Musings about life on two wheels
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Concert Visuals for JamieXX
I went to the recent JamieXX concert – not totally my cup of tea, but it was fun and interesting and important to step out of your little bubble every now and then. Interesting: But what was really interesting was the concert visuals. I’ve seen a lot of shows with stunning visuals (Brian Eno’s video…
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Everyday Rides
EveryDay Rides is awesome. A simple, neutral site that aggregates social bike rides. I wish it was more broadly used.
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Vienna sewer tour
Sadly, the Vienna Sewer Tour seems closed this time of year. We will visit soon, and I have wanted to take the tour for some time. Sadly, it is closed.
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Remembering Francis & a compliment
A nice thing happened to me today: Somebody on the phone with my spouse heard me whistling and complimented me – Ms. M passed it along. Made my whole day! I think it’s safe to say I come from a musical family, but I am not especially talented. I’ve played instruments and learned that others…
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Weird word of the day
oscitation – to Yawn I’m always interested in Latin vs Anglo-Saxon words. This morning I was a bit sleepy, and started to wonder: what is the Latin word for the Anglo Saxon word Yawn is. And, I’ve never ever heard it before. Anglo-Saxon words are usually short, sometimes onomatopoeia-ish. Latin words are mutli-sylabic and fancy…
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Quick appreciation of Kid2
It’s a big week for Kid2 – all kinds of new rights & responsibilities. And: I’m a proud papa. I really appreciate how much dedication he has to his craft. It really shows through in a lot of different ways: in his performance, and in his hobbies. I really like how articulate he is, and…
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Losing weight: Top 5 most effective ways
#IMHO and #IANAD A little tongue in cheek at the top here, but: Until I find out #4 just doesn’t’ work for me, I’ll be doing that. Calorie Defecit means (in the slightly bastardized words of Michael Polan): Eat (slightly less) than just enough. See Food Rules. It goes by a lot of other names:…
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Rebuilding Topeak Road Morph
My trusty Topeak Road Morph G totally failed on a recent ride. It got more and more difficult to pump air into the tube, and then just siezed up. Later the pump handle moved but it wasn’t pumping any air. An O-ring on the pump piston wore out. I’d like to find a replacement –…
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Underground Seattle
My team took the Underground Seattle tour last week. When it was over I was a bit sad it was so short – a sign of a good time. The thing that’s amazing about the tour and Seattle history how quickly things changed. In 45 years the city was founded, burned down, regraded, and built…
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Dry Extroversion
I started drinking in college, and quit a few years ago. I used to think I was quite extroverted – I still think I am, but being dry’s changed my perspective quite a bit. One of the most common emotions I used to have was regret – after-action shame for dumb behavior. I got pretty…
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