It was the Japanese folks last night in town so we wanted to do something fun. It started out with Rie, Shuji, Shuhei and myself biking over to Triple Rock for happy hour. Jason from Salsa showed up a bit later, and then Girl Carl walked through looking for someone to drink with. She chose us. The two men seemed enamored with carl, and took a shitload of pictures of her. I guarantee she ruined my chances of appearing in the magazine, but who would prefer to look at this git over her? After a few beers each, Rie said…

Gie's a wee swally, eh? MPLS Locals: WNR tomorrow may have some outta sight outta town visitors. Show, yo. Burner! -----

MaLora Ann, of Seattle, WA, "creator, designer, and lucky girl for the Lovely Ladies on Beautiful Bikes Calendar," wrote wondering if I'd be interested in posting something about them on this here blog. Oh sure. Why not? Although I am suspicious of sales points like "Hot chicks on Surly bikes is good for everyone," still I like girls and bikes and girls who like to ride bikes and of course calendars, and with the added No Pressure! line from her email, I went into that dark internet and checked out their deal, by which I mean their website. Still, nothing…