last night...

last night we went to see 'songwriters in the round' at the casbah resturaunt/bar in dtown madison. our friend kelly pardekooper was playing with dale kidd and jim schwall. it was the first time we've been able to see kelly, and i was really impressed. he kept telling us that he was better with a mic, if that is so he'll knock our socks off. anyway, the best line of the night was from jim schwall..."i drink beer from a can and sleep it off in a van." priceless. we managed to not try the hookah which is probably for the best....

prior to that i did some one leg drills on the bike. another speedy hour on the trainer. i've decided to give expert mtn biking a shot again in 2006...thinking back on my first try, it had been a stressfull summer with a job and city change, a lot of travelling and being apart from robin for extended periods. it really taxed me mentally and think that is what kept me drained and out of it in racing that year. so, i've got to give it another shot...

the 24 hours of 9-mile has been annouced as the norba national championships for this year. i was planning on solo 12 hour, but now we might try to get a group together for the 4-man open just to say we competed for a national championship. maybe scott will ride with us...we could use a ringer. we'll see though...still a little early for race plans, eh?

so tomorrow is thanksgiving. i hope everyone has a great time with family and friends and that all travel is safe.