P O W E R !!

Not me, my bike computer. I finally got a replacement CR 2032 for the old ErgoBrain which immediately restored all neurological function, leaving only a mild case of amnesia - it forgot what time it was, but remembered all of the other settings. I guess this is about the fourth battery it's consumed. Wish I could get replacement parts for the deteriorating carbon-based unit in my head!

The temp was actually down in the upper 40s this morning and we had a nice steady paceline ride this morning up on the levee. On the way back we resorted to a circular (aka double) paceline so we could deal with the relentless crosswind. A good but uneventful training ride.

There are some photos from the races in Texas last weekend that the Herring guys, decked out in their spiffy new jerseys, raced in. In fact one is the TxBRA Featured Photo. There are a bunch more at:

Team Bicycles Inc.

Pictures by Jimmy

There was a story on wwl-tv.com about the triathlete who crashed on the levee last weekend when a dog chased her down. Broken teeth, bitten-through tongue, cut lip, facial lacerations, broken wrist, and broken bike. Probably the same stray dog that took Joe F. down last week in the same place. The SPCA is now out on the hunt. I don't know exactly what it is, but those triathletes sure seem to crash badly. I guess if you're going fast on aero bars on a bike that has most of the weight on the front wheel it's hard to go down gracefully.

It was kind of hectic morning after I got back from riding. I had promised I'd look over The Daughter's Genetics Lab Report first thing, so that took a little while. Just as I hit the "Send" button on that, Frank called with a problem setting up the Active.com listing for the upcoming Mississippi Gran Prix. While I was talking to him I got a couple of call-waiting beeps that turned out to be an "emergency" up at the congressional meetings going on in D.C. today. Sharon and the President (of Tulane) had a meeting in five minutes and wanted a listing of the top five NSF grants, so I fired up the laptop again and got it from the NSF database so I could e-mail it to her handheld. Took about seven minutes though.

Damn, I'm good.

Looks like I'll have to commit to Rouge-Roubaix soon. I'll have to see if I can get a ride up there so I don't have to leave The Wife stranded all day.