Big Dumb News Cripes on crepes, it just keeps getting better. Thanks WCCO, we'll take that. But would it kill you to mention our name? -----

The Urban Fellows did our Dingle, and you can too. Come on, don't be afraid. Don't be very afraid. -----

Surly News News Youse Can Uze First things first: concerned consumer J. Rollason....wait, that's too obvious... let's call him Jon R. ...Anyway, Jon wrote to us: Folks Some of us are in the UK waiting for Big Dummys. Part of our daily routine is to click onto your site. Please update the blog, if only to give us something to take our minds off the suspense! I know what you're thinking. "Did they order enough in my size?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a…

Sometimes you just have to get a frame to the Post Office. -----

As usual, this year's Arrowhead 135 Winter Ultramarathon, a 135-mile human-powered race through northern Minnesota, promised to be a little different than years past. There would be a new mandatory checkpoint at the Gateway Store. The forecasted weather included warmish temps and snow. The moon would be minimal, so I would have to depend on my lights more than ever. And it has been about 8 months since I had surgery to rebuild a badly-broken left femur. Each racer…biker, runner, or skier…has to carry at least 15 lbs (6.8 kg) of combined mandatory and supplemental gear. The weight of one's…