from the ‘motomonkey’ dept:
Not a lot of posts here in the past two weeks, mostly due to the Race Across America (I was crewing). Our racer, Doug Levy, finished, and joined the less than 200 people who have ever pedaled across the country. Check out the blog I managed throughout the event — including pictures!
On the way home today, on the moto (now street legal and all lubed and cleaned and such), I was pelted by hail and rain all the way from Jersey to Brooklyn. Yowch! After a few long weeks of work-work-work-get-the-racer-up-how-many-miles-left-ooh-piece-of-candy, Jeff and I got the motos in working order and I saw him off to PA. Now, normally I’m Mr Prepared on the moto, but I thought it would just be a wee ride, and we had already dodged one storm, so why not just wear the mesh jacket and gloves, rain gear be d@mned. Well, we got hit by a storm right after getting into NJ, and I had to turn right around and go back through.
The first time through, we were going West and the storm was going East, so we were through it quickly. On my way back though, it got worse … and drivers were gettin’ a-scairt so I had to roll through at 10 mph. Shudder. I was freezing … and then it started hailing. I was pelted — one hit me in the nipple. Now that’s pain!
Long story short, the rain was done by the time I got home, but I was left with a memento … my lovely mesh/leather JR jacket bled red all over my arms and hands. I am so pretty, with my red arms and hands. 
