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Old 03-19-24, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
You should always be prepared.
We may have health issues but at least I'm cool so I've got that going for me.
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Some of these posts are lengthy and challenge my desire to power through and read them. In other words, tl;dr
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I don't understand this in the least. I may have been lobotomized. Sad.
Every vowel in that conversation is a schwa - /ə/ - which, oddly, does not contain a schwa.

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Originally Posted by genejockey
Every vowel in that conversation is a schwa - /ə/ - which, oddly, does not contain a schwa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3IsAOHaVcHs
I guess that slice of humor is a blind spot. I'm ok with that.
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Just found this in the catacombs of my desk, back from when we were a smaller company (pre-acquisition). We would get beer for all-hands meeting on Fridays. Most of the staff that contributed to it are gone and there's 95 bucks in it. What should I do?




hmmmm
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Originally Posted by TMonk
Just found this in the catacombs of my desk, back from when we were a smaller company (pre-acquisition). We would get beer for all-hands meeting on Fridays. Most of the staff that contributed to it are gone and there's 95 bucks in it. What should I do?




hmmmm
Buy some beer.
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That's what I'm thinking. Head to the local brewpub and invite only co-workers that I like, and some alumni/former employees (including my wife)
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I don't understand this in the least. I may have been lobotomized. Sad.

I didn’t get it either. That means we have a lot more in common than we both thought!
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
We may have health issues but at least I'm cool so I've got that going for me.

Stand corrected.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Feels like Spring.
The sun's out and the parking lot is mostly dry. Spring for sure!


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How 'bout this early 80's power pop. Yeah, memories.

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A nap? Or an hour on Zwift? Decisions, decisions.
#firstworldproblems
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Originally Posted by genejockey
A nap? Or an hour on Zwift? Decisions, decisions.
#firstworldproblems
outside?
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45 miles outside today, just me and 3 e-bikes. They took it easy and it was appreciated by me. Had some headwind both ways, for some reason.
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Originally Posted by BillyD;[url=tel:23189208
23189208[/url]]The Madness of March begins this evening, the greatest sport event of them all.

Personally I'm not a big fan of the play-in games, although I'll probably peek in. I'm accustomed to the tournament beginning on Thursday afternoon, spraying an impossible-to-watch burst of games at us all at once. For two straight days. Now that's Madness.
I used to be a big fan of this tournament. Long ago and in a land far away. Even while we lived in Belize we would get a hotel room to watch the two semis— most bang for the buck.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS;[url=tel:23189369
23189369[/url]]I don't understand this in the least. I may have been lobotomized. Sad.
same
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Originally Posted by genejockey;[url=tel:23189386
23189386[/url]]Every vowel in that conversation is a schwa - /ə/ - which, oddly, does not contain a schwa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3IsAOHaVcHs
And what might be the point? Is this something like the new math?
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Originally Posted by DougRNS;[url=tel:23189421
23189421[/url]]How 'bout this early 80's power pop. Yeah, memories.

https://youtu.be/qMAGI7zRqj8?si=Qk4z7pT4GPXgTIM5
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24 km on the bike this morning and I was barely able to do anything until about 4. How did I fall this far? Nought to do but hop back on that horse, I guess.
What would your Garmin tell you to do. Go out again tomorrow or do a recovery day?

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Originally Posted by genejockey
A nap? Or an hour on Zwift? Decisions, decisions.
#firstworldproblems
I vote for nap.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
outside?
Too much traffic in this part of San Mateo at 6 PM to ride from home, and with the Dodge hors de combat, I'd have to put the bike in the rental, and I ain't got that figured out yet. So it's easier and quicker to just hop on the trainer.

Which is what I did.

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Originally Posted by LAJ
When you measure it in real money, the number isn't so bad. That "C" stuff is pessimistic.
Converting to F, any day where it drops below 40F, of which there will be several, is still squarely in winter territory.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
24 km on the bike this morning and I was barely able to do anything until about 4. How did I fall this far? Nought to do but hop back on that horse, I guess.
What would your Garmin tell you to do. Go out again tomorrow or do a recovery day?
Recovery Day =/= Rest Day
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
And what might be the point? Is this something like the new math?
Just an observation. More "Huh." than "Haha."
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Too much traffic in this part of San Mateo at 6 PM to ride from home, and with the Dodge hors de combat, I'd have to put the bike in the rental, and I ain't got that figured out yet. So it's easier and quicker to just hop on the trainer.
What's the diagnosis on the Dodge?
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