http://apeironian.com Dubiously significant happenings... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:53:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 25781|480 Bon Voyage my 1982 Suzuki GS850GL - you will be missed. My first bike - a loyal, reliable companion - the ol' Suzi served me well from the early spring of 2007 until last Sunday, when I sold her to a young lad from a small town by the Iowa ... http://apeironian.com/say-goodbye-to-my-little-friend 25771|480 Listen folks: I lived in the grand state of Tejas for some years and I've had my fair share of quality BBQ, but these ribs were out of control. And by out of control I mean exquisitely finely crafted specimens of smoked flesh on bone. "Tony" brought sauce with him, ... http://apeironian.com/incredible-bbq-at-the-department-picnic 25749 I walked into the kitchen last night right as the women's BMX finals was about to start. Up pops the list of contestants and the American is Jill Kintner - a girl I met at RIT my freshman year! She was already world-ranked in BMX by that time, but ... http://apeironian.com/holy-crap-i-know-that-girl-jill-kintner-takes-olympic-bronze-in-bmx The bike has been running kind of crappy recently - starting hard and getting poor milage. Since it's pretty much the only thing I haven't replaced recently on it, I ordered a new air filter. Took the old one out, and it was PACKED with dead bugs! Awesome! Slapped that ... http://apeironian.com/zen-and-the-folly-of-motorcycle-maintenance 25731It takes me as long to run one mile as it takes an Olympian to run more than two. So I guess I'm not that speedy. Or mexican, for that matter. Or a mouse. However, in the pre-dawn Minnesota wilderness (not wilderness) near Madison Lake this morning, after long being ... http://apeironian.com/speedy-gonzales The training continues for Reach the Beach relay in New Hampsire next month. Did 9 miles with hills last night - didn't hit my goal time, but came close enough. Unfortunately experienced some fairly substantial chafing on the, uh, undercarridge area, which I didn't notice until it started burning in ... http://apeironian.com/running-progress Last weekend John rounded up the boys for a guys weekend at the cabin up north near Alexandria. Overall it was resoundingly successful. Highlights (click for bigger pic): Johnny P slaps the wine bag (and drinks out of it) 25711|85 Brandon juggles the avocados (then grills them) 25707|85 Brandon smokes the weenie 25611|85 John's mom and dad cooked ... http://apeironian.com/johnny-ps-parents-cabin-on-the-lake I reactivated my Peace Corps application today. I thought the application was valid for one year after last activity, but apparently it's one year after the completed app was initially submitted. This means I need to get nominated before October 2, or I have to start all over. Hmm... http://apeironian.com/peace-corps-application-reactivation 25588 Looks like Rage will be playing the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. Tickets go on sale Saturday morning - I'm getting a buddy to try to score some for me since I'll be camping. Anyone know if this is a BYORS (Bring Your Own Riot Shield) event, or will the ... http://apeironian.com/ratm-will-play-target-center-in-minneapolis-during-gop-convention Took it pretty easy on Saturday - went over to Heather's and took the boat out and cruised by the Boat Landing for some lunch (righteous burger). 255652555325557 http://apeironian.com/saturday-on-the-boat