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Brina

07-05-2006, 04:41 PM

nanci,

most people who type G-d or G*d are not doing it so as not to offend others. Many Jews do not type or write the name of God because there is an rule in the old testament that the name of God should never be erased or desecrated. So if they type G-d and then the post gets deleted they are not in violation. From a Jewish faq that says it better than I can:

Judaism does not prohibit writing the Name of God per se; it prohibits only erasing or defacing a Name of God. However, observant Jews avoid writing any Name of God casually because of the risk that the written Name might later be defaced, obliterated or destroyed accidentally or by one who does not know better.

Grog

07-05-2006, 04:42 PM

Ok, I'm not going to nap but to install the new saddles (Selle Italia SLR Gel Flows) on both of our bikes so we can go for a test ride when my sweetie comes back from work. Will report in either Favorite Saddles or Least Favorite Saddles imminently.

DrBee

07-05-2006, 04:43 PM

Time to bathe the kiddies. Don't post too much while I'm gone!

maillotpois

07-05-2006, 04:43 PM

It's been a couple of minutes now... maybe she went to bed. ...............I don't know......I'm not convinced.

Are we stalkers or what???

Nanci

07-05-2006, 04:48 PM

Hmmm, Brina, I will have to think on that.

I used to think it was bad to write X-mas, because you weren't using Christ's name, but then I learned that X actually referred to Christ in some way that I cannot explain right now (can't remember).

I came back in to say-

I live in Redneckville!!

Off to the south- rooster crowing.

Off to the southwest- either shots fired or firecrackers- cannot differentiate.

They alternate, and overlap.

Errreerrr err err errrrrrrrrrr.

Crack!

Errr er errr er errrrrrrrrr.

Crack! Crack!

I wonder if I drove the squad back into the back 40 if that would give me some peace and quiet.

Wait- that's what I love about the country- people can more or less do whatever they want, uninhibitedly.

Except when it bothers me and my bird!!

DrBee

07-05-2006, 04:50 PM

Are we stalkers or what???

Totally! I still don't see her here.....

I'm back, btw - decided not to bathe FishFry - don't want him to catch a chill.

We have Everybody Loves Raymond on - it's the fly eating girl episode. Have you seen this one? It's hilarious! This is an episode for Nanci!

DrBee

07-05-2006, 04:52 PM

My neighbors were shooting off fireworks last night - some in the general direction of my house! Lovely. I would love to live on just a little bit of land.

Nanci

07-05-2006, 05:00 PM

If I don't finish the horrid Shiraz, can I have ice cream? (Ben and Jerry's Neopolitan Dynamite).

DrBee

07-05-2006, 05:02 PM

Absolutely! I'm getting ready to go finish of the Chocolate Cream Pie that I made the other day. btw - my appetite is back :) This could be bad - I didn't eat hardly anything today...

Nanci

07-05-2006, 05:05 PM

Grog-

I live with a hammerhead. We were watching some tape of Bike Florida, the 10-day tour, and I'm like, oh that looks like so much fun and he's like, you couldn't pay me to go on that...

I say "That's because you don't _like_ riding a bike! It's just a means to an end. You like competing in TRIATHLONS."

Don't you hate it when people say "Tri-ath-a-lon?'

Nanci

07-05-2006, 05:06 PM

That kind of reminds me of "nuc-u-lar."

(Going to try Twin Peaks and Neopolitan Dynamite, since fishdr said that would be ok...)

(Can you tell BF is out of town???)

Jones

07-05-2006, 05:11 PM

What I really want is a Vespa....

Me, too. Where in Tahoe are you going to be? North or South and where does the death ride go? Over what passes?
My parents are meeting us there and will kid sit for my hubby and I so we can go ride. This rarely happens as my parents live in Concord, Ca and I live in H*ll (Palm Springs). Hubby is English and his parents live in-you guessed it, England.
We will be in SLT, have a good trip.
Jones

DrBee

07-05-2006, 05:12 PM

"nu-cu-lar" drives me nuts! I tense up everytime I hear that!

How's the ice cream? I'm still gearing up for the pie. I think I need to let Mr. Fish have a turn on the computer. :)

Wow - I think Lise actually went to sleep. I'm impressed!

DrBee

07-05-2006, 05:13 PM

When does he come back?

DrBee

07-05-2006, 05:14 PM

Going to put kids to bed, then pie. That way I don't have to share.............

maillotpois

07-05-2006, 05:19 PM

Me, too. Where in Tahoe are you going to be? North or South and where does the death ride go? Over what passes?
My parents are meeting us there and will kid sit for my hubby and I so we can go ride. This rarely happens as my parents live in Concord, Ca and I live in H*ll (Palm Springs). Hubby is English and his parents live in-you guessed it, England.
We will be in SLT, have a good trip.
Jones

Jones -

We'll be in South (I prefer North, but DR is out of Markleeville, which is just south of South LT off the 89 (I believe - could be the 88) ). We're at the Forest Inn (behing Embassy Suites, off the main drag but close enough to the super cool Sports Ltd. store (great outdoor apparel) for me! Are you riding the Flume Trail or whatever it is? (My MTB knowledge is a bit sparse, and I think you said you were MTB'ing.)

DR goes over Monitor Pass (down to the 395) and back up it and over Ebbet's pass (on the 4) and back over and finally up Carson pass. Beautiful ride!!

Have fun - enjoy the free babysitting. I know that's precious!!

maillotpois

07-05-2006, 05:20 PM

Going to put kids to bed, then pie. That way I don't have to share.............

OMG. I do that all the time. Don't tell her.

maillotpois

07-05-2006, 05:21 PM

(Can you tell BF is out of town???)

When DH is out of town, I am a forum junkie.... Now he's just outside fixing up his bike for DR. New tire, fix a suspicious creak. What-ever. I'll have to go be social soon....

Nanci

07-05-2006, 05:36 PM

Sunday. A long time.

DrBee

07-05-2006, 06:21 PM

OMG. I do that all the time. Don't tell her.

I'm glad I'm not the only one! Hee hee!

I'm also a forum junkie when Mr. Fish goes out of town. What better thing is there to do???

Nanci - only 4 more days. Just think of how much quality time you're getting with the critters and us here on TE :D

DrBee

07-05-2006, 06:29 PM

I did look at her link to the tour of PHX and according to that her speed was 18.3 mph for a 26 mile ride.

14 3094 ELENA IVANOVA F 31 1:26:42 18.3 CHANDLER, AZ
15 3033 RANDI NAJAC F 35 1:26:42 18.3 CHANDLER, AZ

...

This was a 26 mile ride!! WTF?

This sarcastic thought just came to me....Uhhhhh ..... maybe her bike computer is off and is reading artificially high when she rides at home. Now that would be ...well... amusing.

maillotpois

07-05-2006, 06:48 PM

This sarcastic thought just came to me....Uhhhhh ..... maybe her bike computer is off and is reading artificially high when she rides at home. Now that would be ...well... amusing.

Yeah, maybe it is set for the wrong size tires. PP's computer on her small road bike seems to still be calibrated for normal sized tires. I can't break it to her that her ride length, pace, etc. is not what's shown. Need to find out how the heck to reset the thing!!

SadieKate

07-05-2006, 07:00 PM

Crappola. Flat tire tonight. MP, when is Mr MP coming back up for the TT. Ramped it up just right and was starting to fly when fffffffft.

Crap.

Lise

07-05-2006, 07:12 PM

I told you I was going to bed. Oh, man, did I have some wierd dreams. Very strange. Can't even say what was happening, but I know my grandparents (who are dead) were there, and I was sort of hiding in the wilderness, and being in both worlds, of the currently and formerly living... and I was on call. Which is a drag when you're communing with the dearly beloved yet long departed.

OK, only 11 hr, 52 min to go on this call shift.

Do you think it's bad to eat a lot of salmon in one week? I made salmon salad from canned salmon, then bought this big piece of "wild Alaskan" salmon on sale, broiled it, realized it's 5 meals' worth for me...maybe I should freeze two of the cooked pieces. I mean the heavy metals etc issue.

SK, sorry about your flat.

I can't believe that I'm not hearing more fireworks around here tonight. Probably because it's kind of chilly. Thank heavens.

Brina, thanks for the explanation about G-d. I thought it was a prohibition against writing the name, not against erasing it.

Going to read a bit and go back to bed, hope the pregnant ladies let me get a couple more hours of sleep.

DrBee

07-05-2006, 07:13 PM

Yeah, maybe it is set for the wrong size tires. PP's computer on her small road bike seems to still be calibrated for normal sized tires. I can't break it to her that her ride length, pace, etc. is not what's shown. Need to find out how the heck to reset the thing!!

I'm sure you've thought of this (I have a tendency to state the obvious - I'm working on this) ...do a hard reset on it and then set everything again. That's what I did when I switched my computer from my hybrid to the roadbike. I couldn't figure out any other way.

DrBee

07-05-2006, 07:19 PM

Ah ha - she's awake. I knew you couldn't stay away for long. That sounds like a seriously weird dream.

I would freeze some a couple of servings of the salmon. I asked Mr. Fish (who has one of his degrees in fisheries oddly enough) and he said that if you suddenly have the desire to swim upstream and spawn (errr uhhh you know what I mean, recreationally) that you might start to get worried. They only spawn once then go belly up. :D Gill slits, scales, or tail/fin formation could also be an indicator ;)

DrBee

07-05-2006, 07:29 PM

Pie was good. Heading to bed. Good night all! Talk with you in the AM.

Lise

07-05-2006, 07:30 PM

uh, yeah, I am just psyched that I actually fell asleep and stayed asleep for a few hours. I have one heck of a time turning off the mind when I am on call. Sleeping is not my forte.

OK, then I'll freeze some of the salmon just so as not to get sick of such tasty fish. I am generally up for recreational spawning, but am far too selective to be a fish. As it were. ;) L.

Grog

07-05-2006, 07:52 PM

That saddle is su-weeete!!

Just had to say it. Full review later.

KnottedYet

07-05-2006, 09:54 PM

Went to look at pretty dream bikes. Mmmmm. Need more money.

bought a water bottle.

One of those polycarbonate-whatevers like a Nalgene. Pretty cool. I've been assured that it won't grow cooties like the soft sqeezy bottles. (and it's sold by Soma, who makes the bike I want, so it's one step closer to glory... right?)

I really have to go to bed. I forgot to pay my rent, so will have a fine to pay. Sheeeeeee-oooot. Hard to sleep when you know you just blew bike-money on a late rent fee.

salsabike

07-05-2006, 10:49 PM

It was a great post, actually. As were the other responses to that poster (who was also quite unpleasant in the thin=unhealthy? thread).

We Seattle types will stand you all some lattes (or whatever you like) any time you get out to this area!

Song currently rolling around in my head for no apparent reason: The Beatles' "You're Gonna Lose That Girl".

The Magnuson quote was perfect.

I just got done with the doctor, and I had to dip my toe into the ring of fire that is the "speed" post. I'll tell you, the Tour of PHX or the one I race have nothing that we'd call a hill. Sure, there are hills around PHX, but asking people to strive in their everyday rides for a MPH based on what is probably a pretty flat race is pretty silly.

I hope my post came off okay. I wasn't trying to be boastful about my own time - just to call her on her facts.

Jones

07-06-2006, 12:14 AM

MP,
I just got a mountain bike so I think the flume trail and Mr. Toads might still be a bit advanced. I was planning on going to Sports LTD and asking what they recommended. I will look for when I am there and report back here when I am back. Now for the very long drive. Jones

Nanci

07-06-2006, 01:46 AM

Boy did I sleep well!! I am riding my bike tonight- riding to where my group, the Strays, meets, then riding back toward home, then abandoning them and going home. (That way I don't have to drive!) Actually I'll be riding with the pres and VP of the cycling club. They like to go slow. :-)

I never read thin=unhealthy. Just a few posts at the beginning, but didin't get into it. (Since it's obviously osmething I will never have to worry about again!)

I have a code for 10% off at performance- 6001707 good till August 4th. I need some more Friction Zone!

I couldn't make it even halfway through Twin Peaks ep 4. I poured out the disgusting Shiraz.

This is the baby docs' first day...The girl one already grabbed me in the hall and said "Teach me all you know!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

And all our inpatient medical peds are moving to another branch of our hospital, so the techs from there, who have never done peds, are coming today and tomorrow to learn.

And my new student would rather sit and read a book (fiction not school) than stock or even clean up!!

Nanci

07-06-2006, 01:46 AM

http://home.comcast.net/~wymanburke/FargoStreet.html

Sisyphus would be a good bike name...

uk elephant

07-06-2006, 02:27 AM

Ok, so I've lurked here long enough. Sorry. I'll try to join in from now on or stay away. I just seem to get sucked in.

Anyhooo......I'm unemployed again and BF is out of town for a week so I have far too much time on my hands. Should be busyily typing away on my thesis, but I'm not such a big fan of writing. So instead I keep checking TE for any new updates. Luckily you girls are very prolific typers...it's like having a big group of chatty girlfriends around.

Oh, and I went climbing today for the first time in a year. Sooo much fun!!! I love it! Despite my toes hurting and now my hands hurting!

Lise

07-06-2006, 02:38 AM

U.K.E. jumped in! :D

Last night was a positive frenzy of typing. Thread Drift is active, but I don't think it's ever moved that fast before. Glad to have you with us, UK! I loved climbing, but haven't done it for years. It does leave the hands sore.

I actually was in my own bed all night (that doesn't sound right...) I was on-call, but didn't get a single page. Some (rare) nights like that I just go to sleep and stay asleep. More often, like last night, I wake up at least once an hour to look at the clock and check my beeper. But who cares, because I was horizontal, at home, all night. Now I'm off to the hospital to do rounds, on 'til 10 AM. Later to the podiatrist, and then to play volleyball. I think I'll get a nap in, too. This is a "rest" day on my training schedule. VB doesn't count. Depending on nap quality, I may ride my bike to VB...or...maybe not. I am pretty bad at the "rest" days. :rolleyes:

Nanci

07-06-2006, 03:54 AM

So I brought up the question of writing God's name at work this morning. I was told that that (can't write it, because it's bad to erase it) was a superstition dating from 2000 BC, and if that were in fact a "rule," then how could God's name be written in the bible? And, in fact, "God" itself is just a title, not God's name, which is Jehovah. Which appears 7000 times in the bible.

Interesting things to ponder.

crazycanuck

07-06-2006, 04:34 AM

Ok..random thought time..

Nanci..if you'd like me to send you some wine can it wait until october??? My dad's venturing to perth & we're taking him to the wine region where i'm sure i'll find a nice bottle for you....

Lise..i'll send your items next week ( i have to get to a special shop before it closes and keep forgetting to go)..

What's this flaming thread you guys are on about?? What page of the thread should i look at?

The caption for the turtle & space shuttle picture should be
turtle/creature- "wait for me".."please wait" *thinks to self* I wanna be a space turtle..*puff* *puff* "ohh..poooey this is too hard and my feet hurt"

space crew-"hurry up little guy...""can we put the launch off until george(the turtle) gets here"

NASA.."EH???"

It's friday tomorrow....weeeeeeeeeeeee....eeee

DrBee

07-06-2006, 05:57 AM

CC - the thread is "how slow am I?" in Open Topic.

SB - Now that you've mentioned it, I remember the thin=unhealthy thread and the unpleasantness from a particular person. I sense a trend.

UK-E - Happy posting in thread drift. Like Lise said - we are not usually as prolific as last night. But hey - that was fun!

Nanci - good luck today. Sounds like it was a good thing you got a full night's sleep..

Lise - That doesn't sounds like much of a rest day to me.

Knotted - keep saving - the dream bike will always be there waiting for you!

Grog - which saddle?

Jones - Hi!

To all the lurkers out there - come join in the fun!

Nanci

07-06-2006, 05:58 AM

Oh, poor tortoise wants to go to space!!

They _just_ made it legal to ship wine to Florida, woo hoo!!

The flame thread is "How Slow Am I" up in Open Topic.

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 06:29 AM

OMG CC - that was perfect. That is exactly what the tortoise is thinking.

UK E out of the shadows.....

Yeah, I remember the thin=unhealthy series. Something I, too, will never have to worry about. My skeleton weighs about 140 lbs.

We should have a special Thread Drift Reunion ride somewhere. Let's plan it!!

DrBee

07-06-2006, 06:36 AM

yeah yeah - a Thread Drift Reunion Ride - I love the idea!

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 06:39 AM

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/SadieKate/HowtoWeighYourself.jpg
I can't believe I was doing it wrong all these years.
We must get the word out.

Just sent by my SIL
--SK

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 06:42 AM

Nice one SK!

The PP is still snoring in bed. She is wiped out this week. Post camp and all. And she leaves at noon to spend most of the weekend in tahoe with a friend while we're off playing at the DR.

Man I wish we were in France.

DrBee

07-06-2006, 06:42 AM

That's great SK! I needed a good laugh this morning! :) Thanks.

Grog

07-06-2006, 06:53 AM

Grog - which saddle?

Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow (cut-out).

I rode for about 2 km on it before I remembered that I was sitting on something and that I was supposed to be reviewing it!

Full review to follow.

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 06:56 AM

I love how Thread Drift has spilled over into the flame thread...

Thread Drift II. In 3D.

Grog

07-06-2006, 07:02 AM

I agree with the Thread Drift reunion.

We need a volunteer to organize it and there it will be.

I must say that the perspective of California pleases me so if a volunteer would emerge from there....... :D

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 07:12 AM

I must say that the perspective of California pleases me so if a volunteer would emerge from there....... :D

We've got a few Thread Drifters in CA for sure. SK, Snap, me, etc....

Grog

07-06-2006, 07:15 AM

That could be an easy weekend trip and DP could go and hit some local hills while I drink margharitas with you gals!!! :D

Florida was also mentioned, there is IM-FL in November and there is supposed to be a TE-woman doing it, but we can't remember whom!!

Trek420

07-06-2006, 07:23 AM

maillotpois "We've got a few Thread Drifters in CA for sure. SK, Snap, me, etc..."

me me me!! Can y'all get here by Saturday for the Easy Low Key TE TD reunion ride?

there's flame on TE? Polite, gentle, supportive, huggy TE?

Thought I smelled smoke from my Mac last night.

Tater

07-06-2006, 07:31 AM

Thread Drift reunion, that could be fun as long as we don't bring up average speed! :D

Nanci

07-06-2006, 07:37 AM

Trek420- that's what I said! We _never_ have flame wars here! I wrote to her privately and said, I hope you don't think that's what we're like, because we're not.

Nanci

07-06-2006, 07:39 AM

It's mommelisa that's going.

She also signed up for (I can't spell it) Idaho.

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 07:46 AM

maillotpois "We've got a few Thread Drifters in CA for sure. SK, Snap, me, etc..."

me me me!! Can y'all get here by Saturday for the Easy Low Key TE TD reunion ride?

Sorry Trek - you slipped off my radar for a second. Distracted by Tour riders' thighs...

Tater

07-06-2006, 07:56 AM

It's mommelisa that's going.

She also signed up for (I can't spell it) Idaho.

Coeur d'Alene, Nanci? We call it CDA for short!

KnottedYet

07-06-2006, 08:00 AM

Me, too! West coast would suit me fine. Mmmmm, let me think... Why, I have a great idea! It just came to me! Lets have a reunion in Seattle! And what a coincidence, I just happen to live in Seattle!

(hee hee, I make myself laugh sometimes) California would be cool. Haven't been there since I was 10 or 12 or something. disneyland.

My Mac salutes your Mac, Trek.

uk elephant

07-06-2006, 08:09 AM

I'm still in procrastination mode...reading TE and nibbling junk. Had to go out to the shop to get a birthday card for a friend and somehow I ended up with a big bowl full of yummy milk chocolate (Galxy minstrels) and licorice allsorts.

I'd love to join you for a reunion in CA or Seattle or even Florida, but must admit it's a bit above my budget. Next time in CA will be for the AidsRide I think. I assume I'll see some of you then.....

And of course if anyone wants a bit TE adventure, feel free to come here (Essex, UK) for a reunion. It's flat and overcrowded, but has some nice spots in between.....

DrBee

07-06-2006, 08:30 AM

Hey - I know - how about we all meet in the middle??? Yeah, that's it. Ummm Mississippi is in the middle, right??? We could ride the Natchez Trace - that's purty! Any takers???

DrBee

07-06-2006, 08:31 AM

UK - Get to writing! I've been there - I totally understand! ;)

bikerz

07-06-2006, 08:38 AM

I'm in CA! I lurk, I lurk... sometimes I post about wine... maybe one lucky day I'll post about dating...

This is my favorite thread!

Grog

07-06-2006, 08:47 AM

Hey - I know - how about we all meet in the middle??? Yeah, that's it. Ummm Mississippi is in the middle, right??? We could ride the Natchez Trace - that's purty! Any takers???

If we can find a place accessible by direct flights from all major North American cities, I'd much prefer that!!!

DrBee

07-06-2006, 08:49 AM

Really??????? Memphis and Jackson - don't know about direct flight, though.

MP - I love the new sig line! I know you will!

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 09:03 AM

MP - I love the new sig line! I know you will!

Thanks. But you have to read it with the stupid governator's accent, though. Remember that.

DrBee

07-06-2006, 09:06 AM

Thanks for the clarification MP. That was a good giggle!

DrBee

07-06-2006, 09:07 AM

Nanci - have you thwacked any residents/students upside the head yet?

Nanci

07-06-2006, 09:11 AM

If you have it in Louisianna, there must be a way to utilize the parish prisoners! Building a bunkhouse? Airport taxi?

Nanci

07-06-2006, 09:13 AM

I haven't had to whack anyone yet. We had a horrible morning- nothing straightforward. Much puking and diarrhea. Another word I can't spell, like CDA.

DrBee

07-06-2006, 09:24 AM

I think you spelled it right.

I'm hoping I'm in Louisiana by the time MP is allowed back on her bike so we can have this reunion.

I'm still waiting for the call. We've all been guessing that he'd call today or tomorrow at the earliest. Thing is - I'm reaaaallly bad at waiting. I'm trying to work on slides for a talk I'm giving in St. John's Newfoundland in a little over a week, but I'm having a hard time focusing my mind. Can't you tell - I keep posting here. I have to think .... strain comparisons....gene expression....yah - that's working...

Lise

07-06-2006, 09:50 AM

Hmmm. Centrally located. Major airport, direct flights...it's beginning to sound a lot like...CHICAGO! Although we're not so great on the bike paths, but I'll bet I could recruit beta to conjure us up a weekend's riding. And it's flat (you will now forget every time I've whined about the wind...you are getting verrrry sleeeepy....) :p

I am eating the opposite of U.K.E.'s chocolate: Veggie noodle bowl and shrimp spring roll from Whole Paycheck, er, Whole Foods. Stopped in on the way home from work to get a few more chocolate treats for CC, and the box will be in the mail tomorrow!

Nanci, who was it that you PM'd about how we don't usually have flame wars? The instigator?

I am so wiped. I'm going to take a nap.

MP: Aahh'll be baahk?

:D L.

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 10:04 AM

Anyone notice how all Lise ever does is sleep? Or talk about sleeping?

Lise

07-06-2006, 10:06 AM

Anyone notice how all Lise ever does is sleep? Or talk about sleeping?
HA. I heard that. Because I talk about sleeping far more than I actually sleep. Life of the midwife. I wish I didn't need to sleep. I really do. I could do it sometimes, like going to the movies, but I wouldn't need it to sustain life. It is so hard for me to fall asleep and stay asleep sometimes. That said, I really am going...you know the rest. :rolleyes: L.

DrBee

07-06-2006, 10:16 AM

It's been 10 minutes.....is she asleep?

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 10:50 AM

Must be....

DrBee

07-06-2006, 11:05 AM

Hee hee - that sig is better! No explanation required :)

Nanci

07-06-2006, 11:07 AM

I PMd the girl who originally wrote the question. Not the instigator.

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 11:10 AM

You can't talk about your conversations behind our backs if you aren't willing to share!

I'm going to pout.

Nanci

07-06-2006, 11:16 AM

I think there is a sub-thread going on here about MP's Arnold signature. And I told someone (Lise?) in this thread earlier that I had PM'd the How Slow Am I girl and told her that we _never_ have flame wars and aren't really like that so don't think we are please, or something to that effect.

There probably have just been 200 posts here since the last time you checked- this thread can move quickly when Lise is awake.

Nanci

Nanci

07-06-2006, 11:18 AM

No actually it was Trek 420 I told I PMd HSAI- because she had somehow managed not to see that thread last night.

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 11:21 AM

Oh good, Nanci. That's nice to hear. I was really upset in that thread, but I bet you couldn't tell, huh? :rolleyes:

I think there were about 200 posts in the time it took me to ride to the TT course, start, flat, and ride home.

Lise, owner of the fastest fingers in Chicago.

DrBee

07-06-2006, 11:40 AM

SK - it was moving super fast last night. I would post and then have 10 more to read and then 10 more would show up while I was writing mine. Craziness! You know - it did start to slow down when Lise went to bed.....

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 11:51 AM

- this thread can move quickly when Lise is awake.

Nanci

So true. Rare times, those are, but true nonetheless....

Edit: I am a little concerned: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001362.htm

Trek420

07-06-2006, 11:54 AM

uk elephant "somehow I ended up with a big bowl full of yummy milk chocolate (Galxy minstrels) and licorice allsorts."

how'd that happen? :eek: I hate when chocolate just jumps in there.

Lise

07-06-2006, 12:09 PM

I'M AWAKE! I WAS PAYING ATTENTION! YES! I HEARD EVERYTHING YOU SAID! :eek:
No, really, I'm up, I'm up.

You GUYS! I'm going to have a call shift soon when the pregsters don't let me sleep for >24 hr, and I'm going to...well, tell you about it later! So there! That's what I'm going to do! Because I'm going to be too busy working to PM you that I'm still awake at 4 AM, etc... Recently I fell asleep while trying to write a note in a patient's chart. It was like those post-lunch classes in college, where your notes sort of trail off the side of the page...I had to finish the note standing up, so I wouldn't fall asleep. Needless to say, I'd been up for something like 26 hours at that point.

Ah, but that was a refreshing nap just now. No wierd dreams. Not on call again until Sunday night.

Nanci, I'm glad you PM'd the original poster.

I do have speedy fingers. Those babies can be slippery, y'know? You need to be able to move fast. :p

DrBee

07-06-2006, 12:15 PM

Edit: I am a little concerned: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001362.htm

That's a good one!

Lise seems to talk a lot about men and sleeping. Now, when she starts mentioning them together we won't need to worry anymore ;) Maybe she needs to eat all of that salmon.....

Tater

07-06-2006, 12:18 PM

Anyone notice how all Lise ever does is sleep? Or talk about sleeping?

Wait a sec, I thought this thread was about Lise's DATES, not her sleep patterns! :p :D

uk elephant

07-06-2006, 12:21 PM

how'd that happen? :eek: I hate when chocolate just jumps in there.

Like on Tuesday when an ice cream cone jumped into my hand. Of course I had to eat it or it would have melted all over my hand. And very delicious it was too. Just the thing I needed to recover from that ridiculous tropical heat we've been having. I thought I was living in NORTHERN Europe, not the tropics!

Lise

07-06-2006, 12:21 PM

That's a good one!

Lise seems to talk a lot about men and sleeping. Now, when she starts mentioning them together we won't need to worry anymore ;) Maybe she needs to eat all of that salmon.....
heh heh heh. Tell me about it. How about a combination of Peter Reid + not sleeping?!

Is there an smiley icon for throwing stuff at each other? Cuz I think we've about gotten to the pillow fight stage on thread drift! Chocolate? Anyone? I wish we could all get together and watch IM videos and eat great food and (some of you can) drink wine and go for a long ride, taking turns hauling MP in the BOB...:D

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 12:25 PM

taking turns hauling MP in the BOB...:D

Oh I'd like to see you try...!!! :D

The getting together for videos, chocolate, etc. part was cool, though.

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 12:26 PM

Like on Tuesday when an ice cream cone jumped into my hand. Of course I had to eat it or it would have melted all over my hand. And very delicious it was too. Just the thing I needed to recover from that ridiculous tropical heat we've been having. I thought I was living in NORTHERN Europe, not the tropics!

Um. Have you seen Al's new movie? They're basically one and the same.

Lise

07-06-2006, 12:29 PM

Oh I'd like to see you try...!!! :D

The getting together for videos, chocolate, etc. part was cool, though.
Sarah, I meant to tell you I loved what you said about your skeleton alone weighing 140#. Me too! :D

Now I'm off to the podiatrist. Here's what I want to hear: "Your toe numbness and the large, painful bunion you've had for 35 years can be quickly and easily remedied with these shoe inserts. Heeere ya go...all set. No surgery for you, missy!"

Oh, yeah. Well, I'll report back later tonight. I'm being a good little triathlete in training and NOT riding my bike to volleyball, today being a "rest" day, and all...:rolleyes: See you all later. L.

PS: UK, thoughtful of you to save the ice cream. We all have to do our part.

And yes, Tater, when we're not talking about pigeons or chocolate or wine, I'm obsessing about why the guys I like don't call me back and the ones I don't like won't go away, and in between I'm scheming about when I can get some sleep, and oh, yeah, I should go for a run, crud, when was the last time I did any swim training, this is a triathlon board, after all, oh, heck, my beeper just went off....etc!

Now! I'm going to the podiatrist now! L.

DirtDiva

07-06-2006, 01:01 PM

Some Green & Black's chocky icecream jumped into my shopping basket tonight. I'm all sugared up and ready to give MP the first tow. :D

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 01:03 PM

Yeah, but you'd probably dump her in some holly bush. She'd be springing leaks right and left.

Nanci

07-06-2006, 01:05 PM

Who is AL???????? What is his movie?

I am more attracted to the thought of licorice than milk chocolate.

Lise, I think Peter Reid would enjoy a TD pillow fight- maybe that's a way to get his attention!!

I think my ride is rained out. I just got home with chicken chow mein and a bottle of Bogle Petit Syrah (love) and a bottle of Cooper Mountain Pinot Gris (never tasted yet, organic, but I tend to hoard my PG- so who knows when _that_ will get drank drunken drinked is drank right?).

In the fridge is a partial bottle of Florida local cream sherry (why did I not respect my aunt for being a sherry drinker sooner? Why did I think that was an old person's drink?) actually still leftover from the hated-salmon- it's too potent to drink every night, and the horrid Toasted Head Shiraz- I don't want to ruin my pipes by pouring it out, like I did with the glass I had- I'm not sure what to do with it- age it in the fridge, I guess, and an unopened Florida native red- very sweet, foxy, one of my favorites, and the new Bogle. (If not refrigerated here, a room temp red would be 80 degrees!!):eek:

Hopefully it will clear long enough for the torts to go out and graze.

SK- did you miss in the frenzy last night that the board of directors took a vote and decided the Fagalo Volcano should be awarded a consolation prize for speediness and creativeness, although not the correct answer? The CP has not been selected yet, but PM me if you would like to claim it.

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 01:08 PM

I responded but Lise was probably hogging the conversation.

Oh, Nanci, my consolation prize was getting to be completely obnoxious.:p

I was thinking of singing "Fagalo, Fagalo, Fagalo!" but it would horrify anyone with an ear.

I obviously wasn't memorably obnoxious enough. I'll try harder.

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 01:09 PM

I'm guessing Al = Al Gore and I do need to see his movie.

Nanci

07-06-2006, 01:14 PM

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 01:17 PM

Wow! You going to have them framed as a set?

DrBee

07-06-2006, 01:17 PM

Al has a movie??? I had not heard this.

Hershey's kisses (as awful as they are) have been jumping up and waving their little tags at me all day. :rolleyes:

Heading home...

We really need to do a TE TD get together! Some more chocolate pie ought to get me thoroughly sugared up for a tow of MP in the trailer. ;)

Nanci

07-06-2006, 01:26 PM

I'd kind of like to frame them. I have that one picture of me, at 300 miles, that isn't absolutely disgusting- I even allowed it to be published in the club newsletter. Probably I should wait until I get the Super Randonneur Medal (for the 200,300,400,600 series) and the R12 Award that I am working so hard on.

I missed that whole Fagalo Fagalo Fagalo post. That name fits him so well.

This is more like my usual picture- the guy who took it, Rob, the group leader, calls it "Cactus Dance." I was picking cactus leaves for the babies, trying not to get stabbed by something on my way back out from the bush. If there is any possible way to look dorky, or fat, or have a stupid expression instead of a cute smile- someone will take a picture of me doing it!

DrBee

07-06-2006, 01:31 PM

My brevet cards came back all certified or whatever they do, from Paris today. Also three of the four medals. (The 200k is delayed). They are _gorgeous!!!!!!_ I have to take a picture of them when I rescue the camera out of the truck when it stops raining.

Medals: The medals noting the successful completion of the brevets are: a bronze medal for 200 KM, a silver-plate medal for 300 KM, a vermilion medal for 400 KM, a gold medal for 600 KM, and a silver medal for 1000 KM. The design of the medals will change after each PBP.

That's awesome! I can't wait to see the pics!

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 01:32 PM

Who is AL???????? What is his movie?

Al Gore. The man who would have been president if your neighbors had figured out how to work the little vote-y machine thingy.

DrBee

07-06-2006, 01:35 PM

heh heh - that picture is great Nanci. So - those are the awesome shorts, right?

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 01:36 PM

Wow Nanci - I really like that picture. You look like you are dancing, and your hands are in sort of a dainty pose. Very cool.

Excellent about the brevet cards. You must make a display. I should have ordered the 600k medal. That was dumb. Oh well. Next year.

And SK - what exactly do you think I would be "leaking" from the holly bush? Blood from the anti-coags or tequila??

snapdragen

07-06-2006, 01:41 PM

And SK - what exactly do you think I would be "leaking" from the holly bush? Blood from the anti-coags or tequila??

Yes.......

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 01:45 PM

Ooh, both of you were reading my mind . . .

Nanci

07-06-2006, 01:46 PM

MP, the RBA might be able to order the medal for you still. I don't think they change them until 2008, so you still have time to (save the whales) collect the whole set! (Every time I say collect the whole set, I think of that bumper sticker).

Did you notice I am holding a cactus pad in each hand?

Those are the new beloved shorts. They are extra-long on my short legs.

I hope they hold up well.

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 01:46 PM

And here I hadn't thought it was a yes/no question.

annie

07-06-2006, 01:57 PM

Cute pic, Nanci. (Thanks for the uploading advice. Just need to work on my photo software.)

Shorts too long?Tuck and fold the extra fabric and roll up the elastic bottom.

Cactus pads? Why?

Bogle - good. Sauv Blanc and Cab. Mmmmmmmm!
Brancott Pinot Noir - A New Zealand wine. Tasty!!!

annie

Grog

07-06-2006, 01:59 PM

Great pic Nanci! :) Cactus Dance tells it all.

Do go see that Inconvenient Truth movie girls.

Go see it now!!

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 02:02 PM

Great pic Nanci! :) Cactus Dance tells it all.

Do go see that Inconvenient Truth movie girls.

Go see it now!!

I can't go see it. I already believe and I do not need another reason to drink heavily.

Lise

07-06-2006, 02:33 PM

I responded but Lise was probably hogging the conversation.

MOI?! :eek: :rolleyes:

Just dropped in between podiatrist and VB. Update later. Have a good evening, ladies!

Nanci

07-06-2006, 02:41 PM

Lise, is the podiatrist single?? Was he nice to your feet?

DrBee

07-06-2006, 02:58 PM

She drops in to say that she's back, but doesn't even give us a hint of what he said! Lise - how are your feet?????

Nanci

07-06-2006, 03:22 PM

I am so smart! SMRT!! I don't know how to multi-PM, though.

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 03:25 PM

When you type a person's name in the address line, does the software suggest a name to you (assuming you give it a sec)? If so, select that name and a semi-colon appears after the name. Repeat again. You can multi-PM up to 5 names.

I think I got these instructions right.:o

DrBee

07-06-2006, 03:32 PM

It worked for me.

I'm not going to be able to be on here that much tonight - either post one for me or behave yourselves ;)

Nanci

07-06-2006, 03:35 PM

fish! Get a parrish prisoner to post for you!! (I am still amazed by the concept)

I need one of those remote controls so I can put everything on pause, go out, drink my wine with Mr. Bird, and come back in when it's dark out and not miss a thing.

I am reading a really good cycling book now- and I bought a copy for my SS. So that's what I do out on the patio.

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 03:42 PM

I am reading a really good cycling book now- and I bought a copy for my SS. So that's what I do out on the patio.

What's the book??

Nanci

07-06-2006, 04:00 PM

I can't say, what if she's lurking? I highly doubt that, though. But you never know!! Look how much MWBR in the last few days!!

DrBee

07-06-2006, 04:06 PM

Still waiting on Mr. Fish to return with the pizza. I'm starving!

Still waiting on June SS, too. I'm being patient. Good things come to those who wait, right? I'm guessing she's either in another country, or was busy. No biggie.

I've ordered socks for my July SS and actually have some cool local stuff to put in! Just waiting for them to arrive. TE is fast, so I expect them to be here tomorrow.

snapdragen

07-06-2006, 06:29 PM

I'm a bad snap. There's a nasty little troll on "another forum" that I just can't resist poking with a stick occasionally. Nothing too bad, for instance, tonight someone said "That's why we all love you XXXX" I replied "No, we don't"

Little troll shot back with some senseless drivel that I think boiled down to calling me bitter. Oh, and letting me know that bitterness will make me old. *snort* I found it quite funny.

Why do I get enjoyment out of torturing trolls?:D :D

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 06:31 PM

Snap - at least you find time to share yet new ways we might pickle our over-stressed livers. Brazilian drinks! Yum!

Um. Everything will make you old.

winddance

07-06-2006, 06:47 PM

If that's the case, I might as well have another popsicle...

I stopped lurking, too! Now we can all make fun of my "dates"!

snapdragen

07-06-2006, 07:01 PM

Um. Everything will make you old.

Yes, life makes you old. He was just trying to get under my skin; he knows I'm 49. He doesn't realize I'm loving this age more than ever.

So, c'mon winddance, tell us about your dates so we can have some fun...

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 07:11 PM

Fantastic, Snap. And can I just say again that I love your signature line...

DrBee

07-06-2006, 07:25 PM

I made brownies tonight for the fishlets. Brownies with chocolate chips in them hit a happy spot sometimes, ya know? Brownies with a big glass of milk = yum. And it won't pickle my liver. ;) I need to try that lemon drop thing. Wait - I HAVE had one of those before - ooh now I remember - it was waaaayyyyy good!

DrBee

07-06-2006, 07:26 PM

Heading to bed...Talk to you in the morning ladies!

mmmmm brownies........

maillotpois

07-06-2006, 07:45 PM

It's quiet here. Too quiet. Lise must be (1) on a date or (2) sleeping.

winddance

07-06-2006, 08:00 PM

Ooh, brownies sound fabulous.

I just had a date where the guy talked about his job the entire time. Unfortunately, his job isn't remotely interesting. I know he appreciated the fact that I could speak computer, but anyone who orders my dinner without consulting me has to go. Even if they have cute hipster/nerd glasses.

I was told that if I want to meet a decent guy, I have to go on dates. What's up with that?

Lise

07-06-2006, 08:01 PM

Hmmm, which to tell first, which to tell first, ok, the one that doesn't involve surgery:

I got a letter from Rosann Cash! Me! She wrote to me! And you can tell she even addressed the envelope herself. So here's what happened. I have loved her music since way back, since the Seven Year Itch album, which is probably 20+ years ago. After her dad (Johnny Cash) died, she made this amazing album called Black Cadillac. I got it sometime last winter, and fell in love with the song "I'll Be Watching You". It says what I feel about my dad, who died when I was 5. So I wrote her a good-old-fashioned fan letter. Pen and paper. Mentioned the time I saw her in concert and she was pregnant. Mailed it off. Today there's a little note card from Capitol Records in my mailbox, on which she wrote: Dear Lise, Thank you for your very kind note- I'm glad the record has been meaningful to you. Best, Rosann Cash P.S. That baby I was pregnant with will be a senior in H.S. this year! It is so cool that she wrote back to me! :D :D :D

Thing #2: I liked the podiatrist. Y'all may be disappointed to hear that she is a straight (I assume), married (by the rings), pregnant woman. And not my type at all :rolleyes: But she's also a triathlete and marathon runner, so she gets it. She was gentle, patient, thorough, and informative. Gave me options, was open to my questions, all in all a really good Dr/pt interaction. Early on, as she's looking at my feet, she said, "Where did you get this foot structure? This is crazy!" Me: "My parents?" Her: "It's a doozy!" We were laughing. Yeah, I've got a huge bunion on the inner L foot, a small bunion on the outer L, a really narrow heel and very wide fore-foot, a high arch, I pronate, but "luckily" my 4th toe is totally deformed, or I'd have more neuromas than I already do!

She broke it down for me: My forefoot is wide, it's worse because of the honking bunion on the L, so the nerves between the 2nd & 3rd metatarsal heads get pinched (ie: inflammed = neuroma) with any activity/shoe wearing, and the toes go numb.

Plan: She's making custom orthotics for me to wear in new running shoes (it's time for a new pair, anyway). I'm wearing the narrowest biking shoes on the market, as it turns out. I've had them for 3 years, so I'm going to LBS and buying some wider, mens' shoes, and putting in OTC orthotics (she recommended something like "superfeet"? I wrote it down somewhere). Then in January, I'm having surgery to correct the bunion. I'll be totally off my foot for 10 days, then no impact sports for 8 weeks. I told her I'm doing a 1/2 IM in August next year, and she said she thinks it can be done.

I'm proud of myself for finally acting like a grown up and getting help for this. :) Now, to get caught up on emails and the latest dirt here at TE.

Sleep tight, my friends. L.

Lise

07-06-2006, 08:06 PM

It's quiet here. Too quiet. Lise must be (1) on a date or (2) sleeping.
no such luck. Just composing my usual wordy, self-centered post on TD!

PS, I tried to PM you, but couldn't spell maillotpois to save my life, and for once, the helper thingy wasn't helping! I think I spelled it malliotpois. Nothing important, anyway!

winddance, yeah, welcome to TD! I went on a second date with a guy who LECTURED me about how America lost her bearings as a sovereign nation when we abandoned the gold standard for our currency. No irony. And he went on and on about it. He certainly is knowledgeable about the gold standard. There was no third date.

Sigh. I'm still sort of pining for photo guy. :confused: Haven't heard from Mr. P.

bikerz

07-06-2006, 08:29 PM

Winddance! You've been holding out on the dating stories on our rides! Tsk tsk!

Lise - how cool to get a note from Rosann Cash - that's great!

I bought a bunch of great new CDs the other day (first new music since my 14-year relationship went belly-up - isn't it strange how music and exes become so intertwined?) and I really like these new CDs - especially Norah Jones, the new Emmylou Harris/Mark Knopfler duet CD, some new Beth Orton, and Van Morrison - Magic Time (Van the Man!).

After an exceedingly long and irritating day at work, I'm enjoying listening to music, eating some leftovers, and drifting along!

winddance

07-06-2006, 08:31 PM

Winddance! You've been holding out on the dating storres on our rides! Tsk tsk!

Bah! I just started this up again. So far, I still like my bike better.

I also like Beth Orton. I think I'm going to go download me some.

Lise, your poot foot! Bunions are painful. So are bad dates. I think I'm going to have a new "drinks only" policy so I don't have to suffer through dinners. You are a far better person than I for giving Gold Standard Man even a second date!

Do you think it's possible that we dismiss people to early? Maybe work-guy and Gold Standard Man just needed time to lose the nerves. Or no?

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 08:45 PM

You want to hear a horror story? Our 22 year "adopted son" for the month hasn't seen "Zorro, the Gay Blade." What is wrong with his real parents?

We spent the evening coming up with more quotes for my silly games for next week's biz mtgs and he had never heard of Bunny Wigglesworth. I mean, really! :eek:

snapdragen

07-06-2006, 08:52 PM

I was told that if I want to meet a decent guy, I have to go on dates.

So THAT'S what I'm doing wrong!

snap finds going out with her friends much more fun these days.....

Lise

07-06-2006, 08:54 PM

You want to hear a horror story? Our 22 year "adopted son" for the month hasn't seen "Zorro, the Gay Blade." What is wrong with his real parents?
Oh, man, I am in sad shape. I've never seen it, either!

Gold Standard Guy did not mention anything remotely political on the first date. The first date was pretty fun. We even looked at used bikes. Date #2 I could feel my eyes glazing over. Odd. I couldn't even tell if he was "left" or "right" wing, or just...peculiar!

winddance

07-06-2006, 09:02 PM

Everybody has their soapbox. Just be glad that you don't have to figure out how to pay for groceries in gold! :eek:

annie

07-06-2006, 09:04 PM

Y He doesn't realize I'm loving this age more than ever...

Slumber party, SD??

annie

SadieKate

07-06-2006, 09:05 PM

"Zorro the Gay Blade" and "Love at First Bite" are George Hamilton at his smarmiest best.

Lise

07-06-2006, 09:12 PM

KnottedYet

07-06-2006, 10:15 PM

DrBee

07-07-2006, 05:25 AM

Oh, man, I am in sad shape. I've never seen it, either!

Uh oh - me too. :o

Trek420

07-07-2006, 05:45 AM

fishdr "Uh oh - me too. :o"

ok, movie nite at fishdrs place. I'll bring popcorn, Knotted can you bring the beer?

SadieKate

07-07-2006, 06:03 AM

I discovered another horrifying problem: we don't have the DVDs for those two movies. Popped off an Amazon order and they should be here early next week. The boys will be on their own as I will be in Springfield, MO for the week. Since Andrew can pretty much hold his own with Bubba for movie quotes, I dread to think what's going to happen when I get back.

Brenda Vacarro as the sword narrowly misses her chest clasped in her hands, "Thank God for small favors!"

crazycanuck

07-07-2006, 06:08 AM

Not fair kids..I can't come to the thread drift reunion...I'm kind of far away...

Do you ladies use MSN messenger?? If so, how about we meet up one weekend & have a chat???

I did a nice 45km ride tonight...The homemade lights aren't bad actually...I still want the double shots but will have to do some ebaying i think..

If you see any in your travels on ebay..let me know....They have them at our lbs but they''re $400!!!!

c

ps-I tink i found my hunka hunka burnin love drive...I dunno where it was hiding for all this time though....

DrBee

07-07-2006, 06:08 AM

fishdr "Uh oh - me too. :o"

ok, movie nite at fishdrs place. I'll bring popcorn, Knotted can you bring the beer?

I have a 42" plasma screen TV....

DrBee

07-07-2006, 06:10 AM

Not fair kids..I can't come to the thread drift reunion...I'm kind of far away...

Isn't this the best excuse for coming to the U.S. for a visit???

Trek420

07-07-2006, 06:12 AM

oh my, and they say size doesn't matter ;)

ok, party at fishdocs, who has the chocolate?

crazycanuck

07-07-2006, 06:17 AM

Fish....If the reunion was in california/washington/idaho/etc... i may consider it...We'd like to visit friends/family/mtn biking in Canada next year & would be on the west coast....

Tis possible kids

Oh hey knotted...i could catch up with you as i have rellies on bainbridge island....

c

Tater

07-07-2006, 06:46 AM

Trek420

07-07-2006, 06:51 AM

CC, I could catch up with you and Knotted in the PNW. I have an ex (who I'm friends with) on Bainbridge Isl.

But I still want TE movie night at Fishdocs hugegigantinormous plasma TV :D We can have chocolate and beer and ogle Nancis medals. Or how 'bout on the 18th, isn't there some TdF mountain stage then?

Fishdoc, fire up the barbie we're heading over.

DrBee

07-07-2006, 09:30 AM

maillotpois

07-07-2006, 09:36 AM

Knotted Gets Maudlin:

I love you guys. Doesn't matter how totally sucky and psycho my work gets, I can come home and drink 1/2 bottle of wine, turn on the computer and read thread drift. My faith in humanity returns.

You guys rock. You are as cool as my bike. And my dog. (who poops on the floor when he gets anxious, but we won't mention that.)

ditto. what she said - except for the dog pooping part. he's only done that once.

love you guys!

off to WATCH the death ride. there will be a lot to catch up when I return, I am sure.

DrBee

07-07-2006, 09:44 AM

I just lost it on the "how slow" thread. They're still going at it and the inflammatory poster just repeated herself again. I couldn't take it anymore and had to respond. I should delete it. I'm fast approaching the PMS zone and I just sat through a hideously boring 2 HOUR seminar! I'm hungry, thirsty, and want to be home riding - it's gorgeous here today!

We NEED to have movie night! Aargh! Or at least the beer! Perhaps an appletini would be tasty this evening...

Trek420

07-07-2006, 10:45 AM

oh dear, I just found the HSAI thread.

I need to go off and pick up Duck on Wheels rental so we can ride slowly tomorrow. Oh the shame of it all.

We're a diverse international board of women (?) and I hope it stays that way. I think her (?) 1st language is not English? Possible that she (?) does not get the nuances of what she says.

Maybe we should talk about Diva cups, perimenopause, hot flashes and spotting, how to balance training and breast feeding and whether or not you should use those pump devices ....in How Slow am I to find out.

DrBee

07-07-2006, 10:47 AM

OK - so I did go back and look when I saw Trek had posted - nice post - darlin'! You've ended my work day with a laugh - thank you :) Chocolate's on me! Just bring the movie :)

DeniseGoldberg

07-07-2006, 10:50 AM

I just lost it on the "how slow" thread. They're still going at it and the inflammatory poster just repeated herself again. I couldn't take it anymore and had to respond.
Uh, I just lost it too! I told myself after yesterday's post that I wouldn't look any more, but the comment about the (supposed) 35mph speed in the TDF (on top of the whole "you're slow" implication just blew my mind.

Ah, maybe it's a good thing I'm going away for the weekend and I won't have access to a computer!

--- Denise

SadieKate

07-07-2006, 11:02 AM

I need that poem about giving me the strength to be patient or whatever (and I'm not even religious).

So hard to keep my mouth shut, but it is just an argument now with an irrational, illogical and stubborn personality. I refuse to beat my head against an arrogant stone wall.

Tater

07-07-2006, 11:22 AM

Fish, I thought your post in the HSAI thread was fine. I am glad you didn't erase it. Trek's was a classic, though! It is amazing how some people don't get a clue, even with so many others telling them otherwise.

Nanci

07-07-2006, 11:30 AM

Trek 420- She got straight As thank you very much!!! :-)

Geez, Caligurl went wild!!!!!!!!

BTW- I've ridden at an >18mph average for 80 miles, including taking many pulls, at the beginning of the 400k brevet- and my ITB blew out at some point after lunch :-( Until the knee pain, it was really exciting.

And at TOSRV on the second day I rode in a huge peloton averaging 22-24 effortlessly for many, many miles but eventually got dropped on my nemesis, a hill. And if the peloton is traveling that fast- a dropped rider has very little chance of catching up alone.

So I'm not _always_ as slow as my comfortable pace.

But something I don't think certain people take into consideration is- brevets aren't a race, but there are many time cut-offs during the day. So the rider has to go as fast as they can to bank time, which may be needed later for mechanicals, sleeping, a slower pace due to an injury- whatever, but they are betting on a pace that won't leave them unable to continue.

Only the very elite riders can go out at a race pace and keep it up for the entire event.

Many people start out fast and drop from injury or nutritional/hydration/overheating/electrolyte issues.

Very few just aren't fast enough because of their average speed.

DrBee

07-07-2006, 12:37 PM

I love how we go over there and post and then come here to vent.

Uh Nanci - did you post that on the HSAI thread? It would seem relevant...

Cali seems to have calmed down a bit. I thought she was going to blow a gasket there for a minute.

Hopefully the HSAI thread will settle down. I'm seriously not posting in it again...unless we start talking about irrelevant topics such as margaritas again. :)

snapdragen

07-07-2006, 12:45 PM

Uh oh - me too. :o

Oh thank gawd, I thought you were going to quote Knotted and say you pooped on the floor when you were anxious..........

Trek420

07-07-2006, 01:28 PM

Nanci "Trek 420- She got straight As thank you very much!!! :-)"

you're welcome, not bad considering no Phd eh? ::::Trek takes bows left and right "no really, you're too kind. Just send chocolate to my agent"::::

"BTW- I've ridden at an >18mph average for 80 miles..."

Uh, Nanci, you don't have to explain anything or apologize for speed...ever. You do Brevets, we're slack jawed in awe at least I am. And we so get the cut-off time speed thing.

And if HSAI gets too stressfull for us we'll just find a way to drift the thread to the-subject-we-don't-talk-about and close it :p Though I still think we should switch to Diva Cup, what to do with afterbirth, hotflashes...there.

I'm back from Summit with a Gary Fisher Tassahara for Duck on Wheels to ride tomorrow.

Hmmmm, surprisingly light. Must...stop....wanting...mtb.

DrBee

07-07-2006, 01:38 PM

Oh thank gawd, I thought you were going to quote Knotted and say you pooped on the floor when you were anxious..........

ha...ha...ha...ha...ha... ;)

Nanci

07-07-2006, 01:41 PM

I thought Cali was great!

No, I'm not posting over there any more unless it's a drift. I like people to think I'm slow. I like being slow. It's not a race UNLESS IT'S A RACE.

I was at a stop light on the way home. A big peloton of Cattle Egrets flew over, in a V formation. Then came a small group of stragglers, in a ragged V, still in sight of the peloton. Then, after a long time, a single bird. I wonder if he could even see the others. I wonder if he was trying desperately to catch up, or if he was going at his own pace.

The thing about Centurys and Doubles, compared to 200ks and 300ks and 400ks (brevets) is Centurys and Doubles are supported. You have SAG stops with yummy foods and drinks. You have roaming mechanical support. You have arrows painted on the ground. You might be riding with 2000 other people. In a brevet, you stop at convenience stores. It is against the rules to get assistance outside the Controls. If you have a mechanical, there is no SAG vehicle. You get a sheet of paper, and are responsible for following the directions. A huge ride might see 40-50 riders. An average ride has 20-30. On a Century, if you don't feel like stopping at a SAG, if you are carrying enough on your own, you don't have to. In a brevet, you HAVE TO stop at roughly 30 mile intervals, park your bike, dig out your brevet card, go in the store, have the clerk sign and stamp it.

I would like to nominate chicken chow mein as the most perfect pre-cycling food.

The wine of the evening will be Bogle Petite Sirah. In recent years the Bogle Petite Sirah has collected many accolades including 10 gold medals in the last 3 years, "Best Buy" 4 years in a row by Wine Spectator magazine and also voted "Top 100 Best Buys of 2005" by Wine Enthusiast magazine.

And I got it on sale!!

I love looking at my medals. What is vermillion?

I'm wondering which Terry Zero is more like my Vitesse, the X or the Y. I like skinny seat and long narrow nose. I need to measure Vitesse. I am curious to see how the Balckwell Flow feels tomorrow, when the girlie bits are good as new, as opposed to last Sunday after the 140 mile ride Saturday.

I'm thinking I need a new seat post to facilitate saddle switching, probably aluminum, because then I won't be breaking the rule about not mounting a rack on a carbon post, but am not sure what to get. I have a Thomson on my MTB, which I really like, but the adjustment is pretty fiddly.

What do you guys think is the difference, in feel, between aluminium, carbon and titanium??

DrBee

07-07-2006, 01:44 PM

Can we pleasssssssse stay away from afterbirth talk. For some reason the whole eating the placenta thing really grosses me out. That surely would be more pleasant that people telling us we're slow, though!

And yes Nanci - I agree with Trek. You absolutely do not ever never ever need to justify anything to us! Lordy woman - you ride longer in one ride than I do over the whole month, or multiple months sometimes! And you've accomplished that ability in only one year of real road riding. I'm just blown away by that!

Someday I'll get to do a long ride that doesn't involve endless 5 mile loops. The road crews are currently putting humungo chunks of gravel down where I could potentially ride out of town (now that the nasty dog is gone). They're "resurfacing" the road. I'm thinking that Serenity isn't going to like that much. So alas, my 5mile loop it is. It's better than nothing, right? Just think of how strong my legs will be from all of those start/stops at stop signs. ;)

DrBee

07-07-2006, 01:52 PM

Nanci - I have no idea on the seatpost question, but if you need me to take any measurements on the Zero X, let me know.

What's a good quick food to eat in the early morning before a relatively short ride (30-35 miles)? Chicken chow mein, while good, may not work at 6am...I've been feeling like I'm just dragging lately. I think I'm not eating enough to keep up with my rides/runs. I'm going to pay close attention to what I eat this week and see how many calories I'm taking in. I really think that's why I've been feeling sick on/off for the past month or so.

Cali did great - she definitely got her point across!

Nanci

07-07-2006, 02:04 PM

I eat CCM at 6AM...Have to plan ahead, though!!

Measured saddles:

Vitesse: 10.5 x 6"
Zero X: 10.6 x 6"
Zero Y: 10.9 x 5.5"

Can't find Blackwell Flow on line, and don't want to go out to the shed AGAIN.

Nanci

07-07-2006, 02:06 PM

I meant to tell you, when my daughter Kelly was born, the afterbirth came out (why don't they tell you that's like a second childbirth???) and they put it in a stainless steel bowl for later inspection. And promptly dropped it with a horrendous (((((((CLANG)))))))). Kind of funny.

SadieKate

07-07-2006, 02:07 PM

I'm thinking I need a new seat post to facilitate saddle switching, probably aluminum, because then I won't be breaking the rule about not mounting a rack on a carbon post, but am not sure what to get. I have a Thomson on my MTB, which I really like, but the adjustment is pretty fiddly.

What do you guys think is the difference, in feel, between aluminum, carbon and titanium??
Nanci, I'd suggest a 2nd seatpost that you just leave attached to the 2nd saddle and pull the whole contraption when you want to switch saddles. Then, your finely tuned angles, setback and height don't change each time. Just mark the height with some tape, pull, and shove in the other post.

Ritchey makes some really nice quality aluminum seatposts. The new Specialized Pave has a great clamp on it but it is carbon. You might see if they make an aluminum version. The head has infinite adjustment points.

I personally like ti rails in my saddles. I can feel the rails flex on hard bumps.

salsabike

07-07-2006, 02:14 PM

I don't poop on the floor even under conditions of extreme anxiety, but I have to otherwise second Knotted's comment. You Thread Drift guys are a very cool bunch. Thanks for all your HSAI postings. I kept trying to figure out something to say after my first early post, but couldn't seem to edit out insults for the provocative poster, so didn't post again. I do think she understands quite well what she is saying and its impact.

Vermillion is a fabulous, dramatic shade of red fit for royalty. Congrats, Nanci. And your little bird, too.

Nanci

07-07-2006, 02:19 PM

SadieKate, that was exactly my idea!!

I always thought ti rails were weight-related- I never thought of it as a suspension feature! Cool! (Vitesse has ti rails, Flow does not.) I don't think.

I feel like I just learned something major.

Nanci

07-07-2006, 02:23 PM

Go do my thing in the burk burk thread up in open right now!! Please.

SadieKate

07-07-2006, 02:23 PM

Just don't poop on the floor in excitement.

Nanci

07-07-2006, 02:24 PM

I'm going to go get Buttercup so she can wet her shell on my behalf!!

uk elephant

07-07-2006, 02:30 PM

I'm back from Summit with a Gary Fisher Tassahara for Duck on Wheels to ride tomorrow.

Ooo! That's my bike that got stolen! It's a good bike, or at least the one I had was. Even the seat was good from what I remember....if only it could be found again....

Nanci

07-07-2006, 02:43 PM

Nanci

07-07-2006, 02:47 PM

http://tinyurl.com/neluy

I swear it's my last one.

Lise

07-07-2006, 03:19 PM

Just don't poop on the floor in excitement.

that's all we ask here at Thread Drift. We have very, very low standards.

May I add what I hope will be the final word about placentas? Stop talking about them! :eek: Sheesh. I actually have a great deal of respect for the placenta as an organ, and if you want a little educational talk, I'll be happy to comply. :rolleyes: But only fishdr has mentioned placentophagy (repeatedly), and it grosses me out too! Since I have to/get to work with them all the time, stop talking about this bizarre practice! It's cannibalism, as far as I'm concerned! Harumph. Nuff said? Yes.

Re: HSAI: Por El Amor De Dios. and that's all I have to say.
not really, of course. I always have more to say. Frankly, that thread is so BORING that I only read the amusing retorts from my TD friends. I'm not even reading those anymore, unless of course, y'all talk about them here, and then I'll scoot over to see what you said. But please, people, can we let it drop? Do I need to start a Peter Reid thread on Open forum to distract people? Hey, there's a thought....:p

salsabike

07-07-2006, 03:31 PM

So this time it was only my green pepper that I spit out from laughing.

http://tinyurl.com/llkj8[/QUOTE]

Lise

07-07-2006, 03:38 PM

Finally, word from BF who is on vacation back home up north, the first missive since a short "I miss you" e-mail on Tuesday. Does he ask am I ok? No. Does he say he misses me? No. Does he ask about Cracker Chicken??? Yes... :-) He is glad all pets are accounted for and doing well.

http://tinyurl.com/llkj8
Oh! I get it! :rolleyes: Took me awhile. Yeah. Sigh.

When the cougar was venting its spleen through my speakers, Ariel, the 17 year old grey fluffy beauty cat that honors me with her presence walked slowly toward me, with her ears flattened back. She stood next to my chair and I petted her. When the cougar stopped, she walked away. :confused:

Nanci, I just hope he loves you up when he gets home. L.

Nanci

07-07-2006, 03:39 PM

Salsa, when you laugh, it makes me laugh!!

Nanci

07-07-2006, 03:41 PM

I'm glad I live in the country and all, where people can do whatever they want, but I am SOFA KING sick of gunshots EVERY evening when I am out trying to enjoy the peace and quiet and birdsong. Third night in a row.

Nanci

07-07-2006, 03:44 PM

Now in my old life, when I had horses, and they had babies, we had to save the placenta in a big five gallon bucket for the vet to inspect. Luckily, the babies were born in early spring, and the vet was prompt in arriving for the check up.

Then we buried it.

salsabike

07-07-2006, 03:48 PM

Well, the SOFA KING made me laugh once more, so nice work and thank you!

Isn't that weird, though? I always think I want to live out in the countryside. In the PNW, it's often the islands, like Whidbey, or some of the little San Juans, that I yearn after. Then I spend some time there and even while loving it, think, "Huh. Do I really want to live in a place with survivalists camping in the backwoods?" I go to the Utah desert to go rock-hunting, and spend half my time thinking how stunning that desert is and the other half downright amazed by the amount of trash, beer cans, broken bottles, and signs full of bullet holes.

Not that the city is any more sane, come to think of it.

Nanci

07-07-2006, 03:51 PM

I wouldn't go back. At least the view is nice and I can run out to my truck naked if I feel like it. Quicky, though. To get something I forgot.

Lise

07-07-2006, 03:53 PM

Yeah, SOFA KING is good!

I was in Jamaica, in a small town on the NE coast, working for about 2 months a few years ago. I was so grateful to get back to Chicago where it's quiet and the streets are clean. Big city life. I couldn't swim in the ocean every day, but neither was I breathing burning garbage and listening to a cacaphony of roosters/raggae/yelling/horns/church services 24/7.

I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood except for the one building across the street. Grrrrr. I wish I had a noise disabler ray gun to turn off their radios/car horns/yelling. No gun shots (I don't think), but they're still blowing up things from the 4th.

Lise

07-07-2006, 04:01 PM

The plan today was to swim train. First thought: Ride bike to lake and swim in wet suit. Nixed. Too tired. Second thought: Ride bike to neighborhood park district pool, swim outdoors. Not in wet suit (too wierd). Nixed. Too chilly. Third thought: Ride bike to YMCA, swim indoors. Just nixed that one. I am too danged tired. I've eaten my bowl of cereal, I think I'll watch Napolean Dynamite, and go to bed.

Tomorrow is a longer training run. Then, if I'm feeling energetic, I can pack up the wetsuit and ride down to the lake and give it a shot. No dates, nada this weekend. Fine with me. Got a fundraiser for a sick nurse at work tomorrow night, 3 yr old niece coming over for a playdate Sunday, then start a 24 hr call Sunday night.

Oh well. I'm not much of a triathlete in training, but I'm all I've got! :o :p

DrBee

07-07-2006, 04:12 PM

Lise - the whole concept of the placenta thing (not mentioning it directly so as to not upset you ;)) came not from me, but from a thread on TE a while back. I think we were trying to flush out male lurkers or something. I don't now, but someone mentioned that and then they discussed it and it grossed me out so bad that any time I here about pl, that's what I think of. Sorry :)

Nanci - that must have been a mess! I just remember the look of the lab tech that came in to check my blood sugar after having FishJr (I had gest. diabetes) and he caught sight of "the tray" at the door. The look on his face was priceless!

What is the CC thing you eat?

Nanci

07-07-2006, 04:25 PM

Lise

07-07-2006, 04:58 PM

Lise - the whole concept of the placenta thing (not mentioning it directly so as to not upset you ;)) came not from me, but from a thread on TE a while back. I think we were trying to flush out male lurkers or something. I don't now, but someone mentioned that and then they discussed it and it grossed me out so bad that any time I here about pl, that's what I think of. Sorry :)

Oh, fish, I'm sorry. :o I was just playing around. No offense at all! Although I did read an article about eating them many years ago, and still feel pukey at the thought. You know, as I typed that, I thought, "I hope fish knows I'm kidding". See, lacking tone and facial expression...argh. My bad. Now, have all the male lurkers been thoroughly scared away?

Nanci

07-07-2006, 05:00 PM

What's it called when you eat yourself? Is that still cannibalism?

Nanci

07-07-2006, 05:03 PM

Nope, autophagy. I advise against googling this...

Nanci

07-07-2006, 05:04 PM

Interesting fact: Endocannibalism is the term for eating someone you know. Exocannibalism is the term for eating a stranger.

Lise

07-07-2006, 05:06 PM

Good grief, as I re-read my post about not talking about placentas, I sound downright cranky! Not my intent. Sorry I gave you some bad moments there, fishdr. Some things that sound funny in my head do not translate well to the page. :(

Nanci, that is a good question. And, regarding placentas, of whom is it, really? The mom? The baby? The union of sperm and egg produce both baby and placenta, so it can't really be said to be of the mom alone. Makes me think of some animals who very neatly clean up the scene after the babies are born.

Grog

07-07-2006, 05:08 PM

Lise

07-07-2006, 05:10 PM

Chicken Chow Mein.

http://www.subservientchicken.com/

I actually saw this guy on a recent BK commercial, and thought I was going to die!! He and The King are two of the most remarkable marketing ideas ever.
This is really, really, really creepy-wierd. On TV you say? :eek: Between this and the discussions of ____-phagy, I may just turn vegetarian again! :p

Lise

07-07-2006, 05:11 PM

Well whose DNA is in the placenta cells?
Baby. Therefore, the placenta isn't "of" the mom any more (or less, I suppose) than the baby is "of" the mom.

Nanci

07-07-2006, 05:12 PM

When Subservient Chicken first came out, several years ago, you could watch the commercials on the Internet. They were _so_ weird, having to do with these two girls making him do things. I never saw him on TV, though, but then, just last week, there he was!!

Nanci

07-07-2006, 05:13 PM

The whole thought behind the campaign is "Chicken, have it your way."

DrBee

07-07-2006, 05:18 PM

Lise

07-07-2006, 05:23 PM

I'm a bit overly sensitive today - _now_ I see the humor Lise - hee hee :)

That chicken guy is a little freaky.

Whose DNA is in the placenta? Good question. I did not know it was the baby's. I thought it was the mom's. Interesting.

Back to watching the TDF on my TV ;)
Wellll...your DNA is yours, right? But they can tell who your mom and dad are (or aren't) by comparing your DNA with theirs. Sperm + egg = 4 cells that multiply and multiply and multiply...it is fascinating. Embryology is really cool. The whole kit'n'kaboodle of baby, placenta, bag of waters comes from those first 4 cells. Once those two come together, all bets are off. Sperm was dad's, egg was mom's, but now they're a new creation. Any wonder I dig my job? :D

Lise

07-07-2006, 05:25 PM

The whole thought behind the campaign is "Chicken, have it your way."
Garters on a chicken-man are just wrong. Wrong. :rolleyes:

Grog

07-07-2006, 06:13 PM

Baby. Therefore, the placenta isn't "of" the mom any more (or less, I suppose) than the baby is "of" the mom.

Thanks Lise!

Lise

07-07-2006, 06:43 PM

Cool new avatar Nanci!

Nanci

07-07-2006, 06:57 PM

I just overflowed the bathtub while I was googling Peter Reid's wattle...

Lise

07-07-2006, 06:58 PM

I just overflowed the bathtub while I was googling Peter Reid's wattle...
Serves you right. :p

He does NOT have a wattle!

Still. Cool new avatar. :D

Nanci

07-07-2006, 07:01 PM

This video is for you!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67c_4YZLc04

winddance

07-07-2006, 07:08 PM

I was in a bad mood after work, but I just got to learn about aluminum seat posts, cannibalism, pooping on the floor, and placenta.

This thread is great.

In other news, I have finally decided to battle the downstairs neighbors. Last night my apartment was so full of their cigarette smoke that it woke me up at 4am. After being a building manager in college, there is very little that I can't sleep through.

My cats were coughing. So, I called the building manager up to take a whiff, and he agreed that it was excessive. Since this building allows smoking, I don't think he can do anything but ask them to shut their outside door, but that would be a huge help. He said he'd speak to the owner, because there was no reason why it should be that bad. They're also *really* loud (lease has a quiet clause) and have been spoken to at least twice in the last two weeks for noise (I've been gone for half of that) so that might provide some leverage, but...

If they want to smoke, it's their decision, but it's also my decision not to. I would really, really like to not have to move because of them. This isn't healthy for me or my fuzzballs. :(

Nanci

07-07-2006, 07:12 PM

I used to live in a place where these very loud Brazillian people would stand in the courtyard and talk and smoke all night. I was so glad to buy my own place...

Nanci

07-07-2006, 07:17 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0faKBhHYbHs

Why it's so fun to go hiking with me!!

winddance

07-07-2006, 07:19 PM

I was so glad to buy my own place...

Yeah...the one thing I hate about the Bay Area...I don't have a spare $600k laying around...

DrBee

07-07-2006, 07:19 PM

Nanci - love the new avatar and ....where did you find that video??? That's great! I was going to guess blue catfish or bullheads. They like to eat! We have a lot of blues at our facility and they go nuts when we feed them.

Good night all (or good morning, depending on where you live).

Nanci

07-07-2006, 07:22 PM

I made it myself!!

snapdragen

07-07-2006, 07:54 PM

I made it myself!!

I knew it! Yer nutz woman! :D :D

KnottedYet

07-07-2006, 09:00 PM

the fish..... The Fish.......THE FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

KnottedYet

07-07-2006, 09:07 PM

Oh, good lord.... and the SNAKE!

(Knotted hides under table with dog, who can't understand why she is laughing and snorting at computer.)

KnottedYet

07-07-2006, 09:15 PM

Speaking of fish: Salsa, was that a toy rubber puffer-fish I saw on the back of you guys' tandem? I've been meaning to ask....

Nanci

07-08-2006, 02:16 AM

Isn't my friend Cathy funny? She lives in Georgia. She has some sort of bike- but I've never gone cycling with her. I originally know her from cave diving- there weren't a lot of women back then, and especially not on an exploration team. She's close to the mountains- knows all the great places to hike- never gets tired...

Lise

07-08-2006, 02:27 AM

Good morning thread drifters!

Oh, man, the viedos are hilarious! Those fish. What a trip! How long did it take to teach them to line up for their chow?

I'm up at 5:20 AM, eating my bagel with pb, so I can go back to bed and get up at 6:30 to go run. That's the way I like to do it, but I'm seldom in bed on time to stand getting up to eat early.

I don't even know who those people were that had the party across the way last night. I've never seen them in the neighborhood. It was a party in the garage, with the car as their sound system. I just shut all the windows, put on the AC, went to sleep.

I see we're almost on page 100. Party? How about the 2,000th post? :D

Nanci

07-08-2006, 02:37 AM

How come on HSAI it keeps saying last page, but it isn't? ;)

Go Eden!!:)

I DEFINITELY was not in on it... "You know what annoyes me even more and I think at least one of you has been in on it. Those threads that end up "I'm so thin and scrawny that size 0 and 2 don't fit me.":eek:

Geez, I had to rip up the carpet in my bathroom last night so the floor could try to dry- it's all Peter Turkey Neck Reid's fault. :D

I think I have conquered one of the things that makes me late for group rides: now I put on sunscreen as soon as I get out of bed. Before it was last minute, only it takes longer than a minute!!

A thread I have been avoiding is "Cheat Day" or something. Because I don't want to disclose that I have been on a Cheat All-Inclusive January-July.

Today's ride should be nice- starting out at 75 and only getting to 87F. Doesn't look like much chance of rain. Then lunch at Tim's Fast Nickel, where Tim will be making barbeque. It's this tiny convenience store, made of concrete blocks, with bars in the door and windows. Some of the bars are painted on to make it look like more:eek: Most of the south cycling rides stop there. Before I knew Tim and wife- I thought it looked like and was in the neighborhood of where you'd go to buy crack- but out in the country. You see a lot of guys going and coming out with a beer in a paper sack. I'll take my camera.

Lise, the fish were always like that. My friends bought that house, and they were there. I'm the one who figured out how to get them to come out on land. Because I am an animal trouble maker! I also found out that you can kneel on the bank and they will line up with their mouths open and you just pour the food in. What hogs!! The place I work serves fried catfish for breakfast- can you believe that??I tried it once...um, no. But when I was a kid, at the cabin, sometimes we'd fish really early, then eat friend sunfish or bass for breakfast, so I guess that's kind of the same thing.

Nanci

DirtDiva

07-08-2006, 02:47 AM

Sunscreen works better if it's been on a while before you go out in the sun too.

I love TD too. It's kinda like the TE playpen.

Brina

07-08-2006, 04:34 AM

OMG - go out to dinner with your tri-girlfriends and go to bed early and then find 5 new pages of TD to catch up on in the morning.

A good friend bought me a first tri/40th birthday gift - a pink running cap and pink ribbon running socks. I would wear them sunday but they would seriously clash with the black and red tri gear that I have planned.

Between real life friends and TE/TD friends it is so awesome how supportive everyone I know has been. I should probably really mention dh in that - he has been great about time for training.

Now I just have to survive the actual event.

DrBee

07-08-2006, 05:06 AM

Good morning! I was up at 6am this morning, out the door at 6:30. I take my bike off the wall and as I put it down ..........NOOOOOOOOOOOOO a flat on the front! Crud! I had 2 tires blow after that! No tubes left. No bike ride for me. This only exacerbated the whole PMS thing. Mr. Fish was quite supportive, especially considering right when I came in the door the coffee pot broke at the same exact time. Something really needs to turn this day around!

Sorry to be such a pooper this morning. Hey, my day can only get better from here, right?

Nanci - I had a feeling you shot that video! That's nuts!

DrBee

07-08-2006, 05:17 AM

Nanci - I have the "last page" issue a lot. I think it's a cookie issue. They're not updating correctly.

Well - heading to watch the TDF.

Lise

07-08-2006, 05:51 AM

They're just teasing us that it's the last page. It's never the last page at HSAI! :eek:

Nanci, congrats on the smilies! What do you think the problem was?

I challenge you to watch Peter Reid dominate at Kona and then call him turkey neck! :mad: :p :rolleyes:

Brina, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :D Tell us about your upcoming tri! What's the event (Danskin?), how're you feeling, the exact layout of your transition area, ya know, just every little detail...

I went for a run this morning--doing better, but not yet where I want to be. I guess that's why they call it "training", eh?

Today I'm riding down to Lake Michigan and swimming in the wetsuit. I realized I was feeling like an imposter, not a real triathlete, not "deserving" of a wet suit. As if the "real" triathletes would laugh at me...well, they may. But I still would benefit from swim training in my wet suit.

fish--what a drag about the tires. What's up with that? Three new tires blew in sucession? ARGH!

winddance

07-08-2006, 06:43 AM

Weird...the weather report says "winds: CALM" for where we are riding today.

Calm winds? What are those? :rolleyes:

Trek420

07-08-2006, 06:53 AM

maybe the winds had some tea? I'm nearby in Hayward, waiting for Spazzdog and Duck on Wheels to find my lair. The winds are calm.

snapdragen

07-08-2006, 07:16 AM

Insomniac snap here. Woke up at 4:00, never did get back to sleep. Arrgh. Of course the dog decided it must be time to get up too, so she starts bouncing around on the bed.

She was diagnosed with hip displaysia (sp?) yesterday, she's been limping and favoring her right hind leg for a couple of days. Got her on doggie motrin for 2 weeks, along with glucosamine. The drugs have kicked in and she's acting like her old self - obnoxious. "Hey Mom! It's 4:30! Shouldn't we think about getting out of bed and running around the house like a crazy dog?" Bounce, bounce, bounce. "GOOD MORNING! Doesn't my nose feel good against the back of your neck?!?!?"

Is 8:30 am too early for a nap?

salsabike

07-08-2006, 07:17 AM

Good morning, TD gang.

Knotted--yeah, that was a toy puffer fish you saw on the tandem rack. Boy, you have good eyes! BUT the puffer fish has just been retired for a fire-spitting Gamera instead: Guardian of the Earth and Protector of Children, our favorite Japanese movie monster. What could be better than a flying turtle that spins in the air and shoots out fire? Wish I could do that! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamera

N--hearing you laughing in the snake video was just hilarious while Cathy was trying to talk to you in a sober, responsible fashion. Your snake reminded me of a scorpion we met up with while we were rock hunting in high desert Oregon. Chris was poking into a cliff face with a chisel, and out came a scorpion. All it did was climb up the cliff about six inches, and curl its tail around itself, trying to hide. I think it just wanted to finish its nap, which seemed like such a reasonable approach to life. Also, I can't believe you actually had to rip up that carpet! You really DID flood the bathroom doing the Reid google thing.

Lise--Go girl in that wetsuit. Let us know how it was!

Nanci

07-08-2006, 12:41 PM

I am at traffic school right now. Did you know you can pay the citation on line? Cool. Four more hours...

I had a great ride today.

Nanci

07-08-2006, 02:13 PM

During Traffic School so far I have bought three cycling books: French Revolutions, 23 Days In July, and The Rider. I looked at two Pantani books, but couldn't pick.

I'm getting tired of sitting here...

Nanci

07-08-2006, 02:16 PM

What kind of dog, Snap? I've always had relatively small breeds- pugs, frenchies (gag), coonhounds. English and American Cocker Spaniels. Dachshunds. A rottie.

Lise

07-08-2006, 02:48 PM

Today was to be the big day I was going to finally swim in my wetsuit. I waited until later afternoon, hoping to miss the biggest crowds at the beach. I knew I'd be, well, noticed, putting on a full wetsuit and entering the water amidst the bikini'd babes, but, so it goes. I put on my tri-shorts and a bra I can swim in. Practiced putting on the wetsuit at home. Sweaty, but fine. Packed up the whole kit 'n' kaboodle. Changed the Serfas tri seat out for my regular Serfas saddle, because my girly bits just couldn't take it anymore! :rolleyes: Proud of myself for changing my own saddle.

Rode the Bianchi 6 miles down to the beach where I can swim 1/2 mile along the sea wall. Spread out my towel, pulled out my wetsuit, and heard, "Hey! You can't go in the water!" Ignoring this, as I figured it was addressed to anyone BUT me, I put my first foot in the wetsuit. "Hey! You with the wetsuit! You can't go in the water!" Huh? :confused:

I turned around, and a guy lying on his towel sits up and says, "You can't go in the water." "Why?" I reply. "E. Coli. Red flag.", he says, pointing to the, indeed, red flag flying from the lifeguard's chair. Crap. :rolleyes:

Packed the whole thing back up and rode 6 miles back home with a wetsuit strapped to my back. Sheesh.

Now I get to learn how to check for water pollution levels and figure that into when I can swim in the lake with the wetsuit! I may just swim train in pools and swim once or twice in the lake with the wetsuit prior to the tri. MWBR.

Brina

07-08-2006, 02:57 PM

Lise, that is the thing I hate the most about living in Chicago. I grew up on the ocean and I can remember only a handful of times we couldn't swim. Here it is like at least once per week. It really freaks me out when Chicago closes the water, but Evanston is open. um, hello, same lake. The day that really pissed me off, I got a babysitter one day when the boys were little just cause my sanity and their safety was at stake (kidding on their safety, but you get my meaning). I got all ready to go for a swim, rode my bike to the beach and it was closed cause the waves were too big. I thought my head was going to explode. I used to live for big wave days.

Nanci

07-08-2006, 03:01 PM

Poopy is right!!

I have to take a break and make dinner. Veg and grilled steak.

Working OT tomorrow. Want the Zero X. Wore my Terry Euro Halter again today. Undecided. Love the pattern. The fabric is kind of heavy. I never use those pockets in the back, and discovered after about an hour I had it tucked down my shorts...I want more breeze, I guess.

I want another Sugoi Bella top with the daisy on it- the red one!!

http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=17606

I'm so amazed that I was hesitant about buying the black/blue one, and now it's my favorite!

KnottedYet

07-08-2006, 03:03 PM

My friend and I swam in open water this morning. We're both doing the Danskin (total newbies who are just hoping to finish) in August. We did 2/3 the distance we'll need. Last time we did 1/2. We're working up to that half mile.

I use a wetsuit, cuz I suck as a swimmer. She's just in her bra top and tri shorts.

This time went MUCH better than last time. I didn't have to rest nearly as often.

While we were at the beach we saw a homeless dude sleeping and then playing guitar (later he swam, too, in his undies) and an older woman in her 60's or 70's going nekkid as she changed from her clothes to her swimsuit.

Nobody batted an eye. Hey, it's Seattle...

Lise

07-08-2006, 03:24 PM

KN, you will most certainly finish. And probably not last. Then you'll be hooked! It is quite a feeling. :D

Brina--I know what you mean. How can they close some beaches, but not others? The current's flowing away from my beach? One year the Accenture tri almost became a duathlon when they thought they'd have to close Madison harbor for pollution. Jeez. I had been thinking I might do Accenture next year...but that swim sux!

I want that Zero X, too. There is no way I'm riding on the Serfas tri saddle anymore. I may call LBS tomorrow and see if they'll order it for me. I can take the Serfas back in when the Terry arrives.

Now I'm going to try to ride my bike (the Larkspur, not the Bianchi) in a skirt to a bar. (No, TD'rs, this is not a new dating strategy! :p ) One of the nurses at work got very, very sick, and has been hospitalized for nearly a month. They're having a fundraiser for her in a neighborhood where one can only dream of finding a parking place. So, inspired by the girl on the T9 cover, I'm off! :D

DrBee

07-08-2006, 03:31 PM

Lise - that's major poopy! You were so excited, too! There will be another day...MWBR...

Nanci - gee, did you learn a lot at traffic school? Sounds like it was quite productive. I love the tank with the blue flower (from the pic). Super cute!

I ordered some new tubes. Watched the Tour looking at all of those nicely inflated tires. I could barely look at my bike when I walked through the garage. I soooo wanted to ride this morning! Tubes should be in by end of the week. I leave next Mon.for St. Johns, so hopefully I can get a good ride in before then. I did NOT order them from Performance. Last time (you might recall my endless whining) it took forever for them to show up (almost 2 weeks).

I did get the next round of squash and green beans planted in the garden, though. Went for a "swim" in our little backyard pool (15ft diameter x 4 ft deep..........AND - FishJr is really starting to swim! She has the arms going in addition to the legs now - she was swimming freestyle!:eek: A bunch of times! I couldn't believe my eyes!

Making stuffed peppers for dinner. They smell gooood!

DrBee

07-08-2006, 03:35 PM

Have fun Lise and good luck with the skirt!

One other thing - I found some strange socks at Wallyworld today (grrrrrrrrr). They are by Danskin, are wicking (nothing weird yet I know), and they have arch support. It's a band that goes around the middle of your foot (ah - the arch - duh). I've been wearing them all day to test them out. I bought some with med/heavy cushioning for running. The ones I'm wearing today have light cushioning. When I have shoes on I can't feel the arch support, but they are comfy. When I just have them on around the house (no shoes) I feel it. It's odd. Ever seen anything like this??? Or am I just a dork? You don't have to answer that...:rolleyes: