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Yes, Lise, he can pull himself back up. But he's perfectly comfortable to just hang there, too.

I'm not sure I'd write WI again or not...

This is how it went, right? He wrote, you were taking a break, you wrote to say you were off your break, he wrote, you wrote, he disappeared?

I sure met some losers on match.com

Like the guy who said he looked like Sting (yeah, right) who was mean to a waitress on our first date (of two) who neglected to mention that he actually wasn't divorced.

Or the guy who couldn't take me out to dinner because he had to buy his daughter a house, so came to my house and had a huge ****-attack in the bathroom and didn't clean it up!!

Or the guy who said he loved me on the first date (of two) who wanted to get married and settle down, who kept asking me if I still loved my old BF, causing me to burst into tears.

Or the guy who revealed he was cheating Workers Comp by faking a back injury, who had a daughter who slept on the floor of his room, who told me the story of his ex wife who was in jail for coke who was great in bed and would "cxxx so many times the sheets would be wet!" TMI TMI TMI!!!!!!! I later found out that my roommate went out on a date with a chick who went out on a date with wet sheets guy, and did both of them, my roommate and wet sheets on the first date! My small town began to seem a little incestuous...

Or the really boring movie guy.

Or the really weird Starbucks guy.

Or the super hot but way too young guy that I _think_ I had a date with on September 11th, that never called me back.

Yep, Nanci, you've got it right, and yep, I should not be writing him again. Man, I think the terrorists still owe you for that 9/11 date. I stand in awe of your sheer number of wierdo dates. I feel fatigued by the process. I am going to lie down. Where's Peter Reid when I need him? :p

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Originally Posted by Nanci

I'm not sure I'd write WI again or not...
This is how it went, right? He wrote, you were taking a break, you wrote to say you were off your break, he wrote, you wrote, he disappeared?

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Actually, I didn't even write to say I was off my break. He saw my profile active again, wrote me:

Hi,

We e-mailed awhile ago, and then you mentioned you were going to take a break from Match. How are you doing?

Lee

I replied two days ago, and he's disappeared.
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I miss coffee. I may have a cup with 1/2 decaf as an experiment and see if the PVCs really are worse.
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Fish, congrats! Glad that lady got her head on straight! What does "Dixie Chick" mean as a perjorative? (I like the Dixie Chicks' latest album. Quite a bit.)

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Originally Posted by Nanci

Or the guy who couldn't take me out to dinner because he had to buy his daughter a house, so came to my house and had a huge ****-attack in the bathroom and didn't clean it up!!

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had a huge ****-attack? I know this is too much information, i can only think of HEART attack which is 5 letters.

My husband proposed to me on date #2.. I made him wait a month before I said yes and we were married 2 months later. It has been 29 years.

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

My husband proposed to me on date #2.. I made him wait a month before I said yes and we were married 2 months later. It has been 29 years.

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Mimi, people like you, and salsa, and fish, and V, and Sadie Kate, and yellow...give me hope! :D

:eek: mimi - think poop attack.....:eek:

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:eek: mimi - think poop attack.....:eek:

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huh. never heard it put quite like that.
THAT would be a date to remember.

Made me remember a blind date i went on. I even remember the guys' name. GENE. My horse had fallen on me a couple days before, so I was very very sore (bruised knee). He took me to the rodeo. After 1/2 hour or so, he decided to get himself a drink. I asked if he would bring me something.. He told me to get it myself. I hobbled down the bleachers, and found someone to give me a ride home. that was the last blind date I've even been on.. I ruined his evening. hahahaha

Off to hike for an hour. Up hill both ways to the car shop to retrieve my Subaru. $230. Dang, that'd buy some goodies for the Waterford! I hate this walk, because the sidewalk disappears RIGHT when you need it most!

Bill at wallingford wrote me back about my B67. I might just be too lopsided for springs. So I gotta decide, keep it another month just in case it clears up, trade for a B17S, or trade for a B72.

I will stick with Brooks.

Knotted maybe you should try another saddle with springs? (like mine on saturday) just to see??

Ugh. Shart-attack.

So I'm feeling flat spaces in my Brooks where it's breaking in but it's almost an inch from either edge of the saddle. Maybe my measurements were wrong and I don't need the S.

Lise... Things will happen when they're meant to... it just means taking some risks and letting it play out. I met my GF at a concert... we never said a word to one another, I just danced with her and things fell into place.

...oddly... but they fell into place. Nothing is easy, but things happen when they're meant to, I think. I'll send you and Trek my luck, because I don't need it anymore. =)

Yay for Fish. Now Roux needs to get better....

Lise - no riding for 4 more months. The bike fit was just to make sure my new bike fits right (make sure we order the right specs) and adjust my existing bike. Well, one of them, at least! :p Anyway, it was amazing - the guy was the head trainer for Serotta's fit department, and I spent 2 1/2 hours there. I felt a little lame saying, No I really don't have any nagging pain when I ride aside from some mild low back pain. So I didn't expect him to do much to my bike. Turned out my seat was way high and back, and when it was all said and done, my hip flexors are opened up, my hamstrings working right. He even moved my cleats and changed out my stem. Incredible. I didn't even tell him I had been having breathing problems, but he said that with my position the way it was, I was bending my back at the waist instead of the hips and that opens up my chest in an amazing way. I can't wait to put the bike on the trainer and ride! (Wish I could go outside... :mad: )

That WI dude is a puzzler. Sorry. I have to say I know probably 3 - 4 people who've found wonderful matches on Match. I think luck and timing are key. Hang in there.

Nanci - OMG what a bunch of LOSERS!!! Especially the poopy one! :eek:

So after my bike fit, I come home to find a package of something I'd ordered and been waiting for had been delivered. Yay!

Then... the mail comes and here's Salsa's great book which I now get to take and read on my trip! (Remember the book we were going to pass amongst ourselves at TD?) Yay! Very excited. She also gave us a geode she found on a hike, which is really beautiful, and my daughter the total rock hound was so excited to see it. It's on the "fragile" shelf now next to the other cool rocks and shells we've collected.

Thanks Salsa!!!

So who gets the book when I am done with it.... :rolleyes:

which book is it?

My little sweetheart ate his first frozen-thawed pinkie for me tonight! I put him in a feeding container (disposeable tupperware-like thing with holes punched in it- he has to eat in there, not in his viv, so he doesn't accidentally eat substrate) and he was eating within five minutes!! What a perfect baby!

Nanci, you've induced a feeling of affection for snakes that I've never before experienced. That Choco is one little sweetie pie! :D

Am I correct that the "pinky" was a frozen dead mouse?

ahem...

I didn't get to ride today and won't get to ride tomorrow. I feel my muscles seizing up!!

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

Am I correct that the "pinky" was a frozen dead mouse?

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Not only that, but I thought it was cute! That Nanci is one powerful persuader!

Don't think of it as muscles seizing up, but ... um ... recovery! Muscles get stronger during recovery! :D

Good golly Nanci - those were some wacky dates! Super good to hear Choco is eating already! That's a great sign!

Lise - I keep telling you - the right one is out there for you somewhere. He might be on Match or he might not. However - you will find each other eventually! Patience is key.

Lise - the dixie chicks reference is not about the band, but is a less than complementary remark about a select group of women in my town that are desperately fighting aging with big hair and little clothes.

MP - I'm looking forward to the trainer report. Keep up those good thoughts for Roux. He seems to have plateau'd a bit. We'll see what the doc says tomorrow (hopefully).

We've signed the contract! Whew! Major relief! Next step - find a house to buy! I'll post pics when I get them.

I'll take the book. You know - I have nothing else to do, right? It might be a good distraction. At least I don't have to pack anything!

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

which book is it?

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Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger

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Originally Posted by fishdr

I'll take the book. You know - I have nothing else to do, right? It might be a good distraction. At least I don't have to pack anything!

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Okay, you get the book next. It will be a couple weeks before I'm done, since we'll be on our trip. Just email me an address to send it to - but maybe you should wait til I am for sure done. I wouldn't want to mail it to the wrong state... :cool:

Nothing like a 14 hour day at school.....I'm tired. Will catch up on TD tomorrow a.m.

Nite ladies.

ps - I'm really intrigued about the "weird starbucks guy" :)

Kitsune06 "I'll send you and Trek my luck, because I don't need it anymore. =)"

I'll take it and pass it on when done. We could circulate Kits luck throughout TE TD, like the books :)

Evening all (or night as the time zone may be :D ). Almost completely done packing!!! Movers here next Tuesday so planning some fun stuff until they show...riding, motorcycling, side trips, shopping... This whole "being off work and not having started my new job yet" is just awesome! :p

Trek- I'm going to keep a little bit for my interview tomorrow, but it'll go back into the 'Kitsu Luck' bag when I'm done... 11:30 tomorrow morning. I've been running around in circles all day making sure my resume looks good, pressing my suit, doing laundry, freaking out, going over interview questions, etc. Now I'm going to make a hurricane and settle down. *sigh!*

Choco is a GOOD boy for eating his pinkie and also a CLEVER boy with his finger-hanging. I was telling my animal-rescuer neighbor tonight about Choco. This neighbor, a person I just love, has 10 rescue cats, 4 ditto miniature greyhounds, quail babies, chickens, roosters, bunnies, and a couple of rats she trapped and then felt bad for, so she built them their own three-story dollhouse. Heart as big as______fill in your favorite huge place-name. She heard all about Maizey last week from me. Tonight I was trying to talk her into getting a snake. She thought it was way cool that Choco had his own little pond to swim in.

Love that cavalade of dates from Nanci. Good God. Want to know more about the boring movie guy and the weird Starbuck's guy, too.

Never give up, Lise--remember I met Mr. Salsa after two pretty serious relationships went EVER so south, and married him when I was 37. Can happen anytime, especially when you think it won't.

I can't imagine why people complain about the USPS--they move the mail really fast and pretty reliably. It only took a day for that TD book to get to Maillotpois. I am impressed. And I love how much kids love rocks---ALL kids, boys and girls, are just totally fascinated. There's a local geologist who does family rock-hunting trips (Mr. Salsa and I have gone on a bunch of his collecting trips) and the kids just have a total blast.

Fish, I expect honeybee work is really important, isn't it? Haven't the numbers of them gone way down?

I certainly hope everyone saw the picture of Vino on today's Vuelta thread. I think he's cool.

I'm meeting a guy at Starbucks tomorrow. Now I'm all put off...!

I hope it's not the same one! He looked and sounded sort of like a rabbit. I think he was a pet-sitter- probably what attracted me to him.

Boring movie guy was just some very uninteresting executive-type guy. We had absolutely nothing in common.

Choco's pinkie was really unidentifiable- just kind of a red blob, but he knew what to do with it.

There's this whole thread on the snake forum about getting snakes that aren't feeding to start feeding by washing their food in Ivory soap. Apparently it has worked for a bunch of people, and others are reading about it and trying it, and it's working for them, too. How strange.

I love rocks, too. There were lots of smallish fossils where I grew up in MN. I took geology in college, and we went on lots of field trips. The rock test was hard!! When I was a kid, my dad got me a rock polisher. It was fun. Not such great rocks down here that I've noticed, but there are shells.

Just over a week till Six Gap! That's going to be a great ride. I wonder how it will compare to last year. I'm way more in shape. But I still suck at hills. But I will have a bolero to wear so I don't freeze! Not sure about the sandals, yet. It could be my first ride of the season with shoes...Hope the expo is good.

Knotted, we need a UPS report. Where is the bike now? Is it coming to you or your LBS?

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Trek- I'm going to keep a little bit for my interview tomorrow, but it'll go back into the 'Kitsu Luck' bag when I'm done... 11:30 tomorrow morning. I've been running around in circles all day making sure my resume looks good, pressing my suit, doing laundry, freaking out, going over interview questions, etc. Now I'm going to make a hurricane and settle down. *sigh!*

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Kit, you're starting to sound like Knotted with the running in circles stuff. Have you heard results from the previous interviews? Good luck.

BTW, if you do make a hurricane, be careful where you send it. The Gulf coast had enough last year. Or is there some non-meteorological hurricane that I'm not familiar with?

Queen and Fish, good luck with the moving and house hunting.

I second the emotions of Deb W above!

I believe Kit is referring to a Hurricane of the alcoholic variety, as referenced by Alan Jackson in song: "Pooooour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane, it's only half past twelve, but I don't care...it's 5:00 somewhere!" Jimmy Buffet chimes in on that one. Good luck on the interview, Kit.

Nanci, "looked and sounded like a rabbit". Oh my. Amazing that he had the courage to date.

Fish, I can't believe you sold your house on the first offer! Wonderful. :D

I need a freakin' snuggli for this cat, Isaac. He sleeps all curled up by my chest, usually in my arms, most of the night, and then comes and sits as close to my hands as possible when I'm typing. Won't sit in my lap. Needs to be near the keyboard. :rolleyes:

I'm off to run, and then ride my bike up about 10 miles north for brunch with my Mom. It's surprising dark out at 6:25 AM. Change of seasons creeps up on me. I do love vacation. :D

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I'm off to run, and then ride my bike up about 10 miles north for brunch with my Mom. It's surprising dark out at 6:25 AM. Change of seasons creeps up on me. I do love vacation.

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At least it seems that the rain is over. Only 5 days of it..... Have a nice brunch. Going anywhere that you'd recommend? I suspect it's not "the nugget" :)

I think I may be able to take Sloane out for a test ride today.

Certainly not the Nugget! :eek: We're meeting at Lucky Platter up in Evanston. Ever been there? It's a must-visit. Wierd, funky decor, and great food. On Main, just east of Chicago (which is Clark St. before it crosses the border).

Rain is over! Still grey, but they say it will clear up. I don't even care. It's just not raining. Have fun with Sloane. I'm still unclear on the freewheelfly thing. You can coast AND pedal? That seems good.

The run was short but fast. I just felt like running fast today. Which means that I also walked, panting, clutching the stitch in my side a couple of times. But then when I'd start running again, I'd run fast. So it goes. I'll have my usual slow but long run on Sat. :rolleyes:

This was fun: I live across the street from a grade school (that's 6 to 12 year olds for our non-US friends). As I ran up to the intersection, the little guy with the orange crossing guard belt stepped into the street and blocked traffic so I could safely cross. I gave him a big grin and a thank you. :D I was once a crossing guard, and I, too, took my civic duty very seriously.

Now I get to ride my bike! Have a great day, everyone!

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We're meeting at Lucky Platter up in Evanston. Ever been there? It's a must-visit. Wierd, funky decor, and great food. On Main, just east of Chicago (which is Clark St. before it crosses the border).

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I have not been. I'll put it on my places to go. Evanston is fun.

Ok, let me see if I can explain Sloane better :) Sorry I've made it so confoosing.

Rear wheel: Currently installed is a "fixed gear" cog on a flip/flop hub. 18 teeth, only one row. With this installed, when the rear wheel rotates, so do the pedals. So you can't coast.
http://harriscyclery.net/merchant/37...rge/FW6880.jpg

You can install a single speed "freewheel" cog, which is much like the fixed cog but has a mechanism that lets the rear wheel spin without making the pedals spin. With this installed, the pedal rotation isn't forced by the rear wheel, so you can coast.
http://harriscyclery.net/merchant/37...-freewheel.jpg

Much like what's on your Bianchi but you have multiple gears.

My original explanation was pretty stupid. I must have been drunk or something.

Enjoy your bike ride! Looks like the clouds are breaking up out here in OP. I think I may actually see the sun poking through ....what...is...that...glowing...orb?

Oh, I don't know that it was a failure of explanation on your part. I'm pretty much of a doof when it comes to mechanical things. I'm not sure it can be called a "skill" to consistently put things together backwards... Thanks for the explanation with pictures. I do better with pictures. It must be that I only have one master's degree, unlike some highly educated people we know! :p

The sky is getting lighter, brighter, you can actually see things, what's happening? Glowing Orb, we sing you songs of praise!

I am reading Karen Armstrong's new book, The Great Transformation. It's about the Axial Age, in which the world's major religions developed. Fascinating. I am so glad Karen Armstrong is here on the planet. That woman can WRITE. :D

Beta, I was going to have a heart attack for you if you were really going to ride that 13 tooth DuraAce cog. But yours is an 18. *wipes brow in relief* Do you have a puller for that freewheel cog? Looks different from any of the 5 or 6 freewheel pullers that I have, but my Regina 2-notch might work if the diameter is right. Have fun with Sloane. We want a full report. I'm still trying to imagine how you stop and get a foot on the ground. Scenario 1: unclip one foot while pedals move, stand on one clipped-in foot while pedals are moving, put other foot down as bike comes to almost stop, moving pedal smacks you in the ankle, you scream in pain and collapse. Scenario 2: You can't take feet from pedals until you are at a dead stop, since you need both feet to slow rear wheel, so you learn to unclip very fast. Scenario 3: trackstand. I'm sure you'll work it out (hopefully without the scream and collapse scenario) and learn quickly. Reminds me of the time I rode my bike with a backpack and sleeping bag tied below it. After I got started I realized that the sleeping bag hung so low that I couldn't move my butt forward off the seat when I wanted to stop. So I rode up next to a brick wall and leaned against it as I stopped.

Deb so why is the 18 better than the 13??

All you folks are so happy because the rain stopped. Well, it rained hard all night long here. I drove my car to work and skidded once (oo, i was glad it wasn't the on the bike)

I'm afraid that the rain just might stay... and that will be the end of our lovely summer season..

It seems like a good day for Knotted's bike to come.


my two new kittens are so very very very shy. You could go in their room
and never know there were cats there.

They are gentle enough to not bite or scratch, but are terrified of being SEEN.
Their mama taught them very well.

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Knotted, we need a UPS report. Where is the bike now? Is it coming to you or your LBS?



Kit, you're starting to sound like Knotted with the running in circles stuff.

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"when in danger
or in doubt,
run in circles
scream and shout."

Words to live by....

My newly-beloved is on a truck somewhere between Chicago and Seattle. She was transferred to the truck from the Chicago FedEx depot on Tuesday morning, and is supposed to be at my apartment tomorrow.

I might try to put her back together myself. My only real worry is putting on the quill stem. (well, it is ME afterall, so there are several worries! But that's the only real one. The rest are mere hysteria.)

When I have a spare moment (!) I will take her to LBS to figure out what parts I need to order to change her over to a compact double so I have a snowball's chance in h#ll of getting up some of the hills around here. (and if I can't figure out how to put her back together with the help of Park Tools' book, they will put her together for me too.)

Then I will take my bits and pieces off my commutermobile and switch it over to SKnot. Who I swear has grown again in the last week.

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

Deb so why is the 18 better than the 13??

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A 13 would give her a very high gear (depending on the chainring size, which I think was around 47 or 48). With that as the only gear, she'd be fine on steep downhills, killing herself on flats, and her quads would combust on the uphills. But she would be fast. She'd be forced to ride at about 32 mph all the time. An 18T cog would be a gear that's normal for flats, so forced to hammer on uphills and spin like mad on downhills, but all within reason.

32 mph?? seriously? wow. thank you.

it took one of my coworkers 1 hour and 40 minutes to go 33 miles.
Because IT RAINED....ah yes, the joys of Seattle.

It would take me that long just because I'm ME!

(actually, I think it would take me longer)

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Originally Posted by Lise

I am reading Karen Armstrong's new book, The Great Transformation. It's about the Axial Age, in which the world's major religions developed. Fascinating. I am so glad Karen Armstrong is here on the planet. That woman can WRITE. :D

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Ditto! I have enjoyed her other books very much and The Great Transformation is next on my list to buy (but not until I make a dent in the huge stack of books I still have to get through!) I'm glad to hear you are enjoying it!