Today was without a doubt my best race so far. Not that my finish was all that super duper great (I think it was just plain old great) but my body felt great afterwards (the first race that I actually thought I would do great if they added a lap).
Anyway....3rd place out of 8 riders in the Beginner 19-29 category. 4th place out of around 30-40 riders in all beginner and junior categories (there was a mass start so we all took off together).
A shout out has to go to Craig who took 2nd in Beginner 19-29 and 2nd out of the whole group. He also took home a Missouri State Champions jersey. (Thanks for the ride there and back also...)
me: http://www.pbase.com/stlbiking/image/34293884
Craig: http://www.pbase.com/stlbiking/image/34293880
Sunday, September 26, 2004
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Friday, September 24, 2004
FRIDAY..finally
Thank you God for making Fridays.
You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
What I'm up to this weekend:
1.Some road riding today, Saturday and maybe Sunday
2.Possibly a mountainbike race close to Rolla on Sunday
3.Catching up on homework
4.Relaxation!
What are you up to?
You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
What I'm up to this weekend:
1.Some road riding today, Saturday and maybe Sunday
2.Possibly a mountainbike race close to Rolla on Sunday
3.Catching up on homework
4.Relaxation!
What are you up to?
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Monday, September 20, 2004
Lucky
I don't get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on a street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike
Would I know?
And in a white sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you
Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife; she stayed for a couple of days
And passed away
I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong
That I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
I've been very lucky/blessed in this life of mine. My man Ben knows what's up.
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on a street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike
Would I know?
And in a white sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you
Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife; she stayed for a couple of days
And passed away
I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong
That I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
I've been very lucky/blessed in this life of mine. My man Ben knows what's up.
Life
Andrew's thought for the week (yes..he only has one for the whole week):
So much to do...........so little time
So much to do...........so little time
Friday, September 17, 2004
Why I dislike (basically hate) politics
I am going to teach. Ok, in some sorts or another we all teach...but I'm going to make it my profession.
What does this have to do with politics? I consider these teaching and politics to be almost exact opposites.
I think of teaching as a sort of "pure" thing. You've got a subject to tell student about and that's what you do. You've got facts and you try to get those facts crammed into your students heads. There shouldn't be any room for BS in there.
I think of politics as a very very very "unpure" thing. You(assuming "you" are a politician) have certain things you want to do. I'll assume the things you've got in mind are good as I'm normally an optimistic person. So here's where my problems with politics start.
1. They have to rely way too much on other people. For example, politicians don't know the first thing about education. Some might have been involved in education at some point in their lives (and I'm not talking about being a student) but that was most likely many years ago when things were much different. So they've got to be told what to do about education. I supposed if they chose to listen to actual teachers (hmm..what a brillian idea..you want to learn more about what's going on in the educational system you should talk to teachers) then we wouldn't have some BS out there like NO CHILD LEFT UNTESTED (thank you Scott for renaming No Child Left Behind...I shall use it many times and never give you credit again :).
2. Number two goes with number one...many times they're talking to the wrong people.
3. Way too much evil stuff going on....and all of it probably has to do with money. (NOTE: realize I am going to teach. So I must not think that much of money because I'm pretty much setting myself up to not make much) Corporations giving politicians money and basically buying a vote and whatnot....this pisses me off so I shall stop here with number 3.
4. I can't think of a number 4 right now because number 3's still got me pissed off.
What does this have to do with politics? I consider these teaching and politics to be almost exact opposites.
I think of teaching as a sort of "pure" thing. You've got a subject to tell student about and that's what you do. You've got facts and you try to get those facts crammed into your students heads. There shouldn't be any room for BS in there.
I think of politics as a very very very "unpure" thing. You(assuming "you" are a politician) have certain things you want to do. I'll assume the things you've got in mind are good as I'm normally an optimistic person. So here's where my problems with politics start.
1. They have to rely way too much on other people. For example, politicians don't know the first thing about education. Some might have been involved in education at some point in their lives (and I'm not talking about being a student) but that was most likely many years ago when things were much different. So they've got to be told what to do about education. I supposed if they chose to listen to actual teachers (hmm..what a brillian idea..you want to learn more about what's going on in the educational system you should talk to teachers) then we wouldn't have some BS out there like NO CHILD LEFT UNTESTED (thank you Scott for renaming No Child Left Behind...I shall use it many times and never give you credit again :).
2. Number two goes with number one...many times they're talking to the wrong people.
3. Way too much evil stuff going on....and all of it probably has to do with money. (NOTE: realize I am going to teach. So I must not think that much of money because I'm pretty much setting myself up to not make much) Corporations giving politicians money and basically buying a vote and whatnot....this pisses me off so I shall stop here with number 3.
4. I can't think of a number 4 right now because number 3's still got me pissed off.
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Digital Communication - unit 3
My thoughts on the articles:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/11/magazine/11BLOG.html (requires account setup)
I never would have guessed the degree that youth today (wow that makes me sound old) interact online. I can understand how posting something online, whether you think someone is going to read it or not, can relieve some stress. Definately an interesting article worth reading!
http://www.trinity.edu/adelwich/3344/levy.htm
Hmmm..never heard of an "A list" blog...actually the sound of that bothers me.
Presidential Candidates blogs:
http://www.georgewbush.com/blog/
http://blog.johnkerry.com/
I hate politics. Enough said. I would read these (as opposed to skimming them) if I thought there were actually thoughts of either one of these men in them...but I'm pretty sure its a bunch of BS so skimming works or me.
However, I like layout of Kerry's site much better so I will vote for him.....oh yeah...and because "No Child Left Untested" is the one of the worst creations ever. Leave the education to the educators.
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040615-032535-1189r
All I'm getting right now is "Internal Server Error". If the page is ever back up I'll let you know what I think of it. Based on the fact that the title is "The Web: Blogs Reshaping Political News" and my dislike for politics, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna dislike reading the article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/11/magazine/11BLOG.html (requires account setup)
I never would have guessed the degree that youth today (wow that makes me sound old) interact online. I can understand how posting something online, whether you think someone is going to read it or not, can relieve some stress. Definately an interesting article worth reading!
http://www.trinity.edu/adelwich/3344/levy.htm
Hmmm..never heard of an "A list" blog...actually the sound of that bothers me.
Presidential Candidates blogs:
http://www.georgewbush.com/blog/
http://blog.johnkerry.com/
I hate politics. Enough said. I would read these (as opposed to skimming them) if I thought there were actually thoughts of either one of these men in them...but I'm pretty sure its a bunch of BS so skimming works or me.
However, I like layout of Kerry's site much better so I will vote for him.....oh yeah...and because "No Child Left Untested" is the one of the worst creations ever. Leave the education to the educators.
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040615-032535-1189r
All I'm getting right now is "Internal Server Error". If the page is ever back up I'll let you know what I think of it. Based on the fact that the title is "The Web: Blogs Reshaping Political News" and my dislike for politics, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna dislike reading the article.
Today
"Today" - the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
Andrew's Defintion of "Today" - a day full of studying for his Drugs & Behavior test tomorrow.
Class, work, studying at work, riding the bike (while thinking about how he should be studying), then studying until its bedtime.
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
Andrew's Defintion of "Today" - a day full of studying for his Drugs & Behavior test tomorrow.
Class, work, studying at work, riding the bike (while thinking about how he should be studying), then studying until its bedtime.
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Sleep?!?!?!?
Why must I need sleep so bad?
Oh yeah, that's right..I only got a few hours last night between my legs cramping up from not drinking enough water after playing ball last night and trying to get some studying done for my "Drugs and Behavior" psychology class. So now I'm not only sleepy but my legs still hurt....and its frickin' raining outside.
Time for class now...maybe it'll cheer me up....oh wait, I've got a test on Friday I'm not ready for...guess I won't be cheering up any.
January...hope you get here soon so I can start this madness over again as a Graduate student.
Oh yeah, that's right..I only got a few hours last night between my legs cramping up from not drinking enough water after playing ball last night and trying to get some studying done for my "Drugs and Behavior" psychology class. So now I'm not only sleepy but my legs still hurt....and its frickin' raining outside.
Time for class now...maybe it'll cheer me up....oh wait, I've got a test on Friday I'm not ready for...guess I won't be cheering up any.
January...hope you get here soon so I can start this madness over again as a Graduate student.
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Where's the love?
Alright....we're gonna play a little game. We'll call it "Andrew wants you to comment."
Its played like this...Andrew posts this message on his blog and you respond with a comment. Not too difficult of a game. Just follow the rules
You can comment however you want. An example of a decent comment might be, "Hey Andrew...you suck!" or possibly "Andrew you're my frickin hero...keep on keepin' on bro."
As you can see I'm not gonna be too picky about your content...hell, you can even misspell every word you type. JUST TYPE SOMETHIN FOR ME
Its played like this...Andrew posts this message on his blog and you respond with a comment. Not too difficult of a game. Just follow the rules
You can comment however you want. An example of a decent comment might be, "Hey Andrew...you suck!" or possibly "Andrew you're my frickin hero...keep on keepin' on bro."
As you can see I'm not gonna be too picky about your content...hell, you can even misspell every word you type. JUST TYPE SOMETHIN FOR ME
Monday, September 13, 2004
How cyclists do it..Mizzou style
check this out....http://www.livejournal.com/~kungfugreg/
Unfortunately I wasn't able to be a part of this.....definately next year...probably later this year if any other schools step up with a race of this sorts...
Unfortunately I wasn't able to be a part of this.....definately next year...probably later this year if any other schools step up with a race of this sorts...
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