07.31.06:
spray-out cards for the jonny. I requested some custom candy chips for a color I described as melting caramel. though a little red, I like the lighter one much better—more depth.

07.30.06:
I have no idea what kind of insect this is but it sure is creepy.

07.29.06:
the tap room on western avenue. it's a townie bar but their cheap beer is cheap.

07.28.06:
my elbow, on the windowsill, displaying my first ever little bit of road rash. I think it's coming along quite nicely.

07.27.06:
storm clouds rolling south, leaving andersonville dry. turned out to be a nice, cool night.

07.26.06:
bok bokokok.

07.25.06:
the ace hardware paint factory in matteson, illinois—home of the tuesday night racing series. I had a spectacular crash there today.

07.24.06:
kopi cafe, andersonville. we went out looking for bulk coffee for the morning and found ourselves getting frozen treats here. they had the beans too.

07.23.06:
whitefish bay, wisconsin. at street level rages a fast-paced, four-corner crit, the superweek finale. but above hangs this fantastic marquee.

07.22.06:
across the street, on my way to get some creamer for my morning coffee.

07.21.06:
our polyester bedroom curtain.

07.20.06:
team photo taken by lisa winn early in june. I'm just posting this now since today is a crappy day for photos—and it came up, on today's ride, how I'm the tallest person in this group shot.

07.19.06:
too much cream. blech.

07.18.06:
stopped by a taqueria for a quick lunch before meeting up with my ride to matteson, illinois for the tuesday series crits. the tacos weren't very good.

07.17.06:
94 degrees fahrenheit—2 from the record high—and in the sun it's supposed to feel like 105. not at all crazy that it crossed my mind to ride my bike through the car wash.

07.16.06:
caught gnawing on my thumb. uhma hungrah.

07.15.06:
miso soup, tokyo marina on clark.

07.14.06:
north avenue beach—normally packed with beach volleyball. where'd they all go?

07.13.06:
I was trying to take a picture of the coffee grinder in action but the camera produced this instead.

07.12.06:
whitnall park circuit race in hales corners, wisconsin—joe ebenroth promptly goes back to sleep after getting up at 5am to give us a lift.

07.11.06:
guess what the carne asada is going on—I'll give you three guesses.

07.10.06:
staring down a bottle of goose island kolsch bier.

07.09.06:
lux the dog in kinny patel's back stairwell.

07.08.06:
lincoln square lanes—me and billie vs. jeff wat and margaret waugh. I was pleased to find they had an eight pounder (normally found in pink) that was drilled for my hand.

07.07.06:
wow. must... not... let this... fall... into the... wrong... hands.

07.06.06:
thursday night racing at the northbrook velodrome. imelda march with a patch on her elbow from a spill earlier in the evening.

07.05.06:
the higher gear ride—wednesdays, highland park and back at a brisk pace. brought the broken camera to avoid dropping the good one.

07.04.06:
I took a picture of our food on the grill but it tasted better than it looked—here's a fork instead.

07.03.06:
found in the middle of the intersection of argyle and broadway.

07.02.06:
proctor cycling classic—ben zachwieja after the criterium in downtown peoria.

07.01.06:
he. hehe.