The old injuries are acting up this morning. Achy and stiff. Getting old is hell.
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The old injuries are acting up this morning. Achy and stiff. Getting old is hell.
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Och aye.
Thunder? Sandwich and I were there too.
Premise for day was to be here to assist a contractor who has not shown up.
Yep. Looked for your dhr but never saw it.
Old? pffft cry me a river youngun
The old injuries are acting up this morning. Achy and stiff. Getting old is hell.
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Coffee then off to do battle the roads all day trying to avoid the stupid ones texting while driving
good morning.
meh weekend, but that's my fault. back to work. snow in the forecast.
meh weekend, but that's my fault. back to work. snow in the forecast.
Morning. My weekends seem to go by too quickly....could I please have a re-do or an extra day? Pretty please????
Coffee in hand and what I hope to be a productive day on tap followed by my first spin class. I've never taken one, but thought I might as well give it a try since I'll be at the Y anyway. Hopefully it doesn't suck.
Coffee in hand and what I hope to be a productive day on tap followed by my first spin class. I've never taken one, but thought I might as well give it a try since I'll be at the Y anyway. Hopefully it doesn't suck.
been there done that, head on, my bike vs car that crossed the centerline. woke up three days later in ICU
Mornin!
Cut a giant hole in the door yesterday for a new doggy door. There is something very satisfying about using an angle grinder with a cut off disc.
Cut a giant hole in the door yesterday for a new doggy door. There is something very satisfying about using an angle grinder with a cut off disc.
supposedly the last day of rain for the next week. we'll see about that.
coffee, then off to meet a patron to convince her to let us buy stuff with her money.
rode my bike in the neighborhood with the 5yo over the weekend. he wanted to do repeated laps on a section with a steep downhill. 'attaboy!
coffee, then off to meet a patron to convince her to let us buy stuff with her money.
rode my bike in the neighborhood with the 5yo over the weekend. he wanted to do repeated laps on a section with a steep downhill. 'attaboy!
In my day, we walked to the scene of our car accidents, uphill, both ways, and we had to wait for the doctors to carve an IV needle out of the tooth of the nearest saber tooth tiger.
Another Sunday spent learning the ways of Maschine, and finding frequencies to help me crush my speakers and get evicted. I'm calling this little clip "progress."
https://m.soundcloud.com/monsterthompson/crush-166
https://m.soundcloud.com/monsterthompson/crush-166
Hello, friends. You guys sure can bring happiness and sunshine to a gloomy Monday morning, and I thank my Lord and savior Jesus Christ every day that you are all in my internet life.
I had nice 30 mile ride on the tri bike yesterday. Man, I love that bike. Well, it was a mostly good ride until some cock robber driving a USPS truck cut me off at mile 29.9, causing me me to pump my brakes while turning thus sending me sliding across the pavement on my side. Thankfully the bike is fine, aside from some scratching on the brake lever and pedal. I landed on my side, hit my head and face against the pavement which broke the helmet, and I got road rash on my face and shoulder to go along with a sore wrist, hand, shoulder, and side. The driver was a young guy, took full blame, was very apologetic, and he stayed with me until I rode off. No major injuries or bike damage, so I rode off and didn't call the police. Life goes on.
I had nice 30 mile ride on the tri bike yesterday. Man, I love that bike. Well, it was a mostly good ride until some cock robber driving a USPS truck cut me off at mile 29.9, causing me me to pump my brakes while turning thus sending me sliding across the pavement on my side. Thankfully the bike is fine, aside from some scratching on the brake lever and pedal. I landed on my side, hit my head and face against the pavement which broke the helmet, and I got road rash on my face and shoulder to go along with a sore wrist, hand, shoulder, and side. The driver was a young guy, took full blame, was very apologetic, and he stayed with me until I rode off. No major injuries or bike damage, so I rode off and didn't call the police. Life goes on.
Pretty sweet pic from the start of my race Saturday that the local newspaper posted online. 
I'm on the front row, left side, orange tank top. (in case you missed the Saturday gmt, I finished 6th overall and won my age group, the latter of which won me a pecan pie which was my goal going into the race)
I'm on the front row, left side, orange tank top. (in case you missed the Saturday gmt, I finished 6th overall and won my age group, the latter of which won me a pecan pie which was my goal going into the race)
Interesting morning. Just had someone call me into their office, almost in tears, because apparently their laptop and whatever else hasn't been working correctly for a few weeks. I can't fix problems that I don't know about. Talk about awkward....
Some regular run of the mill office stuff on the dock today and need to find a brake adapter. Then, hopefully ride time.
Some regular run of the mill office stuff on the dock today and need to find a brake adapter. Then, hopefully ride time.
Being in tears about a computer problem... person needs to be in a job where he/she doesn't work with a computer.
Happy Monday, I got some great trail time this weekend -such nice fall riding! Who doesn't love tacky dirt???
To be fair, I don't think they were upset with the computer. More about the amount of work on their desk and the finite amount of time to complete it, which I totally understand.
It just sucks, because most of the time I only find out about problems when something reallllly important needs to get done. And troubleshooting takes time, which the majority of people don't understand.
Oh well, what can ya do?
Time for some lunch and a visit to the bike shop around the corner.
bleh Florida.
At least I can kayak as much as I want to & lay on the beach cougar hunting. Can i hunt cougars at 38? ...or will MY cougars be like 70? Fvck. I think I missed my window by about 10 years. -sigh-
Glad it is snowing back west. May spend T-giving at Mammoth or elsewhere. Just need to count my duckets.
The more I think about turning down the Heavenly job, the sadder I get. My room that fell through ended up being available and my folks gave me money since I have no job or wife anymore. That is really the only way they know how to show me support. -__-
Anyway...I cant wait to get back on the mountain.
OH...I did see a 10'+ gator on my paddle yesterday. That was pretty rad.
At least I can kayak as much as I want to & lay on the beach cougar hunting. Can i hunt cougars at 38? ...or will MY cougars be like 70? Fvck. I think I missed my window by about 10 years. -sigh-
Glad it is snowing back west. May spend T-giving at Mammoth or elsewhere. Just need to count my duckets.
The more I think about turning down the Heavenly job, the sadder I get. My room that fell through ended up being available and my folks gave me money since I have no job or wife anymore. That is really the only way they know how to show me support. -__-
Anyway...I cant wait to get back on the mountain.
OH...I did see a 10'+ gator on my paddle yesterday. That was pretty rad.
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Props. Probably saved that guy his job.
It was wierd. I asked my brother 5 minutes earlier if there were gators in the river & he said no. The gartor dove into the water right in front of us. Bro said she could be nesting & we should turn around. pussy.
you dust in high heels and maids costume.....But Eric spent the weekend dusting the house. That's gotta leave a man sore...
That crossed my mind as I was standing there trying to get my wits about me. I figured if I called 911, he'd get fired, and I didn't want to do that. I would have had no choice though if I needed medical attention of if my bike was wrecked (carbon tri bike).
You were generous to that kid. If he is earning his living as a driver, he needs to be more careful.
Glad you weren't busted up.
stuff like this is why i gave up road riding.
His attitude helped him. He apologized profusely and made no attempt to direct blame onto me. He helped me up, picked my bike up, told me his name, where he was working, and who his boss is, and asked what he could do.
If you really want to freak yourself out over some gators, go to Shark Valley, ride a bike down to the observation tower, climb said tower, look down at the thousands of gators surrounding you.It was wierd. I asked my brother 5 minutes earlier if there were gators in the river & he said no. The gartor dove into the water right in front of us. Bro said she could be nesting & we should turn around. pussy.
Howdy all. Mystery of creaking Land Cruiser is now solved. The answer is that Big O Tires shouldn't be trusted to do anything but tires, and possibly not even that.
Specifics are in the receipt.
Now I'm bumming around my office for the rest of the day, with a little MATLAB and a lot of catching up on paper journals planned.
Specifics are in the receipt.
Now I'm bumming around my office for the rest of the day, with a little MATLAB and a lot of catching up on paper journals planned.
I can't resist the urge to say that the tri-bike could have something to do with it. They are not known for having very good evasive maneuvering abilities. Having a bike that allows you to ride out of sketchy situations will improve survivability.