We've never had a dog around here that put punctures in Kong. Until now.

I remember a "gentleman" on the Lake Street el platform asking me if he could borrow a quarter when I was a kid.

The puppy was sick Sunday night and it's wasn't pretty. At least as far as the carpeting was concerned.

Your Twinkies just need to beat New York 3 times which is easier than trying to beat them 4 times. It's an exponential equation.

Turkey sandwich or hot dogs for lunch?

I see people busting their ass to get to work and I just smile on my little bike. Your stress is very soothing to me.

Mrs fell asleep during the movie The Losers last night. Not enough action in it for her.

In honor of Rahm's campaign to be Chicago mayor could we all use the word fuck in a sentence.

While still in my cycling clothes I did 12 minutes (that's a solid 12, sizzlechest) of yard work this morning.

New wheel on Salsa is really nice and it was built with love by one of the nice kids at QBP. That's Quality Bicycle Products to all you normal people. In honor of the QBP kids lets all be more Green today.

Do we really want less government intervention? Hell, most of the populous needs lines on a bike trail.

My dentist was running late and made up time on my appointment. He did a filling in about 7 minutes.

By this time next week most of these ash trees will have Emerald Ash Borer. No, I'm kidding. But these trees will have dropped the great gold leaves they are now showing.

Why can't you Packers fans just let us Bear fans enjoy the moment? We're still going to end up 7-9 so just STFU about a couple of extra penalties.

140 bucks to fix the door handle on the car. You can leave the window part way open and reach your hand in unless it's raining or you need to lock the car.

My childhood would have played out differently if my mother had been able to call me on a cell phone.

Sassy dug a small hole in my neighbor's crumbling asphalt driveway while I was talking to him.

I wonder if my duck is still in the pond at the City of Richfield?

Because Scanny has mowed my lawn once a week since April I pretty much have the shortest weeds on the block. Scanny gave me a ride to the Midtown Bike Center to pick up my Salsa yesterday and when we walked down the stairs to the Greenway he said he felt like he was in Futureworld. You might be surprised at how many people in Minneapolis that have no idea the Greenway exists. You might be surprised at how many people in Minnesota that have no idea their turn signals exist.

This came out nice. No, it's not mine. It belongs to one of my senior correspondents. John Gilliam was good. He averaged 18 yards a catch for his career and that ain't chopped liver, sporty.

Fridays

I put some air in the tires of my plastic bike and rode it 11 miles. With the wind at my back and in strict aero position I was able to hit 27 mph for a distance of at least 100 feet.