i wish i could blame my lack of updates on the economy.. but i can't. although i was told this week my contract @ work is going out for bid.. that sux. but i guess that's the nature of the beast at this day in time. my life has been quite boring (from the outside) as of late.. i've been riding some but not as much as i had been.. but i plan on getting back in the saddle this week.. march is right around the corner. i found a little inspiration this morning via cyclingnews.com.. former tx resident and cyclo-cross maniac, nicholas weighall, won the u-23 title at us nationals today.. congrats nick results 1 Nicholas Weighall (Radracing NorthWest) 2 Nicholas Keough (Jittery Joes/Sonic Cyclocross) 3 Daniel Summerhill (TEAM CLIF BAR) 4 Alex Howes (CLIF BAR Development Cyclo-Cross) 5 Bjorn Selander (Ridley Factory Team) kind of odd that 1st and 2nd are nick. a little know fact about mr. weighall.. he's been vegetarian since birth so he's never had the pleasure of tasting a juicy steak or any other kind of meat. but i guess that's not affecting his performance in anyway. that's all i really have right now.. gotta go and clean the shop now.. followed by a little lt work : ) -out surFy