Cyclist's Translation Guide

I ran into this on BikeJournal.com:

Cyclists are the biggest sandbaggers and secret trainers around. They'll say anything to soften you up for the kill. Don't let this happen to you. Study this handy rider's phrasebook to find out what they really mean when they say:

http://spokesandbeans.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/bike-lingo/

I'm Looking Over....

Actually, last Friday (16 March) I was looking over a Bluefield, WV City Directory from the 1940's and found pressed between the pages a four-leaf clover. It was amusing so I showed the other researchers. They thought it was amusing too. But, nobody seemed terribly interested in it so I threw it in the trash.

I didn't realize that Lenore was descended from Leprechauns and that I would incur the wrath and fury of seven year's bad luck by disrespecting this precious keepsake. I promised to try to rescue it from the dustbin if it was still there today. No such luck. Beware the Ides of March.