Hot sticky scenes, you know what I mean

Like a desert sun that burns my skin

I've been waiting for her for so long

Open the sky and let her come down

The Cult 1985 "Love Album"

Well another week in the books and more rain on tap. While California was in dire need of rain, this El Nino trend brings me back to the mid '90's where the last memorable El Nino hit.

Back then I wasn't worried about muddy single track, blown group rides, or if I should run the S-Works Storm vs. the Sauserwind. Back then I was sweating if Anaheim stadium was going to be a quagmire for the AMA Supercross, and how I was going to prepare the Pro Circuit RM 250 to make it through the entire evening of racing. Lucky that pressure is off, but after awhile, a broken string a non riding days becomes frustrating.

Ride the trainer you say? As a pure "weekend" warrior, I've made a vow that if the weather is bad enough to stop me from riding, then it becomes a rest day, as I just can't come to bring myself to stare at a wall hours upon end on a stationary trainer anymore. What's the fun in that?

Plus as the Sho-Air/Specialized team manager, I got a group of solid guys in Max Plaxton and Sid Taberlay that suffer through the bad weather for me in hopes of winning on the main stage in 2010, so I'll take the "Hall pass" and continue as a professional desk jockey while mother nature foils my lunch time rides.

So here's to hoping our week won't be blown out by another El Nino deluge and I can actually get in some saddle time for the upcoming Kenda Cup West opener at Sage Brush on 2/28/10.

Till next time, stay dry

The Red Cowboy