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• 4000 For 40 – Week 2

  By Tobin on April 23, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Week 2. More like weak 2!  I did not get as many miles in last week as I would have hoped.  I managed to commute 6 of the 8 possible trips to work and the miles I did log were… Read More ›

• 40 for Forty #4

  By Tobin on April 18, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  I have been a little slack in the beer drinking department as of late so with Easter weekend approaching I plan to rectify that in short order. Nothing says Easter like Mini Eggs, Chocolate Bunnies, and hand-crafted Scottish beer.  I… Read More ›

• 4000 for 40 – Week 1

  By Tobin on April 14, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Had a good start for my first week on my quest to ride 4000 km’s by 40.  I managed to commute 5 of the 10 eligible trips to and from my office.  The weather was a mixed bag (of shit) but if… Read More ›

• First Ride – 4000 for 40

  By Tobin on April 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Finally. Mother Nature was in sync with my threshold for crap weather and I got to turn the cranks on my road bike in the great outdoors for the first time this season.  I was a little out of sorts for… Read More ›

• 40 For Forty – Beer #3

  By Tobin on April 3, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

    Beer #3 brought up some pretty vivid memories from my past.  If you were of legal drinking age (or a dubious youth) in the 80’s or early 90’s and lived in Alberta, Electric Avenue was like Mecca for people wanting… Read More ›

• A Little Home Reno Math

  By Tobin on March 30, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  1 Box cutter + 1 flathead screw driver + 1 phillips screw driver + 1 rubber mallet + 1 hammer + 1 power drill + 1 power screw driver + 1 headlamp + 2 levels + 2 hack saws (1… Read More ›

• 40 For Forty – Beer #2

  By Tobin on March 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes my job can be very demanding and this week was a doozy.  I was really looking forward to beer #2 in my 40 For Forty quest and wanted to pick something that was symbolic of my week.  After perusing the… Read More ›

• 40 For Forty – Beer #1

  By Tobin on March 25, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  So a few posts back I gave myself the “task” of drinking 40 different beers before I hit 40.  Given that I have several months to complete this I may have sandbagged a little – but it is my birthday… Read More ›

• Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’

  By Tobin on March 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I am so looking forward to the 2014 BMX season.  Watch out Male 35-39 Cruiser class, this is my last year in the bracket and if I can ever figure out how to manual the rhythm section you boys are… Read More ›

• Tempus Fugit and The Eye of Newt

  By Tobin on March 23, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Tempus Fugit…for those of you who don’t speak Latin, it translates into “time flee’s” or more commonly, “time flies”.  Well holy crap, the tempus has definitely been  fugit’n.  I am turning 40 this year and it feels like life has… Read More ›