dgf is always making fun of my 'checking myself out' in our full-length mirror. How can I help it? Look what biking did for me!:D I'm really digging my abs...
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dgf is always making fun of my 'checking myself out' in our full-length mirror. How can I help it? Look what biking did for me!:D I'm really digging my abs...
Nanci--I sure as *censored* hope you're not worrying about me. When something doesn't interest me (like, oh, say, wine), I generally ignore the post. I like to tease you when you say you poured it out (the waste! the waste!), but after 22 years' sobriety, posts about how oaky or fruit-loopy wine tastes will not tempt me! :p (um, if you weren't worried about me, then, uh, never mind! :D )Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanci
PS, even though I haven't read the 6 pages of TD y'all generated while I was off triathlating, I do believe that *censored* is a live mouse sticking out of a snake's mouth! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :eek: Or, riding around on a snake's back, which is considerably less scary. :rolleyes: (of course the use of *censored* in the 1st paragraph of this post does not refer to a mouse.)
MP: I think the echo was fine. The sonographer seemed to think so. I don't have the official report. My heart did fine on the tri today. I checked my pulse at the pancake joint afterwards--not one skipped beat. Is that not wierd? I can be lying in bed and skip beats, but do an Oly tri, and nothing? Good news, though...now I'm going to resume catching up on TD, shower, and write y'all a race report! :D
I did it! Now I'm tired.
Danskin report is in the race reports thread. Now I've gotta go to the website and see if I can find my results. Also wanna find my pictures. (pics will show up later, I'm sure)
Congrats, Lise and Colby!
Ooh! Ooh! Where's this site?!
Lise- I've been reading your posts about the EKG etc pretty carefully given my own experiences with it. I have to say I have the *same* thing. Not a missed beat/hiccup/pause at all when I'm active or even redlining it, but laying in bed, or trying to sleep, or sitting at work, it happens enough to worry me. Hm. I've been doing the 'stupid kid' thing and letting it go after having seen the doc once on it and being told 'eh, it's nothing' but I'll go have more extensive testing when I have better insurance. I promise.
CWR- Can I be on Team Danger if I can get myself declared a "danger to myself and others"? Sure it's not bears or even 'vicious' weiner dogs, but... I can get pretty noisy when ruffled.
I think that's pretty accurate. I get happily fried after long tandem rides but rarely have muscle soreness--however, I always come out of my single bike rides (where I try to work myself pretty hard to build strength and speed) with some mild muscle soreness--it's how I know I'm working those muscles hard, with no help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitsune06
You know, I have tried running over and over, and I have yet to experience any kind of runners high. I want something to make me actually like running!Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
Good night, ladies. Early bedtime for me tonight.
Gotta go to bed, get some sleep, and get up in the morning to go to work. Thanks for cheering me on!
KnottedYetNarcissisticTRIATHLETE!
I'm still catching up, OK, but I do have to go back to the peacock picture:Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
That is so GAY!!!
I'm STILL not getting the censored thing. Mice? Hello? Graphic descriptions of amphibious lifestyles?? I'm sorry, but people can just scroll on if they're squeamish.
OK, on to reading 20 more pages...
My weekend:
Saturday rode 30 miles from Ichetucknee State Park. Out 15 on a paved trail, and back 15 on the most perfect country roads I have ever been on- smooth, flat, shady, breezy, hardly any traffic...Rescued a Gopher Tortoise who was crossing the highway in moderate traffic.
Zero X is still being evaluated- like it better with bike shorts- now it needs a longer than 30 ride. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to take it on a 200k, though. It's quite nice in aero position. I did a lot of tilt adjusting on it- it's still not dialed in. Because it sits pretty low on the rails, it's much more difficult to adjust than the Vitesse.
Ate picnic lunch- I brought chicken ciabatta bake- cold- which was perfect, and a group member made fantastic banana pudding- his signature dish.
Floated/snorkeled the Itchetucknee River for 2 hours after lunch. Got so cold my hands turned blue and my teeth were chattering. Saw one turtle and numerous fish. This river would be good anti-weed aversion training! It constantly touches you, but isn't scary in the crystal clear water.
Ate more banana pudding.
Found two cool animals during phone call from Running Mommy Saturday night.
Expanded my patio Sunday morning, and built a little brick landing for where I park my truck in the tree garage, and started a stepping stone walk from the house to the patio. Limited by available funds, as usual. Grazed tortoises and drank coffee from my SS mug.
Rode the MC two hours south on the Interstate :eek: to the tiny town of Belleville or Belleview (much further than anticipated) for a meeting to do with MC rights/political action. Bought $5 worth of tickets, won $45 in the 50/50 drawing, used $20 to join the organization which I have wanted to join but haven't had a spare $20...Also won a certificate to get nails done, but traded that for a pizza certificate, also not in my town, so gave that to our friends.
Rode to friends house, drank an EXCEPTIONAL bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, Covey Run, 2003, rated 88 by Wine Enthusiast- love it! Fell asleep on the floor after much cat petting, woke up, they'd made grilled chicken and baked beans and coleslaw for dinner.
Wonderful ride home on country roads through horse country at dusk.
Nanci, that sounds like a perfect weekend. What are MC rights? I originally read that the grazing torts drank out of your SS mug! :p That would be a sight.
I've decided that the Zero X is going back. I really wanted to love it, but I don't. It's especially uncomfortable in the crease of my leg, ie, where the thigh meets the pelvis. Does that mean it's too narrow? I am pretty ignorant about what it is I don't like. In yesterday's race, I was in the aerobars most of the time, and my pubic bone is quite sore today. I imagine that any saddle will take some getting used to. The ZeroX is OK for shorter rides, but not comfortable for longer ones. In my limited experience, I think I like wider, softer seats. Nanci, I know you love your Vitesse. Do you think I should give it a try?
Dachshund, I cracked up at your comment about the peacock. Yes, very Liberace!
KN, how're you feeling today? Sore? Proud as a...well...peacock? You should be! Did you guys get finisher's medals? I say, wear it all week! :D L.
I'm a little sore, but not bad. The 50 minute walk was a good cool-down from all the swimming and riding effort. By then end i felt great. Other than a headache and a little muscle soreness I feel fine today.
Of course, I haven't gotten out of bed yet... (gotta love a laptop)
SKnot was visiting a friend yesterday and his mom was very interested in the Danskin. She said she'll do it with me next year!
See what you started, Lise?:D
Oh, yeah, and while I was snoozing a little I was looking at the bare wall in my bedroom and thinking how nice it would look with framed medals/numbers/pictures from Danskins covering it top to bottom...
I think you can buy those box-like deep frames that will hold a medal, number, and picture. Kinda like a scrap book on the wall. Shadow boxes? What're they called? Anyway, has anyone framed their stuff? Is it pretty easy?
I don't think I'll frame my tank top that Sally Edwards signed. I think I'll wear it. Sally's got my back!
Hi all!
Update on life in Tucson:
-Waaaaay too expensive (insurance tripled, housing doubled...)
-Very pretty scenery
-Unbelievable traffic
-Lots of cool twisty roads
-Going broke exponentially
Moral of the story...we're most likely heading home to IL.
Oh well, life is all about the experience and this has been an interesting one. ;)
Nanci "Fell asleep on the floor after much cat petting, woke up, they'd made grilled chicken and baked beans and coleslaw for dinner."
Your cats made dinner? :eek: I gotta go back to being a cat person. Just kidding you.
Queen, come to CA, maybe the Bay Area could be too expensive (I don't know how I manage) but try Sacramento!
Queen-I'm going to have to go through all the posts to read up on your move to Arizona in the first place...I hope your move/poss move back to IL goes smoothly.
:( :( I need cheering up kids. We are entered in the 6hr mtb event this weekend and am feeling a bit down. :( Whenever I see two of our biking group friend, I'm always reminded of how slow I am...:( They don't verbally remind me, it's just there...
I know i'm slowly getting faster & better but just not faster fast enough in my mind. :( Ian has been trying to cheer me up but with purchasing a house & the 6hr I'm just a tad bit :(
Off to bed...:)
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It wasn't my cat, it was our friends' cat. He was very snuggly. The people made dinner, not the cat. If there was a cat that actually cooked that would be pretty nice. Maybe better than a DH that cooked.
Queen- that's disappointing, or is it? Did you get to do any cool diving while you were there? Will you have to find a whole new job? Cost of living here in Gainesville is cheap!!
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Originally Posted by Kitsune06
Thank you both, I didn't know. I was starting to wonder if i was a dilettante, sitting on the back of the tandem while dh slaved away under my weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
So we now have a knotted tri veteran here. very cool, huh!
thought of Nanci last night; as we got to know the son's new girlfriend who is allergic to cats, dogs, and other furry things, SHE had pet snakes.
kit your mind is a danger but that's a different story!
winddance i don't seem to get runner's high everytime, but when i do, its good! what keeps me running is DPITA's words "the more you run the skinnier your legs will get" i always think of those words before i go running.
queen sorry your moving out of tucson. parent's moved me from wi down to phoenix and then 5 years to the day they moved back to wisconsin. they weren't happy with life in phx. i stuck around for 2 more years and moved up here. like it much more up here.
my new saddle: i got the terry damselfly in the mail on saturday and it just barely stopped raining enough for me to try it out yesterday. after some moving of it, and retightening it once i almost fell off because i didn't screw it down all the way. it was great. my sitbones are still sore from the other saddle (i think). i'm going to keep it and see what happens after my sitbones 'heal'.
Craze, I'm not sure how to cheer you up. If I go shopping and buy some stepping stones for the walk I am making, will that help? If I put off doing a gastrografin enema (on a pt, not me) till tomorrow, will that cheer you up? (It works for me!) I will give Mr. Bird some kisses- that always makes me happy. I have a new bottle of wine, a Chardonnay/Riesling from SE Australia that I plan on tasting tonight- what an odd combination- I am looking forward to it! I will toast to you with Dillbird and the tort babies- that should help...
mmmmmm.... australian wine.... oh so good!
I'd have to say my overall favorite state is Washington. Covey Run, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Crest all have excellent cheap wines.
Chilean red is my favourite. Australian's not bad either. If anyone offers you Scottish wine just say 'no'.:rolleyes:
Queen, sorry to hear you're needing to leave Tucson. It sucks to have the same things in life cost way too much more.
CC--cheer up, mate! There's Clif Bloks on the way! And Lara bars! All the house hunting stuff can be exhilerating, but exhausting, too.
I posted my tri times up in the Race Results. I am, overall, happier about them than I expected to be. I must've added 3 min on the bike, fiddling with my race #. I'll never put it on that way again. It was like a flag between my knees, blowing and scraping my legs with every pedal stroke. I finally wrapped it up under my bento box.
Today: Vacuum, clean, grocery shop, return the Zero X to LBS. Think I'll stick with my Serfas saddle for now, unless Nanci convinces me to try the Vitesse! L.
didn't know there was such a thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno28
i'm just happy to get good wine here, as rare as it is.
Hey Nanci what winery is it from?? I use to live down the road from the Barossa Valley (South Australia) and had a lovely time tasting wines....no idea about wines just liked trying them all.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Nanci
PS Do you know what the bird is in the Holstein thread pictures???
What Holstein thread?
It's Lindemans. I also like Rosemount. But not all of either. Not Yellowtail. Of course Penfolds. I have a Kangarilla Road Shiraz I'm sitting on, and a Jacob's Creek sparkling wine, and a Fox Creek red blend of mostly Shiraz.
Lise, I keep hoping I'll find a substitute saddle, then Vitesse could visit you to see if you liked her. It's an older model- not one that's so easy to find today- it doesn't have the gel dealy, or the scuff protection. Not even sure what the rails are. Ti or chro-mo.
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=9350Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanci
that one
I think I have tasted wine at most of those wineries. Im pretty partial to Jacobs Creek Cab Sav havent tried their sparkling wine. Let me know if its yummy - always looking to try something new.
Turkey Vulture. We have those here in Florida, as well as the Black Vulture. I like them. I love how they run- it looks like they're skipping.
Thanks Nanci. Ill be sure to check out their running when I see one.:)
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So many vultures here - they will apparently throw up in self defense. They also pee on their feet to clean them. I don't get close enough to investigate this.
Sarah - how do you know things like this?Quote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
the new things you learn every day, right here on TE.Quote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
How is puking a defensive mechanism? OK, if guy vulture was trying to hit on a girl vulture, and she wasn't interested, I could see puking to make him go away...peeing on your feet certainly would clean them. You just know somebody got their PhD observing and documenting vulture peeing/feet cleaning habits.
Nanci, I don't know if I should have LBS get me a Vitesse to try, or just stick with my Serfas for the time being. I can't believe how much I like the wide and cushy seat my Larkspur came with. Maybe I should even try that on the Bianchi, but it sure would look silly. :rolleyes: Not at all sleek. But oh, so comfy. It's even called Comfort Ride, I think!
How do vultures pee? they don't have bladders or urine..Quote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
everything comes out of one hole, including the eggs!
It's more effective when you're diet is rotten meat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lise
eyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewQuote:
Originally Posted by DebW
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Originally Posted by bikerz
School field trips to Audobon centers and the like.
The birds gorge themselves til they are so full they can't fly. So if a predator comes, their defense is projectile vomiting. Their feet get filthy from rooting around in carcasses, so they pee on them to clean. They have to feathers on their heads for basically the same reason - they are digging around in dead bodies to eat, so the skin head stays cleaner.
Hmm I dont think I will get too close to these guys then. Since I had kids I have seen quite enough projective vomiting. Eeeewwwwww.Quote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois