Helluvan awesome weekend. Actually it started off pretty rough with a trip to the vet for the cat. Cat hates car, which makes life no fun for us. Also got a quote two take two lumps out of the dog and clean his teeth. Sorry kids…no Christmas. Gotta save Fido.

After being shredded by the cat it was time to hit DT’s for some beer and BBQ. Didn’t stay too long due to impending ked meltdown. Leaving early wasn’t a bad move though, as a torrential downpour kicked off right after we entered our house. Next morning it was off to Skyline Dr to meet up with a few compadres from work for 20 miles of road cycling joy. Fortunately, I was able to take it easy and enjoy the scenery. After the post ride beer it was time to get home and change out a few critical pieces of componentry on the Rig before the night race. Suspension and bigger cog turned out to be a great idea. Between the hours of 4 and 10 I turned a respectable 8 laps @ the Paranormal. Lap times went something like 36, 36, 40, 45, 50, 44, 43, 50 (rough estimates based on the garmin). I edged out the only other guy in SS solo by 3 laps. Suspect I’m somewhere between 6^th and 10^th overall in Solo. Not bad. I could have rolled out for a 9^th lap @ 9:45, but I had talked myself out of that a long time beforehand. My other SS Bike Factory brethren destroyed the duo class, as expected. Big Bear may be fun for us. Time will tell. The Tevendales rocked, of course.

Sunday was all about the little guy’s BD party and E-man’s ball game. Good food. Good game. Good stuff all around.