This is just a general message to the masses, to inform whomever might be reading, that I’m done with winning, and the reason why is because it wasn’t working for me, on many levels. I haven’t been winning races for a long time, as it has probably been noted. This tendency of mine was again questioned [...]
Archive for June, 2008
I’m Done with Winning
Posted in Cycling on June 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
¡Soy Latina!
Posted in Learning Spanish on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, that’s what they told me the other day at my local taquería. They said I speak Spanish like a “latina”. Except that if I spoke like a latina, they wouldn’t have to stop and tell me that I spoke Spanish like a latina. How many gringos do you meet whom you tell that they [...]
This is How I’m Learning Italian
Posted in Italian, Learning Languages on June 17, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I want to see if this really works. I think it does. You can learn a language this way, too. Anybody can. I’m learning Italian through this free website called LingQ. Try it yourself, if you want. You’ll either love it or not get it. The whole idea behind it is that there’s a natural way to learn [...]
Three Things that Made Me Happy, Today
Posted in Random Ramblings on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A second person has confused me with Rachel Lloyd. This time, it happened at a stop light. “Rachel?” said the other cyclist. Ha ha ha ha, I said. This happens all the time. Ha ha ha ha ha. The really weird thing is that this fellow actually knows me from our masters swim team at Marin [...]
It Takes a Cyclist Village
Posted in Cycling, Life in Marin, Things I Bet You Didn't Know on June 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Now even cyclists have one more reason not to leave their homes. Move over Facebook, now there’s something cheesier useful. It’s called the Cyclist Village, a social networking site just for cyclists. You know I had to sign up. If it looks something like The Broad Band Racer, it’s because it’s made by the same folks [...]
How to Cut the Price of Gas: Don’t Buy It
Posted in Random Ramblings on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I will say that one thing that I like about McCain is that he says that gas prices won’t be going down any time soon, and that they could actually go higher. He blames this on a finite source controled by a cartel. Read more. Have you ever noticed that the same people who complain about [...]
Nostalgia is Overrated
Posted in Things I Bet You Didn't Know on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the proof.