Tyler says...

3 days ago

Two bad-ass bikes for sale

Cralgslist post: http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/bik/2812475915.html

We have two bikes that are far too bad ass to be sitting in our closet. The larger one, built for someone up to 5’10”, is a 7-speed street bike that thinks it’s a mountain bike. It’s been used sparingly by a Tough-Mudder completing, 100k Tweeting, name-on-tshirt-wearing badass who just doesn’t ride it enough.

IT HAS SEVEN SPEEDS! How many do you have? I have about four. This has SEVEN.The smaller bike is a 21-speed street bike ridden by the DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST NETWORK OF COLLABORATIVE workers. Seriously. Also, it has THREE TIMES the speeds of the bigger bike. This disparity has led to some jealousy between the two, but I think they’ve worked that out.

NO GUARANTEES. I can’t assure you that one of these bikes won’t eat the other.Also, these bikes are so tough they keep flattening their OWN TIRES. That’s the cycling equivalent of shitting yourself, right? THESE BIKES ARE SO HARD CORE THEY SHIT THEMSELVES. Know who else does that? Super-long-distance runners. And likely Navy SEALs. Okay, SEALs likely shit on other people, but whatever.

THE TIRES ARE SCARED OF THESE BIKES!Ain’t no factory seats on these puppies, either. BOTH have nice, padded seats that will make sure your ass is at least comfortably numb on long rides. There’s also room for a basket and a water bottle holder (sold separately, obvs).

The little one (Trail Way) is $75. The big one (Sierra) is $100. Both are $150.Before you bid, punch yourself in the face. Then again. If you can handle that, you can handle these bikes.

6 days ago

AZ Winter

After seeing snow pictures from my siblings the past few days, I figured it was time to reveal what we’re going through in AZ.

We’re suffering here, too.

In this picture, you can see a few brown spots. Do you have any idea how uncomfortable those are after walking in lush green grass? Especially winter grass, which doesn’t seem as soft.

FLOODING! No joke, this stuff is dangerous. We had sprinklers hitting cars this morning. The sidewalks were wet and very treacherous.

It’s so cold NO ONE is in our heated pool. All I can see is the steam escaping in the morning. The hot tub is so warm my feet tingle when I get it.

PANTS! Can you imagine? I had to wear pants today, mostly because I was on the scooter. Sweatshirt and gloves, too. My feet aren’t being warmed by the ground, which is horrible.

1 week ago

Episode 29 - The one about nothing

I’d like to say our group sat around and were as entertaining as Seinfeld, but we mostly sat around and rambled on about nothing in particular. This is one of those times that should prompt me to write out an outline ahead of time so we don’t waste our time, and any listeners, talking about stuff that doesn’t matter.

But either way, this episode is about absolutely nothing.

You can subscribe, for FREE, via iTunes or RSS. Click on the iTunes link takes you to the iTunes Store (free!), RSS will take you to your preferred reader.

StorytellersAZ is a meetup for anyone who wants to tell better stories. We meet the second and fourth Wednesday of every month from 7-9pm at Gangplank in Chandler.

If you’d like to attend, show up.

If you’d like to be a part of our podcast, email tyler@gangplankhq.com.

from StorytellersAZ http://storytellersaz.libsyn.com/episode-29-the-one-about-nothing

2 weeks ago

Tough Mudder training

(This is my debut appearance on mykickasslife.me. While I didn’t shoot anything nor did I jump over a small root, I think I did okay)This is the training I did today, with three other guys and two girls. The pool was take-your-breath-away cold and almost made us cramp.

The wheel barrel and the bear crawls were both about 40 yards.I alternated between second and third place most of the time, as I would be slower than the fastest two guys with the exercises but faster when running (they both ran in real shoes, of course).

Total time was 2:20 ish, but we didn’t track all that accurately. This was 2/3 of the race I’ll be running next weekend.For wall balls, we had to throw a 14-lb medicine ball about 10 feet over our head, catch and squat and then repeat 50 times. THEN we had to run two miles with it (there’s a wood carrying portion in next week’s race). That was easy on my lungs as I didn’t run much, but really tough on the rest of my body.

Oh, and the ground crawl was through red lava rocks (not as sharp as typical red rocks, but not super smooth and light like the normal lava ones with the holes).Anyway, I was easily the heaviest dude there, so beating half the people and trailing the frontrunners by a few seconds was pretty good.

And my beard is awesome.

3 weeks ago

Theme: Cavalcade

Next meeting set for Wednesday, January 25, at Gangplank from 7-9pm

Are you ready? We’re ready.

So come join a bunch of storytellers at this week’s StorytellersAZ. We’ll be discussing how to make mundane topics or task less boring and the order of storytelling (linear, non-linear).

There may also be treats, but we’re not sure if our baker will be in attendance.

We’ll also discuss our ground rules for the February competition, as well as figure out some cool prizes.

4 days ago

Snow in Eastern Washington!

That’s not even a lot of snow.Got another two-three inches last night then a little freezing rain. Check out the weird drifts.

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1 week ago

Tough Mudder AZ Start Times & Reminders (see #5)

Wonder if #5 is an AZ-only thing?

WHY WOULD THEY HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT?

“So I’ll run a few miles, shoot off my gat, bring out the 30 aught 6 for some long-range shootin’ and then hunker down with my bow and arrow.”

AZ Mudders,

It’s almost time for Tough Mudder Arizona; put down your protein shake, and get ready for your Dos Equis. A few final reminders:

1. If you registered after 1/4/12, you can now find your start time here: Saturday - Click here and Sunday - Click here. 2. The entrance to the event will be on East Elliot Rd., just before 96th St. NOT Ellsworth. The entrance is easily accessible if you keep going straight after you get off of the 202. Ellsworth will be available for exit only.

3. Parking is limited, so please remember to carpool.4. $10 cash only for parking, no exceptions!

5. There will be no weapons allowed in the event premises, so keep your guns at home or in your car. (The only gun show in town should be your arms.)6. Last start wave is at 1:00 pm on Saturday and 10:40 pm on Sunday.

7. Get pumped: It’s go time.

Tough Mudder 2012

See you soon,

TMHQ

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2 weeks ago

Short- and long-term planning on Wednesday, January 11

Have you missed each other? Time to get back to full strength after a busy holiday season.

Thanks to Wendy’s idea, we’ll be discussing short- and long-term planning and goal setting, along with the creation of a tracking system for us to keep each other accountable.

Join us this Wednesday, January 11 from 7 to 9 pm at Gangplank.

Should we livestream?

2 weeks ago

Seriously?

(I have no idea what he’s referring to)

Seriously? The Jersey Turnpike? How come no one stopped me?!

3 weeks ago