Actually, I exagerated. Now that I calculate it, a 47Tx13T at 90 rpm gives 27 mph, or 21 mph at 70 rpm. Beta "she who rides with Lance" could do that. Not me, however.Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
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Actually, I exagerated. Now that I calculate it, a 47Tx13T at 90 rpm gives 27 mph, or 21 mph at 70 rpm. Beta "she who rides with Lance" could do that. Not me, however.Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
OK, tell me what y'all think.
Backstory: Currently my title is IST (Info Systems Technician). I've been talking with an analyst in my department about getting some backup help. He presented our ideas to my manager.
Her reply: "We should have enough people with Janet, her IST and Bill to have enough backup."
If I'm going to have an IST working for me, does that sound like my promotion is finally going through? I'm afraid to get my hopes up.
Cross those fingers and toes, Kit send some luck my way!
I am struggling with it. Bought it a while ago (think I mentioned it here) and just can't get into it. Only up to page 70 and that has taken ages. Hasn't caught my fancy yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lise
Read History of God no trouble and Mohammed too.
Since it is nearly Ramadan (not to mention Rosh HaShana,etc) I am re-reading Mohammed.
Good luck, snap!!!
Knotted, I salute you for even thinking of putting the bike together yourself. I know people can. I just wouldn't trust myself. Maybe I would do it and take to the LBS to have them double check it. What a fun adventure you're about to begin!
Margo, Z, I'm glad to find other fans of Karen Armstrong. I loved her book about Muhammad. Much more fun to read than her history of Islam, since it was the story of a very interesting man and his family. Great idea to reread it for Ramadan. The *only* book of hers that I didn't like all that much was the "short history of Islam". I know she was commissioned to write it as part of a series, and it felt too constrained for her style. I wish she'd write a book about the wide variety of modern Islam.
I'm at page 76 of TGT. I mostly read before I go to sleep, so I can read a couple of paragraphs and find it very satisfying. I am really interested in the way people search for, understand, and celebrate the holy in their lives.
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mimi--kitties! If they'll show themselves long enough, will you post a picture? :D
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PS, Margo, have you tried KA's Jerusalem? It was the first of hers that I read, and remains one of my favorites.
I also loved her Biography of BuddhaQuote:
Originally Posted by Lise
My company's seasonal forecasting guru predicts 2-3 degrees above normal this winter in the upper midwest. You Chicago ladies could be in for a warmish winter with average precip. About normal in the northeast. Above normal precip in the south. His forecasts are based on Eurasian snowcover in July modulated by el Nino when it comes. We are supposed to get an el Nino soon, but it won't affect winter US temps much this year.
Right now I'm looking at the interannual variability of stratospheric downwelling at 60N, 25 km altitude. 1963 is huge, probably due to the eruption of Mt. Agung. Can't really predict the atmosphere too well until we can predict explosive volcanic eruptions. Luckily they only come about once every 10 years.
I'm reading "The Jew in the Lotust; A Poets Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India by Rodger Kamenetz now, mostly on BART each day.
gonna need my luck all day today. I came home all excited that my interview went well, and DGF said "Great! You have another one at 4. =) 2nd interview at internet marketing place. W00t!
snap this is for you my bear encounter.
i'll catch up on TD in a bit, just still a bit nerve recked from what happened.
you are amazing chick.
i read your account. MAN.
how many hours of light do you have in the winter? we have 8 and they're not like bright sunny 8 hours most the time it's pretty dim here.
MP - it wasn't the avian flu just something i ate, thankfully. feel better now.
knotted - the bike will be there soon... don't worry.
fish - congrats!
nanci - glad the new addition is doing well and eating
lise - good luck with dating.
kit - good luck also!
(i can't share my luck, i think i used all of it up already)
mimi - we have about 7 hours of sunlight in the winter, if we see it. i'm pretty far south. and i wouldn't exactly say amazing, crazy yes, but amazing not so sure.
CWR- You're crazy. Completely insane- and so, so awesome. You rock. I'm so glad you're okay.
on the interview-
got another call re: the one this afternoon- turned out to be for a position I *didn't* want, so I'm in fuzzy socks and PJs now, with hot tea and rain outside... I think my interview went really well- I can expect to be called for a 2nd interview, where I get finger printed and have to do my fed. background check... :rolleyes: but the guy said he really liked what he saw, and that he had all confidence that I could do very well in said position, so that bode well.
I think luck is more like a muscle than a quantifiable thing. It does best when used so-an-so often, and can really benefit from being given a run for its money... :D
...or that's what I tell myself.
That means, CWR, that you are now luckier than you've been in awhile. =) go buy a lottery ticket. ;)
good point about the lotto ticket, one problem. can't do that around here either. i really should go into buisness for myself here. i could sell so many things....
Okay then.
Y'all may remember that in addition to the Mom stuff, we are undergoing a major house expansion. The roof was scheduled to start coming off today and we had to be out till next Friday when the new roof would be done (we hope). So we made Hilton reservations because Mr. Salsa had Hilton points from previous work trips. The last week was spent frantically getting everything into the basement where we will be living for the several months it'll take to do all the inside work. Every day, also, I spend hours on the phone with my sister, friends back East, rehab staff, re my mom. Arguing with contractor about securing the house while we're going (okay solution but only after much stress). SOOOOOO....I woke up this morning, all packed for hotel stay, at 5 am in the basement bedroom, hearing the rain Mimi mentioned above. Got up to go to the bathroom and stepped in a BIG pond of rainwater. The new construction wasn't sealed off yet and the rain just poured in between the old and the new right through the basement walls and flooded the floors. Short version---water damage assessor says that contractor's responses for drying it up made sense and we won't have any major damage. All after more big stress, rushing to work to meet with various kids' parents, etc.
HOWEVER. I am now firmly ensconced in a local Hilton (Mimi, this will amuse you--it's RIGHT next to Paine Field. Think Boeing, you guys. Gotta like the frequent sound of small aircraft coming and going). I AM SO THRILLED TO BE HERE. Room service, can't go back to house to worry, cats boarded at great neighborhood cattery, Mom not having acute medical crises this week for first time since August 1, new Myron Bolitar novel (he's such a smart-***). Halibut for dinner. I'm so happy to be in this hotel I can hardly stand it.
Rock hunting is the most fun. You get to scrabble in the dirt in the desert or the mountains, and find really beautiful stuff. My favorite so far--topaz and fossil hunting in Utah desert. Second: thundereggs in central Oregon, which must have millions of them. We have a rock saw and a polisher. Love it.
Lise, my Siamese cat Beeper MUST ALWAYS sit between me and the keyboard, and moans lugubriously at me if I jostle her trying to type.
Mimi, do post kitten pics when they finally emerge. Poor babies.
This is the second time Karen A's books have come up here and it's interesting to see how many of us are reading/have read something by her. She's filling a real need and niche, apparently.
6 Gaps ride? I will look for it online.
Thinkin' we may have to wait till October to see Knotted ride her new bike on the NW TE ride. But beer this Saturday should help her a little, anyway.
I am short.
All my adult life I've thought I was 5' 6". Today I went in for a bone density test, they measured me - I'm 5' 5 1/2". Wonder if I'm shrinking....:eek:
Could be worse - some of us are 5'3" and most assuredly have not started shrinking yet. :p
I'm 5'2" if I stand really straight. You're tall to me, Snap.
Best rock hunting is for agates, etc. on the shore of Lake Superior.
But as a kid, I always went on field trips to the "brick yard" where there would be tons of fossils. I couldn't believe they just left that stuff laying around!
I always though I was 5' 6" also. Actually 5' 6 1/4" I believe. But my last few physicals they've measured me at 5' 7". Weird. Inverse osteoporosis?Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
Yeah, a 13 would be bad. I'll have a 48/18 setup as you thought. I didn't get to test ride her yesterday and won't be able to today *sniff* :( Too busy with the research gig. Tomorrow definitely! As for stopping/starting, I'm sure it'll be interesting to figure it all out. I'll try to keep the bruises to a minimum. Oh and those pics I swiped off the web, they're not my actual cogs. I was too lazy to take pictures :)Quote:
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...
Thanks for that weather report for winter. It's funny as it's the opposite of what they're saying around here.
CWR: WOW! That's a story you'll be telling for a long time.
Fish: congrats from me as well!
Salsa: ew, sorry about the H2O. Gotta love those hotel points :D
Hey you shorter ladies have it made with shoes/heels :D Am I the only one that's happy to see the heel heights coming down a bit?Quote:
Could be worse - some of us are 5'3" and most assuredly have not started s
I'm now 5'9. I used to be 5'10 1/2. So I have started shrinking. Which is uber-lame because I'm 30. I also have osteopenia in my hips. When I learned that I was like WTF? I had this screening thing done where you stick your heel into this contraption and it spits out some z-scores. This 70 year old woman (or close to it) went before me, she was fine. So I figured I was in like Flynn. No. "You need a DEXA scan...." A who? Learned later that Crohn's disease not only eats your intestines but it sometimes likes to go after your bones as well. Fantastic!
As for reading, my friend gave me "Who Moved My Blackberry" to read yesterday. I need something humorous right now to offset the piles of reading I have for school. I haven't read the books mentioned, but have them on my "to read" list.
Mmmmmm Hurricaine's....
salsa, I can't even imagine the kind of renovations you guys have going on. Hilton it is!
beta, that is "uber-lame" (great term) about the Crohn's eating your bones as well. I did not know. My cousin and a couple of friends over the years have had Crohn's, so I've learned bits and pieces. I hope you got to ride into town today, even if it's not on Sloane yet.
I'm 5'8", and sometimes feel abnormally tall. (I think) I'd really like to be 5'5" with a size 7 shoe. My real shoe size is 9.5-10. I just feel very large sometimes. My femurs are on the longish side for a woman, I've been told at the LBS, which maybe part of why I enjoy cycling so much. But then there's yellow, and Nanci, and RunningMommy, who are all shorter than I, and bike much farther!
I'm off to ride in this gorgeous, rain-free day. :D
Revel in being tall!
I'm 5'4" and 3/4, usually just rounded to 5'5", with shoe size 9 - 9.5. I think I was meant to be taller, but my bones got compressed. :D That's why I'm sturdy.
V.
Holy you know what!! It just cost me $37 to send my August SS package, because it was over four pounds...
Throw your shoulders back and enjoy being tall! Oh to be able to reach the top shelf :)
I'm 5'1" sis Duck on Wheels is about 5'10" :( It's just not fair. :rolleyes:
My work sucks so much today I almost started crying a minute ago...
Finally, a gorgeous day here in Chicago, and Lise and I just went for a 30-mi bike ride along the lake. What a blast! Now off to work ... and ya gotta work later when you don't start 'til 10:30! But it was sure worth it.
Do your TE/TD comadres need to come down to Florida and straighten somebody out for you? :mad: The birds could peck them, the snakes could hiss at them and the torts...well, maybe not much threatening from the torts. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanci
What's making it suck so bad today? L.
Like Lynne said! :D We had a great time, and Lynne can really ride! What a beautiful day. Lynne taught me something very helpful about riding through a sand patch. Since we're riding on a path along the lake, the wind often picks up a bit of beach and deposits it on the path. I usually slow waaay down and find the least sandy patch to ride through. We were going along at a consistent clip today, and I had moments of gut-clenching fear as we approached sand. Me: "ungh! agh-ungh! Sand! I hate sand!"Quote:
Originally Posted by LynneK
Lynne taught me to shove my butt backwards off the saddle to shift my center of gravity and be more stable. Helped a lot. I still get that clench in my gut, but I have something to do about it. I just see the whole wipe-out in my mind's eye as I approach the sand. It's as if I can feel my bike going out from under me, even though I'm fine. Makes me want to brake and tighten up, the worst things to do.
So, thanks again, Lynne, for the great ride, fun triathlon talk, and teaching me a sand coping technique! :D
My geriatric (in age, if not attitude) cats are waging WWIII on the dining room carpet. In slow motion. Lots of puffing and hissing, wrassling around, and then...it's over! :p Happy day.
Back atcha! I'm glad that my meager mountain biking skills are coming in handy ;) .Quote:
Originally Posted by Lise
OK, back to my conference call ...
I love puffy tailed wrasslin'. My mom would always get so upset over cat-fights (as if they're going to seriously hurt each other? Mom! They cuddle together every day!)
and they'd look at her like "What?" shake out a couple puffs of lost fur and be on their way...
I feel short. I'm 5'5. I wear size 9 shoes and invariably 'medium' or ladies' large gloves. Well... you know what they say about ladies with big hands.
...yeah, that's right, they have big feet, too. :D
DGF is 5'8" and easily looks down on me (unless I'm wearing my work boots) and at least looks 'right' with bigger shoes and bigger gloves. blah. hooray for having a 'sturdy' build. :rolleyes: I prefer to call it 'compact' ;)
Yeah, I know I'n not really that short.
Now my niece has to s t r e t c h to be 5 feet, and she just glares at her 6'4" brother.....
I have to go get a blood test, think I'll treat myself to California Pizza Kitchen for lunch after.
I'll post some kitten pictures this weekend. They are still mostly invisible, but they are getting a little lazier about it. I went into their room this morning and trot trot trot I saw Jimmy making for a hiding place... He hid in the small trash can (on its side) it was so cute. I made a big fuss over his brilliant hideout.
I am a TALL 5'3.5" with tiny little feet (size 8 to 9 depending on shoe)
I tower over my mother and sister (and both grandmothers while they were still living) and all of my cousins.
I married a guy from a family populated by people about the same size. then i couldn't figure out why my own sons are also big tall guys, 5'6.5" and 5'9"
at my age, i am a bit worried about the big O too (osteoporosis) but
haven't been checked since a few years back when they told me my bones weren't as good as those of a 14 year old girl. Well, no kidding, i was in my late 40's!
it's scary when you look inside yourself and your bones are more transparent than you thought!
i love my height!
i tried to get away with 5'4 for a while, then came to terms with how tall i was and love it. so i say i'm 5'3, but when i went to the clinic and she measured me i'm really 5'2 1/2. :eek: i'm 25, i don't think i'm shrinking yet.
i wear a size 6-7 in shoes and a small in gloves if not xsmall. i can never find the right gloves that i need.
At least you're proportionate... but I can't get over how you think a 20g has 'no kick'. You're made of sturder stuff than I, Chica.
this is true. i love the shape of my body too. short and stubby, that's how i describe myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitsune06
heck after shooting slugs through a 12g nothing has a kick! plus i usually have a ton of layers on when i shoot.
oh oh oh!!!! as a postie i recommend the flat rate boxes, they come in two sizes. they are a godsend to us up here for shipping. no matter how heavy they are, they are always $8.10 (unless you add insurance, delivary confirmation or anything like that). down side is that its only in the states, not internationally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanci
hope work is going better for you. :)
Nice to hear that I am not the only person here happy with what I was born with... and thrilled with what i have recently done to improve it (leg muscles from riding bike!)Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
At 5'3" with a 28" inseam, I only wish my legs were a couple of inches longer so I had a longer lever to give me more power! And so I didn't have such a hard time with bike fit :) .Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
CWR, it had to go to freaking AUSTRALIA!!! So I had figured out that GLobal Priority was $18, ok, but then it was over 4#, because I put in too much cool stuff, and I could have sent it by the slow method, which would take 4-6 weeks!!!!!!!!!! and it was already over a month late...Air mail will get it there in two weeks.
Knotted, Knotted, wwhheerree aarree yyoouu? Did the bike come yet?