More Stuff To Make Mike Hungry During Yoga.

I know I usually open with an apology about not posting enough but this time I really had no time. The ChoBlo has had me working a full week and I still have my regular clients. I can't complain though the money comes just in time for our move. As you can see from the pic on the left, Leyla went down to Argyle to our favorite Vietnamese establishments, Pho 777. Now, there are many Pho shops along this street but this one takes the cake. For some reason Tank (up the street) seems to be very popular but they don't hold a candle in my opinion. 777 uses REAL stocks in their pho as oppose to the base/mix most other places use. This stuff is so gelatinous and filling it literally puts you in a food coma while you are trying to pay the bill! I ordered a bowl of Bun Bo Hue which is a North Vietnamese version of Pho. I call this stuff the "Khmer Rouge Soup", its blazing hot and literally has chili oil floating all over it. Ohhhh, but its soooooo good. There are nice slices of pork and huge hunks of shin or tail (not sure) that just add to the ridiculous amounts of collagen already floating around the bowl. As with all Pho, you get a huge plate of "add-ons" (background of pic). This usually consists of bean sprouts, Thai basil, cilantro, shredded lettuce, sliced hot peppers of some variety and limes. All this food for 6 bucks! The Vietnamese really have all the flavors going on in their food and none of it overpowers the dish, just perfect. Hopefully one day I'll get to go visit and stuff my face in their markets!

On the cycling front I have fallen off the wagon once again. Work has not allowed any time for riding. I did my first ride in 2 weeks yesterday with Zach. I rode a bit up north to meet him and I felt great, but that didn't last long. I soon came to realize why I was moving so quick was the 40mph wind coming out of the south. Needless to say riding against if was like doing a nasty hill at full sprint, I just couldn't keep oxygen in my lungs. Needless to say we didn't go to far (as per my request) south. To let you know how bad the wind was, on the way back we traveled a half mile without moving the cranks and we were averaging 7mph with no effort.