Two pretty important numbers. The second and most important is the 6 to go. That is the offical due date of baby hebe, 12/20/07. If is it up to Jules it would be much sooner. I'm so excited & scared for the day to get here. We have had several baby showers so far, and it is amazing how much stuff we've recieved, how much room all these little things take up, and how much more we still need to get. A big thank you to all our family, friends & coworkers who have been so generous & a special thanks to Aunt Sherry, Mom, & Wendy for hosting showers. One interesting story & lesson learned about diaper genies. Make sure you empty all the baby bombs before storing the genie until next child. As Scott & Lori shared...and a testament to the genie... a 5 yr old mummified baby bomb didn't smell in the genie.
2000.6...that is the magical number on the cyclo computer odometer. 2K is quite an accomplishment for BBP. Consider last years total was just under 1600 miles, I'm psyched with the mileage this year. Don't know if I'm in any better shape, but what the hell. I've been much more active riding with the West Chester Cycling Club. Always more enjoyable to ride with a group. I've become friends with several of Julie's AZ co-workers. The 3 are great guys, Al, Malcolm, the big Aussie, and Ian the little Irishman. Ian is a total cycling nut. Big news part duex. Ian has talked me into riding the Tour of Flanders in April. It's official, I've bought the plane ticket & registerd on-line yesterday. So it looks like I'm going to need to stay quite active this winter. No time to pull an Ullrich & turn into a big sausage. Im facing almost 90 miles & all 18 climbs the pros will do. The only up side is, that the Koppenberg may not be in the race this year. However, Ian told me there are harder climbs...great. Youtube has some cool videos of an American guy with video camera going over the cobbled climbs.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Who said insurance isn't fun??
I work for a large insurance co. in Phila. At first glance it doesn't sound to glamorous, but in my marketing capacity I'm able to do some fun entertaining. Since I suck at golf, I try to find fun & unique events that our customers/brokers will enjoy & remember.
So it was off to Doubleday Farm in "suburban" Carlisle. http://www.doubledayfarm.com/ There were twenty of us who played baseball with George Foster, of The Big Red Machine. A great time was had by all. A few pulled hammies, interesting bus ride over Waggoner's Gap, & a fun bus ride home.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Le Grande Depart
Welcome to the start of my blog... nothing in particular. First I have to give props to W. Flaiz, for the naming rights to the blog. NIP is his creation. It's a collection to random thoughts/sentences that make up a story. It was started in the early 90's, so I figured I could borrow the title. The other half of the name, BBP, refers to my life as a cyclist. It stands for Big Boy Pullin'. More on that.
Here's the basic background/bio info. I'm 36 yrs old, live in Chester County, & work in Phila. for a large insurance company. I have been married for 4 years (almost), to my beautiful, wonderful wife Julie. Our big news is that a little bundle of joy will join us on or about 12/20/07. I have been thrilled with the pregnancy and the thought of impending fatherhood. Hopefully, baby Hebe will begin cooperating, so Jules can enjoy it as well. Between the nausea, "growing pains" & kidney stones, Jules has had to soldier through a tough 19 weeks... and counting. I am also the younger, "bigger" brother to The Legend. I have followed many of his footsteps for many years, cycling & now blogging to name a few. At 6" & 210+lbs., I'm not quite your prototypical cyclists, but it is fun none the less. I historically have been a recreational cyclist, doing a few charity rides a year. I recently have added "racer" to my list. I now have 1 CX race under my belt. I went from being Mike's race day lackey to one of the elite C racers. All I'll say is I finished...not last, & that I'd entertain a race again. My preference will continue to be the West Chester/Iron Hill group rides. My friends in the B+/B rides will get to enjoy the Spinnaker like draft of BBP.
That's all for now. Jules & I just watched the finish of the Tour. A fine showing for the Disco boys. What a great event to watch. Jules loves Phil, he & Paul take us back to our trip to the '05 TdF.
Au Revoir,
BBP
Here's the basic background/bio info. I'm 36 yrs old, live in Chester County, & work in Phila. for a large insurance company. I have been married for 4 years (almost), to my beautiful, wonderful wife Julie. Our big news is that a little bundle of joy will join us on or about 12/20/07. I have been thrilled with the pregnancy and the thought of impending fatherhood. Hopefully, baby Hebe will begin cooperating, so Jules can enjoy it as well. Between the nausea, "growing pains" & kidney stones, Jules has had to soldier through a tough 19 weeks... and counting. I am also the younger, "bigger" brother to The Legend. I have followed many of his footsteps for many years, cycling & now blogging to name a few. At 6" & 210+lbs., I'm not quite your prototypical cyclists, but it is fun none the less. I historically have been a recreational cyclist, doing a few charity rides a year. I recently have added "racer" to my list. I now have 1 CX race under my belt. I went from being Mike's race day lackey to one of the elite C racers. All I'll say is I finished...not last, & that I'd entertain a race again. My preference will continue to be the West Chester/Iron Hill group rides. My friends in the B+/B rides will get to enjoy the Spinnaker like draft of BBP.
That's all for now. Jules & I just watched the finish of the Tour. A fine showing for the Disco boys. What a great event to watch. Jules loves Phil, he & Paul take us back to our trip to the '05 TdF.
Au Revoir,
BBP
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