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Archive: May 24, 2009
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Yesterday I successfully completed the Heartbreak Double Century, 202 miles and 15,500' of climbing. Whew. And actually I got lost at the end, blundering about in the dark, so I actually rode over 210 miles. It was a really hard ride, but beautiful and really fun (now that it's over :)
The middle hundred miles are the Heartbreak Hundred, the third-leg of Plant Ultra's King of the Mountains competition, and I had previously ridden the Mulholland Challenge and the Breathless Agony, so I completed the KOM successfully. Can't wait to see where I ended up, I was in 21st overall after the first two...
I took a bunch of pictures yesterday, they are posted here for your viewing pleasure...
http://www.eichhorns.com/pics.cgi?A090523-HeartbreakDouble
Here's the route:
And here's a happy rider at the finish:
Next up, the comparatively mild Ojai Valley Century next weekend...
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I'm sure it's happened to you; you're sitting on a 'plane, waiting to take off or whatever, and you idly pick up the SkyMall magazine in the seat-back and glance through it. I did this recently, and I was struck by the amazing inventor's parade on display. All of these weird and wonderful gadgets were invented by someone, and after they had the idea they built a prototype, iterated, tried to get someone to make it, iterated, and finally found someone to distribute it. Whether the idea is great or horrible, each product in the SkyMall catalog represents a lot of work. Impressive, really.
 Consider these things, if you will:
- Pen which records video.
- Eyeglasses which display video on the inside of the lenses.
- LP record to CD recorder.
- Tiny universal cell phone charger.
- iPod to iPod media transfer device.
- A 7'x7' crossword puzzle.
- Keychain WiFi signal locator.
- Tabletop photo studio.
- Automatic water dispenser for cats & dogs.
- Pump-action gun that shoots mini marshmellows.
- Swiveling deck chair.
- Insect repellent hat.
- 'Birdwatchers' motion-activated camera.
And that's just the first twenty pages. Who said innovation is dead?
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 A quick filter pass, before grabbing a blue drink and sitting out by the pool...
I suppose I should get back to my Windows 7 experiment - I have the weekend available - but I'm feeling lazy and it just doesn't appeal to me. I have to debug a non-booting hard drive which would require, you know, actual thinking, and that doesn't feel like it is in the cards. Maybe tomorrow. 
 Wow, a quick check of my RSS reader, and after two days there is nothing to blog about. So be it :) off to the pool...
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