I forgot to take my NERD pills today....

...so this happened.

Dust in the Wind

Went out for my first ride in a long time and it was niiiice.

I'm slower now than I was pre-chemo. My lean muscle mas is down, my body fat is up and my granny gear feels like a 55x11.

And I loved every minute of it.

Rock Bottom

Reports of Tyler Hamilton's fight with depression and his recent admission of using banned substance DHEA reminded me of the following article Trouble Climbers

Having battled depression myself, I can understand where Tyler is at. I wish him well and hope he is able to find the answers he is looking for.

Shave that!

Last week, my hair started to fall out in handfuls which led me to shave my head in a pre-emptive strike against fate. Then I found a picture of my nemesis. Gotta love those wookies, right?

Damn

Wishing LA a speedy recovery!

Cancer

I want to say a huge "THANK YOU" to all my friends and family that have stepped up to help out during the last few months.

I've been very private about what has happened, but realize that it isn't exactly fair to people that have been close to me. I kind of just disappeared and left some people wondering, "what the hell happened to B?"

Without going into too much detail I will just say that I was diagnosed with cancer in January and have been undergoing treatment. I hope to return to racing and leading Team Integrate later in the year, but for now, I will be concentrating on getting well and taking care of my family.

TFW has been a great way for me to let my goofy-ass side to run around free. I have the feeling I'll be needing that kind of outlet over the next couple of months.

Again, thanks for all your support and being understanding as I took some time to collect myself.

Thanks for reading. Check back for more TFW foolishness soon!

~b

Something New in Freakmont!

Our 2009 Team has me feeling like this!

More news to come!!!