Last weekend I embarked upon a solo Rosse (Road Posse) ride.  The Rosse is pretty cool – kinda like the Log Posse, only faster.  And cooler.  And better smelling.  And since the Rosse’s numbers are increasing, the Log Posse had better watch out.  I see turf wars in the future.  With spandex.

And speaking of spandex, I was sporting my lovely new Gore shorts, which I am now very fond of.  They protect my tender Parts like a pit bull protecting a juicy steak.  And they are quite stylin’ (for spandex, which isn’t really saying much).

So as I was pedaling through the 7 hours and 20 minutes and 100 miles of my ride, I had a great post all composed in my head.  Sadly, I did not have a portable dictaphone (dude, DICTAPHONE?  how old AM I???), so all of my deep thoughts have now been lost, but I can attempt to recreate the few that did remain burned into my brain:

1. Of course I HAD to pick the one day that the Capital Crescent Trail was hosting a training session for the Labor Day Virginia Beach marathon.  It went something like this: accelerate, slow down. Pass runner.  Accelerate, slow down.  Pass runner. Slow down again.  Pass runner.  Pass gas.  You get the picture.

2. There are a lot of interesting fashion statements on the W&OD trail.  My favorites were the guy in the balaklava and the guy in the cut-off white t-shirt that landed right below his nipples.

3. Eating fruity gelatinous energy snacks get old REALLY fast.

4. Even Dairy Queen can become unappealing after a long ride.  I passed a DQ and thought to myself, “I’ll stop on the way back,” but at the 65 mile mark, the thought of icecream just wasn’t doing it for me.

5. I love my skinny tires.  Yes, I said it.

The end.  Rosse Rules!

Yup, it’s true. Ocassionally we get a little sappy in these parts. Not everything can be about dirt, tires and ball crashes. We had special event this year; two of our very own decided to tie the knot and shockingly, we were all invited. It was brillant. They had an intimate, outdoor wedding, filled with loving family and friends, even with personal vows. It was tough for this sullen group, but a dry eye was hard to find.

As if that weren’t enough to blow your mind, we actually proposed making the wedding cake. Yeah, I know… who the hell can make a wedding cake other than Leprechauns, Tinkerbell and Jesus. But you can add one more to that list. Log Posse.

Here is the proof. And this time… it’s not in the pudding, it’s in the batter.

Did you have fun in 2009? If you were with the Log Posse you did. No, our lives were not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. We all had ups and downs through the year. But we did have fun. Even with challenges and hardships, we smiled more than we frowned. How do I know this? Because I have the evidence.

Note:  This is not what I had planned for a compilation of 2009. The truth is I simply didn’t get all the material I needed for the vision I had. So perhaps I will acomplish that in 2010. This short feature below is simply an effort to move beyond the material of 2009 and start on 2010. I have felt like this was a hurdle I had to overcome before I could take this years feature seriously. So,  with that…