"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Adventures, Party, Trashboat Shenanigans, dumb things I have done on Nov 11th, 2009
I know I’ve mentioned it, but the ad-hoc chariot races are on for Friday. It’s so official, there’s even a Facebook thingy for it. I’m so stoked I can hardly think straight…this is top quality stupidity on offer here.
Then on Saturday, the season opener for the KC Roller Sprints kicks off at Harling’s. [...]
Posted in Adventures, Art Projects & Making Things, Party, Trashboat Shenanigans, Utter Silliness, dumb things I have done on Jun 21st, 2009
The formidable prow of my trashboat veered toward a parked car.
I corrected, and the whole thing lurched toward the oncoming lane.
I corrected again and nearly lumbered straight into the curb in my own lane. I could see that this was going to be a very long half mile ahead of me, and I decided [...]
Posted in Adventures, Art Projects & Making Things, Distractions, Lists, Other Bike Stuff, Trashboat Shenanigans, Work/career (vague as to avoid doocing), beer and/or homebrewing, dumb things I have done, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching on Jun 5th, 2009
Yep, it’s gonna be one of those days and one of these entries.
1. They’ve been playing some butt-ass-awful music at work lately. Like worse than usual, and usual appears to be Adult-Contemporary Hits of the 1980s and ’90s. The recent streak of aural atrocities however, really has me scratching my head. [...]
Posted in Adventures, Trashboat Shenanigans, Utter Silliness on Jan 22nd, 2009
Basically, a trashboat is any bicycle powered or bicycle-towed “boat” that doesn’t sink or break apart under its own ill-considered engineering. Buckets, bottles, and barrels are the most common pontoons, though you can make a trashboat out of just about anything, so long as it floats and can either be ridden or towed to the launch site. If your trashboat is a trailer, you need to consider how to secure your bike to it so that you can tow it back to ACME for the after party.
Posted in Adventures, Art Projects & Making Things, Other Bike Stuff, Trashboat Shenanigans, Utter Silliness, Well I'll Be Darned, You have got to be kidding me!, dumb things I have done on Jan 18th, 2009
Six months until the First Annual Kansas City Trashboat Regatta. Put that on you calendar.
Sometime in mid-June, you will, if you are lucky, be floating down the Big Muddy in a home-built contraption based on salvage, bicycles, and cuss words. And maybe a little duct tape, a few zip-ties, and some hope.
Crews are [...]
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