To appease the peanut gallery

Damn your hides... I'll post when I bloody well feel like it, not before.

Ah... I think I will have to become a Wacom tablet user. A decade in the IT biz in one way, shape or form or another is taking it's toll on my arm joints.

November... this has been a socially hectic month. I know far too many Scorpios.
Birthday greetings to (in no particular order) Brad, Graham, Sara, Josh and Stefan.
Those of you listed who have just turned (or are about to turn) 30: my silence can be purchased for a moderate fee. Email me at the usual address to discuss payment details.

Well, my bike got stolen a while back. To any bike thieves reading: you are all fucking bastards.

Let me tell you how I really feel.

My next bike will have a security system with an electroshock component. Not powerful enough to cause any lasting physical harm, but just enough so you shitheel thieves will lose control of your bowels when attempting to steal bicycles.

So, I am planning to get a new ride built. Here's the skinny on the new bike project:
I have a late 70s Gitane frame - I need to take this to Bicycle Specialties for a new French threaded lower bracket and a crank, likely a TA crank.
As for the rest of the gear, I have but one word: Campagnolo. Vintage if I can find it.
I'll need at least 2 locks to keep this safe in this town, but hell, I'll probably never need to buy another bike.

This is going to be fun...