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The S.S. Blog: October 2005
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The SS. Blog. Sunday, October 23, 2005. Chain Rings and Sushi. Do you know that it's dark out at 6 am in the morning? Three of my Velo Bella teammates also did the B race on Saturday.Margot, Karla, and Barb. Again, there were will only a handful of women racing. But Margot won, and Karla got second, so the Bellas represented well at the Ham Lake CX race. Pete had a pretty good race too.I think he was 8th overall (out of 30). Next up.two more CX races next weekend. Thanks for reading,. We scanned the thou...
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Den of Awkwardness: 05/01/2005 - 06/01/2005
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Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Wind: never at our back almost always a direct headwind. Gave my bike a boost as I trudged up the incline. At one point, the cry of "Hole" came too late, only to be followed by thumping and the simultaneous hissing of air and "Shit! 46 Miles, post critical mass. But then we got on the limestone Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail and took off. We rode basically in one or two clumps, two abreast for many (25? Scooters and mini-bikes. What. The. Fuck. People had fucking TVs!
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Den of Awkwardness: Stabled Mounts; CTA; 911: I Wonder if He will Run me Over?
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006. Stabled Mounts; CTA; 911: I Wonder if He will Run me Over? Friday night was the University of Illinois Chicago annual bicycle scavenger hunt. Jonathan, his brother Ben and I were a team. Based on the format last year, I didn’t expect to be competitive (lots of ‘clues’ that were more befuddling than enlightening). We heard a rumor that cargo capacity would be damn helpful, so Ben brought a 6’ fresh air trailer, and I took the Bianchi with his rack and biggest panniers. Anyway, b...
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Den of Awkwardness: Blood Donation
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006. I had to leave my friends at the Farmers’ Market early in the morning for an appointment to donate blood. On the way downtown it started raining buckets. This route takes me through the most tourist/yuppie/cabbie infested part of town and is no fun to get through. Today though, the drivers were very nice and gave me my space. Sympathetic because of the rain possibly? Whatever the reason is was very nice to not have impatient drivers in addition to my sogginess. Down here in Aust...
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Den of Awkwardness: Police Torture Probe
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006. Today we released our report on Police Brutality in Chicago. This is the project that I have spent the most time on at my job. Check your newspaper for more information. The final report is new to me also - so now I get to paw through it to find the passages that I wrote. In other news, I have been super busy. The last several weekends have been spent out of town:. Hilly Wisconsin bike-camping tour over the weekend of July 4;. Visit to Minneapolis the weekend of July 8;. If you ...
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Den of Awkwardness: 06/01/2005 - 07/01/2005
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005. I have never been good at ignoring itches: I simply must scratch. I have a few chicken-pox scars from kindergarten because I scratched them. Mosquito bites also must be scratched until my skin is red and the bites have swelled many times their original size. The rash/saddle soreness caused by my underpant band on my sitbones is healing nicely. This is good- except for the fact that it itches like crazy. I've been scratching my ass all day. Posted by jojo @ 11:03 PM. Do I go on an.
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Den of Awkwardness: Happy Birthday Jonathan!
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006. I officially became a Board Member of Chicago's bike advocacy group last week. I haven't even ridden past the disabled Dork Bike - I must stop being lazy and get her home soon! I'm feeling more comfortable on the Julep - enough so that I rode her home from work in high heels twice last week. She needs some maintenance, though - her tires are mushy and there is a creaky/crunchy noise coming from bottom bracket/drive train. I hate my job and have been having bad dreams about it.
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Den of Awkwardness: A requested Update...the Julep Rides Again
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Monday, October 02, 2006. A requested Update.the Julep Rides Again. Life has been busy.work still sucks.and time marches onward. This Sunday I was pretty productive I did ALL of my laundry and consequently cleaned up my hellpit of a bedroom. There not only is a floor now, but it is also swept and clean. Then I stripped my fading basil plants of most of their leaves and made my winter supply of pesto. On Sunday, Jonathan and I wrestled with the flat tire and finally got it fixed. I had also bought us ...
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Den of Awkwardness: Happy Anniversary!
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006. BUT, it is also marks the second year anniversary of being a full-fledged, year-round, Chicago bike commuter. Yeah! In the summer of 2001, I began bike commuting from Uptown, Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul. However, two years ago was when I started my first job in Chicago and had my first commute in Chicago (the half-mile walk to law school doesn’t count as a ‘commute’). I can’t wait to see what changes the next two years bring! Posted by jojo @ 1:49 PM. Bike Dance. Boat.
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Den of Awkwardness: Sunflower Massacre
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Friday, September 01, 2006. A violent crime scene has overtaken my garden. Posted by jojo @ 4:32 PM. That happened to me last year - and not just in my garden, but to nearly all the sunflowers around us. turned out to be squirrels. Squirrels are bad news. Last winter they chewed through the gas line on our outdoor bar-b-que. We damn near had to evacuate the neighborhood. I hate the little f* kers:-). Anyone want to borrow my dog. View my complete profile. Bike Dance. Boat. The Juleps Long-lost Brother!
