I did, however, possibly pick up a case of Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness from a Lone Star tick while hiking at Jordan Lake this weekend. I found 2 ticks on me (the attached one got washed down the shower drain Monday morning, but I found another one crawling on me last night which I drowned in acetone, bagged, and saved for the doctor to ( Read more... )

Went to REI this afternoon to see if they had inner tubes in the right size for my bike, and wonder of wonders, they did! Now to switch the damn things out (one of the hardest things for me to do on my bike ( Read more... )

I actually took these a week ago but I've been too lazy to get them off the camera until now. I am continuing to be lazy and I'm not going to caption them this time.

( Minor creepy-crawly warning )