Add comment November 20th, 2008
Call Spider is a great way to get your message out to any number of phone numbers, and offers the call to be confirmed with a keystroke. I am well versed in it’s features and benefits,and if you know of anyone whose business could benefit from such a broadcast message system (it’s VOiP!) please do share. I close the sale, I treat you back!
~E
Add comment November 16th, 2008
This is the ride I’m going to aim for with this winter’s riding. Hopefully things will align so that it and a few centuries can be in the mix for 2009. If not this winter (before it gets really cold) next year I’ll have the climb up 539 done from the 4-Hills Smith’s (or home ideally). This is a flier from last year’s race up, has some nice data on the elevation changes so you can appreciate the challenge I’ll face even without a bunch of competitors passing me. On that map there’s a loop I did do last season, from the triangle up Heartbreak Hill and back around. Heartbreak didn’t break me, was able to stay-moving and didn’t de-clip a cleat, although I didn’t exactly “race” up it, that hill is nuts! ~e
Add comment November 16th, 2008
So, earlier today I went for a mtn bike ride out behind the casa. My wife and I got our house back in December of 2004, and are especially blessed that we’re close to the foothills. From my house near Lomas/Tramway I take Lomas up to Indian School, then East and up to the trail system parking-lot on the Eastern edge of Indian School street. On my bike it’s just short of 2 miles of climbing to the trailhead, and not too bad, being that it’s blacktop makes it kinda easy compared to some trails I’ve scaled (or had to push-it up!). From this parking-lot there are a few different trails you can traverse the foothills on. Today I chose my usual “back-yard” route. Across on 365a to where it meets 365, then South past Copper (401), and all the way South to where 365 ends near I-40. This part of the trail is sponsered by FOOMTB, and they picked well as it’s a technically-challenging bit of rocky single-track that can get your heart-pumping if you risk it quick-like (as I’m prone to do!) Where the trail ends in quiet neighborhood, it’s back to the house via residential streets the bump you back out to Tramway. From here (Encantato street) it’s less than a mile back home. I’ve done this route more times than I can count, it’s a 7.2 mile loop, and usually I take a few breaks to catch my breath. I knew I was doing good as I didn’t “take in the sights” (catch my breath) for very long at all this time around, less than 5 minutes total. The stoke-meter hit 7 of 10 on my overall-time: 54 minutes. I don’t think I’ve done that loop in less time, at least this year, and am pretty satisfied. Didn’t think I’d be in any sort of shape as I haven’t been on the bike (either road or mtn) for over 2 months, not that I haven’t wanted to, but life/work/family/etc managed a hostile-takeover of any remaining strength or energy I would have used to ride. The last few weeks since I left my wine-job I’ve been able to hit the gym 3-times a week, and this has to be why I did as well as I did. Phenomenal! Makes the sore abs/lower-back seem really worth it! Darn reverse-crunch and wheel thingy-ma-jobby did me a good turn as I wasn’t spending tons of time on the life-cycles. Other resistance strength training is in the mix as well, nothing to glory in, but a sweet way to maintain, especially when the pay-off is a better than usual loop-time. Good-times indeed. ~E
Add comment November 12th, 2008
So, do you know where Eunice NM is? Down there they have a Enrichment facility in build-up that I visited to attempt drumming up some business for a buddy’s industrial supply business. We’ll see if that flies, could use the commission! 13 hours mostly spent in the car down there and back, with a bounce out to WIPP and a Pot-Ash mining firm along the route. Drove through Hobbs, Lovington, Tatum (NM), Roswell, Artesia, Vaughn, Encino, and exhausted. Actually surprised I’m posting I am so beat.
~E
Add comment November 11th, 2008
So for those out of the loop, yes, I am no longer at the winery. Good thing really, despite the not-yet-employed again status. Eventually Unemployment Insurance will hit and help make our 3 month emergency savings stretch 6 months.
Otherwise looking into the medical sales territory for a position as a rep. Your prayers are very appreciated, and if you have any leads for me to chase-down or people I should talk to please leave a comment and I’ll get back to you.
P.S. Turned comments back on, unsure how they got turned off before! ~e
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