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03-25-14, 05:19 PM
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Flickr keeps shuffling things around, but what you're looking for is the page with all sizes of the photo.
...and you should be good to go.
- Without having to sift through their current UI, you could just append the URL for your chosen photo with "/sizes/l" which should give you an address like "https://www.flickr.com/photos/RollCNY/13060779365/sizes/l"
- That should bring you to the right page and display the Large 1024 photo (I usually use 1024 because it's big enough and some sites don't like it when you use anything larger - if you want to use a different size, just select it from the options and wait for the page to load).
- At this stage, you can finally right-click on the photo and select "Copy Image URL" (or however your browser words it).
- Come back here, paste the image url and put the IMG brackets around it like this -[img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/13060779365_9d83b4b387_b.jpg[/img]
...and you should be good to go.
03-25-14, 05:33 PM
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Not to interrupt bike related comments, but I wanted to say thanks again for all the well wishes regarding my dog. I've had a couple dark days, but really feel the joy of being blessed by 14 years of her. Today, I smiled as much as sobbed. Thank you, random internet strangers/friends.
I think of this inter web thing whenever I hear of a dog passing (or think about ours).
03-25-14, 05:38 PM
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All of my animals (1 dog, 3 cats) are within about 2 years of each other. When I stop to think about it, I have the sinking feeling that they're going to go from this world as they came in to it - all at about the same time. To make things worse, it'll probably be at about the time that the boy really comes to understand death, which isn't going to be fun.
03-25-14, 06:03 PM
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We have two dogs. Our old man is 14, same as Roll's dog. He is the brown dog in the foreground. He has a right-now-not-too-serious heart problem but is also getting a little senile. He is a standard dachshund, the "big" kind, but is only 22 pounds. The scruffy dog is our "young" dog, 9 years old now. She is the little dog, about 10 pounds, a miniature wirehaired dachshund.
One day I was home sick and the dogs insisted on spending the whole day in bed with me, even though technically they are not allowed in the bed. But it was nice that day, feeling miserable lying around and having some dogs to keep me company. This is one of my favorite pictures of these dogs because it somehow captures that feeling of, I don't know, "loyalty" for lack of a better word.
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One day I was home sick and the dogs insisted on spending the whole day in bed with me, even though technically they are not allowed in the bed. But it was nice that day, feeling miserable lying around and having some dogs to keep me company. This is one of my favorite pictures of these dogs because it somehow captures that feeling of, I don't know, "loyalty" for lack of a better word.
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03-25-14, 06:14 PM
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incorrect. cats rule. my condolences on your fur child's passing anyway.
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03-25-14, 06:15 PM
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Loyalty is what dogs are really all about.
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03-25-14, 06:21 PM
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Great dog shots everybody. WhyFi, how you got that awesome shot I will never guess.
03-25-14, 06:24 PM
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yes. my skeleton is screwed up. I use custom made orthotic inserts and try not to let my cadence drop below 77rpm. I prefer 165mm cranks. so-far it is working. I don't have knee pain walking, hiking or cycling. I probably need to look into some exercises to balance the muscles though. I do alternate my riding between regular bikes and recumbents. they use different muscle groups. It may help.
03-25-14, 06:26 PM
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Full frame camera, 85mm lens at f/2.5 - that's how. 
I don't have that lens anymore, but I'm considering buying another one... I've been fine with a manual focus short telephoto lens, but the boy is starting to move to fast and I'm just not practiced enough with manual focus to have a meaningful keeper rate anymore... but camera funds would have to be taken out of bike funds, so we'll see...
I don't have that lens anymore, but I'm considering buying another one... I've been fine with a manual focus short telephoto lens, but the boy is starting to move to fast and I'm just not practiced enough with manual focus to have a meaningful keeper rate anymore... but camera funds would have to be taken out of bike funds, so we'll see...
03-25-14, 06:41 PM
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85mm 2.5 is on my list of lenses to get. i'm trying to figure out if i should splurge before my trip.
03-25-14, 06:41 PM
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An oldie photo from '08. I mentioned Star earlier, that's her on the right and Moose on the left.
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03-25-14, 06:44 PM
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The one that I had was a Canon 85 f/1.8 - nice lens for the money, but not too much money (~$400). I also want to get the 35 f/2 with image stabilization, though, which will be about $600... 35mm is in my wheelhouse, though, and it would get used a lot... decisions.
03-25-14, 06:48 PM
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getting shoved out of the nest. manager has tomorrow off so he can start working saturdays for the busy season... so the other new guy and i are on our own.
managed to go through most of the day without have to ask 100 questions, but it was pretty quiet. good thing since i got a whole hour of solid sleep last night due to a freelance project that was due today. i'm guessing tomorrow it'll be a whole day of people calling to ask if i can diagnose why there's slack in the throttle by having me to listen to it over the phone. (actual call today.) good times.
managed to go through most of the day without have to ask 100 questions, but it was pretty quiet. good thing since i got a whole hour of solid sleep last night due to a freelance project that was due today. i'm guessing tomorrow it'll be a whole day of people calling to ask if i can diagnose why there's slack in the throttle by having me to listen to it over the phone. (actual call today.) good times.
03-25-14, 06:49 PM
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nikon. i think i meant 85mm 2.8.
brain.
melty.
brain.
melty.
03-25-14, 06:50 PM
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Sunday solo coffee ride (the other kids were racing, I decided to clear my head and get a java).
03-25-14, 07:04 PM
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Today was a better day at the Longview Walmart. @Heathpack was right; they had not told either guy in the Sporting Goods department I was coming and, in fact, they were puzzled that Walmart would hire a nonhunting nonfishing bike mechanic to head that department since in their store bikes are under the rule of the Toy department. Nevertheless, I did successfully sell a customer a hunting license.
03-25-14, 07:23 PM
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I've seen a Varsity like that on my daughter's college campus and I always think it looks- sorry about the word choice- "yummy". I've never enjoyed riding the Varsity we had at the shop and I doubt I'd enjoy riding this one and I've only ever thought that word one other time to describe a bike or car but this is a recurring thing. (The other bike was a women's version of a Free Spirit with an absolutely flawless finish the red found in the most delightful of cherry pies.)
Today was a better day at the Longview Walmart. @Heathpack was right; they had not told either guy in the Sporting Goods department I was coming and, in fact, they were puzzled that Walmart would hire a nonhunting nonfishing bike mechanic to head that department since in their store bikes are under the rule of the Toy department. Nevertheless, I did successfully sell a customer a hunting license.
Today was a better day at the Longview Walmart. @Heathpack was right; they had not told either guy in the Sporting Goods department I was coming and, in fact, they were puzzled that Walmart would hire a nonhunting nonfishing bike mechanic to head that department since in their store bikes are under the rule of the Toy department. Nevertheless, I did successfully sell a customer a hunting license.
Before this ends you will be talking calibers, and stopping power, and trajectory, and stuff like that there.
Seriously, before my eyes went South I was a .22 freehand pistol target shooter, but I've not killed and eaten
anything much bigger than a squirrel in fifteen years, so someone else is gonna have to be your go to on killing.
Whatever you do, do not yield to the temptation to join the NRA, because they are like the zombie apocalypse
personified if they ever get your e-mail address. Of course, it is swell to be Wayne LaPierre's personal friend.
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03-25-14, 07:26 PM
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There are excellent squat-type toilets in France. They have a railing on either side you wrap your arms around to hold onto and permanently painted footprints in front so you know where to stand. Using one while wearing leather motorcycle pants and a one-piece rainsuit can be tricky however. You have to lean way back to clear everything.
03-25-14, 08:00 PM
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,,,oh boy, you are in for the gunz and ammo adventure of a lifetime.
Before this ends you will be talking calibers, and stopping power, and trajectory, and stuff like that there.
Seriously, before my eyes went South I was a .22 freehand pistol target shooter, but I've not killed and eaten
anything much bigger than a squirrel in fifteen years, so someone else is gonna have to be your go to on killing.
Whatever you do, do not yield to the temptation to join the NRA, because they are like the zombie apocalypse
personified if they ever get your e-mail address. Of course, it is swell to be Wayne LaPierre's personal friend.
Before this ends you will be talking calibers, and stopping power, and trajectory, and stuff like that there.
Seriously, before my eyes went South I was a .22 freehand pistol target shooter, but I've not killed and eaten
anything much bigger than a squirrel in fifteen years, so someone else is gonna have to be your go to on killing.
Whatever you do, do not yield to the temptation to join the NRA, because they are like the zombie apocalypse
personified if they ever get your e-mail address. Of course, it is swell to be Wayne LaPierre's personal friend.
My future supervisor from the new store was there when we logged in three rifles. She was fine with the two Remingtons but had a problem with the one from Keystone. It's called a Crickett and this particular one was pink. "Who's that intended for? Little toddler girls?" she asked in just that tone. I said "I don't know too many toddlers who'd be big and strong enough to use it but I suppose she could grow into it. Might make a nice Easter present." (Okay. That probably wasn't strictly necessary. LOL) She said "Do they also come in baby blue or little boys?" The Sporting Goods guy said "We could order one but the boys just usually use the black ones." I said "Well, if you're gonna have a rifle and they make it in pink then why the hell *not* get one? And it's not the only pink gun we have in here. We have Airsoft rifles and handguns in pink." She sort of tut-tutted. She didn't want to log any of the rifles in and said "I'm good" when I asked her. I inquired of the Sporting Goods guy about a gun in the top of the glass case and on the way back to lock up the rifles I said "Did you see that? I wouldn't want the cops to shoot me thinking I had an Uzi when it was really just a BB gun. That was very realistic looking, wasn't it?" "Yeah. Sure" she said. I don't think she'll be spending much time in my department.
Oh and I super impressed an old guy today when I knew an AR-15 was gas-operated- duh- although I did forget one of the three main components of it.
03-25-14, 08:01 PM
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Still kicking.
24 miles. Been a crazy few days.
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