That's where I was headed with the hydrogen bonding :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
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That's where I was headed with the hydrogen bonding :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
they were like little blankets of snow flakes all smunched together.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Oh, Karen, fresh baked bread! I'm jealous and the thought of it is making my mouth water. I've heard about that book on the coffee forums and keep meaning to look for it at the local book stores, but forget. I'm going to have to just order it online today so I won't forget again.:rolleyes::D
Today I purchased this bike.:)
http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3m33...79ee3f1857.jpg
It's to stomp around on with the kids. It's a early '80's Sears cruiser with internal 3 speed hub and coaster brakes. I don't think I've ridden a bike with coaster brakes since I was a wee lass. It's kind of fun. Admittedly it is ugly in person: original paint with touch-ups upon touch-ups, so the effect is like worty skin. But it's functional, meets my needs, and oh so fun; so I love it!:D
The last word on big snowflakes, also from Scott Sistek's Weather Blog--
What's more -- when snowflakes are on the fringe of freezing, or just above freezing and they begin to melt, they become a bit more slushy. When that ocurrs, they can stick to other snowflakes, much in the same way that wet snow is good for making snowballs and snowmen. So you can get a aggregate effect of snowfalkes sticking together to make them even larger. But it's got to be the combination of a heavy snow shower and temperatuers at or a touch above freezing. Most of the snow on Sunday was around 33-34 degrees -- good conditions for big snowflakes with the heavy squall moving through.
The great thing for me on BJ is I mountain bike, so I am always going to have wonky averages and I don't give a dang. :p But I did not set mileage goals the last two years which was completely liberating. Those stupid bar lines just stressed me out.
Similar thing here. I log my commuter miles and the miles I just tool around with DH. Hill rides, solo rides in wind, pacelines with eight strong riders, all go into the same bucket. I could care less about the average speed on BikeJ. If someone looks at my journal and thinks I'm even more of a slug than I actually am, that's their problem, not mine. It's just nice to go there and contribute to the TE effort. I've joked about competing with CC and SiouxG, but I always knew I wasn't going to keep up with them all year - I've already started falling behind just from a couple of slow weeks, and I'm like, "oh, well."Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
My real training log is in SportTracks, where I do care about speed over particular splits, can see the terrain if I don't remember it, and make a note of whom (if anyone) I was riding with that day.
Also Crankin, I don't remember if it was in this thread when you worried about your running now that cycling season is returning, but I've been doing fine with alternate days, maintaining cycling while increasing running, and I don't have any reason to think I won't be able to switch that around when it's time to increase the cycling and maintain the running. I think as long as you're keeping up with cardio, you'll be fine - it's only when a multisport athlete is building up more than one sport at the same time that it has to get really intense with bricks &c.
It wasn't on this thread, but I did bring it up on the running forum.
Yes, I am trying to build both, but in different ways. The running is entirely new. I am not that concerned with speed goals, in fact, I am almost there. I would like to increase my mileage a bit, i.e. be able to run 4-5 miles by the beginning of May. The cycling is just building up in the normal way of the beginning of the season. I know that will progress much more quickly, barring injury. I just don't want my legs hurting from running when I go to ride. Eventually, by June, I think I will only be running twice a week.
On the other hand, I might be doing a century in June, so I might have to drop the running for a bit...
I don't know why I feel so liberated from BJ.
FWIW, there's that whole peaking thing, and actually some of my strongest runs have been when I was sore from riding the previous day, and vice versa. It happens too often to be a coincidence. Bricks are tough though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
I do have to make sure to get rest days in, pretty much 4 days every 3 weeks is my minimum before I'll start feeling it.
Don't worry, no bricks here. I can barely swim and a tri is not in my future...
Wow. The birds are singing their heads off here. It's springtime! I can tell by the songs. Even though it snowed yesterday, the birds know it's March 16 and they are really worked up about it. I love it.
they were singing yesterday while it was snowing too. I think they're desperately trying to BELIEVE!Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
Last night I dreamed I saw someone stealing my bike so I called 911 :o
Was the 911 call part of the dream?
I love delightful bits of ambiguity.
Yes.
I was using a cell phone and couldn't find anywhere that got a good signal. It was very frustrating :mad:
I am having to write a midterm paper based on a case that was one of Freud's patient's! It is so frustrating. There's not enough information to say what i want to say. It doesn't really matter what diagnosis we make,; he wants to see our thinking process and the justification. It's a good task, but I have had to work with a group (it's a take home thing) just to get the first part done.
Oh well. My brain hurts.
The stupid tabby was stalking Clem (my house finch friend) this morning. I really like cats but I like my little bird visitors and don't want the kitties eating them. :( What is worse the other day three cats were sitting under the bird bath, now the birdies won't want to use it if the cats are there.
YAY!....my two grown daughters are both visiting me right now at the same time! A rare occurrence due to conflicting schedules. I'm taking lots of pictures, and we are walking down to town now for breakfast. :p :p
It so rare to have them all home at once, and that makes it all the more precious.
Ama, put a sprinkler near the bird bath and walk out in the back and turn it on when the cats are nearby.
Karen
DH suggested a BB gun which I am pretty sure: 1. might hurt 2. is possibly illegal and 3. would be frowned upon. But while I love cats your method sounds fun in a slightly evil way. Sorry, but I like my little bird visitors and I don't want kitties having a buffet in my yard when the chicks hatch. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
This time of year is a farce at my house. The birds are swarming my feeder/bath, the neighbor's cat comes over to check the birds out. My little mutt (in my avatar) goes out to bark at the cat. My other dog goes out to chase the cat now that the barking dog has told her there's something to chase. The cat starts to run around my yard with both dogs chasing its tail. The birds flitter up into a high tree to watch. When the dogs and cat go away, the birds come back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
Ts, that sounds downright Looney Tunes--I can practically hear the cartoon theme music.
Amanda, if you put the bird bath far away from any shrubs cats can hide it, and have it high up, the birds should be okay. I have one from Wild Birds Unlimited that is on a tall iron stake, with a shallow plastic bowl. It's too high for the cats and away from shrubbery. Because I have a lot of bird feeders, all the 'hood cats hang out here--it's like going to the movies for them, I think. But they never get any of the birds.
Lisa, have fun with your daughters. When both of my sons are home, or we are all together anywhere (very rare), I try to remember every single second.
My oldest son's gf just moved back here from NYC, so we have been seeing him less frequently... in fact, I think I talk to Scott, who is back in Iraq, more frequently.
Thanks Salsa. The bath is pretty tall and surrounded by stinky society garlic, not shrubs. The birds seem pretty onto the cats antics so maybe it is game for them.
I once had a cat, Spider, that was a stealthy hunter. She was a petite and beautiful white and grey siamese mix. Our neighbors had a purple marten house and those birds dived and attacked her. She silently took it until one day she brought one to the back door. She also caught a hummingbird (that was sad), snake, cardinal, many mice and quite a few lizards that we knew of. And she was only 7-8 lbs when she died in a garage door accident at 13. I do love cats but I just like my seasonal visitors too. I am lobbying for a bird feeder.
Two nice pictures from my two grown daughters' visit to me over the past two days! What a treat to have them both together at once! :p :p
Robyn...remember Ralph's Cafe? :D
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http://lh4.ggpht.com/_9fPBEJTqGzw/Sc...0/Dsc02935.jpg
Lisa,
you look familiar.
one of your daughters looks just like you.
your daughters look just like each other.
one of your daughters doesn't look like you.
you are all three beautiful
I'm amazed at how that works sometimes.
Lisa, you and your girls are beauties. You must be close---you look so happy!
Our next door neighbors have a bird sanctuary of sorts (multiple feeders, bird bath, etc) but no place for the birds to roost. Unfortunately, they fly into our yard and hang out in our azaleas and big old oak trees. My two golden retrievers are very "birdy" so they catch the birds and kill them. It's pretty upsetting, but when you have bird dogs, you have to expect it.
We've ordered a "bird deterrent" kit -- basically "fake" owl eyes that you hang in your shrubs/trees to discourage the birds for roosting.
Great pictures, Lisa! You looked so happy. Hope Ralph behaved during your meal!
One of my kids looks just like me and the other looks so much like my husband, it is scary. Yet, if you look at them, you would know they are brothers.
Wonderful pictures Lisa, you all look so happy and loved.
Like this? Tiny postage-stamp sized patio with large dog. Birds seem to know the dog really can't get them. I'll try to get a picture complete with birds before I move.Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
Trek, you keep those geraniums alive year round, don't you?!
I Love seeing how people resemble their families. A fascinating study.
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Originally Posted by TsPoet
Yes, isn't that too weird? How does that work??? :confused: :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
Thanks for kind words....my daughters are such wonderful young women, I'm a very proud mommy. :p
I am the frightening spitting image of my father's natural mother. It is haunting because she died when he was 3 and he has no memories of her, very few of his father. He does have a picture of her, same bone structure, same smile, same eyes, same nose. Yet everyone says I look just like my mother because we are both 5'2". Our builds are not even remotely similar other than height, it is kind of funny. My father has become friends with his natural brother again, I guess that is weird way to put it but Dad was adopted and he natural brother is older and stayed with the family. I have yet to meet him but Dad said he was shocked at the striking resemblance between his mother and my photo. I find it comforting because I want to be connected to my dad's roots, it is weird knowing he was adopted. I can only imagine why he can seem so conflicted.
Lisa- Your daughters are beautiful. You can tell you are their mom but I agree one looks nothing like you but looks like your child. Fascinating.
DH and his brother are like that, spitting image of their dad (and often mistaken for twins) but you know looking at pics of him and their mom and you know they are hers.
Remarkably, yes. Most came from the one plant the seller had in the patio, a barely alive stick of a dried up geranium left in a plastic pot. Others I've pinched off a leaf and started in a cup, then just popped into a planter when roots start off the stalk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
I am so hot for Seth Macfarland.
Just puttin' that out there :rolleyes: :D
Seth Macfarland? The Family Guy guy? Because??Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
That guy, yes.
Look at him, he's smart, funny, has a great smile and devilish eyes.
Why, he's the male equivalent of me :p
I am happy the cycling season has started for me. Not that I haven't been active all winter, but things just seem back to normal now.
Yes, I too was very grateful to get in a 24 mile ride today even though it was 35-40F degrees and cloudy. I'll take it! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
Oh my...:cool: *ahem*
One of my fave bands from the 80's is regrouping. Ok, i'm not about to go & see them in concert or buy any of thier new stuff if it comes out...BUT...my favourite band member stayed as good looking as he did back yonder*swoon* *THUD* oooooooo...ahhhhh...
Steve Norman was/is the sax player for Spandau Ballet & thought he was/is the best looking of the group.
I can't seem to locate the new photo I want :(
Speaking of the 80's..I understand stretchy pants with stirrups at the bottom are back :eek: aeeeeeeeeeee....
Dear God, don't let this:Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wb8bAl1P-N...-h/spandex.jpg
or this:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wb8bAl1P-N...600-h/ratt.jpg
ever come back in style. Thank you.
(pilfered from BSNYC yesterday.)