Obligatory Birkie Thread

On Mar 2, 8:57*am, wrote:
On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:37:29 -0800 (PST), Wolfgang Siebeneich
wrote:

Moron.

g.

Awww...Iknow you're an orphan and all,

One gets used to that.....in time.

but I'm sure you're a special little
goatboy to someon, er, something...

You're a liar.....and a half-wit. The only thing you're sure of is
that you'd really love to have something to say some day.

Meanwhile, yeah, there are a very few people who do think I'm
special....and that's enough.

Golly gee, HTH,
R

Idiot.

g.

On Mar 1, 7:44*pm, rw wrote:


I have a suggestion for a new Winter Olympics event: redneck biathlon.
It's like regular biathlon, but with snow machines and machine guns.

And hanging cable.

g.

"rw" wrote in message
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On 3/1/10 11:32 AM, georgecleveland wrote:
Last week were the races associated with the Anmerican Birkebeiner
cross country ski race. For a change I got to spend the 4 days in
Hayward, WI with both my boys. We had more than a little fun, even
though my eldest lost his Blackberry (which was found and is in the
process of being returned by a Good Samaritan).

My favorite picture of the entire week was this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../IMG_2852a.jpg

Happy kid on skis, what could be better.

My eldest (and I) skied the short 12K race on Saturday. He did really
well (12th out of 269). I didn't.

More pics he


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&l=35b15daa16

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&l=82e5792067

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&l=1489291a0b

Geo.C.




Skating or classic?

I like skating. It's fast. There are a couple of good trails near my
Stanley cabin and I get out every day, conditions permitting. Watching the
XC skiing in the Olympics was interesting but dispiriting. They skate my
usual distance (about 9 km) in less than half the time I do. Even the
biathlon competitors leave me in the dust, including the shooting.

I have a suggestion for a new Winter Olympics event: redneck biathlon.
It's like regular biathlon, but with snow machines and machine guns. :-)

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Great idea RW, seen a few "redneck game on the net and I think they're
great.

On Mar 1, 6:44*pm, rw wrote:

the XC skiing in the Olympics was interesting but dispiriting. They
skate my usual distance (about 9 km) in less than half the time I do.

Sounds about right for us average folk. This past fall I was in decent
jogging shape and my top sustainable pace was about 6-6.5mph, a little
less than half a top marathoner. World class athletes are something
else altogether, and really quite amazing to me, rather than
dispiriting.

Jon.

Jonathan Cook wrote:
rw wrote:
the XC skiing in the Olympics was interesting but dispiriting. They
skate my usual distance (about 9 km) in less than half the time I do.

Sounds about right for us average folk. This past fall I was in decent
jogging shape and my top sustainable pace was about 6-6.5mph, a little
less than half a top marathoner. World class athletes are something
else altogether, and really quite amazing to me, rather than
dispiriting.

Running 26.2 10 minute miles consecutively puts you over the
finish line of a marathon at 4:22. That's good enough to beat
Oprah (4:29:15) but not P. Diddy (4:14:54).

--
Ken Fortenberry (4:15:20)

On Mar 2, 10:59*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Jonathan Cook wrote:
rw wrote:
the XC skiing in the Olympics was interesting but dispiriting. They
skate my usual distance (about 9 km) in less than half the time I do.

Sounds about right for us average folk. This past fall I was in decent
jogging shape and my top sustainable pace was about 6-6.5mph, a little
less than half a top marathoner. World class athletes are something
else altogether, and really quite amazing to me, rather than
dispiriting.

Running 26.2 10 minute miles consecutively puts you over the
finish line of a marathon at 4:22. That's good enough to beat
Oprah (4:29:15) but not P. Diddy (4:14:54).

--
Ken Fortenberry (4:15:20)

Hey, almost as fast as Oprah, not nearly as smart, or rich, or
influential, or admired, or thoughtful, or dynamic.....not half bad
for a pudgy white frat boy.

g.
BOO!