As the crank turns… tales of life on the rims

Get on your bikes and ride

So...a brief update.  I have been struggling with a bug of some sort for a long time.  This culminated in me finally missing work on Friday.  It got bad enough and I found I wasn't sleeping or eating so by Sunday I went to the immediate care - sinus infection - here's an antibiotic that doesn't work well for you.

Thanks.

Then I still felt horrible so I stayed home again on Monday.  By the end of the day I was in terrible shape and starting to get scared.  Mrs. P came home and looked in my throat and said, "get in the car."  Soon we were in the emergency room where a parade of doctors all came by and looked in my throat and said, "Oh..." 3 second diagnosis for all of them.  Tonsillar abscess(sp).  Yuck.  Big enough that my throat dangly was on the other side of my throat and I was having trouble breathing and couldn't talk.

This was followed up by an interesting procedure that I will omit the details of.  Suffice it to say I hope none of you ever have to go through it.

Needless to say I am just now starting to be coherent enough to get things done again.  Those of you waiting for quotes and correspondence - my apologies.  Keep your eyes on your mail boxes.

Some interesting upcoming posts - I got a chance to build up a handmade Custom form Ellis Cycles - winner of this year's North American Handmade Bicycle Show.  The frame I built up was one of the ones on display at the show this year.  I did the whole thing from full custom wheels to final build.  Pictures to follow.  Also built up another Aerocat team bike.  Rocking.  Really impressed by the construction.  That too ended up with full custom Psimet wheels.  With another build on tap for tonight I will be up to 4 bike builds in the last week + being sick and building as many custom wheels as I can.  Le.  Suck.

Happy spring.  Get on your bikes and ride!