Firstly, we have some pictures as well as results from Saturdays Central Coast urban/off-road alley cat extravaganza from Josh;

"Saturday's cyclocat/wildcat race was great- all seemed to agree that
the course was grueling, fun and beautiful. Spectators like myself got
to see high flying competition and fast riding. It's going to take me a
few days to figure out how to get the photos off the borrowed digital
camera, but I'll send out a link when they're up on flickr. We had
fixed gear riders (some w/o brakes and one w/o cages), cyclo cross
racers, messengers, roadies and commuters from around the bay area -- 42
registered in all and 20 or so more rode out to the party. We got up
early and delivered food (ingredients for roasted vegi and sausage
sandwiches, tabouli w/ stone fruits and mint, humus, wine, a keg donated
by a friend at gorden biersch, and about 10 gallons of water, all on
ice) -the keg on a long haul and the rest in bluesky trailers. So when
the race was over, and everyone dehydrated and low bloodsugar, we were
prepared.

1st overall: Joshua Thayer of SF
2nd: Quentin Lindh (fixed of SC)
3rd: David Gill (Santa Cruz)

1st woman: Emily Christensen (SC, but packing up to move to SF as I type)
2nd: Jay Melena (Santa Cruz)
3rd: Elaina Ramer (Santa Cruz)

DFL: Jessica and Sam from Oakland (fixed)

We gave the frameset away by some sort of electoral process whereby each
rider was forced to pick who they thought needed a frame most at the
last checkpoint . . . and that will go to Kelly Brown who narrowly beat
out Stacey Falls (nominated by her SC high students who showed up on
track bikes).

josh"

Well played Josh, well played.

Who wants to talk about Dungeons and Dragons? I never knew how to play, but when I was little, I pretended. I was a D&D poseur. Not at all like this guy.

Becker and I just got back from a visit with 6'7". Hes a determined individual, and as pessimistic a grouch as he portrays himself, hes got a good head on his shoulders about this whole thing.
I suspect hell be beating us up on rides, and berating us in everyday interactions again in no time.

And this from our friend Down Unda;

"Hey Stevil,

Been reading for a while now from downunder here in OzTrailia and love
to keep up with the antics and grouse vids, so i thought it was time
to return the flavour and send you a link i foundski while browsing
the interwebs.

It's a bizarre video set to whimsical classical style muzak but with
what you would upon first inspection believe to be a german gymnast
riding around on a vintage fixie pulling some outrageous tricks for a
full 5 and half minutes. what makes it for me is the golf claps
between stuntz...

You may have already seen this bad-boy, but its my two bobs worth anywho.

-- 
Cheers,
Drw
Melburn, OzTralia"

Theyre getting our transmissions all the way down there in Australia? This means were like, totally world wide now. Im gonna go pour myself a celebratory snifter of something that smells like gasoline.
And how much is two bobs worth anyhow?

And from the ship of ghost;
"Did you know what we have cheerleaders now? Yep...pretty f'n rad. We think you may know them...Check it out:"

I totally thought they were on our team. Somebodys gonna be getting starch in their deluxe crop top cheer shells tomorrow. Yeah, I did a bit of cheering in high school. So what?

Were gonna be plugging the whey out of this here event. Art by cyclists who make art thats not about cycling. Go there, drink beer, wear black clothes, and say stuff like 'juxtaposition of light and dark', and 'various forms of the composition really work', and just see your head spinning from how fast you get laid.

And finally, it is with great pride that I tell you that after years of recon, and missed opportunities, I finally poached the swimming pool behind the house across the street from work today. My nostrils still smell like chlorine, and my friends, chlorine smells like summer.