Even in the room where most of the reading takes place? I want that! đ¤
Run, cycle, lift a little. Blue dot in a rural red county in a blue state. Caregiver to adult son. Married, retired, working down the todo list so I can retire.
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Even in the room where most of the reading takes place? I want that! đ¤
Thanks (I think) - more tests I need to run :). But it reminded me I should look into vests, and carry an extra electrolyte packet for when I refill my bottle.
I miss that little econo-box! :)
Saved for later⌠our in-house DJ (SJ?) is on a Duhks binge right now.
Lots of tire clearance, 50+mm. A low low gear, < 20 gear inches. A nice wide ratio. Steel is real, but since you have to pedal it up steeps (or at least I do, in this neck of the woods), so light makes right. Have fun with whatever you end up with.
Check out the Rene Herse tire pressure calculator. It has low and high pressures theyâve tested to be fastest. The low pressure is the comfortable one :), and likely faster on gravel and rough surfaces.
Stop calling them âmight-o-chondriaâ because they might *not* o-chondria today, and start calling them âmighty-chondriaâ, and theyâll treat you better. đ
And a socially distant hug back - one of my favorite Bluesky (and formerly Xitter) themes. đť
âBut muh Base Load!â đ¤ˇââď¸
Luke, use The Glutes!
OK, just got it⌠but ebook from Kobo. đ¤ˇââď¸ Iâm definitely looking forward to reading it as soon as I finish Vineland - thanks!
Him: âSee, the shade is going to move around the tree in a circle.â ⌠âThe shade will move in a circle around the tree.â đđ¤Ż
When we go to our farmerâs market here in rural California, we stuff our wallets with $20 bills and then throw them around like confetti to get 3 bags of (really great) produce.
Good oneion, Eric!
I thought that way, but soon learned I had actually switched jobs. đ
Hah hah - my every trip to NYC :)
2nd one rocks!
My UCSF surgery scheduler ghosted me, and the dermatologist was always scheduled too far out to put me on the schedule. They donât want customersâŚ? OTOH, my wife had a wonderful experience at a health care district hospital.
He was just having fun! There are two kinds of fun - work, and yard work.
I live on a small part of a solar powered yard work machine.
Text input fields? đ¤ˇââď¸
Living in the Sierra Nevada foothills, I am familiar with that. My low gear is ~17 gear inches. :)
Iâm guessing youâd want to keep your low 20in gear. What the comparison doesnât show is that youâll no longer worry/think about managing the front chainring. But it also doesnât show the bigger gaps in the 11/52 cassette. đ¤ˇââď¸
I did a 7 mile cross-SF commute by running (usually one way) and on a bike (r/t) for years. It was great, but youâd definitely want a shower at the end, and youâll have to go through parts of town you wouldnât run or bicycle in otherwise.
But will Jill like it? đ¤Ł
âThe Dark Side of Momâs Moonâ - New interpretations of âSpeak to Meâ, âBreathe (In the Air), and after that, âOn the Runâ, but donât misunderestimate the inevitable âBrain Damageâ remix.
Thinking about tripping led to tripping and a dramatic crash (in the dirt, not on the flume or in the water - whew!). #running
Intriguing. I like my shoes light, and the Speedgoats are on the heavy side at 9.8oz⌠but those Kjerags are 7.5oz!
A toast!!
đ´ââď¸ is what I did when injuries stopped me from đ. Now Iâm back to đ and still đ´ââď¸.
Hopefully youâve added the insanely expensive balsamic vinegar and not just the merely pricey stuff. :)
I call this the guru effect. Broken things suddenly work when an expert is looking over my shoulder to help troubleshoot. :)
Nice! We missed it all cuz we were out of town.
Our dogs loved running off-leash the best. Theyâd stop & sniff, investigate, catch up, speed ahead, repeat ad infinitum. :)
It should always be thinner than you think, except not THAT thin, dammit!
This one in Evora wasnât even for sale. đ
I used to pick those as a kid, 25 cents a pail, we all ate as much as we picked. đđ
It takes more than photos, theyâll need an unerring eye and devastating wit. đ
Iâll give that a try - thanks! NA beer was fun for a few months, but now Iâm done.
Proper training for âanythingâ would be âEverything But TheâŚâ, no? đ
Hopefully there was at least one legendary steep hill between you and Rainbow, not just all SOMA and Embarcadero. đ
If you have to ask, the answer is yes! Besides what you mentioned, and being carbon-curious, there are new standards, new geometries, wider tires⌠Have fun!
Gravel biking isnât always biking.
That must also explain scurrilous! (Despite the inconsequential spelling differencesâŚ) đ¤Ł
Some of us avoid horror films. (Thatâs all I got. :)
Unleash the beast - go tubeless and fit ~50mm knobbies, fârinstance Rene Herse Oracle Ridge.
To make riding on a gravel shoulder fun again!
Also, what IS that bird? Why do all the birds stop singing as soon as I open Merlin!?
After yesterdayâs hike, I slept all night for the first time in weeks.
Jill and I met Barb Eastman on the 4 Mile Trail today. What a treat! americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/1/...
My playlists said TDK or Maxell on them, and sometimes needed a âď¸ to restart the stream!
Body before coffee: Are you effing kidding me!? Body after coffee: That bike isnât going to ride itself, you know, letâs go!
Is it bikepacking if itâs a âno sleep one-shotâ effort? It seems like there should be at least one instance of unpack/set up/tear down/repack everything.
Me: âWhat things should I buy now because tariffs are going to increase the price by 25% or 50% or 124% or 3514% or there might not even be any at any price?â
Can this help me at least partially reseat the stubborn bead of my tubeless tire so I donât have to set the air compressor on full blast to get the air to stay in?
Here is a not nice scary mushroom after smashing its way through compacted soil - âvelvet hammerâ.
Funny! But Iâll need that good HOPSEC, preferably hazy, not clean, to get the most out of this plan.
Dad: âNo, son, sorry you wasted all that time, but I meant I want that new $25K Norco Search!â
I would (like to) go with that titanium Gemini from Priority. :)
Buzzed, but not high. đ¤Ł
âMissing apostrophe found behind the Mucky Duck cavorting with the letter âsâ.â
Youâre a Priority Eight!
Gemini?
A saucerful?
đśâAnd it's good old country comfort in my bones Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown Country comfort's in a truck that's going homeâ (Elton & Bernie)
We had the best time at Point Lobos watching mom and baby harbor seals frolicking and nuzzling. In this pic theyâre under water near the caveâs mouth.
Itâs all in the technique. Pull the little things out - not good. Entomb them under a solid 4â concrete slab - no more weeding! đ
You can trust the process. Iâll trust the Prosecco.
MAGA hats are going to be pricey!
The pizzaâs not gonna pick itself up!
The glasses are already chilling for Manhattans!
One personâs fish market is another personâs poisson distribution.
The last of winter?
I donât visit Facebook, but I signed up for the newsletter. So I guess their strategy is working? ;)
Oooohhhh! _Sets phone on Super Doom Scroll_
This made me laugh- thanks! đ
None of my footprints were Escher material cuz I didnât want to step in the big puddles. Almost 26 mi this week, and 80 mi on the bike, yay me. #running
Kegseth: We have clean KEGSEC, 100% KEGSEC.
Nope. Weâve changed sides, we have new enemies. They were worried enough to keep saying OPSEC.
I thought it was a nice run, but Athlete Intelligence had other thoughts! #running
Youâre funny today! đ¤Ł
This is how we end up with infinite parallel universes. Fired in one universe, it blithely carries on without you. You are God; a new parallel universe, in which you were not fired, manifests. Time passes, youâre fired, repeat!
I read that book! 1Q84.
Itâs actually: 1) Fire Ready and aim are needless waste.
Second this!
You ARE The Algorithm.
Todayâs ride was a PAVEMENT ONLY ride. I did not carry hydration. My RIDESEC is clean. #gravelbike
A job well done. He doesnât even know who he informed, he did so well.
One could say he EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS - extra people, and he doesnât even know who they might have been, were well informed. Good job!
We had a fling, deep dish and I, and it may be the pizza sized sausage patty that seduced me. Itâs been over for a long time now.
Or probably not knees? Is there a backup option for knee injuries?
Do it! Thereâs an ebike in my future. I keep putting the future off, but I know it will catch me eventually. :)
Respect the grannies - they have certainly done hard stuff.
We have the best OPSECs.
I called my rep Tom McClintock to as him to hold these incompetent buffoons accountable, to kick some ass! Letâs see if he does, errr, anything.
Channeling Thelma!
I saw a family of e-bikers out in my mountain town today. Itâs great that they were together and riding⌠but I couldnât help but wonder if kids should get superpowers before they learn how hard things are and that they can do them.
I love for them that they kept calling out their amazing OPSEC.
Crap, it took me far too long to get that! đŹđ¤Ş
