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Posted on 06/01/2005 7:12:04 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Yeah, I think this guy was a little taken aback when Steve gave him the ultimatum. Steve even got our SS teacher to come over and witness him "redirecting" the man.
At that point we didn't realize who he was and when we did, we didn't care.
Now, he doesn't go to our class anymore...he teaches a class now. But whenever I see him in church, he's always staring at me intently. Not glaring or scowling...just like he's observing me.
He's one wierd cookie.
Well, I'm back and as always it was an interesting adventure.
The lady lived in a swank part of town in a gorgeous house. I asked her if she ate eggs and she said "Yes!" and I gave her a half-dozen of our backyard eggs. She was a classic Burkenstock wearer...which I have no problem with but just so you can get a mental picture.
I told her I was on my way to Wild Oats around the corner, to pick up some of my favorite organic granola. She asked "Do you eat only organic?" and I got the impression she was trying to classify me...fit me into a certain stereotype. Someone she would feel at ease communicating with. So I replied "Well, I eat organic when I can get it, but I like Captain Crunch too!" It so visibly took her aback that I almost chuckled. I almost said "Lady, I'm a square peg in every circumstance...don't bother trying to pigeon-hole me!"
Anyway, she was very gracious and kind and I gave her another five dollars to get me some more milk in the future...she said she'd pick up my kefir grains and the milk in a few weeks. She was really tickled with the gift of eggs and I told her our hens were pets and well-treated.
Now I'm going to make goat milk yogurt!
I've heard they do give employee discounts. They're also on the "top 100" employers list, so it'd be a good place to check it if you decide to go that route.
Just got back--$130 poorer. Ack! It's a dangerous place for me!
Way better than me, today, that's for sure
Thanks! I feel better at it. It's just not such a pain any more. It's on the way to being fun.
I'm definitely not doing my 80 today, may not do anything at all. :o But I did do 67 on Saturday with lots of hills (if my altimeter-computer is correct, 6,000 ft of elevation gain), so I'm calling that good enough!
STP="Seattle To Portland". It's a hugh ride here, people come from all over to do it. The route is 204 miles, and some people do it in 2 days, some do it in 1 day. I'm attempting to do it in 1 day, so I'm a little nervous. I did it last year, but it's hard for me to go fast enough to finish before the finish line shuts down on the first day. There are about 8,000 riders that participate every year. Thankfully it's a pretty flat ride, especially the first 100 miles, so it's a pretty fast course.
Camelbacks are WONDERFUL! I have 2, and I love them. You tend to drink way more water, hence you're better hydrated in general. Then you can stop if you want to stop, but you don't feel like you have to.
They also keep the water nicely insulated so that it stays cold longer.
I drove across Iowa... seems like it would get a bit boring after the first few hours, unless they keep really interesting bits away from the highway in order to persuade passers-by to just keep passing.
60-80 miles a day almost sounds fun!
Ok, you've convinced me. I'll get a camelback this month.
I need to get a smaller one. The big one is great because it also holds enough to use as a day pack on hikes but a smaller one would be good for bike riding or even really long jogs now that I am going to be doing those.
I've heard of that one. It does sound fun, and I'm assuming it takes mostly backroads so it would be more interesting than just driving straight through on the freeway. You miss a lot of small, quaint towns when you stick to the main freeways. There are lots of small to medium towns that I never would have visited if they weren't on backroad bike routes.
There's a big mountain ride I've heard about in Colorado that sounds pretty challenging but very beautiful that's a little tempting to me.
I think probably the best one I've ever done, though, is the RAMROD (Ride Around Mt. Rainier in One Day). It's a challenging ride, but it's so incredibly beautiful up there you don't mind the torture so much.
Well the super highway is on a pretty flat route. The pick a new route every year and it is all on smaller roads. Iowa is not nearly as flat as you might think. A lot of rivers run through it that have carved broad rolling valleys. Also it slopes up from east to west by several hundred feet. But yeah, 60 miles in 8 - 12 hours is pretty darn tame. Just the butt getting sore for the sitting so long on the seat.
See you all later...Steve's on his way home. His lip's giving him grief.
See you in the morning!
I'll take your word for it! I've driven through Iowa once, and spent a day and a half in Mason City when I was thirteen for my great-grandmother's funeral. Wasn't very impressed but I'd just spent two days in the car and had been to a funeral immediately before we left home as well.
I got mad at someone at church Sunday who was mocking Pittsburgh even though he'd never been there. It's such a lovely town, and a beautiful - if rainy - area. So I don't want to say anything offensive about Iowa.
Kansas, now...
Definitely go for the brand name ones, too. I have a friend who bought a Nalgene brand (REI's own brand) because it was cheaper, and he said the water tastes funny. I've never had that problem with my camelback brands.
The small one I carry I picked up when they changed the design to one that is not very good. I was glad I managed to snag it, I haven't seen one like it since. The newer design of the rocket:
The bigger one I have is this one:
It's a bit long for biking because it makes access to jersey back pockets more difficult, but it has nice cargo capacity (better than most of the biking ones I've looked at).
My current favorite drool-icious food is a goat cheese called chevre. It's somewhere between feta and cream cheese in both flavor and consistency. Oh my. Proof that there is a God who loves us. It's very good on crackers and crumbled in salad.
My favorite shoes are Birks. ;)
If I could find a bike seat like my computer chair...
Just bought a *new* bike...had enough of the SalArmy one. Noting fancy...K-mart $50 15-speed, added an $18 gel seatcover.
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'Nuff said.
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