Who was that helmeted man?
07-14-12, 07:56 PM
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Who was that helmeted man?
Scene: Saturday night along the scenic Schuylkill, on the pathway along Kelly Drive in Philadelphia.
Me: Headed upstream
You: Headed downstream. You shout, "Jeneralist!" but I was already past you, trying to keep herd with my 12-year-old godson as he struggled with belly cramps.
You were silhouetted by the setting sun. What was it you saw -- the yellow helmet, the blue-wrapped touring bars?
Who was that mystery man?
Me: Headed upstream
You: Headed downstream. You shout, "Jeneralist!" but I was already past you, trying to keep herd with my 12-year-old godson as he struggled with belly cramps.
You were silhouetted by the setting sun. What was it you saw -- the yellow helmet, the blue-wrapped touring bars?
Who was that mystery man?
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07-15-12, 02:02 PM
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This sounds just like one of those "missed encounters" personal ads. 
07-15-12, 02:39 PM
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"If you like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain.
If you're not into yoga, if you have half-a-brain.
If you like making love at midnight, in the dunes of the cape.
I'm the lady you've looked for, write to me, and escape."
If you're not into yoga, if you have half-a-brain.
If you like making love at midnight, in the dunes of the cape.
I'm the lady you've looked for, write to me, and escape."
07-15-12, 03:36 PM
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Sadly, I can't post to bikeforums.craigslist.net...
Chefisaac said he'll be in Philly today in a way that made me think he wasn't there yesterday. Maybe indyfabz? Sayre?
...and my 11 year nephew is now over 50 miles over a three-day weekend here.
Chefisaac said he'll be in Philly today in a way that made me think he wasn't there yesterday. Maybe indyfabz? Sayre?
...and my 11 year nephew is now over 50 miles over a three-day weekend here.
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07-16-12, 06:44 AM
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Nope, I haven't been on that part of the trail in a while.
This was my ride from Saturday: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/776661
This was my ride from Saturday: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/776661
07-16-12, 07:50 AM
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Nope, I haven't been on that part of the trail in a while.
This was my ride from Saturday: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/776661
This was my ride from Saturday: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/776661
07-16-12, 06:20 PM
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Twernt me needer. I'm the man in black. Or more appropriatly ON black. My Fuji and all accessories including wheels, hubs and spokes are black. And I wasn't in Philly on the weekend.
Mark Shuman
PS: I ain't handsome neither
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07-17-12, 09:00 AM
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'Twas I. Actually saw you twice--riding to, and coming back from, dinner in Manayunk. It was on the way back that I said something. I was drafting the GF. At 5' tall, she makes a good wedge.
07-17-12, 07:54 PM
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Given that as far as I recall, we've never met in real life -- how did you spot it was me?
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You were wearing an outfit you had on in some photo that I think Neil posted a long time ago. I have a visually-oriented memory. Can't remember phone numbers all that well, but I can recognize someone from a photo I saw years ago.
Where did you eat?
07-18-12, 08:27 PM
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We went to Almaz Cafe, 20th between Walnut and Sansom. Great Ethiopian food, good coffee and smoothies, and they don't mind people showing up in Lycra shorts.
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I live near the Art Museum. Manayunk was our last choice. All the places we wanted to go outside the 'hood were booked.
You were wearing an outfit you had on in some photo that I think Neil posted a long time ago. I have a visually-oriented memory. Can't remember phone numbers all that well, but I can recognize someone from a photo I saw years ago.
Where did you eat?
You were wearing an outfit you had on in some photo that I think Neil posted a long time ago. I have a visually-oriented memory. Can't remember phone numbers all that well, but I can recognize someone from a photo I saw years ago.
Where did you eat?
