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I tried this one: low strength hydrogen peroxide mixed with  alcohol + glycerine( standard ear drops). Hydrogen peroxide makes it bubble and loosens up the wax. Then flush it with warm water using a syringe. Recently I just did the flushing part and it worked too - just took longer...

I'm sure my red bike would turn pink if I washed it.. since that's what happens to my red & white clothes when I wash them..   so I guess I 'll just stick witha  dirty bike instead

Happy 4th of July! 

Now, on to more pressing issues...

1.  Bopper, that is GREAT news!!!!  I'm so happy to hear that you'll be back in action.

2.  Oh no... swimmer's ear is no fun... hope you're feeling better soon, Cathleen.

3.  While it is true that I have a hot pink mountain bike, my road bike is actually silver platinum with some lavender undertones.  However, the accessories are, in fact, of the pink variety.  Plenty'o'pictures available for your viewing pleasure in my album.  Speed?  When I feel like it.  Cool?  Not so concerned with that... but the SASS FACTOR is clearly off the chain .

4.  I know Nate raced today (congrats!)... anyone else have a 4th of July sumpin' sumpin' going on?  How about this weekend?  Who's racing?

Great news Kevin - just don't overdo it and be back to being sidelined! especially for that race in a month!

now to some complaining on my part.... had major pipe leak yesterday, ceiling is riped apart from one end to other.  We have home warranty so we called and plumber came out today and found another "area" of leakage but when he riped that ceiling apart - found no source except to suggest maybe rain water is entering from siding that shows wear... Now I have been telling my dear husband for months it needed replacing but does he listen to me???  Of course not....

Men, listen to your wives/GF's - we do at times know what we are talking about!

back to regular programming....

Hmmm... did this at least make you temporarily forget about the ear pain?? 

Sorry to hear... that sounds like major house trauma!  I hope the time to repair is minimal.  Thank goodness you have the home warranty.

it was a temporary lapse in ear pain.... the other pain is just now developing as husband has decided everything I have been telling we need to do MUST be done - but it's his pain not mine....

new siding on E & W house and deck

new windows

tear wall paper off downstairs

repair ceiling from leak - involves scraping off texture crap...

painting

new toilet/sink in downstairs bathroom

AND THANKFULLY  new tile/hardwood flooring downstairs

(I'm hinting at new counter tops also not to mention knocking a wall down) but I won't count on that happening)

I'm so happy I could cry - I am finally getting a decent floor!!!!  

my earpain in dimished mostly by the fact thatl I'll be gone for all this re-modeling and won't have to live in it.  My ear feels better already!

Hey, just came back from Home Depot - this sounds like something from my everyday "To Do" list...

Oh, I just hate when I have to bite my tongue fingers so hard they bleed .

No, no, not irritated at all, just being my sassy self .

Anyone racing Chattanooga this weekend by chance?  I'm heading up there to be the jockstrappingest jockstrapper around.

Hello all, sorry I have been ghost for awhile.  My mom had to go to the hospital with an infection (not too serious) but I did a few nights on the floor of the hospital.  She lost her father (my grandfather) this weekend as well so it has been a bang up month. Needless to say, my training has fallen off and I look to begin to pick it up seriously again this week. 

Jim, you said you were going to Ellijay, where abouts?  My family has a cabin on Walnut Mtn and I have found that the rides up there can be invigorating (although you might need mace for some of the stray dogs).  I did a 40 mile last weekend up there and it was great.  The local bike store has some brutal rides you can do and the main guys brother does rides out of there as well (although they start at 6:30 am) a Time I could meet.

I hope all is well. 

You've had a rough couple of weeks... hope everything settles down for you and remains nice and calm for a long time!

Cathleen

I off tomorrow for a month to the UP of Michigan with kids in tow.  I race sister Bootygirl on Aug 4 in a Spr/Oly distance race - say a prayer that I 1) complete race alive and  2)KICK BOOTYGIRLS BUTT....

Ssshhhhh.... it's a secret but I have t-shirts for my kids to wear reading "Mama kicks Booty"... I'll post pictures when I get back with race report. 

Don't know if I'll have internet so if not - happy training everyone - stay safe and healthy - and I'll  catch up with everyone in mid August.

Cathleen

Have a great trip and kick sum booooty