Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Terry's list of banned words for 2009


2009 list of banished words and phrases:
-green
-carbon footprint or carbon offsetting
-bailout
-icon or iconic
- 24/7
-staycation
-desperate search
-not so much
-winner of five nominations
-it's that time of year again


please add to the list as necessary

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Post Christmas...

So I woke up this morning and looked out the window to formulate a plan for the day. My last recollection of a weather forecast was for the warming trend to continue. Obviously the guy that made that forecast was full of @#$%^. There is 2" of fresh snow outside. I think it is just accumulating for Ukrainian Christmas in a couple of weeks, which is coincidentally when Peter will receive his gift from me unless he stops by and picks it up before then (hint).

Warnings
Queen Charlottes
10:01 AM PST Saturday 27 December 2008
Snowfall warning for
Queen Charlottes continued

Localized heavy flurries of 5 to 10 cm mainly over the northern sections of the Queen Charlottes later this afternoon and evening.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.



A frontal system over the south coast is producing local pockets of freezing rain. The freezing rain is occurring over the eastern sections of the Fraser Valley and through Howe Sound and over inland sections of Vancouver Island. The freezing rain will persist through early afternoon then will ease as temperatures rise above freezing.

Heavy flurries are expected to develop mostly across the northern sections of the Queen Charlotte Islands this afternoon and evening and localized snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm are possible.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

What to do when the weather is bad?


I have been thinking about this a lot and due to my recently developed aversion to riding in the rain I thought I would share a few web activities:
Cycling Revealed Trivia
This is a weekly 5 question quiz that is very challenging.
The most insightful cycling related fan-forum is the Podium Cafe. This group of aficionados are on top of everything in the pro peleton and crack most stories before the usual cycling media outlets like CyclingNews or VeloNews. They also host a year-long cycling pool called the Virtual Directeur Sportif (VDS)
I also enjoy reading couple of discussion forums:
Weight Weenies and Slowtwitch , and of course the mag-trainer.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Christmas Gift Ideas

I realize it is a bit late to be posting my Christmas gift list but it's worth a shot...
I have always wanted a pair of these .
And if you still have a few $ left over, one of these as well.
The desire for the second item is fueled by my recent interest in cycling aerodynamics and the marketing hype and misinformation out there on the inter-web. This review puts a few issues in perspective.
Hopefully, I will have a bit more time over the holiday season and can throw a few more posts up here and dig up some photos from the past year. And don't be afraid to post a comment so I know if anyone actually reads this stuff.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Saturday, December 13, 2008