I Bike Douglas
Posted on May 23, 2010 by Ching under Date Ideas, Things to Do, Wishlist.
Brian and I almost didn’t make the I Bike Douglas event today. As we were about to leave, we realized that my bike’s back tire was out. Brian suggested that we stop by Bicycle Exchange on the way. They have a location on Central, right by the Canal Route exit.
We had to wait a while for the tire to be fixed, but it wasn’t too long. While we were waiting, Brian checked out some bikes. I think he wants a new one. After talking about it, though, I think he will be fine with a new bicycle seat and handle bar.
I love that Brian is just as logical and pragmatic as I am. Replacing the handle bar and seat should be pretty easy. Besides that, it’s way cheaper than having to buy a new bike altogether. Although, he did find this one bike that he liked. I just have to keep him from buying it. =P
Since we had to make a pit stop at Bicycle Exchange, we were too late for the 2:30 pm bike tour. The lady at the WDDC office was nice enough to tell us where there were going though, so we could try to catch up. The group was easy enough to find. You don’t often see a large pack of bicyclists riding around downtown. We caught up with them at Century II.
Here’s our tour guide being interviewed by a local news station.
This is me with my 15+ year old bike. It’s the same one I’ve had since high school. I should probably buy a new bike, but I’m too cheap. Besides, my bike still rides fine (except for the seat, which is a bit uncomfortable), and it doesn’t look run down because I hardly ever rode it. I think this is the first time that Brian and I have gone biking in over five years.
The second bike tour at 4:00 pm took us through some interesting alleys. The theme of the bike tour was photography, so we had ample opportunity to take photos at each stop. (I didn’t bring a real camera. I just used my phone instead.)
Thanks to Chad Molen for taking this photo of me taking a photo of the fire escape.
Here’s the fire escape photo I took. This is my favorite out of several tries.
Since this is the first mention of Chad Molen in the blog, here’s a proper introduction. Chad Molen is Brian’s coworker and friend at Viega. I think he used to be over customer service. I’m not sure what his current position/job is, though. The only thing I know is that he seems to be into a lot of the same things Brian and I are into.
One of the perks of participating in these sorts of events (for me) is meeting new people. Here’s a photo of Brian chatting it up with one of our fellow bikers.
I really enjoyed the bike tours. I would be too afraid to ride around downtown otherwise. You’re talking about someone who is afraid to cross the street walking, let alone doing it while on a bike. There were a couple of times when we were riding on street with the other vehicles that I was afraid I’d get run over. There was comfort in riding in a pack, though. Brian pointed out, they’d have to run everyone else over as well. That’s highly unlikely.
I’d like to get into biking more so that I can be more comfortable and unafraid. But then, I’ll probably need a new bike. My old bike is good for occasional biking. If we go bike riding a couple of times a week then I’ll want an Electra Townie bike so that I can ride upright, rather than bent over like on my bike. It’s a lot easier to enjoy the scenery when you’re riding upright. Actually, it would be cool to have two bikes: one for cardio and one for leisure/sight-seeing. Maybe after we get a house and have ample garage space and I have extra money (that last one is the biggie; I’m just way too frugal to buy a bike when I have a perfectly good one that I can ride around in; I might do it if I had some extra cash, though) I can get me my dream bike.
For now, a new bike seat should suffice. My butt really hurts from all the riding around we did yesterday — one of the downsides of not riding regularly. I’ve been told that the more you bike, the more your butt gets used to it.
What about you guys? Do you enjoy riding bicycles? Where do you go biking? Let’s get together and go biking sometime!
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Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Posted on May 21, 2010 by Ching under Things to Do, Travel.
Had a chance to tour the Kansas Underground Salt Museum the other day. It was really cool. So cool that I want to take Brian.. and Brian’s dad… and Brian’s mom… I think everyone should check it out at least once. =P
This is a picture of me, cheesing like a nerd.
A gigantic salt rock. Not for human consumption. Most of the salt they mine is intended for use as road salt and not table salt.
George Clooney’s Batman costume on the left and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr. Freeze costume on the right.
Dean Cain’s Superman costume from the TV series Lois and Clark.
Brad Pitt’s shield from the movie Troy.
Isaac, Ginger, Angie and I were getting some souvenir salt rocks from the salt pile in this photo. Jimmy and Victor are in the next photo.
One of the ancient mine relics.
Many thanks to Isaac Perez and Pam Patrick for taking photos. Unfortunately, I’d left my phone in my car which was still in Wichita so I couldn’t take any photos. Otherwise, I’d have been taking photos right there with them! =P
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Freebies
Posted on May 17, 2010 by Ching under Food and Drink, Free Stuff.
Interested in a FREE sample of South Beach Living Fiber Fit S’mores bar? Use this form to receive a free sample. It will arrive in 4-6 weeks.
If you like it and want more, click on the image at the left. You can order some from Amazon
Another freebie you can get is a sample of Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Skin Therapy Oil. Just join and get your FREE sample. Unlike your South Beach bar, the Cocoa Butter sample is not edible so DO NOT EAT IT! =P
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The Office
Posted on May 17, 2010 by Ching under Videos.
The season finale of The Office is this Thursday, May 20. If you haven’t seen the previous episode, you can catch it on Hulu.
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Our Weekend with Molly
Posted on May 17, 2010 by Ching under Babies.
I wish the weekend would have been better. It was wet and damp and even muddy in some parts. Needless to say, we didn’t get to take Molly to the dog park. It was probably for the best because when we took Molly to PetSmart, she went berserk. I don’t know how she would’ve handled a park full of dogs.
We did get to take her to the KMMH open house, though. We didn’t stay very long because it was indoors. We took a few pictures and then went home.
The rest of the time was just spent cooped up in the townhouse because of the stinkin’ weather. =P I hope Molly still had a good weekend, though.
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