Love For The Doper

"Hi. My name is Robot, and I am an alcoholic. Fortunately, for me, I’ve been able to stay sober for the past seventeen years, much of that time with the help of a bicycle and the myriad benefits that particular piece of machinery bestows upon its frequent users.

"I bring up my alcoholism to make a point about doping that I think escapes most who would judge a young rider harshly for straying down the garden path of EPO, CERA, Ozone, transfusions and testosterone trickery.

And that is, the dope can be addictive."




Read the whole shebang at Red Kite Prayer

kombuch-what?

Cheryl bought a few of these at Red Clover the other day and they're just weird tasting enough that I think I'm gonna get to drink them all. They also sell them at The Mill.
The Synergy version of GT's Kombucha drink has 5% fruit juice and a lot of flavors, but you can get it straight up raw, too.

Ready yourself for a new taste combo — a little sweet, a little vinigar-y, and some chunky byproducts of the fermentation process which uses "a macroscopic solid mass of microorganisms called a 'kombucha colony,' usually consisting principally of Acetobacter-species and yeast cultures." (source: Wikipedia)

Sounds gnarly, right?
Try it out and tell me what you think.

slow your roll

If ever there was a good time to make a poor choice, it's after being DUMPED, right?

Apparently, my timing couldn't be better.

Commercialized Purple Drank is here!

No doubt inspired by the original, this new novelty bev, spiked with melatonin, valerian root and rose hips, is being hawked as "the extreme relaxation beverage."

If you need me, I'll be over here self-medicating with chicken nuggets and some of that purple stuff.

I can't be sure, but if you notice my breathing becoming labored, I think that means it's working.

(Kidding mom.)