I mean even when I thought I was at the end of my rope and nearing a point where I feared the proverbial well had run dry, I'm still able to bear down and squeeze that one out.

Where my raw talent comes from is a mystery even to me.

You all are dying to see what's come across my desk in the last 48 hours I'll bet.
Well let us wait no further.

After experiencing all that is The Bummer Life, I sincerely doubt that any of your brains could handle everything that GWCTOH is becoming, so assuming you haven't checked it in a day or two, what you've missed is one of the greatest YouTube finds in recent history that was brought to us by none other than Sparrow himself.
All hail the total insanity that is William Spencer.

God only knows what William could do with this place...

From there we really have nowhere to go but down.
That being said, let's dive headlong into the mail bag.

First up, Dr. jOn sent us the best that Flickr has to offer.
Would somebody buy that and send it to Cannondale?
It would only be right.

Then from Daniel we get this bit that could only be outdone by a portrait made of peanut butter, bananas, and barbiturates;

Then Doug got ahold of us with some thoughts on proper bicycle fit;

"I wonder if he figured the handlbar position all by himself, or if he logged onto the bummer and was inspired.

The second pic is a PSA for all those people out there who are avoiding the bummer of life through excess embibing and bacon intake."

First of all, as soon as my dad gets his Otis, he can stop embarrassing me and will no longer have to get around town on that beater and then, as I replied to Doug, that looks to be a Pacman atop a pile of intestines shooting poo out of a revolver. Am I seeing this correctly?

It doesn't make me love bacon any less.

Nor does this news clip that Matt sent in about the world's oldest women.

Bless her incredibly old and sweet heart.

In a fit of randomness, Ben from Handsome Cycles also sent in a collection for our edification;

"Sir,
A few quick items from the fine folks at Handsome Cycles. First the Delta Burke Bra line that I stumbled upon at Ross, seen here.
Next, a shot of my favorite star walk of fame in Palm springs, seen here.
And finally Jon Sweet from Uptown Tattoo, hands down best shop in Minnesota and could kick just about anyones ass in the US just dropped some serious detail into my leg piece yesterday, seen here.

Toodles, -Ben"

I don't know about you all, but $6.99 for Delta Burke's bra seems like a rocking good deal to me.
Hell, I'd probably pay almost double for it.

Apparently inspired by the bit I recently put up about postcards, among a handful of gems I've received from you good people, Sean sent one that I had to share;

That just made me feel good all over, which is a good thing as I haven't been experiencing much of that lately.
Seeing as we're among friends here, I have no shame in admitting that the holiday season tends to drop me right into a pit of depression and frustration.
I have no logical reason for this, but it is a sensation that has increased every year for the last decade or so, with no sign of letting up, so even a small gesture such as Sean's tends to give me a tether to reality on which to cling until the mood passes.
Something else that keeps one foot grounded in hopefulness is the rare occurrence that I wake up and have no guilt about calling in sick and partaking in a lone jaunt to nowhere in particular, which is exactly what I did on Wednesday;

Concluding the ride, I then passed by a whimsical example of random and rudimentary heavy metal graffiti;

Now of course I don't condone the marking up of a sacred place such as this, but it stopped me in my tracks, and made a profound enough of an impression that I had to stop to snap a shot anyway.

As I rode away with my legs feeling heavy and my jersey wet with sweat, I couldn't help but feel good just the same.

And with that, we'll jump way the hell over to the other side of topics and finish up with our first Friday Hero in a while sent in to us from Phil;

"Hey Stevil,
I'd like to submit this kid for friday hero status. A friend of mine sent me this link to a newspaper story about a 9 year old kid from the same Ju-Jitsu school she goes to, that threw a choke hold on a pitbull that was attacking a 12 year old girl.

sincerly,
Phil from SLO"

All I have to say about that is I suspect that dog will choose his adversaries more carefully from here on out.

As we stand here on the ass end of the week, I sincerely hope that you all have a tremendous couple of days ahead of you with an ample supply of poppin', lockin', and moustache rockin'.