Wing dings on my discount tablet do not impress, will have to create jelly by leaving work early to ride dirt down by the river. I should be at the trail by 3PM. Might be less of an asshole today but not making promises.
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Also having connectivity issues. Charter is ruining my life.
FRIENDS!! Hi.
2400 yard masters swim before work which included all sorts of weird drills that make for slow going. Finished the workout with a straight 900 yard interval. I know, interesting stuff.
2400 yard masters swim before work which included all sorts of weird drills that make for slow going. Finished the workout with a straight 900 yard interval. I know, interesting stuff.
Mornin!
Checking in on this here Tuesday morning. Don't have much to share except a picture from this weekend's fun. That is all.
Checking in on this here Tuesday morning. Don't have much to share except a picture from this weekend's fun. That is all.
I have a cold, but I didn't want to stay home because the cleaning lady comes today and I wouldn't be able to sleep. First world problems.
windy with rain squalls last night, so I hit the home gym insead of riding. More of the same crappy weather forecast for today
Kids going in for shots this morning. STAB 'EM!!
I have 6 minutes to get to work by 8, not real sure where the morning has gone.
careful they might catch teh autizms
Does she use your household products to come? Do you get a discount if she goes?
oh aren't you a clever one
Morning Monkeys.
Running late this morning, ended up being 20 minutes late for my 3 month review.
Still managed to pull of a quick chat and update that was overall very good. I am not the problem child and could end up with both a bonus and a raise at the end of the year for good behavior. Or I could burn this bitch to the ground before then, guess we'll see how things shake out before my 6 month probation is up.
Running late this morning, ended up being 20 minutes late for my 3 month review.
Still managed to pull of a quick chat and update that was overall very good. I am not the problem child and could end up with both a bonus and a raise at the end of the year for good behavior. Or I could burn this bitch to the ground before then, guess we'll see how things shake out before my 6 month probation is up.
I worry more about the mercury that is getting injected directly into them.
Fuck people are stupid.
Dude. Burning it to the ground would be worth WAY MORE than whatever paltry bonus/raise you might get. At least for your soul.
And in *completely* unrelated news - this is fucking cool: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/technology/self-driving-trucks-first-mission-a-beer-run.html
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Put on your tinfoil hat...whereas this on the other hand, freaks me out... what happens when skynet takes over?!!?!
At least we'll have some form of intelligent life on this planet capable of making rational decisions not based on ancient statements made by a mythical being.whereas this on the other hand, freaks me out... what happens when skynet takes over?!!?!
You sure about that?! Some would argue that the values we will code into the programming are laregely based on the judaeo-christian values that were handed down to us by a flaming bush in the middle east. or something like that.
Ooooh... God-burn!
No word on whether new bike will arrive at the shop today yet. But at least all my "extras" are at the shop now: fenders, rack, and basket from the old bike. now I won't have to install all that garbage myself.
oh, and on the way back from the shop my eyes were violently assaulted by white flakes falling from the sky... and so it begins. sigh. time to get the fatbike in working order.
oh, and on the way back from the shop my eyes were violently assaulted by white flakes falling from the sky... and so it begins. sigh. time to get the fatbike in working order.
Whelp, Europe trip turned into 3.5 days in LA. I've been trying to get together with @mandown for at least the last 3 trips out that way, but I didn't even get a chance to message him while we were there. It wasn't Paris, but we had fun anyway. Got screwed trying to fly home too, our flight was delayed almost 3 hours, got home at 2AM this morning.
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I'm kind of a bit curious about fat bikes and their winter performance. What kind of trails are they suited to? Shallow powder over hardpack? Just hardpack that you could ride on a normal sized tire with studs? When and where do they excel?No word on whether new bike will arrive at the shop today yet. But at least all my "extras" are at the shop now: fenders, rack, and basket from the old bike. now I won't have to install all that garbage myself.
oh, and on the way back from the shop my eyes were violently assaulted by white flakes falling from the sky... and so it begins. sigh. time to get the fatbike in working order.
well, i got mine at the end of last season, so I don't have a whole ton of experience yet. It was a rental/demo bike that I picked up towards the end of the season. I'm on the east coast, with a climate and snowfall very similar to northern Vermont. Maybe a little less snow depth, but overall very similar. Our trails used to be used primarily for xc skiing. but temperature swings are becoming all too common now, with plenty of freeze-thaw cycles. I figure I'll take the fatbike out when the snow conditions aren't great for skiing. which is to say either too warm so that you'd have to use klister, or too hard to go out on the backcountry trails.
Of course, about 70% of my riding group has converted over to fatbikes now, with a few of them fervently hating xc skiing. So my theories of going biking when the skiing sucks will likely go out the window if the group is going biking and I'd have to ski alone.
to respond more precisely, I think fatbikes suck in powder. even in a dust on crust situation they won't be great (unless you're on a wide open field or ski slope and have room to "surf" around. but if you're on a tight trail trying to make a hard turn, forget about it. I would say they excel on hardpack, especially the kind of hardpack single track created by snowshoers, but they extend the "range" of the hardpack you can ride on. If it's too soft to ride with normal tires, the fatbikes usually will do well, so it doesn't have to be über perfect. My buddies last year rode pretty well every week, except for a few days of heavy snow fall. then they skiied. whereas I skiied on the good days, and mediocre days, but sat at home a lot more often than they did.
Of course, about 70% of my riding group has converted over to fatbikes now, with a few of them fervently hating xc skiing. So my theories of going biking when the skiing sucks will likely go out the window if the group is going biking and I'd have to ski alone.
to respond more precisely, I think fatbikes suck in powder. even in a dust on crust situation they won't be great (unless you're on a wide open field or ski slope and have room to "surf" around. but if you're on a tight trail trying to make a hard turn, forget about it. I would say they excel on hardpack, especially the kind of hardpack single track created by snowshoers, but they extend the "range" of the hardpack you can ride on. If it's too soft to ride with normal tires, the fatbikes usually will do well, so it doesn't have to be über perfect. My buddies last year rode pretty well every week, except for a few days of heavy snow fall. then they skiied. whereas I skiied on the good days, and mediocre days, but sat at home a lot more often than they did.
Whelp, Europe trip turned into 3.5 days in LA. I've been trying to get together with @mandown for at least the last 3 trips out that way, but I didn't even get a chance to message him while we were there. It wasn't Paris, but we had fun anyway. Got screwed trying to fly home too, our flight was delayed almost 3 hours, got home at 2AM this morning.
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Dang. I might've crept from my crypt for a beverage. Of course, we'd probably rampage ourselves into grumpy gimpy shenanigans.
Exploring the endless possible ways in which those damn kids could get off our lawns.
it's 4pm and fuck this shit
Humanity has been habitated, I still have all fingers and no extra hardware. Now it is bike ride time.
That was BEFORE ancient aliens, we know better now.
Its 68 degrees and sunny here in central Montana, a little windy but who cares. Going to be an extra nice trail ride on the Giggle Pig. 