this is not me.

Google search my name... this is the first hit. Its not me.
Dave Tompkins
Go figure... a computer science guy gets the first search listing.

Also, this is not my blog. Its the other Dave's blog.

(i didn't see any hint of pirate-ness.)

btw: ninjas only exist because pirates allow them too.

click here for ninja info and their claims to real ultimate power.

Pirates don't need claims to real ultimate power as pirates are only surpassed by... Chuck Norris. No really. Click on the Chuck Norris link, or Chuck Norris will 'link' you.

Just for Gordon...

Ahoy Mate,

I sent that lilly-livered, lame, non-working toaster oven off the plank to today. Good luck in Hampton Sydney.

Crazy Davey

Roof Rack Bonus...

Roof racks... not only good to transport your bicycles or just try to make yourself look 'cool,' but also good to unwittingly store coffee mugs whilst you drive your suv to work.

Thats right. On my way to work, I saw a mug pulling into a parking lot. The driver didn't even notice the mug still amidst his roof rack when he got out of his suv. Maybe the driver should get better coffee. Then he would definitely miss his mug o' joe.

btw: I prefer Malabar XXX (a peaberry bean from Larry's Coffee) available from Mo Joe's Cafe on Brambleton Avenue.

Talk Like a Pirate Day be showing on the horizon.

Whilst showing me new shipmate, Retro Ted, how'st to aquire a more seafaring moniker, Crazy Davy Bonny answered a few questions himself. Seems a few things have changed and offered ole Crazy Davy some new tack on which to chew.

My pirate name is:

Iron Davy Vane

A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you a tough person. You tend to blend into the background occaisionally, but that's okay, because it's much easier to sneak up on people and disembowel them that way. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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More 'overheards' at work...

"I'm just looking." - customer

"Yeah, that's why I work here. I like to look at bike stuff, too." - G Man

Overheard at work today

"The mini-bears chewed on my nipples in New Mexico." - G. Wadsworth

(context: camelbak bladders and chipmunks)

Timmy!

(this one's for adventure girl.)

pretty...

;-)

NC Cyclocross dates posted!

North Carolina Cyclocross Series: Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 18, 19, Dec. 3, 10

Winter Cup Series: Jan. 6, 7, 14, 20, 21

check out www.nccyclocross.com for locations and more info!

Cross Diet

After a great debutant season of cyclocross and some spring / summer commuting, I've put the trusty XO on a diet. Initial weigh-in, sans race wheels (spare wheels mounted instead) lights, seatbag, and H2O cages.... 22 lbs. Starting with a bold first move to a Bontrager Race X Lite ACC (aluminum core carbon) seatpost.. already down to 21 lbs. Things yet in store.. a new Alpha Q carbon fork, better stronger / lighter custom build rear race wheel, new shifters / derailleurs, and the secret weapon... courtesy of Doc Brown and Marty, the workings of a hover board with flux capacitor.

Thai - Mex and not the watches

So there I was, visiting my Dad and helping my sister move her pharmacy. Where do we get some food to eat, why the Thai - Mex restaurant next store. That's right, a menu selection fareing Thai and Tex-Mex offerings! Not to bad; so if you find yourself in Nellysford, VA (the valley below wintergreen) get yourself some tasty Baja Drunken Noodle, and if you're truely lucky, you'll be treated with the same swashbuckling Jedi vs Pirate action I spotted in the parking lot. Adventure abounds in Nelson County!