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Originally Posted by Zen
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page not found :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
But, that could be 'cause my work has filtered it.
This works:Quote:
Originally Posted by TsPoet
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009...-delusion.html
(The link should end in "html", not "htms".)
hey everyone. I went on a real bike ride yesterday, 26 miles of trying to keep up with DH and another guy on a tandem. Going wasn't bad, with a tail wind; but good grief, the return was tough, with a headwind... and they just started feeling their oats. Eventually i quit trying to keep up, and had a great ride and slept like a baby last night.
You were crying, fussy, and wet your pants?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
for once I wasn't! (babies don't cry or fuss while they are sleeping)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
I gave my love a cherry, that had no stone
I gave my love a chicken, that had no bone
I gave my love a story, that had no end
I gave my love a baby, with no cryin'
How can there be a cherry, that has no stone
How can there be a chicken, that has no bone
How can there be a story, that has no end
How can there be a baby, with no cryin'
A cherry when it's bloomin', it has no stone
A chicken when it's pippin', it has no bone
The story of our love shall have no end
A baby when it's sleepin, there's no cryin'
... but they do wet their diapers!
Once again Zen, thanks for the laugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Hey that's great- a pretty tough ride! Who was on the tandem, the other guy by himself?Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
I too got out today on my bike....FELT SO GOOD!!!! :p :p :p
It was very sunny and 30F and the roads were nice and dry.
I combined a couple errands in town with an easy 12 mile loop ride. Stopped at the bank, and stopped for fresh bread at the bakery, which I bungee'd onto the top of my saddlebag.
In town, I got to feel rather proud of myself because there is a man I know who is a very avid roadie biker, he puts in major miles...anyway, he stopped me on Main St. as he was getting out of his car and told me how much he admires me for biking in the 20's and 30's temps- said he saw me last week- a lone biker rolling past farmlands on the county highway at 28F. :D Cool. (I didn't tell him I was only doing like 12 mile rides at these temps though. :cool: )
you didn't need to tell him how far you were going. most people don't go farther than their front door when it's that cold out!
the other guy is a Randonneuring buddy of Raleighdon. They are well-matched in many ways - including bad sense of humor.
If this bike were mine I don't know if I could part with it. i'd have to find someone I deemed worthy :p
I love Raleighdon's humour..:cool: He's a cracker!
Can't wait til fridayy!!!! I can't describe how I feel at the moment but I can assure you it's a wonderful/giddy/refreshing/frightening etc one. YAY!!!
Last year I got so into American Idol despite my better judgment. I even voted (oh, the shame of it all!) This year I don't get that channel--I only get CBS, ABC, and NBC with my rabbit ears. That's fine, because when I turn on the tube, I watch and can do nothing else. I think this comes from having no TV when I was a child. It still mesmerizes me; I can't just have it on in the background.
But this year, I have a cousin in Idol! I don't know the guy, but he's from where my family is from and he has my last name, which is quite an usual last name except in a few pockets. And he looks just like the men in my father's family. I only saw one episode last week while at my folks' house, but I might have to keep up with it again this year.
That is all.
Get help immediately before it's too late.
If that bike were candy apple red I'd be all over it--I had a red Stingray just like the one for sale, which I used to deliver newspapers. I loved that bike.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Oh, she should not sell that bike! You can tell she still loves it. I wonder if it's a financial decision, because that's not clutter!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
I hope you got your converter box, because those ears won't be picking up anything as of today!Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
I still get my three stations. The conversion deadline was extended to June. By then I'll have decided whether to get a conversion box, cable, dish, or just ditch the whole TV thing altogether. As long as my TV is tucked in the closet, I don't watch and I don't miss it. But if I leave it out, I end up watching and wasting alot of time. Back in the closet it goes!Quote:
Originally Posted by redrhodie
Somebody educate me. I think it is stupid they delayed the conversion deadline. When I was in college, I took a course on technology and we discussed the analog to digital conversion that was coming. I was still living in the dorm when I took this course and I was only in the dorm until May 2001. So for at least 8 years it has been semi-public knowledge this was going to happen, why could they not get it done? Seems like poor planning and execution. I know it is a complex issue that is changing the lives of how millions get TV but it should still be done.
I think part of the reason for the delay was that the government program giving $40 vouchers for converter boxes ran out of $$ and there was a waiting list. Don't know if they're re-funded the program, but having people who can't get the boxes is a huge problem.
Some stations switched anyway (they had that option). It's much more expensive for them to keep running 2 signals.
CA
Well I don't want to get too political but that seems even stupider. When I heard about the coupons early last year numerous times it was stated there was a limited number of rebates, seems like if you farted around pay full price. I realize people are hurting financially and the boxes are just one more strain but it wasn't unknown a year ago. I am impatient with catering to people's laziness and stupidity.
Of course can you imagine, would there be anarchy and riots if they flipped the switch and people couldn't see American Idol or The Bachelor? :rolleyes:
It's a moot point for me as Ru Paul's Drag Race is only on cable anyway.
What is up with guys calling girls "dude"?
I hope that one passes quickly.
Only you. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
doesn't seem to me as bad as gals (AND guys) calling gals bit@hes and hos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Raleighdon has a lovely sense of humor. Especially if you like to groan. and blush!
Well maybe they'd get off their couches and actually do something for a change? ....Nah, probably not. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
My brother would shoot me - but I don't get why the Gov't decreed anything - TV is not a right, it's a luxury that we all abuse. If the TV station couldn't or didn't want to pay for HD, then why force them? Makes no sense to me that the Gov't stepped into what should have been a private industry thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
Can you imagine if they decided some big thing like that for whatever field you work in?
I work at a Nat'l lab, so happens to me all the time, but there the Gov't has a right.
Don't get me wrong, I've got my big DLP TV and my Dish and my DVR and I'm all set for all HD all the time - excited about it, just don't understand the Gov't stepping in like that. :rolleyes:
I think there's (at least somewhat) of a safety concern - the ability to distribute emergency information. At least that's what I heard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
I have a little TV. With rabbit ears and a box. I rarely watch it, so what do I know...
TS- You hit my thought. TV is a luxury. Just like radio is essentially free but you still have to buy a radio. I just think it is dumb to delay something they have been planning for years. :rolleyes:
CA- I rely on the radio for emergencies, so does my grandma. The TV goes out too much in storms.
And I also have a huge TV (hey it was a gift) and cable so it really is annoying me for nothing! I think it is because I learned about it so long ago so it seems like we could plan better. But that isn't our MO.
Am I the only person who has never seen American Idol or the bachelor? Or Lost, Survivor, etc?
I don't get it.
No, you're not. I think i would expire from the commercials alone that you'd have to sit through to watch any of these. I've never seen AMerican Idol, never HEARD of The Bachelor. I watched one Survivor (and thought it was pretty stupid) We have rented DVD's with Lost on it (don't waste your time)Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
I'd rather read a book. (nighttime activities)
We watch American Idol. I admitted it, I am ashamed.
I watch a lot of stupid stuff that does not improve the world or my mind.
We actually don't watch tv at all for the past 11 years. When the power goes out we have a little battery radio.
We do love good movies though, so we rent them (Netflix) and we watch films on our tv. We have a 'movie night' like once a week or so in our bedroom, with popcorn and everything.
I saw part of an episode of american idol once at a friend's house- their kids were watching. Frankly, I was appalled by it. I'd rather read or knit or write letters to friends or work on my websites in the evenings.
The thing with the digital conversion is that the FCC sells off the rights to the frequencies. Getting the TV off the analog signals freed up those signals for other uses, and they were sold for a LOT of money. I don't understand it all that completely, but the reason that Congress can demand a digital conversion is because the feds control the rights to the airwaves.
Karen
Here's an article on the reasons:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/pos..._to_delay.html
Looks like it was 1) the problems with the rebate program, 2) emergency info and 3) winter work on antennas.
I agree it's ridiculous. But I'm just saying those are the justifications used.
And I've never watched American Idol - I've watched survivor once (because a high school classmate was on it). I thought The Bachelor (the show, not the person) had mercifully died. Most of our tv watching is either 1) news or 2) netflix.
CA
I'm not going to go get cable or FiOS or a dish for Idol. I'll just have to keep up with my (distant) cousin from the internet. I don't even know the guy, but it's still exciting to thing that someone related to me is having 15 minutes of fame. I'm hoping it will increase hits on my company website when people google him and maybe see my website. Who knows, who cares, idle (idol) musings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
what is your company website?Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
well, that'll increase the hits, huh? We're going to be upgrading it in the spring by professional webfolks, so it looks a little amateurish. I did it in 2007 when I re-joined the company. Before that, there was no website. But it is useful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
SarverHousingGroup.com
I let DH keep cable for the sake of cycling. Otherwise he would lose the fight. I do like History channel and the Travel Channel. I hate ESPN, Sportscenter, VH1, E!. I record the Texas Parks and Wildlife Show off PBS it is really good. :)
I watch MotoGP and Big Love.
Other than that they can keep the TV. DH can barely get me to come downstairs for a movie.
o, wow, what a cool business!Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
Theres always Hulu and a lot of old shows are even on Youtube