Kent Fackenthall

  • Busy.

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    Sorry faithful minions. I haven’t posted in awhile. I been busy. First and foremost, let me say this. A hearty ‘woo-hoo’ to my better half, for she is now a legally green carded US, uh, er, …. green card holder. She is now eligible to vote, however is limited to voting for the incumbent party…

  • Noted.

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    Here’s a quote I just found in a forum that I particularly dug. “Personal demons are notoriously bad bicyclists, and you will drop them in the first mile.” ~ Justin Crawford I don’t know who Justin Crawford is but…he’s right.

  • Epiphany.

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    When you thread 2 pieces of rubber 2.3″ wide through an opening between two rocks that’s 2.4″ wide going downhill at about 20mph on wet ground without even really thinking about it – then when you realize what you’ve done and you start laughing out loud with no one around… Then you’ll get it. It’s…

  • Muck muckity muck.

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    Got out for a ride today and the bike was unhappy. I think it knows that I’m building another one to – temporarily at least – take it’s place. It knows this, and today it aligned with the drivetrain to spite me. Here I sit. Spited. Every ride can’t be the perfect one I guess.…

  • The yearly update.

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    Time for me to brag and/or gloat about how much I rode my bike to work last year. Here’s the scoop. For your quick reference the numbers in brackets [ ] indicate the change since last year. I know I’m a geek. Happy reading. I rode my bike 2,150 [-245] miles to work last year.…

  • She’s a harsh mistress.

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    So Tuesday was my 1st commute on the bike in like almost 2 weeks so of course, it rained. On the way home some sort of bottle exploded underneath my rear tire. I couldn’t see it in the dark. Flat. Dark. Too dark to fix it, plus I figured I’d never find all the shards…