Happy Valensven's Day!

 

 

Sven either wants to be your valentine, or he just won the Kentucky Derby, we're not sure which.

~~the High Mountain Sven Dressers strike again!

Night of the Living Sven -- A Tale of Undead Wood, written and directed by George Michero

Happy Halloween!! 

...from Teaberry the feral cat and Sven the Zombie!

Back in the Saddle Again

Man, it's been a rough summer between injury and work. On top of the broken sternum, I fractured a vertabra in the June 22 bike wreck. Add to that a project implementation at work, and you get the case of "all work and no play make Brett something-something".

But things are looking up this fall! The biking down time gave me some chances to continue to hone the mushrooming skills (I'm still alive--another win!)and rediscover the fun that is hiking.

As far as the bike? Well, got out with sweetie last weekend for 40 miles and 4,000 feet of elevation on the fireroads in Michaux and while I was ready to be done with the ride by the end, it felt pretty dang good.

Here's to enjoying the golden time of the year and staying healthy.

Sven Olympics-don't mean a thing if you ain't got that London BLING!

Sven has just returned from London, where he won first place in the little-known Olympic sport of Log Floating. (He has a natural talent!) Didn’t catch Sven’s exciting win on TeeVee?  Log Floating was broadcast Sunday night at 3:45 A.M. just after the combined Badminton-Javelin-Hammerthrow competition (they had to combine those into a single sport to get an adequate audience), and just before broadcast of the ever-exciting Trampoline event.*

      *That’s an actual Olympic sport, look it up!

Sven is quite tired but elated by his victory. He’s seeking corporate endorsements as he looks forward to the next Summer Games, wherever they might be. Until then, he’ll just drink his Victory beer!

Joyeux le Quatorze Juillet!

In celebration of Bastille Day and all things French, Sven will channel the spirit of famous mime Marcel Marceau --Sven is especially skilled in acting like a tree!

The GNarly GNorth Fork

Got me.



pushed an iffy ride too long, botched what should have been an easy 2-foot drop, launched head-first into a tree that didn't break (odd, that), destroyed a helmet, and then landed on a rock, breaking my sternum. after a two-mile walk out, we went to Petersburg and the nearest hospital for a bunch of xrays and CT scans.

a big heartfelt thanks to everyone with me--i'm sorry i pretty much ruined that epic downhill for everyone. thanks for making sure i got out of the woods and to medical attention as soon as possible. mountain bikers are great people.

6 weeks for healing, they say. the pain is not much fun right now--where my ribs hit my spine hurts more than my sternum.

and thanks to donna for her patience in dealing with a sometimes surly patient.

I <3 Buffarora!!