Southern California - So Cal needs a long thread "What's Up?" type thread!

I cannot believe you posted a pic of a bird's tail feathers. Disgusting.

what's funnier to me is that you couldn't resist to look at it...even though you knew it would be a bird butt and or sex organ...that's right...i said sex organ.

what's funnier to me is that you couldn't resist to look at it...even though you knew it would be a bird butt and or sex organ...that's right...i said sex organ.

Couldn't resist? Why would I, when you and Mo are giving such a thorough animal-sex-education crash course today? I really didn't know all that about birds and whales.

But that bird's butt is disgusting. Couldn't you have found a sexier pic?

Fact!

The term 'Bumping Uglies' comes from Darwin observing the reproductive actions of Finches.

True Story.

I mean, 'true' in that I made it up.

Couldn't resist? Why would I, when you and Mo are giving such a thorough animal-sex-education crash course today? I really didn't know all that about birds and whales.

But that bird's butt is disgusting. Couldn't you have found a sexier pic?

I'm guessing it looks pretty good to mr/mrs hawk.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Avian_cloaca.jpg

is that yours?

IT'S STARING INTO MY SOUL!!!1

I'm guessing it looks pretty good to mr/mrs hawk.....

Um...well....I think that was a girl hawk, yes? Or??? Um...


...crap. Now, I'm really confused. I've yet to master human mating so perhaps I should leave the birds and the bees to their own business and not think about it.

Fact!

The term 'Bumping Uglies' comes from Darwin observing the reproductive actions of Finches.

True Story.

I mean, 'true' in that I made it up.

:rolleyes: "bumping uglies" is a very old southern expression that has since entered mainstream though some rap songs. It means just that...

:rolleyes: "bumping uglies" is a very old southern expression that has since entered mainstream though some rap songs. It means just that...

I prefer to hear about 'bumping uglies' rather than 'uglies bumping'....

I prefer to hear about 'bumping uglies' rather than 'uglies bumping'....

uglies aren't ugly to each other, you know.

I'm ready for a nap or soemthing.....

I'm ready for a nap or soemthing.....

I am too. Took the day off. Went for a 60 mile ride this morning with M. She's a teacher and has the week off (and is turning into a STRONG rider!). Unfortunately now the plumber that was supposed to come install our tub today hasn't shown up :-(

Oh, and I did my first triathlon Saturday.

I'm only gonna have thursday off should be friday too but I know I'll be in here puttin some hours in, but I'll ride in the morning first.

Glad you friend is getting up to speed quick. How did you do on your tri?

uglies aren't ugly to each other, you know.


kewl.

let's bump.

Re: the tri - Finished about what I expected - slow swim, decent bike, not that great a run. Time was 1:01 something for an odd distance - 500m swim (measured in "looks like" fashion apparently), 12 mile bike, 2 mile run. I didn't wear a watch, don't have a computer on the TT bike yet, and results haven't been posted yet and may not be for a while (but hey, it was a free race...), so I don't have my splits.

My TT position needs work - I know need to get my hips rotated forward more to get rid of my hunchback, but the "boys" were NOT happy with the saddle tilt and riding in soggy tri shorts that have seen better days. But I still passed a LOT of people on the bike leg, which felt good. And the breakfast spread they had afterwards was AWESOME! I should have joined this group a LONG time ago :-)

kewl.

let's bump.

You are not ugly. :rolleyes:

I had an interesting weekend. Saturday, I went to the funeral of a man who died too young. Abused his body for too many years. Sunday, I attended a birthday ride and party for a gentleman who is now 85 years young (we rode 85 km in honor of this event). At one point in his life, about 4 years ago, he was the oldest man to ever finish an ironman distance triathlon. (His name is Bill Bell, all triathletes should know his name).

I guess what I'm saying folks, is keep doing what you are doing. It is so worth it. Plan to ride on your 80th b'day. :)

Good morning! Waking up early to ride with my bro-in-law... Zzzz... Zzzz....

Good morning Dave.

I had a really long and detailed dream last night about swimming. I was swimming for miles and miles, and my stroke felt good and strong. Then I bonked somewhere in Solvang and had to somehow swim my way back. When I woke up, I realized I hadn't had a workout at all! :mad:

Plus, I overslept so can't get to the pool anyway. If I don't get there before 4:30am, all the lanes are taken.

Good morning Joy and Dave! I am supposed to meet M at Fiesta Island for about an hour to work on getting her comfortable on her new tri bike. Then I have to head to work, then come home early afternoon for the tub installers.

My knee is bugging me after my ride yesterday. I think I may have some cleat positioning issues. My right knee swings in at the top of my pedal stroke, which makes me think I may need some add some shims to adjust my foot tilt.

That's ok. Mental exercises are almost as good as the real thing. :D

My knee is bugging me after my ride yesterday. I think I may have some cleat positioning issues. My right knee swings in at the top of my pedal stroke, which makes me think I may need some add some shims to adjust my foot tilt.

This must be the week for wonky BF knees. :o

BTW, Congrats on your tri!

good morning peeps!

Good morning, Phil. Ready for that commute?

NO!!! and today I have to go to a different office for a meeting at 9... they said just to go in at that time because showing up at the regular office at 7:30 would have me leaving the office right then to make it to the meeting on time... strange LA traffic!!!

Hopefully traffic this week will be lighter than usual. :o

it is the fog that is blanketing LAX that has me worried... if that extends inland it could make for a scary commute... I have re-discovered that people in this town do not know how to drive in normal conditions, so any kind of weather makes everything that much scarier...

the route this morning... 133 to the 5 to the 57 to the 10 or 210 and over to the 605... I don't want to chance getting to the 605 and having that be a 3 hour traffic jam....

Maybe I'll get to take a long lunch and do East Fork...

Catching up...slow news day:

Happytime: Has sore knees. Yowza.
Markg: Also has sore knees. Rowr.

Meanwhile...

ME: Hasn't mastered human reproduction. She should just keep reading. It'll all come to her in time.
Go_Fast: Just snickered after reading 'come to her'.

DaveSANYYZ: is currently sleep-biking.
Happytime: Had a very wet, exhilarating, and satisfying dream.
Mo'Phat: Had a very wet, exhilarating, and satisfying dream of steering a shopping cart through the clothing section of Target. :thunk:
Extort: Left four days ago to make this morning's meeting twenty miles away in LA. Still a BS Analyst, Phil?

the route this morning... 133 to the 5 to the 57 to the 10 or 210 and over to the 605... I don't want to chance getting to the 605 and having that be a 3 hour traffic jam....

Maybe I'll get to take a long lunch and do East Fork...

Ouch...that is a commute. At least you work near GMR and can take that long lunch for a ride. Maybe you should move up here.

Catching up...slow news day:



I thought we did pretty well, chatting it up yesterday. :rolleyes: This will be all I'll be attending today. As soon as I get to the office, I'm buried.

I won't Catch Up what I participated in...I know what happened. The Catch Ups are more for me to catalogue what happened when I wasn't here.

Oh, so that's why you left out reference to the whale cherries. :p

Did you know that a Blue Whale's testicles are each the size of a Volkswagon Beetle? (Not the new Beetle...the original...)...no wonder the ocean is so salty.

Did you also know that a whale's dork is actually called a dork? It's the bonafide scientific name for it.

Plan to ride on your 80th b'day. :)

+100000000000000000000

Did you know that a Blue Whale's testicles are each the size of a Volkswagon Beetle? (Not the new Beetle...the original...)...no wonder the ocean is so salty.

Did you also know that a whale's dork is actually called a dork? It's the bonafide scientific name for it.

And just how big is the dork?

good MORNING!!!!! almost turkey day yummmm

And just how big is the dork?

Average is about 8'.

200 gallons is the answer to your next question.

This must be the week for wonky BF knees. :o

BTW, Congrats on your tri!

My knee has been acting up since I fell on it in late July (stupid low speed crash in the dirt lot at Fiesta Island). I've had it X-rays and an MRI, and there is no meniscus tears. The Dr. seemed to think it was brusing and tendonitis in the hamtring tendon where it attaches to the lower leg. It almost feels like IT Band pain, but slightly lower. I just recently noticed that my left knee tracks up and down straight when pedalling, but my right knee has a out and in wobble at the top of the stroke. I'm now trying to decide if I want to spend $250 for a John Howard bike fitting...

Thanks. The tri was fun. Nice and low key event, but very well run. Some of the big name pros like Kate Major are known to come out and do these club races as tune-ups for upcoming races. And did I mention free (for club members)? I won't clutter up this thread with pics, but I do have a few here (http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w132/packethead/tri_club_race_20071117/?action=view&current=4d552834.pbw).

Nice pics, Mark. Gotta love the face on the guy next to you who is putting on his wetsuit.

Average is about 8'.

200 gallons is the answer to your next question.

Why would ME care about the size of your fish tank?

http://www.indooreef.com/images/1a.jpg

Mark,

Instead of spending $250 on a bike fitting, do a few drills where you focus on pedaling with your right knee tracking up and down in "correct" form. You may be able to train yourself to pedal in a way that doesn't cause you pain.

Congratulations, Mark!

Woah... lots of interesting posts...

Still busy writing at work, and will be for the rest of the calendar year.

M.E.'s avatar is seriously hot. :love:

Good morning...went in the long way today....

27 mile morning...got wet due to all the fog/mist...Julie was worried about me leaving and getting tagged this morning, so i lit my self up with 3 rear strobes and 2 headlights..

As far as knees go i know your pains...i have been big ringing it the last 2 days..it's gonna be rough that's for sure.

Nice pics, Mark. Gotta love the face on the guy next to you who is putting on his wetsuit.

There's something about the feel of the rubber sliding on that puts a smile on a man's face...:D

fog was THICK this morning, not even 20 ft viz so I didn't ride. I'm a slacker

Extort: Left four days ago to make this morning's meeting twenty miles away in LA. Still a BS Analyst, Phil?

More BS than Analyst nowadays...
This mornings commute only took me 1:35, and 45 minutes of that was sitting on the 5 between the 57 and the 605... I was stupid and took the 605 route (contrary to my original post) because traffic on the 5 was moving great... until the LA border... :(

Generally, the commute is only about 1:10 to 1:20...

Mark,

Instead of spending $250 on a bike fitting, do a few drills where you focus on pedaling with your right knee tracking up and down in "correct" form. You may be able to train yourself to pedal in a way that doesn't cause you pain.

Just to clarify, the only place I see the knee wobble when the pedal is going over the top of the rotation. It's like it's "hunting" for the proper position to apply the downward force. That's what has me thinking mechanical alignment may be the issue (hey, I'm a mechanical engineer by education...what can I say?).

extra 30 min is traffic sucks!!! I remember those days, not my commute is 4 miles and love it. I can get to work in the same amount of time as it does on my bike.

extra 30 min is traffic sucks!!! I remember those days, not my commute is 4 miles and love it. I can get to work in the same amount of time as it does on my bike.

Yeah, it is a huge change for me since I used to have a 15 minute commute because I walked to work...

I'm sure you will find something closer to you in the future.