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Old 01-03-15, 05:40 PM
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Going to be crappy weather all week with rain, snow, and even a couple sub-zero F mornings. Looks like half a dozen bikes (mine and my wife's) are going to get some overdue care.
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Flagrant Americentrism.
Is there any other kind? No need to answer; it was a rhetorical question .
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Originally Posted by RollCNY
I think I may have mentioned this before, but when my boy left for college, I told him that I would rather have him come home with a man than a girl from Long Island.

Granted, I also told him that if the zombie apocalypse occurred while he was away, he should assume we are gone, and I would assume he was as well. No one should wait around for a rescue.

It is possible that the sum total of my send off words was less than helpful.
Haha, as a girl from Long Island, I promise not to be insulted by your words.

Excellent zombie apocalypse wisdom, Mr. H and I discuss this kind of thing a lot, living 10 miles from the San Andreas fault. For you newby lurkers, be advised that it is my belief that the zombie apocalypse will start in LA when the zombies are unleashed from the San Andreas fault in the days and hours after the big one. This is why I am putting together my zombie apocalypse team now, before it is too later. Roll makes the cut because he is a clipless pedal hoarder, and I feel like clipless pedals may be hard to get once zombies are running things.
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my ride today was not intense or long, but my body just has not recovered. im really cold and lethargic. i wonder if this is from my calorie deficit, or if im getting sick. hmmmm, i guess ill know in the morning.
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Could someone please remind me to stay out of the 41?
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My rollers attempt was utter fail. After about 20 minutes I got super bored and bailed. Will try again tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by Edonis13
my ride today was not intense or long, but my body just has not recovered. im really cold and lethargic. i wonder if this is from my calorie deficit, or if im getting sick. hmmmm, i guess ill know in the morning.
What are you recovering from?
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Ok, three hours on the phone with interviews, one PowerPoint slide made, and I dunno maybe 10 BF posts. I'm calling it a day.
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^^ Now that you've opened the PP and have one slide finished, the rest will start to flow. Getting started is usually the hardest part.

Funny stuff with the gloves. Mr. H to the rescue.
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^^ Now that you've opened the PP and have one slide finished, the rest will start to flow. Getting started is usually the hardest part.

Funny stuff with the gloves. Mr. H to the rescue.
I always find the same thing. Just doing the title slide can take days, and then the rest just spill out in an hour or two for 20 or 30 of them.
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
What are you recovering from?
my ride. i just feel crummy, and it was a relatively relaxing, shorter ride. makes no sense to me.
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Originally Posted by Edonis13
my ride. i just feel crummy, and it was a relatively relaxing, shorter ride. makes no sense to me.
I will say that kind of thing just happens to me too sometimes, some easy ride leaves me wiped out. It makes me paranoid that I'm getting sick. Every now and then, that's what it is. But mostly I find there is no explanation for it. Sometimes I feel crappy and think the ride was terrible and I look at the data and it was quite good. I don't understand that either.

I use rides like that as an excuse to lay around on the sofa. Haha I tell Mr H not to disturb me, I may look lazy but I'm actually busy building muscle.
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I believe that men pick up a point on the attractive scale for every $50k of annual income.
I'm not handsome, rich or tall but I've still scored with hot ladies 13-20 years my junior. I would try to see if I can go lower but I dunno how the little lady would feel about that

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Haha, men think this but I'm sorry ya'll. You wish.

What women really go for is the debonair lumberjack type.
I am pretty much a debonair lumberjack/rockstar/cowboy, so I guess I got that going for me
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Originally Posted by datlas
Could someone please remind me to stay out of the 41?
Hey fella, stay outta da 41.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I am pretty much a debonair lumberjack/rockstar/cowboy..
...in argyle socks.
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
...in argyle socks.
True lumberjacks always rock the argyle socks, they go perfectly with a plaid flannel shirt!
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Originally Posted by RollCNY
Hey fella, stay outta da 41.
Thanks. There's no fool like an old fool...
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You mean women don't dig a dorky skinny balding guy with an IQ of 146??

I am shocked, shocked to hear this!!
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
True lumberjacks always rock the argyle socks, they go perfectly with a plaid flannel shirt!
Totally. This is especially true of debonair lumberjacks.

Speaking of which, I believe we were promised a haiku. And an ostrich. Neither of which are evident on this thread at the current time.
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
Totally. This is especially true of debonair lumberjacks.

Speaking of which, I believe we were promised a haiku. And an ostrich. Neither of which are evident on this thread at the current time.
I saw no ostrich today. There was a blue heron, but I didn't get a pic of it. There was a rather expired, slightly damp opossum on the side of the road, which I did take a pic of but roadkill shots aren't very popular here for some reason.
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I did share a pic of our Green Cheek Conure. The ostrich is forthcoming, but we don't do the safari route very often. Next time I'll snap a few pics.
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I did share a pic of our Green Cheek Conure. The ostrich is forthcoming, but we don't do the safari route very often. Next time I'll snap a few pics.
When? I saw no Conure. You posted it here?
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Anyone have a Pebble watch? They look pretty cool, and the base model is down to $99.
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
When? I saw no Conure. You posted it here?
Forget that, I just scrolled back and saw it.

Nice bird but I'm afraid of birds. I like roller skating parrots, actually, and the ones that play basketball. But only really from a distance. Up close, they are kind of freaky to me.

The worst is hummingbirds. People who rehab hummingbirds always try to show you the bird by shoving it in your face. Whoa now, take a step back with that thing. That beak could put your eye out.
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Originally Posted by datlas
My rollers attempt was utter fail. After about 20 minutes I got super bored and bailed. Will try again tomorrow.
I am with you. My sore butt is limiting time I can spend and my fitness sucks.

So it goes, the journey is the thing... even if it's a little slower at the moment.
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