12 Jan 2010  ::  Etc.
I'm pretty soon to have my bike collection to a well rounded four. As soon as I manage to find a 3/32 chain I'll have my Soma Rush (700c fixed gear) up and running. In a week I'll have a 90's Rockhopper converted to a fatty 650b SS for a touring, commuting and utility bike, which will compliment my 650b Monocog for trail work, and its geared buddy, a 89 Rockhopper. In some ways it is an embarrassment of riches, but I'm getting closer and closer to bikes that work into what I need and are comfortable.

I'm fairly unimpressed with the manner in which the NBA dealt with Arenas. Gil made some obvious mistakes, but I feel the NBA boned one of its franchises' with the decision. The Wiz weren't great by any measure, but had Arenas and Flip ever been on the same page....

Also, the NBA is rife with the most retarded traded rumors ever. Bynum to the Raptors for Bosh? A Jefferson and Granger swap? The more I watch the NBA the more I'm sure that rather than increasing basketball knowledge and understanding, the general purpose to to gossip. I was looking at the box scores tonight, and I've been doing this almost every night for probably a decade. It reminds me that whenever I watch a game, the individuals with the most undeniable impact on the outcome of the game don't always post note worthy stats. I appreciate the general efforts of those who write about the NBA to uncover the minutia of the NBA game.

I'm looking fairly actively for a job to open up the door to my burgeoning professional and there really isn't anything. Read about measures 66 and 67. I haven't done that as well as I should, but those are measure that really will affect me and every other public employee.