I see ~so many~ people on social media decry every new Substack newsletter from liberals because they should know better. I agree! BUT: people should also know better than to use the word “lame” to mean “bad”. There are ~so many~ things people should know but don’t (me too). Show some grace!
Ready. Just need to get Valerie on it so I can make seat/handlebar/grip/brake angle adjustments. #bike #raleigh
Ultimate summer #bike vibes: youtu.be/isXH09oqD…
Spain’s keeper is a big diaper baby.
According to some research, it sure does look like my 7900 Dura Ace 10-speed brifters (take-offs from a FREE #bike from a friend!) should index an M972 XTR derailleur. Gonna give it a shot on this chubby-tire “road” bike I’m building from a ‘91 Schwinn Crosscut.
It’s wheel building weather(27.5” Velocity Cliffhanger on a NOS Suntour XC9000 hub). I didn’t even need YouTube this time!
It still feels like a cheat code (rather than simply an artifact of aging) that our first born is old enough that Valerie and I can just leave them at home with food while we go out to dinner alone.
I can’t explain why, but it feels right that Steely Dan is playing here in Coppola’s Deli while I wait for my meatball sub.
Sometimes I feel like the job of these World Cup refs is deciding whose shoving and jersey grabbing is more egregious.
So…uh, was there a fight that turned into a conflagration?
Ghana’s kit is fantastic in this match against Colombia.
Currently 103° F (39.44° C) in Richmond. Barely any wind, humid (39% is a LOT for this temp). I think this is officially the hottest weather I have personally experienced.
There’s somebody in Williamsburg that sells #bikes on Craigslist, and while I haven’t really been interested in any of their wares, they always take beautiful, dreamy photos, like of this classic Schwinn: www.craigslist.org/view/d/wi…
FINALLY GOT MY NEW PASSPORT! I’M SO DANG HAPPY/RELIEVED!
I clearly don’t know enough about soccer, but I feel like the Senegalese player got a raw deal when it looked like he was clearly making a play for the ball and wasn’t even looking at the player that he accidentally tripped.
So, uh…yeah. Like I said…uh, a lot can happen in a short time…
A lot can happen in 7 minutes (plus extra time), but I’m kinda thrilled that Senegal is about to send Belgium back across the Atlantic.
Richmond’s mayor is a phsyician, and has worked in public health before city hall. I’m really curious whether the city is planning for any hydration/heat safety measures for large public July 4th gatherings, e.g. Dogwood Dell. I never go there, but I’m curious.
Two matches decided by penalty kicks in one day? Amazing!
Holy SMOKES Morocco with that head/shoulder goal! #sporps
Dang, the second half of this Columbia/Portugal match is getting spicy. What a great pairing for a late-group stage match.
Screw this awful FOX coverage where, even during a US match, they keep cutting away to celebrities and people in the crowd instead of showing what’s happening on the field.
Settling in to start watching the restored edition of Lawrence of Arabia on Netflix, and I kinda love the grandiosity of an old movie that opens with a black screen and orchestral overture.
The old internet can still be great. I put all 14 blades of an old, cast iron hot water radiator on my porch. This morning at 8:54 I posted a quick photo on Craigslist’s free section for anybody that wanted to pick them up without my help. Got home from an errand at 10:15 and they’re already gone!
No, really, I love that I’m sitting here melting on a hot patio waiting for the swim meet to start while a strong thunderstorm approaches. And then I’ll get to wait in my car for an hour for the rain to stop (hah), and eventually they’ll push the rest of the meet to tomorrow anyway 🤦♂️