http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:45:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, almost 2 months have gone by since the last post, insane. Time to add some air in the tires of this dusty thing. As I've said before, most of the time I post is due to getting a moment at work where I can jump online. ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/03/31/hi-im-davidand-you-are/ The Boston Globe just ran a really good article on Sheldon Brown, including a really nice photo of his family. Check it out here. More importantly though, they gave this bit of information: A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. March 2, at the First Unitarian Society ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/02/08/boston-globe-article/ Looks like the news is starting to circulate, Sheldon Brown has passed away from a massive heart attack.  Whether you prefer dirt to road or Sunday strolls to races, you've probably at one time or will in the future use information provided Sheldon.  He was a champion of all that ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/02/04/rip-sheldon-brown/ So I created a new page on the blog called Maps (see the tab above).  I thought it might be a good central repository for keeping my *.gpx files of the outdoor stuff I'm doing.  Right now I don't have a whole lot up there, just a few bike rides, ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/02/01/maps/ That's right boys and girls, smoke 'em if you got 'em! It looks like the 2 Skinnee J's are doing up the 10 year anniversary of Supermercado in true skinnee style...a mini-tour bitches! For those that haven't see them yet, here's your chance. For those die-hards, here's ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/01/25/2-skinnee-js/ One of the many generous gifts my brother and sister-in-law gave me over Christmas was a set of Cabela's MTP Compression Skinz™ Polar-Weight Mock-T and Bottoms. It's basically Cabela's store branded version of UnderArmour. The last few weeks have been excellent for testing cold weather gear, hitting -15º ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/01/24/cabelas-mtp-compression-skinz%e2%84%a2/ Things may look a little different around here until I figure out what I want to do with the site. Felt it needed a new look and I wanted to update the WordPress code. I'm taking a stab at designing my own theme, but still getting used to ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/01/23/updates/ Picked up my new DaKine hydration pack (Black Camo) that I got online from REI-Outlet and had them just ship it to the local REI shop for free shipping, cause I'm cheap like that. Looks like REI raised the price of the pack since I bought it, from just under $30 ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/01/17/dakine-drafter-hydration-pack/ Looks like they boys back home made it out to Dremos before closing time. Steve did a nice write-up on his blog. He gives a little history of the taphouse and links back to some older TNS blog posts, which were pretty funny to go back and reread. Sounds ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/01/17/tnssuccess/ Tonight, the boys are taking to the cold streets of DC (yes, 20 is chilly in that neck of the woods) for another TNS ride. I'm jealous, super jealous. For those readers who might be from up north, the TNS rides are Tuesday Night Swill rides. It's ... http://www.fatboydeluxe.com/blog/2008/01/15/good-luck-tns/