Some people get upset by this and ask why I am such a dick about it. The truth is I am really selfish about this one.

First off, get well Lynda. In case you haven't heard the news, MTB endurance racer, fellow performance manager beta tester and nominee for coolest mom on planet earth rode an additional 14 miles to finish a lap after crashing and shattering her collarbone at the 2007 Old Pueblo race.

And you thought you could endure pain.

Yes sir, it's good to be back in the saddle again. I got back from my most recent business trip today in the middle of the afternoon. Two full days of meetings from early in the morning to late last evening. Think I was in a motivated mood to plug myself back into the corporate pipeline when I got home? There were only 2 hours left in the day. I could use them to download email and maybe do a spreadsheet or powerpoint or something. Or I could use the rest of the afternoon to ride.