Duct Tape Is SO Much Better Then Stitches

Once again I managed to not do the Heinie Ride so my streak continues.  DJ and I did the route last week and it looked very pretty.  I was concerned with the hills coming out of Beaver Dam but it's not like I have never done hills, just that I was not really in ride shape yet.   BUT - I was game for the challenge until the NW winds of 15-20mph sprang up which would have been an "in your face" wind for 20+ miles and I said - NOPE.

It seems that getting in riding shape takes longer when you are almost 60 then when you were riding 600 mile, week long rides.  WHO KNEW! 

For bikers there is a team biking a 6,300 mile trip to Alaska to name a mountain after his father. They are in Madison at the moment and here is there website.

Mount Lawrence Film

I'll have a link to their blogs on the right side.

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WOW - what  do you think about that 45 million dollar bank heist!  ALL IN CASH!! 

If you have not heard about it here are the talking points.

Hackers hacked into banks, got pin numbers for debit cards, raised the limits as far as they would go on thousands of cards.  Then all across the world an army of people went up and down cities taking out money in ATMS.  In two hours 45 million dollars  around the world (in $20 I suppose) were taken from thousands of ATMs.

In Manhattan, robbers just went walking down the streets stopping at every ATM and emptying them. 
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Planted three Neon Flash Spirea this yesterday.

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OH - you know that saying "sharp knives never cut?"  That is total bullshit! THEY CUT DEEPER!!!
I can prove it.  I was about to cut some onions Friday and my butchers knife was dull so I gave it a really good sharpening and then preceded REALLY cut my thumb.  The lucky part was that my thumb nail got in the way.  I had one of those, grab your thumb and DO NOT LOOK AT IT while squeezing the bejesus out of it.

After 15 minutes and seeing that you had not passed out yet, I wrapped it in TP and duct taped it tight, STILL without really looking at it.     

I DON'T NEED NO STINKING STITCHES. 

That actually works you know.  I was playing softball in league many many years ago and a bat hit my shin and split it wide open.  I can still see it in my minds eye.  No insurance so I duct taped it.

Worked great.   Ahhhhh - I miss those days.

Gotta run!

Cheers
Rod