What is a "Thread Drift"???

[kelownagirl]

Wahine - have you ridden south of Osoyoos, up Anarchist?

[maillotpois]

Rogue - I think you meant "STP"? Seattle to Portland?

Okay, since we're sharing geekiness, here's my MB ride list. Not a lot on there yet, just 3 fairly juicy rides: http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/user/maillotpois

BMo3: I was a Russian major. I have blocked most of it out as I really wanted to relearn all my French because that's more practical for me. But it was a wild language. At least it was completely phonetic.

[Bikingmomof3]

BMo3: I was a Russian major. I have blocked most of it out as I really wanted to relearn all my French because that's more practical for me. But it was a wild language. At least it was completely phonetic.

One of my degrees (the one I had hoped to make my career until history changed) was Soviet Foreign Policy, which is why I lived for a brief time in the Former USSR.

I never thought of the language as phonetic, though my brain translated everything into German then Russian.

[Wahine]

Wahine - have you ridden south of Osoyoos, up Anarchist?

Nope. Is that east from Osoyoos on hwy #3 or south towards the border? I don't think you're referring hwy 97 right. 97 is pretty flat towards Omak Washington, if I remember rightly.

If east on 3, that would be a heck of a climb.

[Kitsune06]

Well...
this weekend, I took her out, buried her in mud, made her drink lemondrops and an orange dreamsicle smoothie, and threw her in a hot tub.

Hopefully we'll all hear from her soon. Today I think she's doing laundry and hosing bikes off.

Ito'san has taken to her stuff. ALL of her stuff. as in "Oh! This shirt belongs to X! I need to nap on it! ...and that one! ...and that one... and that one... " very glad there are no feline allergies about.

Anyone else wanna come live with me?

Muaahhahaa thought not.

[Kitsune06]

Hey you NW gals.. any of you done the STB? Someone @ the Cindy dinner was talking about it and it sounded like a fun ride.

What's the weather like, etc? Like a brief ride report, if you will

Well, if you start in Seattle and go to Portland, it's all theoretically downhill...

[kelownagirl]

Yeah, it's East on Hwy #3 heading towards Rock Creek. You cross the bridge in downtown Osoyoos and then start climbing. It's supposed to be one of the longest climbs in Canada. (Not sure of that stat..) We camp in Osoyoos in the summer and the boys always do the ride from the campsite to the first lookout. It's 5km thru town and then a 9km climb. I finally tried it last year and managed the whole thing without stopping. (I was still a fairly new rider).

It takes most people about 4 hours to get right the the summit. I can't even imagine doing that at this point. Well not without stopping for breaks now and then...

[Wahine]

Yeah, it's East on Hwy #3 heading towards Rock Creek. You cross the bridge in downtown Osoyoos and then start climbing. It's supposed to be one of the longest climbs in Canada. (Not sure of that stat..) We camp in Osoyoos in the summer and the boys always do the ride from the campsite to the first lookout. It's 5km thru town and then a 9km climb. I finally tried it last year and managed the whole thing without stopping. (I was still a fairly new rider).

It takes most people about 4 hours to get right the the summit. I can't even imagine doing that at this point. Well not without stopping for breaks now and then...

I believe it. I've driven down it many times. It's a huge hill complete with switchbacks. Good on ya for doing it KG.

[maillotpois]

I never thought of the language as phonetic, though my brain translated everything into German then Russian.

okay, that's a little convoluted!!

what a cool field of study. I never had aspirations to do anything with my Russian.

[Bikingmomof3]

okay, that's a little convoluted!!

I know. German was the first foreign language I learned and was proficient in, so all other languages went to German first. I cannot explain it other than my brain is odd.

what a cool field of study. I never had aspirations to do anything with my Russian.

It was a fantastic field of study! Unfortunately the job market in that area was not the hottest when I graduated. *sigh*

[LBTC]

Okay, since we're sharing geekiness, here's my MB ride list. Not a lot on there yet, just 3 fairly juicy rides: http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/user/maillotpois

Wahoo! That is some amazing riding! Thanks for sharing, and keep us updated as you get more rides in!

Hugs & butterflies,
~T~

[Wahine]

Okay, since we're sharing geekiness, here's my MB ride list. Not a lot on there yet, just 3 fairly juicy rides: http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/user/maillotpois

BMo3: I was a Russian major. I have blocked most of it out as I really wanted to relearn all my French because that's more practical for me. But it was a wild language. At least it was completely phonetic.

Wow on the riding and Wow on the languages. Are you sure your name isn't Wonder Woman?

[fultzie]

i haven't posted here in ages, but suddenly decided to read this thread all the way through.... i need to get on my bike!

for all of the chocolate/ marzipan lovers: Ritter's (the squares) makes AMAZING dark chocolate and marzipan bars... available at Trader Joe's. their plain dark chocolate bars also make excellent hot chocolate.

oooh! has anyone else seen the cookbook "Hot Chocolate" by Michael Turbeck?? i never imagined that there were so many variations! (you can get it at William Sonoma). the hot chocolate pudding looks super tasty, though i've yet to try it.

and Ben and Jerry's scoop shops have SUCH good melted ice cream- hot chocolate... i'm going there tonight for my birthday *yay*

re: languages-- that is so cool BMo3! I love hearing about other linguafiles!

I speak Spanish fluently (just got back from 3 months of research in Guatemala) and have tried to learn Mandarin, French, Quechua (Incan language), and Chu'j (a Mayan language)...

I speak French like a Spanish cow (as I believe the French saying goes). and oddly enough I ended up translating Quechua into Mandarin while I was studying it (the grammar is really similar at the very basic level!). i can say maybe five pretty much worthless words in Chu'j (red, thank you, long-needled pine tree, short-needled pine tree, woman). I understand French, Italian, and Portuguese, but any attempts to speak those come out as Spanish

i hope i'll have space in my class schedule next semester to pick up Mandarin again, though it's been a few years... languages are fun!! I want to learn Italian too just so i can travel there and bring my bike and take cooking classes... (notice how food and bikes are the priority)

anywho... keep drifting...

[IFjane]

Does Pig Latin count? Oh wait....I can't even speak that! I'm challenged enough just keeping up with one language. I envy those of you who can master more than one. Keep it up, because the rest of us need you around!

[Bron]

My son (one of the healthy ones and the baker in the family, made the cake). Oh my. Wonderful goodness!!! He added fresh blackberries and raspberries to the top. (insert drooling smilie). This is indeed a recipe that will be made each year. Thank you for sharing this. Our family now has another tradition.

Side note: we are a family of science geeks , so the measurements in grams were fine.

Ohh, I just noticed this post. I´m glad that you enjoyed the cake. Ours turned out pretty well too, although I shall have to try the variation with berries on top - what a great idea.

We are also both physicists, so we have a kitchen full of measuring devices - cups, grams, ounces, fluid measures - nothing gets in the way of cooking a good meal.

Bron