Memorial Day Weekend

What a perfect timing for a 'long weekend', coming out of the week from hell. Sure glad all this is behind me and I'm looking forward to recharging my batteries. Got some major trimming done on the palms around the pool, put some new plants in pots on the patio and tomorrow morning I'll be back on the bike with Jason for a 2hr ride, leaving @6:30 AM from my house. After church I'll be cheering on the Tigers and hope they'll get the SEC Crown!
It's all about timing and who knows.... These boys might host a regional.....

Colnago C50 STO2 Completion

Master Mark Miller\Precison Bikes spotted the beautiful waterbottle cages, to put the finishing touch on my Colnago C50. Mark is known to me to have an eye for detail like no other!
All I can say, watch out people I'm on a quest for the Holy Grail aka "KingOfTheParkingLot"...

Back Entrance???

This is a picture of the backdoor into my Urologist's office. This is a place where I've been violated many times, (though for a good purpose..), and somehow I crack up everytime I see this sign. Guess I have a sick mind after all;)
All joking aside, I love Dr. Bacque, especially when my tests are negative and he skips the prostate test, just to wait for the PSA readings on my blood profile....

Halfway Mark 2010

It seems hard to believe that we are approaching the halfway mark of this year already.
So much has happened in so little time, personal, business and at our state level.
Hence the lack of posting to my blog, pardon me please;)
Needless to say, everybody is on alert with the Deepwater Horizon\BP\Halliburton oilspil in the Gulf of Mexico.
God forbid we get an early storm system, (hurricane season is upon us this coming month), in the Gulf of Mexico pushing the chemical toxins even further inland!
The impact on our way of living here in Louisiana can be tremendous, just think about the seafood industry, the restaurant business, the export....
Yet life goes on and we are committed to make the best of it.
There are always blessings in disguise!
My shoulder continues to heal up, I have regained most of my mobility, strength is back and the pain is lessening. I believe firmly that it will take up to a full year post-op to assess the final result though. It seems that more and more adhesion is forming in the Sterno-Clavicular joint, resulting in better stability.
Yesterday I received the great news of a negative BTA test,
which puts me at 10 years cancer-free!!
Whoop-Whoop;)

Happy MothersDay;)

To all moms, especially Wilhelmina R.I.P., Els, Yvonne and Noortje, Happy MothersDay!

$12 Cup Of Coffee Comes To New York

How much are you willing to pay for a cup of joe?

A gourmet coffee chain is betting you'll pay up to $12 for a fine brew.

Cafe Grumpy has Brooklyn locations in Greenpoint and Park Slope. It also has a Manhattan location in Chelsea.

It is part of a small, but growing, movement of coffee shops roasting their own beans.

The company defends the steep prices, saying they are higher end coffees and take much longer to develop and process.

The cafes offer a changing selection of coffees. One current offering is called Nekisse. It is described as a "very clean, sweet, complex cup with tropical fruit notes of pineapple, kiwi and key lime."

Cafe Grumpy also offers specialty teas....