→ July 23-27, 2008: Rocky Mountain 1200 — Probably more than you ever wanted to know about my RM1200 ride. See also the photos.

→ May 1, 2008: Jim Prentice Sucks US Corporate Teat — ...or, send Bill 61 back to where it came from: the corporate boardrooms of some of the biggest copyright holders in the world, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) members.

Most of the "rights" you thought you had regarding copying stuff are about to go away due to Bill C-61. If this passes, we're all fucked. Please write your MP.

→ May 1, 2008: Global Food Crisis — There has been a lot of information in the "news" recently about the price of various staple foods pricing it out of reach for the poor (at least the billion people who live on less than $1US/day). As usual, the real underlying issues are left alone and only immediate triggers looked at (for example, "biofuels" as a common culprit).

→ Rocky Mountain 1200 (July 23, 2008) 25 photos: I somehow got it into my head to try a "real" randonneur ride this year, targeting the Rocky Mountain 1200 put on every 4 years by the BC Randonneurs. Awesome organization, equally awesome food and spectacular weather. Great times! The full story is available.

→ Red Shirt (July 13, 2008) 3 photos: Climbed "Red Shirt" on Yam with Brad. Very nice route. Some rat-shit on the first couple pitches, but mostly avoidable. The guidebook promises super-polished climbing, but most of the "polish" we found was mostly just the rock, not from other climbers. There were definitely some polished holds, but nothing too crazy. Not very many bolts on this one yet (2.5 of the belays, one protection bolt) -- nice to see. Although many of the "fixed" belays are pins, it was possible to back them all up with gear. Some people might like to take a hammer.

→ Hell Week (July 04, 2008) 12 photos: Dan, Peter and I stayed in Field for a few days for a self-imposed training camp. Craig came up for one day, too. Very good weather for riding, even if I do hate rain (but we only had a little). The cloud-cover helped keep temperatures reasonable.

→ Full Moon in June (June 21, 2008) 1 photos: Stage One of RS's and I's full moon adventure.