Three main items: first, I finally went out for a genuine bike ride on Saturday with the bro- and father-in law. We rode the Keystone/Rancho trail, which was pretty cool. We entered the East Keystone trail and dumped out through the Rancho San Rafael canyon near the Baque monument. It was so much fun that I think I might go try it again either some night this week or on Saturday (assuming no other opportunities come up). I need to make a bike page - I'm sure it'll happen about the same time I get my Chicago page up.

Second, I chipped a couple teeth yesterday while participating in a dangerous activity: turning my head. The phone rang at my desk and I turned to answer it. While doing this, I did a little teeth-grinding just perfectly so that it broke the very tip off two of my teeth. They don't look broken, but they're a little sore and it hurts real good when I brush my teeth. Fortunately, that isn't very often. I may have to see the dentist if it doesn't get better soon. I'm still not sure I understand how this whole thing happened.

RAZOR UPDATE: The final item is the razor update. I've been using the new razor for about one week (this morning was my seventh shave with it). The first five days went very smooth but I'm still getting used to it, so my shaves aren't as neat and complete as they could be. The skin irritation was so minor that it didn't even feel like I shaved, which is a far cry from every other shaving experience I've had. Anyway, the first five days were great; however, days six and seven were a little uncomfortable. I am beginning to experience some irritation right under my chin and some on my neck. This is normal since it can take 30 days to get used to a new type of shaving. As it stands, the shaving is still good as long as I can get over the irritation. Watch for more...

In the unrelated news category, I thought I'd let Richard know (and anyone else who cares) that there is indeed a feed available - it just isn't posted to the web page. You can subscribe to it with the following link: http://bradcarpenter.com/blog/atom.xml