http://www.fatcyclist.com It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:34:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This will, I'm sure, come to many of you as a shock, but: I like Oreos. I really like them. I like them so much, in fact, that I generally don't buy them, because the temptation is simply too strong to eat them. OK, that's not true. I do buy Oreos. ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/19/conundrum/ Please allow me to gross you out for a moment: Pretty nasty, eh? Of course, you're not getting the full effect without the odor, which is...pungent. What is the substance in this photo? Well, it's a symbol of both a tragedy, and a victory. The tragedy is that I made ten avocados-worth of ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/18/tragedy-and-victory/ A Mo of the Day Note from Fatty: Today's Team Fatty Movember Mo comes to you courtesy of Michael in TN, who says: "Just got around to manscaping my mo." "It's struggling, I know. My hair is too light so it looks pretty thin." "The wife is not going to be happy when ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/17/reductio-ad-absurdum/ I should learn to ski. Or snowboard. Or backcountry ski, which is somehow different than regular skiing -- mainly because you pay more for equipment, don't ride a chairlift, and are 98% more likely to die (the other two percent is for the people who die when doing regular skiing). ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/16/id-like-autumn-back-please-pretty-please/ This weekend, we reach an important threshold in the month of Movember: the halfway point. If you're a member of Team Fatty's Movember club, your mo should be well on its way to being thick and luxurious. Here's mine, as of right now. This photograph, naturally, prompts the following observations: My ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/13/the-men-and-woman-of-movember/ A Note from Fatty: Meet Ted A, today's Team Fatty Movember Model. I like this photo not only for the Mo Ted's got started, but for the clues to his life he's helpfully provided in the background. For example, the toolbox. And the beer. And the flowery curtains. Says Ted, ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/12/fiscal-2010-fall-moab-fruita-edition-the-video/ Yesterday, I should have had a video to post. Really, I should have. But here's the problem: I let my helmetcam record, mostly nonstop, for most of two big, beautiful rides. I let it record until the 8Gb card was full. Which is to say, I recorded around six hours of ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/11/2010-fiscal-fall-moab-in-fruita-ride-report/ I know I said I would be back Tuesday, but I just wanted to post three important items that occurred over the weekend. First, I became officially recognized as the Best (Freaking) Blog in Utah, according to the Social Media Club of SLC. OK, actually, I was one of several blogs to ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/09/a-movember-update-from-the-best-blog-in-utah-plus-a-tease/ I have never grown a moustache (or, as we will call it from here on out, a "mo."). This is not because I am unable to grow a mo. I expect I am quite capable of such an act, for my facial hair --unlike the hair on the top of ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/04/movember-with-team-fatty/ If you get Bicycling Magazine , you might have seen that they have a really nice story about my family and me in the December issue. Click either of the images below to see a larger, more legible version of that page: You can see that my teenage sons love ... http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/11/02/ive-been-articled-and-podcastified/