It's been a while since I've posted anything new. I apologize for being absent, but the fact of the matter is that I've been very busy. It's summer time, so when I'm not working, I prefer to be out and about enjoying the warm weather. Here's what I've been up to since my last update:

• For work I've developed an entirely new CMS system for a client. Lots of coding... quite a bit of time invested.
• Placed 3rd in the Pro category at the Neshaminy Classic mountain bike race. My best race result in quite a while.
• Made the long journey to Maine to visit my family. Some of the highlights of the Maine trip were:
• Driving from Delaware to Central Maine in less than 10 hours and not hitting a moose at 2 in the morning.
• Riding with Bicycle Bob, the Rose kids, and Mattawamkeag Dave in Orono.
• Getting schooled by Bob, the Rose kids, and Dave on their home trails. Those guys have mad skills.
• Swatting black flies and mosquitos.
• Bass fishing with Ernie and Mike.
• Watching Mike try to ride a skateboard deck behind the boat.
• Watching my nephew Tyler play baseball... he's wicked good.
• Eating Pat's Pizza. Not the crappy Delaware Pat's, but the good Pat's in Orono.
• Drinking Geary's Pale Ale. Now that's good beer!
• From Maine I drove to Vermont to visit my friend Brook at his parent's farm. Some Vermont highlights were:
• Riding the Kingdom Trails with Jimmy, Elizabeth, Pete, Brook and Iffy Dog.
• Staying on the beautiful Brouha farm.
• Going to a Sutton, VT town hearing to oppose the construction of a giant wind farm in the Northeast Kingdom. I spoke in front of the hearing panel expressing why I oppose the construction of 400 foot tall windmills along the the ridge tops of the beautiful Vermont country side.
• Seeing Luis Guzman at the Sutton town hearing (he plays the chef who explains what the goat is in the movie Waiting). He owns a farm in Sutton.
• Drinking Trout River Scottish Ale, brewed locally in Lyndonville, VT. I'm usually not a big fan of Scottish-style ales, but Trout River got it right, it's delicious!
• Eating 6+ pounds of Vermont cheddar in three days.
• I went to Chesapeake City to eat way too many crabs at the Tap Room with Marc, Diane, Amy and Kathleen. Marc put on a clinic on how to eat crabs.
• Racing to another 3rd place in the Pro category at the Fairhill Classic. Two out of town chumps beat me on what I consider to be my home course... some day I'll get a win.
• Saw the Phillys beat the Yankees at Citizen's Bank Park.
• Came close to death at the Curse of Dark Hollow mountain bike race. The monster XC (35+ miler) race almost did me in... what a course!
• I gave Big Bush the goat before the start of the Curse of Dark Hollow.
• Spent lots of time with my wife, Kathleen. See has had a few weeks off between residency and her new job. It's been nice having her around more often.

I've got loads of pictures from my Maine and Vermont trip that I plan to post once I sort through them all. Check back, I promise I'll have some new stuff for ya to look at.