54 Years and Counting!

Today, February 4th,  is my parents 54th wedding anniversary , CONGRATULATIONS MOM AND DAD, I LOVE YOU AND THANKS FOR MAKING ME PART OF THOSE 54 YEARS!  Bob and Marjorie McMullen of Redding,  California.  through thick and thin, seven children, too many grand kids to remember, both retired teachers, have been going strong for 54 years and lookiing good for double nickels (55).  With the average length of a marriage in California lasting only 7 years, they should give lessons.  On second thought, screw that, I wish they would just RELAX…they’ve earned it!  Marriages in California lasting on an average of only 7 years…Man, I have T-shirts that have lasted longer than that.

After a few great days of riding. the weather is back.  Without a doubt, having 4 distinct seasons here in Redding is something I love.  Birds chirping, frogs a croaking one day, and you may float away or be stuck in the snow the next…Change is good, especially in the weather!

The banking industry is  at  it again.  AIG , one of the more notorious of the financial institutions that needed bailout, is  doling out millions in bonuses and yet to have paid back the government for their “loan.”  Remember folks, those bailout $$ came at the expense of taxpayers.

Baptist Church missionaries in Haiti in the news for busing some not so orphaned children out of Haiti.  The Haitian government and other world organization are using words like “kidnapping” as well as “child trafficking” and a full investigation is underway.  I hope, for those kids sake, this has a positive outcome. 

Still early in the race season but I’ll have another chance to enter the “Pain Cave” at the TBF Mt. Bike Challenge #1 in Rocklin this Sunday.  At this point, I have a driver, a  guide and now it’s time to put my money where my mouth is and see if all this riding has done any good:)

Also this weekend, Matt Fitzinger and his minions will have a number of Nor Cal High School girls mt. bike racers at Tamarancho in Fairfax Ca.  This will be a weekend camp that will provide coaching, teamwork, bike skill and etiquette pointers to both veteran and beginner high school racers who compete for their local HS teams in the Bay Aea.  This year, the Redding area will field The State of Jefferson High School Mt Bike team.  The team will be comprised of athletes from many of the local high schools.  An exciting sport to be added to the many successful athletic programs that already exist here in the Northsate.  It’s great to see growth in high school sports despite all of the cutbacks that all levels of education are experiencing.  Of particular note is that this mt bike racing program at the local level is funded only by the efforts of the kids, not the schools.  Well Done!

  Sac isn’t the only area they are pinning numbers on people.  They have been racing for the past 3 months in Australia and New Zealand, the winter CCCX DH Series just wrapped down in Monterey and the cross season is coming down to it’s final weeks.  Tough news from the camp of World Cup leading US cross star, Katie Compton.   For some years now, Katie has suffered from a debilitating mystery condition that causes her to sporadically cramp up.  Now, these aren’t cramps you get from taking on a hard effort after drinking to much water , these are stop- you- in- your- track, cripple a top world class endurance athlete cramps.  she has been examined by experts everywhere and no cause  or solution has been found.  Despite this, Katie gets out when things are right with her and makes her competitors pay in pain.. She definitely earns a ‘Bobby Big Nuts Award” for her efforts.  Well done young lady and good luck finding a solution.

It’s been a bit wet, my riding shoes smell like mildew.  I best put a blow drier in em…

Bobby

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