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[betagirl]

Nothing like a 14 hour day at school.....I'm tired. Will catch up on TD tomorrow a.m.

Nite ladies.

ps - I'm really intrigued about the "weird starbucks guy"

[Trek420]

Kitsune06 "I'll send you and Trek my luck, because I don't need it anymore. =)"

I'll take it and pass it on when done. We could circulate Kits luck throughout TE TD, like the books

[Pax]

Evening all (or night as the time zone may be ). Almost completely done packing!!! Movers here next Tuesday so planning some fun stuff until they show...riding, motorcycling, side trips, shopping... This whole "being off work and not having started my new job yet" is just awesome!

[Kitsune06]

Trek- I'm going to keep a little bit for my interview tomorrow, but it'll go back into the 'Kitsu Luck' bag when I'm done... 11:30 tomorrow morning. I've been running around in circles all day making sure my resume looks good, pressing my suit, doing laundry, freaking out, going over interview questions, etc. Now I'm going to make a hurricane and settle down. *sigh!*

[salsabike]

Choco is a GOOD boy for eating his pinkie and also a CLEVER boy with his finger-hanging. I was telling my animal-rescuer neighbor tonight about Choco. This neighbor, a person I just love, has 10 rescue cats, 4 ditto miniature greyhounds, quail babies, chickens, roosters, bunnies, and a couple of rats she trapped and then felt bad for, so she built them their own three-story dollhouse. Heart as big as______fill in your favorite huge place-name. She heard all about Maizey last week from me. Tonight I was trying to talk her into getting a snake. She thought it was way cool that Choco had his own little pond to swim in.

Love that cavalade of dates from Nanci. Good God. Want to know more about the boring movie guy and the weird Starbuck's guy, too.

Never give up, Lise--remember I met Mr. Salsa after two pretty serious relationships went EVER so south, and married him when I was 37. Can happen anytime, especially when you think it won't.

I can't imagine why people complain about the USPS--they move the mail really fast and pretty reliably. It only took a day for that TD book to get to Maillotpois. I am impressed. And I love how much kids love rocks---ALL kids, boys and girls, are just totally fascinated. There's a local geologist who does family rock-hunting trips (Mr. Salsa and I have gone on a bunch of his collecting trips) and the kids just have a total blast.

Fish, I expect honeybee work is really important, isn't it? Haven't the numbers of them gone way down?

I certainly hope everyone saw the picture of Vino on today's Vuelta thread. I think he's cool.

[winddance]

I'm meeting a guy at Starbucks tomorrow. Now I'm all put off...!

[Nanci]

I hope it's not the same one! He looked and sounded sort of like a rabbit. I think he was a pet-sitter- probably what attracted me to him.

Boring movie guy was just some very uninteresting executive-type guy. We had absolutely nothing in common.

Choco's pinkie was really unidentifiable- just kind of a red blob, but he knew what to do with it.

There's this whole thread on the snake forum about getting snakes that aren't feeding to start feeding by washing their food in Ivory soap. Apparently it has worked for a bunch of people, and others are reading about it and trying it, and it's working for them, too. How strange.

I love rocks, too. There were lots of smallish fossils where I grew up in MN. I took geology in college, and we went on lots of field trips. The rock test was hard!! When I was a kid, my dad got me a rock polisher. It was fun. Not such great rocks down here that I've noticed, but there are shells.

Just over a week till Six Gap! That's going to be a great ride. I wonder how it will compare to last year. I'm way more in shape. But I still suck at hills. But I will have a bolero to wear so I don't freeze! Not sure about the sandals, yet. It could be my first ride of the season with shoes...Hope the expo is good.

[DebW]

Knotted, we need a UPS report. Where is the bike now? Is it coming to you or your LBS?

Trek- I'm going to keep a little bit for my interview tomorrow, but it'll go back into the 'Kitsu Luck' bag when I'm done... 11:30 tomorrow morning. I've been running around in circles all day making sure my resume looks good, pressing my suit, doing laundry, freaking out, going over interview questions, etc. Now I'm going to make a hurricane and settle down. *sigh!*

Kit, you're starting to sound like Knotted with the running in circles stuff. Have you heard results from the previous interviews? Good luck.

BTW, if you do make a hurricane, be careful where you send it. The Gulf coast had enough last year. Or is there some non-meteorological hurricane that I'm not familiar with?

Queen and Fish, good luck with the moving and house hunting.

[Lise]

I second the emotions of Deb W above!

I believe Kit is referring to a Hurricane of the alcoholic variety, as referenced by Alan Jackson in song: "Pooooour me something tall and strong, make it a Hurricane before I go insane, it's only half past twelve, but I don't care...it's 5:00 somewhere!" Jimmy Buffet chimes in on that one. Good luck on the interview, Kit.

Nanci, "looked and sounded like a rabbit". Oh my. Amazing that he had the courage to date.

Fish, I can't believe you sold your house on the first offer! Wonderful.

I need a freakin' snuggli for this cat, Isaac. He sleeps all curled up by my chest, usually in my arms, most of the night, and then comes and sits as close to my hands as possible when I'm typing. Won't sit in my lap. Needs to be near the keyboard.

I'm off to run, and then ride my bike up about 10 miles north for brunch with my Mom. It's surprising dark out at 6:25 AM. Change of seasons creeps up on me. I do love vacation.

[betagirl]

I'm off to run, and then ride my bike up about 10 miles north for brunch with my Mom. It's surprising dark out at 6:25 AM. Change of seasons creeps up on me. I do love vacation.

At least it seems that the rain is over. Only 5 days of it..... Have a nice brunch. Going anywhere that you'd recommend? I suspect it's not "the nugget"

I think I may be able to take Sloane out for a test ride today.

[Lise]

Certainly not the Nugget! We're meeting at Lucky Platter up in Evanston. Ever been there? It's a must-visit. Wierd, funky decor, and great food. On Main, just east of Chicago (which is Clark St. before it crosses the border).

Rain is over! Still grey, but they say it will clear up. I don't even care. It's just not raining. Have fun with Sloane. I'm still unclear on the freewheelfly thing. You can coast AND pedal? That seems good.

The run was short but fast. I just felt like running fast today. Which means that I also walked, panting, clutching the stitch in my side a couple of times. But then when I'd start running again, I'd run fast. So it goes. I'll have my usual slow but long run on Sat.

This was fun: I live across the street from a grade school (that's 6 to 12 year olds for our non-US friends). As I ran up to the intersection, the little guy with the orange crossing guard belt stepped into the street and blocked traffic so I could safely cross. I gave him a big grin and a thank you. I was once a crossing guard, and I, too, took my civic duty very seriously.

Now I get to ride my bike! Have a great day, everyone!

[betagirl]

We're meeting at Lucky Platter up in Evanston. Ever been there? It's a must-visit. Wierd, funky decor, and great food. On Main, just east of Chicago (which is Clark St. before it crosses the border).

I have not been. I'll put it on my places to go. Evanston is fun.

Ok, let me see if I can explain Sloane better Sorry I've made it so confoosing.

Rear wheel: Currently installed is a "fixed gear" cog on a flip/flop hub. 18 teeth, only one row. With this installed, when the rear wheel rotates, so do the pedals. So you can't coast.


You can install a single speed "freewheel" cog, which is much like the fixed cog but has a mechanism that lets the rear wheel spin without making the pedals spin. With this installed, the pedal rotation isn't forced by the rear wheel, so you can coast.


Much like what's on your Bianchi but you have multiple gears.

My original explanation was pretty stupid. I must have been drunk or something.

Enjoy your bike ride! Looks like the clouds are breaking up out here in OP. I think I may actually see the sun poking through ....what...is...that...glowing...orb?

[Lise]

Oh, I don't know that it was a failure of explanation on your part. I'm pretty much of a doof when it comes to mechanical things. I'm not sure it can be called a "skill" to consistently put things together backwards... Thanks for the explanation with pictures. I do better with pictures. It must be that I only have one master's degree, unlike some highly educated people we know!

The sky is getting lighter, brighter, you can actually see things, what's happening? Glowing Orb, we sing you songs of praise!

I am reading Karen Armstrong's new book, The Great Transformation. It's about the Axial Age, in which the world's major religions developed. Fascinating. I am so glad Karen Armstrong is here on the planet. That woman can WRITE.

[DebW]

Beta, I was going to have a heart attack for you if you were really going to ride that 13 tooth DuraAce cog. But yours is an 18. *wipes brow in relief* Do you have a puller for that freewheel cog? Looks different from any of the 5 or 6 freewheel pullers that I have, but my Regina 2-notch might work if the diameter is right. Have fun with Sloane. We want a full report. I'm still trying to imagine how you stop and get a foot on the ground. Scenario 1: unclip one foot while pedals move, stand on one clipped-in foot while pedals are moving, put other foot down as bike comes to almost stop, moving pedal smacks you in the ankle, you scream in pain and collapse. Scenario 2: You can't take feet from pedals until you are at a dead stop, since you need both feet to slow rear wheel, so you learn to unclip very fast. Scenario 3: trackstand. I'm sure you'll work it out (hopefully without the scream and collapse scenario) and learn quickly. Reminds me of the time I rode my bike with a backpack and sleeping bag tied below it. After I got started I realized that the sleeping bag hung so low that I couldn't move my butt forward off the seat when I wanted to stop. So I rode up next to a brick wall and leaned against it as I stopped.

[mimitabby]

Deb so why is the 18 better than the 13??

All you folks are so happy because the rain stopped. Well, it rained hard all night long here. I drove my car to work and skidded once (oo, i was glad it wasn't the on the bike)

I'm afraid that the rain just might stay... and that will be the end of our lovely summer season..

It seems like a good day for Knotted's bike to come.


my two new kittens are so very very very shy. You could go in their room
and never know there were cats there.

They are gentle enough to not bite or scratch, but are terrified of being SEEN.
Their mama taught them very well.