inauguration
Bruce Springsteen is a testament to what 71 years of clean livin’ and probably a tasteful amount of plastic surgery can do
@firewally @Pixley @ponfarr OH THE MALL OF AMERICA IS IN MINNEAPOLIS
@firewally @Pixley @ponfarr when did i do this???
From #WTTO episode 8, @Pixley on David Byrne Feelings. This made sense in context, but where's the fun in that? https://anchor.fm/wtto/episodes/Episode-8-Rich-Kid-Mooching-and-Celebrity-Smooching-eotgja
This fucker is Bulwer's pheasant, it just wanders around the forests of Borneo looking Like This
My summary/notes:
* The price of an "entry level" bike has crept up in the past few years
* Pretty much every bike made by a major manufacturer is a technological marvel compared to bikes of 10 years ago. It's hard to make a bad choice
* Bike fit is by far the most important factor
This is a thoughtful discussion on what it's like to be a first-time bike buyer and some pitfalls that folks get into: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvw8IJNUrXo
It's targeted toward getting into Triathlon bikes, but a lot of the same trends are happening across the industry
Covid Gripe
Everyone gets to make their own choices, but I don't think that our best use of resources right now is to convince the already-being-quite-careful people to be extra-super-duper-even-more careful
Covid Gripe
We've got a deadly pandemic. There's a miracle vaccine that we give to some people. We let 19 million doses sit in a cooler last night, a few doses even go bad sometimes. 20ish percent of the population won't even wear masks. Local restaurants are inviting me back for indoor dining and vox dot com is telling me to stop going to the grocery store because of a new super strain of the deadly pandemic.
It was there the whole time
An old sailor went sailin' out one dark and windy day
Upon a swell he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of manatees, he saw
Plowed through the ragged waves and up a foamy draw
Their whiskers still on fire and their fins were made of steel
Their eyes were black and shiny and their hot breath you could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sea
For he saw the sailors coming hard and he heard their mournful plea
Some toots from @alex , @Louisa , and @Pixley put me in a mood this morning so if anyone else would like an hour of murder ballads, spooky folk tunes, and good ol' songs about death, well, here you go: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qGMTTZrka8dzir5kKdhqz?si=cUgYyUAkTBWihOslKyqtUQ
I like riding bikes and writing code and playing roller derby and doing nice things for people