Authors
Kim is a an accountant (soon to be CPA), and triathlete, currently training for Ironman Coeur d'Alene. Steve is a software engineer, photographer, and cyclist on the Platinum Performance Cycling Team. We live in paradise a.k.a. Santa Barbara. Read More
Categories
Accidents | Art | Cars | Cycling | Data | Entertainment | Family | Food | Gadgets | Gear | Health | Honeymoon | Miscellanea | Photography | Pictures | Camera Phone | Week in Pictures | Poetry | Politics | Programming | Race Report | Racing | Reviews | Ride Report | Running | School | Site | Training | Travel | Triathlon | Vacation | Video | Wedding | Work
Blogosphere
Marco off the Mark. A guy who likes to hang out with family and friends, pedal his bike, dig in the dirt, and live life healthily and happily.
The Young and Restless. 22 year old kid who loves to ride his bike.
Happenings in SoCal. Ass-kicker extraordinaire...
Through Z's Eyes. Bikes, rants, ideas, and more!!
Of Dogs and Bike Racing. Aka. Dr. Kim. Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara.
On The B Team. The Chicken Ranch aka B Team's site for local cycling information and trash talk.
Lint Trap. Nothing to see here, move along now.
A New Hope. Sean
Pedal More. Overweight Underpowered Nor-Cal Pack Fodder.
George's Epic Adventures. Ultra Cyclist and father who recently completed 2- Person Race Across America (RAAM) and Furnace Creek 508 Fixed Gear.
Suffer-O-Rama. Eric’s blog about cycling and bike racing
Riders Ready. Jamie Smith's blog devoted to roadies, road cycling, and his book, Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer. Go buy it NOW at VeloPress.com!
Think Fast. Quarq
Old Guy Racer. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll write bad cheques.
Wheels Rolling. Brandy
Sprinter della Casa. Carpe Diem Racing
Ryanf. It comes down to doing the above, or being a chump. your choice
Cat3 Phenom. "I'm kinda a big deal"
My Shaved Legs. The fine art of failure. Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
To Be Honest With You. Thirty something and searching for my next obsession.
The Brenda Report. The journeys and thoughts of an adventurous woman
The Tour de Chris. This blog is all about Chris. Fueled by espresso and metal.
The Incidental Cyclist. Cycling in and around Union County, NC
Everest Challenge x2. My wife and I have committed to enter the [Everest Challenge] Tandem division this year. This blog will chronicle our preperation, and ultimately our race experience.
Cycling in Seattle. The ride is the destination
As the Crank Turns. I attmept to ride bicycles...often
Cycling
Platinum. The Platinum Performance Cycling Team is a Santa Barbara based team with a diverse group of talented riders. The teams main focus is acquiring cross country results and new for 2008 is the addition of a road race team.
Echelon. Echelon Santa Barbara is a road bicycling club based in Santa Barbara, California. Echelon welcomes dedicated new riders and experienced racers, men and women, old or young, and all those who want to expand their cycling horizons. With a history our History in Santa Barbara bike racing since 1984, we are a USCF registered club.
Bikeforums Road Cycling. Road cycling internet message board. Discuss equipment, rides, races, and all cycling-related discussions.
SCNCA. Southern California Nevada Cycling Association
NCNCA. Northern California Nevada Cycling Association
BiciCORSA. An online group for cyclists of all levels--from recreational riders to weekend warriors to aspiring and professional racers.
Yehuda Moon. Yehuda Moon works at the Kickstand Cyclery, lives on his bicycle, and dreams of a day when everyone does likewise.
Everest Challenge. The hardest two-day USCF race. With the spirit of the "Death Rides" and the dramatic scenery of the Eastern Sierra, this bicycle race and ride will test your perseverance going uphill. We have three climbs each day with gains of 2,600 feet to 6,200 feet.
Local
The Restaurant Guy. John Dickson's Food News
Santa Barbara Independent. Delivers fresh news, arts, and entertainment news and information online all day, every day. The weekly newspaper is published every Thursday morning, with Santa Barbara county's largest circulation of 40,000.
Edhat. One subscriber suggested that the name came from "Every Day Happenings Around Town".
Vita Bella Photography. Local journalistic-style wedding photography
Miscellanea
Adam Szary. Freelance illustrator who is strongly interested in fantasy and comic art.
Virtual Dub. Proof that Avery had too much free time in college...
Liō. Daily comic strip created by Mark Tatulli that focuses on the adventures of a strange little boy named Liō. Most of the story is told visually, with little or no dialogue.
whilshire|one. this site covers topics including web standards-based development, web application development, Textpattern and other miscellany
Recent Comments
5BGigk <a href=“http://oweizhlrikix.com/”>oweizhlrikix</a>, [url=http://bfevzlwtbjfq.com/]bfevzlwtbjfq[/url], [link=http://xdynobznicbx.com/]xdynobznicbx[/link], http://ezodekptygyt.com/
aham23 (Santa Cross Mens 4 Pictures)
cool pics man, but i dont get the running with the bike thing. i will run, but without the bike. :) happy holidays.
psimet (Santa Cross Mens 4 Pictures)
That remount looked kind of ackward (welcome to the club). Best advice I ever got on remounts was to some at the bike from …
Welcome to cross. It is a mental game more than a physical one at times. Other times it is all out warfare. …
Patrick (Everest Challenge Day 2 Pictures)
I would like to order pictures if possible , what is your contact info for an order
Patrick (Everest Challenge Day 1 Pictures)
I would like to order some E.C. photos.
psimet (150 Square Feet of Hardwood Floor)
Love the “Shelf-o-Hammer”. Mine was relegated to the top of the fridge.
chester (150 Square Feet of Hardwood Floor)
I never thought I would ever see the day! What did you do with all the stuff that was there?
Neat idea. Besides California I’ve ridden in Itay, Arizona, Utah.
too hawt! nice work man.
Nov 5, 10:25 PM by Kimberly | How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Part II
Posted in Politics & Miscellanea
As the election season closes, I think back on the article I wrote awhile ago about people having such certainty that their views are the right way, that they need to insult people who hold a different view.
If you want to lose freinds and alienate people this election season, show your intolerance for other views by either implying or saying outright that Republicans (or McCain supporters, this will work either way) are stupid/ unreasonable/ ignorant/ [insert derogative term here]. No matter that political leaning is as emotionally based as religion. You’d certainly lose freinds and alienate people if you walked around saying that all people that believe that Jesus is the son of God are stupid/ unreasonable/ ignorant/ [insert derogative term here], and it will work just as well for political leaning. Next time you’re talking to somebody whose world views you are not 100% certain of, think about this before you insult what could be theirs.
The jury is still out on how people behaved.
§
Nov 4, 07:31 PM by Steve | I Voted
Posted in Politics & Miscellanea | Comments [2]
But I’m not going to say what for…
§
Oct 12, 02:23 AM by Kimberly | How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Posted in Politics & Miscellanea | Comments [9]
As election time draws closer, I hear more and more political comments by people I interact with. Some comments are mildly derisive towards Republicans, while others are downright insulting. Why do people think it’s ok to speak this way to people who they don’t know the political leaning of? Is the thought of actually talking to somebody that’s a Republican so alien to them that they assume everybody they talk to is a Democrat, and therefore it’s ok to insult Republicans? Are they saying “I’m talking to you, therefore you must be a Democrat. I mean, I can say this stuff because I wouldn’t be talking to you at all if you were a Republican.”? It sure seems like it. Somebody may say that they’re playing the odds, but they’re really not, because they think the odds of that person being a Republican is 0%.
If you want to lose freinds and alienate people this election season, show your intolerance for other views by either implying or saying outright that Republicans (or McCain supporters, this will work either way) are stupid/ unreasonable/ ignorant/ [insert derogative term here]. No matter that political leaning is as emotionally based as religion. You’d certainly lose freinds and alienate people if you walked around saying that all people that believe that Jesus is the son of God are stupid/ unreasonable/ ignorant/ [insert derogative term here], and it will work just as well for political leaning. Next time you’re talking to somebody whose world views you...
§
