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[kelownagirl]

Lisa - Dh is fine other than your concerns about life in general, right?

Kits - extremely cool...

[Kitsune06]

Trek and Knot, I hadn't been keeping up on your posting, but as it's a quiet morning, I wanted to say that I really liked your recounting of the ride. I wish I could've been there. I'm glad so many people could come out and pay respects in such a way. The visual of the lone tandem rider is so sad...

...that's as serious as I will allow myself to be today, barring unforseen circumstances. It's my weekend.

X- That was quite something about Helen Keller the other day. I'm guessing braille would be the best way to go. It's funny. DGF agreed with my feelings on it, too.

Oh and that link- I keep listening to it over and over again to try to hear all the parts.... so cool... I think the best way I've heard that song is in WI in the "House on the Rock", the "world's only mechanically operated symphony orchestra". Amazing. Very creepy. You can hear, very faintly, the hiss of the pneumatic motors. Other than that, perfect.

[Trek420]

Kit, TE TD and all TD you all were there, I was wearing AV gear remember?

[DebW]

Trek, let me add my respects and condolences.

[Trek420]

Thought of you, one of the gals there had this:

But specked out as what she called "an old lady bike", hot dayuhm beautiful steel bike, brown Brooks saddle, Brittish mid-life crisis sports car green with cream accents paint job, fully lugged with little heart shaped cut outs!!!! Flat bars wrapped with leather that exactly matched the saddle...and me out of batteries.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa - Dh is fine other than your concerns about life in general, right?

Yes, he is fine. It's really just my inner paranoia, coupled with my mother dying a few months ago, other deaths in my past, reading Raindrop's thread about her brother's death, and reading about cyclists getting killed so tragically. I take it all to heart and it really makes me very much afraid and sad when I think of all these deaths. I didn't used to be so afraid about death when I was single. Now I can't bear thoughts of it anymore. It's just something I'll have to deal with and try to put in perspective.
Thanks for your concern!

[kelownagirl]

Lisa - good. Just checkin' I lost my dad in an accident when I was 15 and have always had "issues" with the whole death thing. I try not to think about it. I guess it's one thing I don't like about being 10 years younger than my mate. I know I'll likely be alone again some day.

On a brighter and vaguely related note - can I let you all in on my news? Last night, Boyfriend 5.9 asked me if I'd like to upgrade to the Husband 2.0 I said yes of course.

[mimitabby]

On a brighter and vaguely related note - can I let you all in on my news? Last night, Boyfriend 5.9 asked me if I'd like to upgrade to the Husband 2.0 I said yes of course.

well, congratulations! does the upgrade come with any other stuff?

[salsabike]

Hey, KG, I love that! Husband 2.0, The Upgrade. How nice!

Lisa, I well understand that whole emotional process. Wish I didn't. About the best I can do with it is to just keep trying to enjoy life, knowing I can't control the big stuff. But boy, do I have those moments too. I expect we all do...

Mimi, I would LOVE to discuss that chestnut thing. How do you get "good" ones? How do you then roast them?

I love the pic of Steve the Snake peeking around at his owner. What a sneak.

Will I ever get out of this basement? Arghh.

Had dinner with close friends last night--wife is Scottish, husband is Kashmiri, and he cooked Indian dishes for us (although no matter how it's prepared, I still think okra is disgusting. But the rest was great). He is also SO bright and well read, and she is also. We always love to talk politics and history with him. Last night it was the entire history of the development of Islam, all the different caliph lines, how Sunni and Shia came about, etc. Also laughed a lot.

X, wondering how you are. BMomof3, you also. Hoping CWR is warm in the Philippines, and that Nanci and CC are having good rides.

Trek, thanks for the ride report. It filled my heart.

Off to tour craft studios later today, where various textile artist friends are having open houses/sales.

[Trek420]

Kelownagirl: congrats on the upgrade. I'm glad you found someone compatable with your software. Wait a minute, that just sounds wrong. Congrats! How's that?

Lise and all of us pondering the whole life's short thang, guess that's it. Ya know if we all just live our lives in a way that when we go lots of folks want to ride their bikes from wherever to pay their respects the world would be a heckofa lot better place. So let's get out and ride or whatever today.

Now back to happier things.

[AllezGirl]

Trek: Thanks for the recap. The image of a lone tandem did draw a tear, my thoughts go out to your cousin Maury. Now about that cute rider...I'll be there in March, think you can keep him on ice until then?

I'll still haven't heard from hiker guy. He knows that my birthday is next week and I'll be in the Dominican Republic, so I would expect to hear from him this weekend if I'm going to at all. It's not looking good....

Oh well...I'll have to console myself with lots of Pina Coladas (and maybe a cute cabana boy)

[Kitsune06]

Woohoo! Congratulations! 2.0 is so much better than 1.0! Best wishes, KG!

For the umpteenth time today I've glanced at the wall where Miz Cakes resides. It's driving me nuts. She's in the shop for repairs after my accident. Bent the rear derailleur hanger... and after having had her for 3, almost 4 years and never once having had real 'official' maintinance on her (just what I've been able to do) I figured it was time for an overhaul. I have great faith in the shop I frequent to buy things from. Good guys, honest, friendly, so I know they're not jacking me, but even hopping on the winter overhaul deal (half price labor, plus parts) it's still expensive as h*ll. $250 (incl. parts needed) per the estimate. *cringe* maybe more like $200 if the bottom bracket and rear derailleur themselves are actually ok. For this, they're completely dismantling and cleaning the bike, waxing, putting in new cables and cable housings (Bontrager?) completely servicing the hubs, truing the wheels, looking at my bb (he said it 'felt' worn, but he'd check it out) and the headset, brake pads, total clean of the drive-train and... I think that's it. I get to cough up the money and take my baby home on my b-day, though, so that'll be good. I feel weird missing an inanimate object... but... she's not an object. She's my companion for the 3 hours every day I commute. Lately she's been complaining bitterly of my neglect, but despite the problems has always supported me.