Jeb Bush:
“We need to make sure that we protect the right not just of having religious views, but the right of acting on those religious views,” he said.
Does this asshole understand how fucked up this view is and what a Pandora's box he opens up with that statement? Fucking conservatives.
March was a rough month,
weather, mental state, all
very cold and grey.
Peak belly hit sometime
about mid month. Then
the weather broke, and we
began pedaling again.
Then the relationship broke,
and I really began pedaling
again, or at least 100% on
my terms, again. Man I love
those old school BSRR's..
So, just crossed that old school
base build 1000mile threshold
sometime in the last week,
and according to the scale,
15lbs has been left behind
out along that quiet white line
since those March doldrums.
Targeting another 5 to 10,
but don't call it a comeback,
I'm just looking to be not quite
so far off the back on Sundays.
And I sure do love to ride my bicycle.
'guiding', it ain't easy. period.
tough day, saw some good fish
while crawling around the banks
of the Letort in the later morn.
had one live action test case to
demonstrate what usually happens
when you encounter one of those rather
large, 'you get one cast' type of fish....
to which I got exactly one cast.
Big old 18"+er saw the leader
overhead, and bolted.....All in
front of the former el Presidente'
of the Angler's Club of NY.
He was a trooper on the Letort and
wish we'd done better on Mtn Creek
in the afternoon. I picked up a few, a
couple decent sized rainbow stockies,
some small wild browns and chubs,
he got into some smaller wild browns...
there's a mild regret of outfishing
the sport you're sporting, which is
why 'guiding' is in quotes...today's
role is to put 'em over fish, advise
if the vibe is there, but not hold
hands....take your buddy fishing
sort of deal, share some local
knowledge if you can, history,
stories like those you've heard
from guides while guided, but this
is your neck of the woods. And,
yeah, so, it's cool to bring your rod,
unlike actual guiding...so, anyways.
Do wish he'd gotten onto more decent trouts,
weird to feel guilty-ish about having a bit
of success today...tough conditions all around,
weather and all has been goofy, cold rain thru
the week with flows up and now back down
quick, early clouds and getting' sunny in a snap...
curious to hear how the other's fared.
Plan B was a spot on the Breeches...grass is
always greener, ya know?
but, Like I said, weird to feel guilty-ish about
having success, but this guy's fished places
I'll only ever dream of, literally...I've dreamt
of places he's fished and has access to, and he
seems to be good people, know what I mean?
Former el Presidente' of the Angler's
Club of NY, I'm here to put you onto
some fish, sooooo, yeah, I'm, uhhh,
gonna demonstrate here, that there in
that tight pocket water you just walked
up by, there're at least two 6-8" wild
browns and a nicely colored
13" stocker rainbow.
and a chub, plus the other fleeting
shadows I kicked up as I waded thru.
maybe I just have knack for it.?
been doing it for awhile now I guess,
and these are my home waters...
I did get his card & some flies
that I'm gonna stash away, along
with an invite for lunch if I'm ever
"up in the city"....a visit to the
"Museum that serves Lunch."
Which would be amazing I'm sure..
can't imagine.
So, I guess I must've done
something right, eh?
good times,
good. times.
top of the knob before the downhill
really goes down the hill...I hear voices.
real ones.
catch two fellas, not part of the group.
"is this the CupCake Ride?!"
"are you riding with the CupCakes?!"
uhmm, I guess so, yeah...
[& thanks for letting me by,
the mythical unicorns of
TumblingRun should also
be along at any minute...]
things I should write down.
Roxbury is tough fucking climb.
Gizmo stats showed sustained 15-16%
early on, then a ramp from 12ish up 15%
as you roll up thru the line cut.
274 is pretty steady, some 13-14%, but
nothing unexpected after descending
it a few times, just a steady grind.
Germantown. oy, loose bullshit
scattered 'gravel' over hardpack.
hell of a climb regardless,
sustained 13-14% for the last
7 or 8 or so minutes with some
nice views to the left, will take
pics next time I drive it.
Horse Valley Run, it is my river Ganges.
Soak the legs, mile 65, reboot and shuffle
the deck. Have a snack at the store, then
75ish north until...that right turn.
74 South up over Tuscarora.....ouch.
It's a beast, in three parts. Pitchy bits for
ten minutes on up around the left hand bend
until the tight right hander. Tough kick to start,
13ish if I recall give or take, then the mid
section between hairpins is manageable,
steady 9ish recovery pitch for ten minutes
before the turn with three fun ramps that top
out at 14-15% just before rolling over the top.
Ride across a big rolling valley, things are
getting interesting...
Wagg's is Wagg's as pr usual, it sucks.
Even mores at 100miles in. The right leg
cramped up as the pitch steepened, been a
while for that classic scenario...pushed thru
it and still somehow set a Strava, PR....so
must be doing something right, I guess.....
having a good time regardless.
p.
freakin'.
r.
that was fun,
111 on the gizmo,
longest for me,
solo solitary road ridin'
long day checking to
see if certain demons
have been exorcised..
signs point to yes.
the full answer.....well,
it was an amazing day
for a ride on a bicycle.
pieced together a grand
daddy BSRR route, that
quickly looks like a stepping
stone.
to some place.
7gels, 2clif bars, $20, 2bottles, scouted route to shake things down. Roxbury/274/New Germantown/follow 75-ish to 74south up over Tuscarora & Waggs. Clockwise loop maximizes refuel locations...after the big climb, not right before, but backloads the climbing...Wagg's at the century mark? perfect. Shiny new hoops on the road machine shod with fresh Conti 25's, along with select carpet fibres to take the edge off have really livened up the ride....and I've got all day, the weather looks prime, so why the hell not? Let's see if the Garmin battery lasts longer than that damn phone ever did.
not sure how many squares there are, exactly.
but I feel like I'm a good step on the way out of
Square One, finally. Square zero sucked, that
was about a month ago, which was around
500ish miles, having been bitten off in big,
quiet, solitary chunks.
Odo on the road bike read 1231 yesterday, when
it got swapped for the fancy Garmin gizmo. That's
from when new, but add 65ish for the 'demo ride'
I took before writing the check....420 is where we
started this spring, so 1420 is the door to SqRE 2,
that'll mark the first consistent block of 1000 along
the white line in a long while.
In a long while.
Wanna get this last 200 done in short order, then
soak it in for a couple weeks while doing TU work
in June and try to sharpen up some with shorter efforts
in between commitments. And there's no real reason
right now, not a single goal really, other than improving.
And theres lot's of room for that, lots.
That was a peak experience a few years back,
no doubt. A hell of a ride to get there and doubt
I'll ever have that belly of fire to reach those heights
again....and that's life, enjoy it, appreciate it and give thanks.
It does feel good to be pedaling a bike for me
again, for my reasons, on my terms. It's been a
while, and the fishin's been good too...
