Labor of Love Day!

September 1, 2012

Something tells me that I should buy a Honda.  

But my bank account says, "Nay!".  Bank account is not at it's beefiest lately.  My wife paid my ticket when I sped.

Yes, if you have the patience to peruse this item, it is a $168 dollar ticket for going 66 in a 55.  I think it was a construction zone on I-29.  Thanks, Sioux City.  I guess that driving in Sioux City can be kind of a bummer, too, although obviously not nearly as bad as being shot at while bicycling.  On the plus side I do have a bunch of cool new bike parts and accessories.

New chainrings, chain, and light!  Whew!

Yes, like all USians, I define myself buy by my purchases.  So what have you bought lately?

How is your Labor Day weekend going?  Hmmmm.  I see.  Labor Day weekend is often filled with exciting family events.  Like baking zucchini with rosemary bread.

Yee-haw!  I also plan to go on a mountain bicycling excursion, what with my new bike parts looking so spiffy.

In addition to Labor Day excitement, Omaha Creative Week is also underway.  Yay!  I could use some creativity, just like yous!  Eh?  Here are some of the events involved.  One bicycle-related event is the Bicycle Tour of Urban Redevelopment Projects, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., starting down at Tip Top, and arranged by the bicycle-enthusiasts at Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture.  Thanks guys.  Let's get some archidorkturing on!  Whew!

APMA is a bicycle-oriented business.  Many of us are bicycle-oriented people.  We love to blog about bicycle-related things.  Spend money on bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories.  Here is one man who is going to go carless here in our lovely Homeaha.  Good idea Jay Leightner.  He will also maintain a blog and podcasts, which is as it should be.

I enjoy perusing many blogs from time to time, although I must say that I am not really enthused about podcasts.  People talking on my MP-3 player distract me from trying to maintain the questionable structural stability of the screw and fastener product descriptions that I compose for my livelihood.  Instead I prefer to listen to Mark Mallman's excellent album, Invincible Criminal, almost exclusively.  Mark Mallman is peppy and enjoyable listening indeed!  Someday I may even purchase another one of his many recordings.

What is Mark up to these days, you may be wondering?  No?  Well, he is actually about to start a mad road trip across the girthy expanse of Mexico's meat helmet known as the US of A-titude.  And his map shows the hamlet of Omaha as the "F stop" on his "trip."  I am not sure what the double M is planning here in our quaint villa of livingness, but I am sure that a bike ride would be just what the deranged doctor recommends.   So let me know what your schedule is, my man, and I will be sure to bring my mini-model (Nepali's national instrument) and/or Japanese bonking toy

for any impromptu jamming and/or brap-ing that may occur.  Let's rock!  Um, and roll, too, that is.