Bringing Sexyback

It's been a long tough winter already. Considering we are only technically six days into winter, this is a sobering thought.

Time for me to get back to my healthy ways. I've gained enough weight back for people to make comments and worse for me to feel lethargic, unhealthy and generally flabby. Time to bring sexyback.

I'm setting my cycling goals for 2008 and will begin my training in earnest in January:

1) complete 3,500 miles of riding (vs. 3,000 in 2007)
2) be a leader for the A-19 SIG (this is a 12 week training series for the NYCC I completed last year and will lead this year).
3) do an early summer tour of Nova Scotia, Canada.
4) do a late summer tour of the lakes region of Italy.

I'm hoping to get firSSt to join one of my bike tours. Further, a co-worker has expressed interest in the Canada tour. Regardless, I'm willing to do either or both alone.

Conspiracy to Commit Murder

Billion Bucks is alive and kicking. The song just won't die. I have some theories on it but will wait 'til later to hypothecate.

I have a new strategy for killing the song though. Bring in some co-conspirators. On two separate occassions, I've explained the indestructible song theory to two of my buddies and and then played the song for them. I figure, how the heck can someone like a song that is introduced to them as indestructible? It sets unachievable expectation levels.

What was the result you ask? Complete confusion. In both cases my buddies listened to the song with a someone indifferent expression but then commented "yeah, good song" at the end. No read. I want someone to tell me I am crazy for thinking this song is indestructible or even good in the first place. I thought I had an indestructible sitcom with Hogan's Heroes and then firSSt massacred it with the loudest silent reject in the history of mankind. This is what I'm after with a Billion Bucks. I need someone to tell me it sucks firSSt.

The Money Man

Well, you are looking at the new Treasurer of the New York Cycle Club. I think it sounds more important/impressive than it is considering noone else ran for the job/I was basically recruited for it.

I've been to one transitional board meeting and just had a meeting with the outgoing treasurer to review the responsibilities. While it seems like a good bit of work it definitely feels good to be giving something back to the cycling community. It will also give me a bird's eye view on the inner workings of likely one of the largest cycling clubs in the country. And if I'm (we're) lucky it'll even provide some blogworthy material given that I expect to be interacting with some serious characters.

One of the first things I've noticed is how "paper intensive" the processes are. Almost feels like I'm CFO of some factory in Altoona, PA in the 1970's....check stock, deposit slips, P.O. Boxes, signature stamps, etc...

I think I'm going to try and streamline/automate some things. Likely the thought of every new board member. Let's see if I'm willing to do some heavy lifting.