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tour de normandie.. and huffy

huffy gave it a good run! great job brother...

update.. my man Takashi Miyazawa finished 51st today.. and brad huff 2nd... big whoop! huffy, can't you pedal any faster?? actually, i think that if huffy tried.. he could actually walk on water. keep tearin' em up dawg...

15 Little Known Facts About Brad Huff

1. Brad Huff' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. 2. A man once asked Brad Huff if his real name is "Charles". Brad Huff did not respond, he simply stared at him until he exploded. 3. Brad Huff never misspells a word. If he does, he simply changes the spelling. 4. The chief export of Brad Huff is pain. 5. The original theme song to the Transformers was actually "Brad Huff--more than meets the eye, Brad Huff--robot in disguise," and starred Brad Huff as a bicycle racer who defended the earth from drug-dealing Decepticons and could turn into a pick-up. This was far too much awesome for a single show, however, so it was divided. 6. Brad Huff was the fourth Wiseman. He brought baby Jesus the gift of "beard". Jesus wore it proudly to his dying day. The other Wisemen, jealous of Jesus' obvious gift favoritism, used their combined influence to have Brad omitted from the Bible. Shortly after all three died of roundhouse kick related deaths. 7. Brad Huff once shot a German plane down with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!" 8. When Brad Huff plays Oregon Trail his family does not die from cholera or dysentery, but rather roundhouse kicks to the face. He also requires no wagon, since he carries the oxen, axels, and buffalo meat on his back. He always makes it to Oregon before you. 9. Brad Huff can make a woman climax by simply pointing at her and saying "booya". 10. Brad Huff sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled bicycle riding ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Brad roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month. 11. Brad Huff does not sleep. He waits. 12. When Brad Huff's girlfriend burned the turkey one Thanksgiving, Brad said, "Don't worry about it honey," and went into his backyard. He came back five minutes later with a live turkey, ate it whole, and when he threw it up a few seconds later it was fully cooked and came with cranberry sauce. When his girlfriend asked him how he had done it, he gave her a roundhouse kick to the face and said, "Never question Brad Huff." 13. Brad Huff took Mat Ankneys virginity, and he will sure as hell take yours. If you're thinking to yourself, "That's impossible, I thought Mat had already lost his virginity.", then you are dead wrong. 14. Brad Huff is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs. 15. Brad Huff once tried to sue Burger King after they refused to put razor wire in his Whopper Jr., insisting that that actually is "his" way.

off the wagon...

so i'm officially off the brad huff bandwagon. not because i don't have a man crush on him... it's cause EVERYBODY else does as well. it's time to pick a new rider to cheer for and due to my love for asians (veggie and anut are the GREATEST!) i chose Takashi Miyazawa from Japan (Cycle Racing Team Vang). he was 4th yesterday in normandie behind everybody's favorite but not mine anymore.. brad huff. and i bet braaaad had never even kissed a girl till yesterday on the podium, he sucks... ; ) i do have to hand it to chad cagle and his mercy team. when brad left mercy for tiaa-cref, he left a h u g e hole to be filled... but cagle has stepped up to the plate and looks to be the "guy" to take his place. chad's a little on the gay side but he does have a SUPER hot wife so he's got to be alright... right? well.. he's cool in my book. the mercy legacy lives on! now if we could only get stevie back on his bike... surFnick

i officially have a man crush... nice job huffy! oh yea.. ratdog is alive and well. i walked out to check the temperature this morning and caught a glimpse of her humping my black lab.. nice. surFnick

my boy brad huff (huffy) with another great result.. 12th. the water at 602 has finally subsided.. but i think that ratdog has floated away : ( don't fret, she's a survivor.. ratdog is actually half beaver (and half sewer rat) so she's probably upstream building a dam doing her part to keep euless safe.

the surFnick

oh yea.. how about the new, made-in-my-own-image, cartoon character?? he's the "new" image of surfernick.com. my main bro, b-ret, came through BIG.. as he always does. look for him very soon on a coffee mug or a thong near you ; )

rain, rain, go away...

i'm actually just killing time before i climb on the trainer.. i freaking hate the trainer! i didn't quite make it out to abilene this weekend.. thank gawd! the ride was cancelled due to weather. baby girl was sick all week so i decided to bag it and stay home with her. weekend had been pretty uneventful.. just organized the office a little and rounded up some bike parts to sell. alright.. trainer time. stay dry... surFnick

Aiden DeLand Kerkhof Born March 15th 2006 at 5:22 PM 7 LBS 9 Oz 21 Inches Long my boy joshua (my favorite new teammate) is a DAD! Congrats Brothua...

so how does the new surfernick.com index page look??? let me know... post a comment. thanks crOzzy!

the car's fixed.. total bill - $1024.19. ouch. is the surFnick getting soft (no pun intended)?? the word conform has NEVER been in my vocabulary. actually.. most words over four letters aren't in my vocabulary. but as i get older, i find myself conforming little by little. for instance, i put a post on txbra about an opportunity to race in brazil. next thing i know, some dude (mr. X) is posting that my website is "shameful". that i have too much class for this adolescent behavior. perhaps... so once again... i'm tossing and turning all night. not over stoopid bicycle racing.. but this time over this single post by X. am i "shameful"?? i mean sure.. i've done a few things in my time that wouldn't make my mom proud. but hey.. haven't we all. i think what bothered my so much is that deep down i know mr. X is right.. i have celebrated this "hell raising" lifestyle thru surfernick.com. i guess i'm still trying to hang onto my past.. maintain my "youthful fun loving" image. but i think it's finally time to move on. but don't get me wrong.. i've cooled my jets BIG TIME since baby girl was born but I STILL ENJOY A LITTLE TROUBLE MAKING FROM TIME TO TIME. what can i say.. i was born this way ; ) so soon you will see a new and fresh surfernick.com... but don't fret, i'm still the same ole' guy.. just a new image. surFnick

it is official, i am still alive..

alright, there were thoughts of riding off into the sunset.. a weak moment perhaps?? certainly.. you can't get rid of the surFnick that easy. on a serious note.. i want to thank all the people who sent me emails. one in particular really touched me.. thanks jay (mad duck). i'll see out at white rock next year : ) enough of the serious crap.. let's catch up. the past couple of weeks have been.. trying. the bad.. first my hot water heater took a crap.. the next day my fridge went out. no connection between the two.. just bad luck. i run up to home depot, find the cheapest hot water heater in the joint, wrestle it home, and install with my father-n-laws help. operation water heater completed... i thought. abut 6 hr's later, i'm asleep in bed and wife wakes me up... "did you leave the coffee pot on?" no.. why? i hear a hissing sound. i leap to my feet, run to the kitchen, open the closet, and have to battle the beast. i looked like a wet willy, remember those?? it's kind of like a my potato head with a bunch of small hoses coming out that spray everywhere. by the time the potato is under control, the kitchen is FLOODED. too tired to mess with it, i grab some towels and lay them down... i'll deal with it in the morning. can't sleep.. toss and turn for three hours.. throw on a pair of pants, grab some starbucks, and back to home depot. fueled up but a little tired, i return to the battle field. determined not to be defeated.. i grab my trusty pipe wrench and prepare for the worst. two hours and two trips to hd later, my water heater waves the white flag and admits defeat. grand total for the weekend: $1500, including the new fridge : ) all-n-all.. a rough week but i kept a smile on my face.. let's fast forward one week and 24 hr's of riding later.. lago vista. really don't have much to say. felt pretty good on saturday, felt like we rode a good race. i was riding strong but came up a little short in the end. i need about another month before i'm really rocking and rolling. day two.. feeling real bad. i decided it was probably best to try and "blow" my legs out with a had effort.. didn't work. by lap 5 my break was caught and my day was done. like i said.. give me a month and then we'll see... on the road a little earlier than anticipated. get to dallas, pack my car at brets, and then back on the road to euless. as i'm approaching the midway mark, the idiot temperature light comes on and the temp. needle is pegged.. bad, real bad. i pull over and pop the hood. everybody that knows me, knows that i spend about 20% of my time working on the p.o.s. that i call a car. once again.. i muster a smile, hit the hazards, and drive back roads back to 602. too tired to mess with it, i unpack the car and hit the sack. next morning i wake up, grab a starbucks, and climb under the car. ten minutes and a phone call from smathers later, the problem is diagnosed (water pump) and i'm calling around for estimates. apparently.. when the german vw engineers designed the jetta, they started with a box. sat a water pump on top of it, and then designed the car around it. just my luck. eight phone calls later and the cheapest estimate is $700. trying to keep my smile, i set up an appointment and get it towed to the shop.. BIG thanks to my BEST BUD donman. the car is now sitting in the shop at lewisville volkswagen. bad luck comes in threes. hopefully i'm finished for a little while.. knocking on wood. so far this week i have about 12 hr's of solid training in, including 3 hr's of motorpacing. i'm skipping fayetteville this weekend and going to a t-shirt ride in abilene for specialized. the local shop there is sponsoring the ride and has asked us to make an appearance, doesn't hurt that they're a big specialized dealer. probably will be a little easier on my ego anyway... i plan on another big week next week, followed by redlands next weekend, and then a little rest. UPDATE: just received a call from vw.. apparently the last person who changed my timing belt, stripped the pulley threads in the crank casing... very bad. best case scenario is $250 ($950 + tax total).. worst case, new crank case.. lots of $$$'s. smile is diminishing.. till next time... a slightly smiling surFnick

Blue Steel? It's official: He's alive

now this is a G ride...

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Finally hit the BIG TIME...

new fridge.. WITH automatic ice maker and filtered water. don't hate cause you aint! now if i could only do something about ratdog... -out surFnick