Category: TD/GDMBR 2024

Sadly, the Vienna Sewer Tour seems closed this time of year. We will visit soon, and I have wanted to take the tour for some time. Sadly, it is closed.

A nice thing happened to me today: Somebody on the phone with my spouse heard me whistling and complimented me – Ms. M passed it along. Made my whole day! I think it’s safe to say I come from a musical family, but I am not especially talented. I’ve played instruments and learned that others…

oscitation – to Yawn I’m always interested in Latin vs Anglo-Saxon words. This morning I was a bit sleepy, and started to wonder: what is the Latin word for the Anglo Saxon word Yawn is. And, I’ve never ever heard it before. Anglo-Saxon words are usually short, sometimes onomatopoeia-ish. Latin words are mutli-sylabic and fancy…

It’s a big week for Kid2 – all kinds of new rights & responsibilities. And: I’m a proud papa. I really appreciate how much dedication he has to his craft. It really shows through in a lot of different ways: in his performance, and in his hobbies. I really like how articulate he is, and…

My trusty Topeak Road Morph G totally failed on a recent ride. It got more and more difficult to pump air into the tube, and then just siezed up. Later the pump handle moved but it wasn’t pumping any air. An O-ring on the pump piston wore out. I’d like to find a replacement –…

My team took the Underground Seattle tour last week. When it was over I was a bit sad it was so short – a sign of a good time. The thing that’s amazing about the tour and Seattle history how quickly things changed. In 45 years the city was founded, burned down, regraded, and built…

I started drinking in college, and quit a few years ago. I used to think I was quite extroverted – I still think I am, but being dry’s changed my perspective quite a bit. One of the most common emotions I used to have was regret – after-action shame for dumb behavior. I got pretty…

Wimp-Lo is an antagonist in the ridiculous movie “Kung-Pow: Enter the Fist”. Perhaps you’ve seen the gif: “We trained him wrong on purpose, as a joke”. Not everything is going to go perfect. Wimp-Lo-Tek embraces the imperfections and does it anyway. When the consequences are low – Do It! In today’s example – I finished…

My grandfather (Clarance) had an explosive and gregarious laugh. It’s one of the things that survived the longest through his alzheimer’s. He passed it on to my Uncle. I think my Dad has a more normal sounding laugh. And I’m beginning to wonder – does it just sound normal to me? And how does my…

Tl:dr: when shopping for a bike, keep 20% of your budget for not-bike stuff. One of the best received bits of wisdom I get to hand-out on Reddit is – what else do I need besides a bike to ride a bike? For some small group of people, maybe nothing. But for almost everybody: plan…