Really Lance Armstrong?

You have Oakley in your front pocket and you choose those shades?

Welcome Back...sort of

Well...I'm back in La Crosse for 6 weeks finishing up some research. What a week it has been!

MONDAY
1. It took 14:03.05, drive time, to get from Rapid to La Crosse. Normally this is a 8-9 hr drive. Complete white-out conditions forced me to stop several time to avoid certain accident. Average miles per hour...45, good gas mileage/big waste of time.

MONDAY
2. It was 45 degrees in Rapid, way below zero in La Crosse.

TUESDAY
3. Going to class Tuesday morning, I was forced to drive into an un-plowed alley...in which I got stuck.

TUESDAY
4. While digging out my car the automatic locks locked me out of the car...while it was running with my phone, wallet and house keys inside.

TUESDAY
5. Had to use a cell phone of a passerby to call Don's towing to unlock my car.

TUESDAY-THURSDAY
6. Got food poisoning from eating left over lasagna. Left class early and LOST 5 LB OVER NIGHT!

THURSDAY
7. Went to start my car this morning and it wouldn't start, most likely due to the cold and it's a piece of shit.

Let's see what FRIDAY has to offer?

HOME SWEET HOME...No.2

430pm,
Backyard view...

Either Armageddon is coming or I moved into a Lava Lamp.

Terry Peak

What better way to spend my Xmas bonus...taking the board to the local ski hill. Tim, Marta and I got some fairly fresh corduroy this morning. Temps were decent, the crowds were light and the snow was pretty fast.

HOME SWEET HOME...

5pm
Nemo Rd, Rapid City

Getting Lost @ M Hill

35 and sunny...out for about an hour. It seems I've found the down-hill course. This was the only area for about 800 meters that I was able to stop and dismount. The walk back up was ankle breaking. Notice the two trees I got stuck between.

The view from the top of M Hill, located a few blocks from downtown Rapid. The single track here is a little more what I'm used to. It could even be dubbed the Tostin Super Highway...it's fast!

Kristin's Cuervo Cookies

Jose Cuervo New Years Cookies

1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts
2 cups of dried fruit
1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila

Sample the Cuervo to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the Cuervo again, to be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.

Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.

Add one peastoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point it's best to make sure the Cuervo is still ok, try another cup just in case.

Turn off the mixerer thingy.

Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.

Pick the frigging fruit off the floor.

Mix on the turner.

If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaters just pry it loose with a drewscriver.

Sample the Cuervo to check for tonsisticity.

Next, sift two cups of salt, or something. Who geeves a sheet. Check the Jose Cuervo. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.

Add one table.

Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find.

Greash the oven.

Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.

Don't forget to beat off the turner.

Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the Cose Juervo and make sure to put the stove in the wishdasher.

Happy Yew Near!

Ride II

The weather lately has been very mild...45 degrees, light wind and sunny. The few trails I have ridden are in pretty good shape. All are ride-able with little mud and some snow cover. The only difficult part is the black ice hidden in the shaded areas.

Oh...there is a lot of exposed and loose rock, too! And everyone knows how much I like riding that stuff.