As you may remember (click here for a refresher), I was planning (and saving) to buy a Bianchi Pista Concept frameset. I had basically made my mind up to wait until next Spring and then get an ‘07. Then Providence intervened, the exhaust fell off of my car, and the repair bill wiped out my new bike savings, thus making the decision for me.
I just got a look at Bianchi’s 2007 lineup on their website, and boy, did I like what I saw! I’ve never been a huge fan of Bianchi’s trademark Celeste color, but the most recent pearlescent incarnation did grow on me, after a time, and I decided that the Pista Concept in Celeste was a pretty sweet-looking ride. That being said, I’m so glad I waited for this:
‘Athena White’ with Celeste decals!
Plus, it appears from the picture that they’re going to stop putting the model year on the top-tube. That was the biggest gripe I had (and a major factor in my decision to wait, rather than get a 2006 model late in the year); I really hope the picture is representative of the actual production decals.
Looks like I already know where my Income Tax refund is going!
Mr. Klee says:
“Yo feces be bein’ pitiful, fool!”
O.K., he doesn’t say that, exactly. But infomercial huckster
Klee Irwin does assure me that if I take his product,
Dual Action Cleanse; I will
“have excellent bowel movements with increased length and girth.”
Go ahead, take a few moments to think about that.
In the same infomercial he also details being “frightened” the first time he saw his four year old daughter’s bowel movement in the toilet and states that compared to hers, his “bowel movements were inadequate, to say the least.”
Sounds like Klee has a case of dookie-envy.
First of all, I can’t imagine anyone actually wanting their bowel movements to have “increased length and girth”.
Secondly, I can’t imagine anyone buying anything this guy is selling. I mean seriously, just look at him!
Apparently there is a sucker born every minute, some of whom are willing to fork over their hard earned dollars in order to have bigger turds; you know, for health reasons.
I know, I know; “Enough with the bodily function posts, Greg! Get back to the obscenity-laced tirades and bicycling tales that we all enjoy.”
I’ll work on that.
So, several years ago at work, there was a large piece of Butterball turkey breast in the refrigerator which was over 3 days old and therefore destined to be thrown out. Being frugal (and hungry) I couldn’t bear to see it go to waste, so ignoring the voice of warning in my head, I commenced to eat it. After about an hour of blissful snacking, the angry rumbling from my gut announced that I had made a mistake. I spent the next 12 hours in misery, having the lesson driven home. Abdominal cramps, fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea; the whole shebangabang. After surviving this ordeal, I vowed never to repeat my mistake.
Fast forward to the weekend before last. There I was again, at work, looking for something to eat, when I discovered a package of sliced ham (sandwich meat) in the refrigerator. According to the date, it had been opened a week earlier, but it seemed okay and I figured sandwich meat has a pretty good shelf-life.
So, I ate it. Just as before, my stomach let me know pretty quickly that I had made a mistake. Unlike previously, despite some pretty intense nausea, I didn’t puke (which was probably also a mistake, in retrospect).
No vomiting, no diarrhea (either of which would have been welcome); it was as though my system decided to tenaciously hold on to the tainted meat, the better to teach the lesson. The cramping went on for days; the sweaty, feverish, achy, hit-by-a-truck feeling came about 24 hours in and it was nearly a week before the pain and bloating subsided.
Damn, I’m stupid sometimes!
I won’t do that again (gee, that sounds familiar).
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