Long time no blog.

Yeah, it's been a while since I last posted anything. It's not that nothing has been happening in

my life - on the contrary. It's just that I found a way to cheat my way out of long blog entries. I signed up for Facebook, and a cleverly phrased status update can go a long way in conveying my thoughts and activities for the day, if you know what I mean.

Well a lot has happened, mostly regular work/play/kinda- winter- train for the upcoming racing season. And here I am tonight blogging away on a night before I depart with my friends for the first road race of the '08 campaign. Oh no, I don't mean anything political..like 3 am phone call commercials, or running from "sniper fire", and certainly nothing along the lines of misspeaking or my pastor can beat up your pastor kinda campaign. Just a season of bike racing, starting Saturday and ending, hopefully, early October.

So, I have some pictures i wanna show you and give you an update on what's happening.

As some of you may know, this winter set all the records for the snowfall in Chicago. As I am typing these words it is snowing outside. I have exhausted my "I hate this weather" statements so for all I care, let it snow let it snow, let it f-ing snow.

In the absence of my home grow tomatoes and other veggies I planted last summer, as well as random garbage that finds its way on my deck, the possum that hangs around the neighborhood has decided to chew on some furniture. Here you see what happens when possums get hungry.

These are no love bites my friends. This is one hungry, froze ass possum. It is time for some man on vermin violence. It's a good thing I still haven't put away my snow shovel. Don't worry, I am just going to scare it away.

What else......ah! I started collecting paintings. From now on my kitchen is known as the Gallery.I happened to like one of the paintings displayed at my fave neighborhood coffee shop -The Grind, so I decided to purchase it. It's not a Monet, but it's not my best kindergarden work either. Judge for yourself.

Went to New York City for St. Patrick's Day weekend. Had a good time. It's a happening place, what can I tell you. It took me 45 minutes to get a cab. Basically, if you wanna score a cab in NYC on Sat. night on St. Patrick's you have to hijack the cab and its passengers. But maybe that's how it is every Saturday.

You have to love the Joey Ramone Place.

Found a really cool bike shop in East Village.

OK, enough for tonight. I am packing up and getting ready for the trip downstate. I have never been past Urbana, so this is totally new territory for me. Here is a preview of the race from the greatest cycling blog in all of Chicago.