30Jan

First Ride on 2010 Mongoose Khyber Super

Mountain Biking, Video

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It’s been pretty rainy and just generally hectic with lots of stuff going on, but I finally got a chance to put the finishing touches on the new Khyber and get ‘er out for a ride [...]

28Jan

A Day at the Races – Southridge Round 2

Mountain Biking

Last Saturday I was training for round #2 of the 2010 Southridge Winter Series and along comes Gee and Rachel Atherton, 2008 World Downhill Champions.  Whoa!  I couldn’t believe they were out riding our track out in Fontana of all places.  It was a real treat to see how Gee rode our local track.  [...]

27Jan

Guerrilla Bass Fishing – Fresh Tactics for Keeper Largemouth

Fishing, Outdoors

For those of us that live in more developed areas lacking natural fishing holes, fresh new guerrilla tactics can be employed to land keeper sized largemouth where you may have least expected. Gear up for the night, be prepared to run, and plan to catch fish.

18Jan

Santa Ynez 2009 DH race report

Mountain Biking, Video

This is one of my favorite race events of the year. It takes place each Summer at the Firestone Walker ranch and vineyard in Santa Ynez just inland of Santa Barbara. I have been going for a few years now and it’s totally fun.

18Jan

Aliso Woods RockIt April 9 ‘09 helmet cam take one

Video

This is the first time I used my GoPro wide angle helmet camera. I was really happy with how easy it was to set up and then, ultimately the quality of the video itself.

18Jan

I had to rock spandex shorts

Uncategorized

A couple weeks ago I forgot my riding shoes and all I had was a pair of Italian loafers to work with. Needless to say, those weren’t going to work. Well, a couple of days ago I forgot my riding shorts. Usually, I have several pairs of shorts in my duffle, but this time they were all in the laundry. What to do, what to do.

15Jan

Excellent, free SDLC templates

IT Project Management, Tools & Templates

If you need some really good software development life cycle (SDLC) templates, then you can check out these. I found them at the Maryland Department of Budget and Management website: Maryland, DBM, System Development Life Cycle Methodology Templates .