Boy, I've really been slacking off on writing lately... Been busy with cabling and administrative project, plus rebuilding our Windows Update server, which decided to stop reading data from its hard drive the day we were supposed to apply the latest updates... Perfect timing.

Just found out that the Circle Jerks are coming back to Denver in August, as part of a show that also includes NOFX, the MIghty Mighty Bosstones, Bouncing Souls, Street Dogs, and Frontside Five (never heard of the last two, actually). So looks like I'll be seeing plenty of live music this summer - friends of ours picked up tickets to Beausoleil and Buckwheat Zyedeco at the Botanic Gardens, so there's that going on, too.

Finally getting somewhere with the bicycling training rides - between mechanical problems and a nasty cold earlier in the season, I hadn't managed more than 35 miles on any one ride so far this year, which isn't really adequate prep for a 50-mile ride - but I did make it all the way from my front door down to Hudson Gardens, which is a 40 mile round trip. All flat, so it's still not great prep for Elephant Rock, but I've gotten in some hill workouts earlier in the season, so I should be okay. There's a sag wagon if worst comes to worst...

And the sign up goodie bag had notices about several other organized rides this summer, so we should have riding goals for July and September... May not make it all the way up to a century ride this year, but should be able to do at least a couple of half-centuries and maybe a metric.