Monthly Archives: April 2015

The Way it Was and the Way It Is

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Matt Gholson

I was kind of down Sunday about the way it is with my riding these days.  I work every Saturday, which is the traditional big ride day,  but that doesn’t really make much difference, all my “big ride” buddies have … Continue reading →

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Observations

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Matt Gholson

Everyone’s a Pro Lawnmower:  Lawn mowing is such a big deal these days.  Whats with all this lawn mowing, and how did it become so cool?  Isn’t lawn mowing like a chore or like a job.  It’s not like you’re … Continue reading →

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The Aquarium Story

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Matt Gholson

It’s been a nasty rainy weekend putting a damper on riding, but a problem crept up that needed attention anway.  I found water underneath my 55 gallon aquarium.  As I’m sure you’ve probably noticed if you’ve read anything here, I … Continue reading →

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Look What I Got at GoodWill #5 Sweet Shoes and Sweeter Shirt

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Matt Gholson

Shauna and I took a trip to St. Louis today since it’s her birthday week.  Yeah, apparently she gets an entire week, where I got half a day.  Anyway we went to the Zoo and checked out a few places, … Continue reading →

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2015 Weight Loss

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Matt Gholson

Well the first quarter is over so I thought we’d take a look at the 2015 weight loss. As you can see Shauna has taken a commanding lead of 7 pounds.  She’s down 20 for the year and I’m down … Continue reading →

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Shawnee Bluffs Mountain Bike Park

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Matt Gholson

So there is a zip line course in Southern Illinois, I find that kind of hard to believe.  I can see people in a touristy area on vacation spending 75-85 dollars a pop to do something like this, but here? … Continue reading →

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Wild Action in Flanders and This Week’s Goal

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Matt Gholson

The Ronde Van Vlaanderen or Tour of Flanders happened Sunday, it’s perhaps the biggest one day race of the year, internationally it may not rival the popularity of Paris Roubaix, but the Flandrians love their racing and it looks like … Continue reading →

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Misleading Video and Sunny King Criterium

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Matt Gholson

Lets start off today with a video someone posted in the comments of a recent post.  The Post was Old School in the New School about riding an old bike and trying to hang with guys on new full suspension … Continue reading →

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The Classic at Lusk Creek

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Matt Gholson

This winter, several of us would go out and run trails at night.  As I have said many times I’m no runner, so more often then not these would be solo adventures for me.  One of the runs we regularly … Continue reading →

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Look What I Got at Goodwill #4 Coors Classic Jersey

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Matt Gholson

Shauna found me this very awesome 1986 Coors Classic Jersey at Goodwill today.  I always search the men’s clothes, but this jewel was hiding in the women’s section, though it’s a men’s jersey.  The Coors Classic was the 4th largest … Continue reading →

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