Super Rookie's World

Sarah has a new blog. The focus of the new project is to bring together her academic career with some of her hobbies. It is a fun read and I am more than happy to be her taste tester when she tries out amazing new recipes. It is also a way for readers of my site to cut through the nonsense, clutter and garbage when trying to figure out what is going on in our lives!

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BikeThrow is no longer. The contract has lapsed and we sadly had to put it down. It was fun while it lasted and I had a great time talking about local bike racing with my co-founder Homme and recent additions Frye and Hanna. The site contained over 65 podcasts about all things ridiculous.

I was always surprised by how many people actually cared what was posted on the site and said on the podcasts. The reactions ran the gamut from those in support from day one, to those that overreacted when their names were mentioned. There were many highlights, the biggest being when I was asked if I was Super-Rookie from Bike Throw by a random bike racer at the 24 Hours of Afton this past year.

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The new car is working well. It doesn’t look like a new car as the season’s first Snow Emergency deposited a fair amount of salt, snow and dirt onto the exterior. Sarah and I are trying hard to not damage the insides, but I have a feeling that the long winter will do a bit of damage on our ride.

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The first installment of the indoor soccer season has just finished the regular season. We finished in 10th place in the 12 team league. The last game was against a top team and we fared well against them so I think we are turning the corner. I have had a great time playing with my friends, but more specifically playing with my brother for the first time in 13 years has been great. He used to be a damn good player and judging by what I have seen he still has a little bit of the skills left in him. Now, I just need him to grow a mustache like me and we will complete the Hayes Super-Duo.

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Getting some tattoo work done in January. The plan is to finish off my lower calf/shin near my stars and bicycle tattoo. It should be known that my track bike tattoo is circa 2002 so well before the fad