Heathpack 

Disneyland.

Breakfast was a Mickey-Mouse-shaped beignet and I thought "this is really delicious"

Lunch was a corn dog and I thought, "Fabulous"

Dinner was a tasting menu: Red lentil falafel, citrus salad, seared duck breast, bone marrow with garlic toasts, filet mignon and a raspberry hazelnut torte with dark chocolate ganache. Perfect.

And that is California in a nutshell. A ridiculous mix of highbrow and lowbrow. On the same day. Each within walking distance of the other. You're served a wine pairing with dinner, and you remember sitting in that guy's vineyard tasting wine one fabulous summer day 4-5 years ago and your waiter telling you how the guy got a new dog, a huge spotted Great Dane as tall as the tall chair you're sitting in.

California has lots of naysayers but it does have this weird unique 'anything goes' aspect that I find hugely appealing.

f4rrest

I liked Minnesota more than I thought I would.

If only it had mountains.

Velo Vol 

There are some here. And polar temperatures, too.

Velo Vol 

Bicycle Thieves

Yay or nay?

indyfabz

With a young James Earl Jones as the bombardeer.

Trsnrtr

4°A and I’m not riding. In fact, my wife is going to the gym and wanted to know if I was going, too.

I said, “Yes, I’ll drive you and then go to breakfast at the greasy spoon while you work out. What time do I pick you up?”

datlas 

I am Doug Atlas although it might show up as D Atlas.

Ride On!

datlas 

Since we have black ice this morning, I rode the trainer. I wanted to do a group Zwift ride with a few friends, but one of them really wanted to do a "workout" that she made so I reluctantly agreed.

Doing a group "workout" on Zwift is kinda stupid because you end up not really riding together.

Life lesson.

datlas 

That movie is a classic and on most top 100 of all time movie lists.

The interesting thing is that I remember the movie being called "The Bicycle Thief" but it seems it's changed to "Bicycle Thieves" kinda like Bombay now is Mumbai?

WhyFi

Sweden or Norway should fill the bill.

rpenmanparker 

I'll join you. Stop by my place on the way to pick me up.

rpenmanparker 

That's stupid. We have to discourage folks from wanting to go there. We want them to come here. Now where did I hear that.

datlas 

You mean they are not ****hole countries?

datlas 

Mrs datlas is interested in seeing the film "Darkest Hour," any thoughts?

rjones28 

Sounds good to me.

rjones28 

So, yesterday it was 60F and raining. Today it is 11F and snowing.

rjones28 

Went from rain to sleet to snow, after sunset. When I woke up there was and inch or so of sleet covered by four or five inches of snow.

BillyD

Velo Vol 

There's also mountains in Antarctica.

Velo Vol 

I'm taking it easy for a few days and see if my knee improves. It's another dumb week ahead anyway.

I discovered you can watch some stuff free thanks to the library.


Knoxville Golden Snowball update

Trsnrtr

Regarding driving to the gym. Mission accomplished. Two eggs, hash browns, sausage and a biscuit.

rjones28 

Kudos

seedsbelize 

And that reminds me how long it's been since I ate at a greasy spoon. My dad and I used to do that a lot.

afonsogrf

A group workout leaves the cyclists together, whatever the potency of each. Or am I wrong?

rpenmanparker 

Worthwhile. Not wonderful, but good. The views of the Dover cliffs as the Dunkirk "fleet" was departing are kind of goose bumpy. It is just so evocative of everything British from that era.