I've discovered that Ghirardell 85% cacao has a negligible amount of sugar in it and it's real sugar. Yeah for dessert. I also totally forgot that cacao keeps my ass wide awake if I have it too late. So... My ass is wide awake right now.
I'm not working Wednesday. (&#&$
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FTS Friderp.
Flooring guys claim they will be done today. If they are, I will be mightily impressed. Wifes school got canceled for the rest of the week. She had 11 out of 25 students and two of those dropped halfway through the day. 168 students of 500 out. Couple confirmed flu cases, couple of strep, and at least one case of chicken pox. But they are still making the teachers come in.
One last down out of town. Cannot WAIT to get home tonight. Half day tomorrow and skiing Friday if all goes well.
these kids need more dirt in their lives...
FTS Friderp.
Flooring guys claim they will be done today. If they are, I will be mightily impressed. Wifes school got canceled for the rest of the week. She had 11 out of 25 students and two of those dropped halfway through the day. 168 students of 500 out. Couple confirmed flu cases, couple of strep, and at least one case of chicken pox. But they are still making the teachers come in.
My day is not starting off well!! First off, my Harbucks Americano wasn't hot because they were having problems with their hot water line, so I had to wait for them to make me a new one. **SIGH** Then some ass rammer in an SUV cut me off and I had to slam on my brakes, which sent my half eaten pb&j breakfast sandwich flying onto the dirty floor of my car. GOD DAMMIT. At least my coffee didn't spill.
UPDATE: Somebody had danish delivered to my department this morning. This has been such an emotional roller coaster of a morning.
day 3 home with sick daughter. got her to the dr yesterday, she seems to be on the mend now. hopefully this will be her last day home. fever was only 100 when she woke up today. yesterday she woke up at 102.5
Morning Monkeys.
Today should be interesting. While I was out sick, the plan I pitched that was turned down has been reconsidered. My coworker in CO is worthless, shocking, I know. But I might actually get to be productive this week, maybe.
Today should be interesting. While I was out sick, the plan I pitched that was turned down has been reconsidered. My coworker in CO is worthless, shocking, I know. But I might actually get to be productive this week, maybe.
Meh. Took cat to vet, cat's fat. Fat but happy! Hoping for a mid-day ride on firm dirt. Is it Friday, yet?
Also, Friday is my last day or work for the year, and I just found out theres going to be an early closure. Sweet.
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My spirit animal, eh?
I am working. Not particularly excited to do so. But bills, etc.
Snowline seems to be hovering just west of us near Idaho Springs
Damn weather won't stay below freezing.
We have an office there and about a half dozen folks there I interact with on various projects. All of them are pretty useless, but some more than others.Just for the record: this is NOT me.
I think I have a taco-hangover.
Must have been tired, I got 9 hours of sleep last night. Dogs are fed, Dad has his morning newspapers, and I am sipping some coffee. Last full day in LA, driving home tomorrow.
Today is the first day I can book a reservation for a campsite on the White Rim for 4/19/2019 (i.e. dates are released for reservation 4 months ahead of time). I just checked, and 80% of the campsites along White Rim are already booked for that day... holy crap. Might not be riding White Rim for my birthday... we'll see.
i'm guessing a lot of those folks want to be there in preparation for the following days, uh, "festivities"
Good Morning!!
Pig My Fish.
We finished up our install about 9 last night after a full day of work, then headed on over to the worst Applebee's on planet earth for a little grub afterwards. It was an immediate regret as we rolled down the highway for an hour back home - just three dudes....pootin' up a storm in a truck with the heat on....
Pig My Fish.
We finished up our install about 9 last night after a full day of work, then headed on over to the worst Applebee's on planet earth for a little grub afterwards. It was an immediate regret as we rolled down the highway for an hour back home - just three dudes....pootin' up a storm in a truck with the heat on....
Any of them, really.
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Maybe. But also arguably late April is the best time to ride (or Jeep) the White RIm. And also of note, 4/21 is Easter, which is also Jeep Safari in Moab. So... lots of factors I'm sure. I did sort out that there is a site available that would be good for night 1 of a 2-nighter if we rode it CCW instead of the originally planned CW. And for this ride, I don't think it really matters which direction it's ridden...
Did a few km on the fatbike last night with the new hub. The hub worked wonders. But damn, I didn't check the tire pressure and rode with near flat tires the entire time. Such torture. The lady friend crushed my soul with speed.
I even managed to rim strike both wheels on the rox picture below (because if you see rox how can you NOT ride over the rox) and somehow not get a flat....hmmmm.
I even managed to rim strike both wheels on the rox picture below (because if you see rox how can you NOT ride over the rox) and somehow not get a flat....hmmmm.
You aiming for the fully hundy in a couple of days?
Deck contact is signed. ~$33k for the deck with lighting, but no pergola. 665sqft with stairs. It is a redesign (see bottom for old), but for a negligible price difference we pick up 100sqft of usable space.
For @eric strt6 and @dan-o :
Cedar 6x6 supports on new caisons
#1 Southern Yellow Pine KDAT (treated) ledgers, joists, support posts, stairs
6x10 Alaskan Yellow Cedar (AYC) laminated support beams (4 main spans)
All Sampson hardware
TimberTech Terrain or Fibron Pro-Tect (still TBD)
4x4 wood railing support posts with composite post sleeves and skirts
2x4 capped composite horizontal rails
1x6 capped composite railing top cap
Fortress baulsters
Edit: I know far too much about deck building, deck building materials, and CO/Douglas County building codes now. I do feel that helped me make a very solid decision and helped eliminate a few bids that sounded good until I got into the details of the materials being used (beams - thanks Eric), types of treatment on joosts, and structurally, how they were supporting the large spans.
For @eric strt6 and @dan-o :
Cedar 6x6 supports on new caisons
#1 Southern Yellow Pine KDAT (treated) ledgers, joists, support posts, stairs
6x10 Alaskan Yellow Cedar (AYC) laminated support beams (4 main spans)
All Sampson hardware
TimberTech Terrain or Fibron Pro-Tect (still TBD)
4x4 wood railing support posts with composite post sleeves and skirts
2x4 capped composite horizontal rails
1x6 capped composite railing top cap
Fortress baulsters
Edit: I know far too much about deck building, deck building materials, and CO/Douglas County building codes now. I do feel that helped me make a very solid decision and helped eliminate a few bids that sounded good until I got into the details of the materials being used (beams - thanks Eric), types of treatment on joosts, and structurally, how they were supporting the large spans.
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3 days riding, 2 nights camping. Truck supported. Then Porc Rim/Whole Enchilada on day 4. Intredasted?
EDIT to add: I just reserved Potato Bottom CG for night 1, that'll be ~34 miles from the start, riding CCW. Gotta stay up late and reserve night 2, thinking Gooseberry or Airport.
https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/205150/white-rim-trail
So does the ///M stay or go?
tis quite a deck
Not determined. According to Wifey, go. According to me, stay. I know the whole sunken cost fallacy, but at this point, I could daily drive the damn thing with the only risk being the rod bearings. I'm good for another 50k with no issues (struts), then out to 200k.