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[KnottedYet]

It's more rise and less reach.

(225mm rise total, 80 mm reach)

So I'm more upright.

I'm also pretty exhausted. Working extra hours to cover my day off. I'm beat.

Edit: He is charming! He was parking his truck as I was loading Flossie into my car, and I hollered how I liked his new bike, and he came right up and introduced himself and shook my hand! Very charming nice guy! (Hey, all you single gals... pay attention!)

[crazycanuck]

wwwwweeeeee

Just passing on a smile to you ladies..

have a good afternoon/evening depending on what hemisphere you're on.

C

[LBTC]

Hey, ladies!

You all just keep me grinning away! Thank you!

Keep going - you're heading in such great directions!

I'm just happy I had enough energy to make a nice dinner of roast chicken with sauteed veggies & mashed potatoes; and to pay bills. Almost a normal amount of energy, and a pretty minor level of discomfort. Could something be working?

Well, now, I must go pick a picture to send to all my picture recipients. Probably another spring flower. I love this time of year!!

Happy evening, morning, packing, working, mothering and everything else you're doing right now!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[roguedog]

Woo hoo.... flying high

Celebrated a friend 40th tonight..

Glass of Albarino

Couple glasses of St Innocent Pinot (93)

Couple glasses of 92 Opus One

Good Kobe filet mignon and a lovely, lovely souffle and chocolate taster and mango cream cream puffsw/ chocolate dripping and cotton candy!!

happy happy...until i see the bill


i don't think i'm gonna make spin class in the morning....

[snapdragen]

Yum roguedog - where'd you go?

[chickwhorips]

ooohhh those mango cream puffs w/chocolate sound sooooo good!

LBTC how's the pup?

mimi glad your son got a new bike.

knot glad you got flossie back!

[LBTC]

CWR - thanks for asking. 'Cuda's toe is finally looking like it is healing! He's still in the collar most of the time, but has often been very good when having a break from it under supervision (i.e. not licking). Yay! We missed their walk last night what with roasting a chicken and all - we definitely have to take them out tonight!

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

Hugs & Butterflies,
~T~

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

It's more rise and less reach.

(225mm rise total, 80 mm reach)

So I'm more upright.

Sweet.

[roguedog]

Hey Snap.

Ok..here's my review if anyone's interested.

Went to Alexander's Steakhouse. Across from TGIF's near Vallco.

Swanky place. Great wait staff.. course maybe they were nice cuz I invited them to taste the wine with us

Very interesting place. All the appetizers have Japanese influence. Like we had Hamachi shooters which were good but I think I liked the crab and crackers best.

Great place to go if you want to max out your credit card and give your friend's thrifty husband a heart attack.

They've got Beluga caviar on the menu and Japanese Kobe beef. Overall experience was much nicer than Forbes Mill. Just things were better done, menu was more rounded, better wine, more refined but down to earth wait staff.

Hmm.. though.. not sure it beat Boboquivari's in-bone filet though... Didn't think anything else at Bobo's was that great but man.. that filet was good...

However, that souffle was to die for...

[snapdragen]

I suspected it might be Alexander's. I haven't been there yet - maybe once the elusive promotion becomes something other than a wish and a promise.

[KnottedYet]

San Francisco! (well, ok, east bay)

It is warm and sunny and blue sky and the air smells like spring and eucalyptus. Just standing out on the patio for a few minutes I saw two hummingbirds.

Coffee and pancakes for b'fast. Maybe a field trip to Rivendell or another bike shop after the construction dudes come to estimate how many millions of $$ Trek needs to spend to fix her kitchen.

Ooops, gotta go! See y'all later!

[Bikingmomof3]

Knot and Trek- have a great day.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

It is warm and sunny and blue sky and the air smells like spring and eucalyptus. Just standing out on the patio for a few minutes I saw two hummingbirds.
Coffee and pancakes for b'fast. Maybe a field trip to Rivendell or another bike shop....

OK, this sounds pretty close to Heaven!
Hey you two ENJOY.

[KnottedYet]

We made our pilgrimage.

Rivendell Secret: Grant rides a Specialized mtb to work! (we were admiring his bar-bag and another employee told us it was his bike)

To begin at the beginning...

We tried to find their address from the website. Not much luck there, so Trek called them. She was told they don't post the addy so they can keep the "riff raff" away. Like those Mondonico riders. I was given special dispensation because I ride a Waterford, and Waterford makes Riv's "A. Homer Hilson" bike.

In my little Riv fantasies, I pictured a weather-beaten barn on some sunny California hillside filled with bikes and bags and wool clothes. A mechanic or two sitting under a tree outside eating lunch. Something bucolic like that.

In reality Riv is in two big garages (with roll up garage doors) in a big industrial building full of garages behind a bakery outlet. We knew we'd found the right place as we saw 10 or so bikes out leaning on walls and the fence and in a rack. One garage is the bike mechanics zone, the other is the show-room. Beautiful bikes and bags and woolly clothes and books and other goodies! We looked around, chatted a bit (they offered to let us ride some bikes), got a catalog, and walked over to a restaurant they recommended for lunch. We read the catalog, discussed what we'd seen, and made plans for some wild and crazy purchases!

Those Salukis sure are nice bikes...
Hah! No, that's not what we bought! I bought a pair of Riv's wonderful MUSA pants (size M fit me, but I got size L as they were more comfortable and were looser in the thighs for biking). I'm not a nylon fan, but these pants are GREAT. They are actually cooler than the cotton capris I was wearing. They do make swish noises as I walk, though. And lemme tell ya what Trek bought! This goddess among women, this paragon of bike-geekitude, this jewel in the crown of TD, she bought a bar bag and GOT ONE FOR ME, TOO!!!! whoa. That's love, baby! http://www.rivbike.com/webalog/baggage_racks/20128.html We have matching canvas ones.

We met an Ibex woolweenie while we were there. I was wearing Ibex, which intrigued one of the guys working there. Another customer came in wearing a polo that looked like Ibex fabric, but I was too distracted by goodies to pay him more attention. The Riv guy spotted the Ibex logo on the customer's polo and hollered. So we had some Ibex bonding at Rivendell.

Now if Riv would make some MUSA pants out of wool...