What is in your cup?

[amward]

A rather large slug of the duty free Bombay Sapphire with a touch of tonic, I'd better not stand up too quickly, could be dangerous I'm such a cheap drunk. Thought you were coming over to help me drink it Stitchy, it's only about 12 hours by air ( I'm assuming your bike is not aquatic lol)

[amward]

[QUOTE=CRussel;2093172]Ryder Hesjedal had a massive ride today, taking 2nd overall on the stage, but more importantly, taking critical time out of every other GC (general classification) rider. This was supposed to be the stage where he was put back in his place, and instead he took time from all the other contenders and was clearly the strongest rider in the GC. Only one more mountain stage left, tomorrow, and then a final time trial. Hesjedal is the best time trial rider by far amongst the current leaders, so he's looking like the favourite to win.

Peet's Anniversary Breakfast Blend. Made from the new Zojirushi. .[/QUOTE

Haven't been following the cycling, still not really back into routine. Can't be long till Le tour then, not sure if i can live through the lack of sleep that causes.

[Latinandgreek]

Earl Grey tea, with strawberries on my plate.

[VydorScope]

Hotel Coffee

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by amward

Haven't been following the cycling, still not really back into routine. Can't be long till Le tour then, not sure if i can live through the lack of sleep that causes.

That's why there is TiVo!

I get up in the morning, fix my breakfast, and sit down to watch it while I eat. Then go do some work, come back for lunch, and watch some more. Finally finish up in the evening.

Normally, I don't watch any other races except Le Tour, but with Hesjedal having such a great Giro, we are watching with some interest. But I miss not having Phil Liggett commentating.

Originally Posted by VydorScope

Hotel Coffee

My sincere sympathies!

Fresh squeezed orange juice, and Peet's Major Dickason's brewing.

[CRussel]

Peet's Darjeeling Fancy Organic. A good blend of 2nd Flush Darjeelings.

[Stitchawl]

It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed
My poor feet have traveled a hot dusty road
Out of your Dust Bowl and Westward we rolled
And your deserts were hot and your mountains were cold

Green pastures of plenty from dry desert ground
From the Grand Coulee Dam where the waters run down
Every state in the Union us migrants have been
We'll work in this fight and we'll fight till we win

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH2DJvgNlMA )

Good morning, everyone. It's a nice Sunday morning here and I'm celebrating it with a mug of unbranded Keemun tea and some fresh croissants.

Originally Posted by amward

A rather large slug of the duty free Bombay Sapphire with a touch of tonic, I'd better not stand up too quickly, could be dangerous I'm such a cheap drunk. Thought you were coming over to help me drink it Stitchy, it's only about 12 hours by air ( I'm assuming your bike is not aquatic lol)

I was planning on it, but I messed up my map reading. Or rather, I forgot that the map is NOT the terrain... I planned out a 225km ride for yesterday, but didn't take a close look at the route using Google Earth. At least 75km of the road turned out to be one-lane mountain switchbacks on semi-paved road going through spectacular cedar forests following mountain streams. Beautiful to look at but incredibly tiring to ride. By the time I got home, all I wanted to do was sleep! I must be getting old!

These croissants are pretty good! And with the Keemun tea, making me 'mouth happy!'


Stitchawl

[amward]

Originally Posted by CRussel

That's why there is TiVo!

I get up in the morning, fix my breakfast, and sit down to watch it while I eat. Then go do some work, come back for lunch, and watch some more. Finally finish up in the evening.

Normally, I don't watch any other races except Le Tour, but with Hesjedal having such a great Giro, we are watching with some interest. But I miss not having Phil Liggett commentating.

TiVo???


Over here it all happens in the evening through to the wee small hours and when Cadel is in with a chance we have to watch till the bitter end. Even when he's not I usually can't tear myself away.

And I agree it's never the same without Phil Liggett's commentary.

[amward]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I was planning on it, but I messed up my map reading. Or rather, I forgot that the map is NOT the terrain... I planned out a 225km ride for yesterday, but didn't take a close look at the route using Google Earth. At least 75km of the road turned out to be one-lane mountain switchbacks on semi-paved road going through spectacular cedar forests following mountain streams. Beautiful to look at but incredibly tiring to ride. By the time I got home, all I wanted to do was sleep! I must be getting old! Stitchawl

Guess I've got it all to myself then!

Just been to the markets and afterwards for a great coffee and yummy choc/orange/cointreau tart. Bliss! Now a walk and then it's the big game to watch (local aussie rules derby between the two WA teams)

[ProfCrash]

We went to the Farmers Market yesterday and got some great sausages and bread. Yummy stuff. We had a few friends over, grilled, I drank 4 ounces of a yummy beer, which was nice. A good day.

Today is lazy. Got up, made some bacon and eggs. Chilling in bed with a napping hubby and dogs. Contemplating a nap myself. Then laundry (out of underware). Life is good.

Thanks to all who have sacrificed so much so that the rest of us can have the opportunities and freedoms we have today.

Rolling Thunder is this weekend. All I could think of is that the various hundreds of folks I saw on motorcycles are all nuts. I saw wussy helmets and not one person wearing any type of Kevlar. Most where in shorts and t-shirts.

[Aurora W]

Finally getting my cup of coffee.

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Rolling Thunder is this weekend. All I could think of is that the various hundreds of folks I saw on motorcycles are all nuts. I saw wussy helmets and not one person wearing any type of Kevlar. Most where in shorts and t-shirts.

Yikes. I can't even imagine riding without a helmet with some kind of faceshield these days - it's not just 'cause of accidents (people just don't look), but these very necessary bifocals of mine cost waaayyy too much to be getting splatted by bugs and whatever else comes off the road.

Not to mention getting hit by a junebug at 30 mph just plain hurts.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Ryder Hesjedal had a massive ride today, taking 2nd overall on the stage, but more importantly, taking critical time out of every other GC (general classification) rider. This was supposed to be the stage where he was put back in his place, and instead he took time from all the other contenders and was clearly the strongest rider in the GC. Only one more mountain stage left, tomorrow, and then a final time trial. Hesjedal is the best time trial rider by far amongst the current leaders, so he's looking like the favourite to win.

Originally Posted by CRussel

That's why there is TiVo!

I get up in the morning, fix my breakfast, and sit down to watch it while I eat. Then go do some work, come back for lunch, and watch some more. Finally finish up in the evening.

Normally, I don't watch any other races except Le Tour, but with Hesjedal having such a great Giro, we are watching with some interest. But I miss not having Phil Liggett commentating.

Originally Posted by amward

TiVo???

Yup, TiVo. (TiVo is a digital video recorder whose interface and technology started the DVR revolution, and it is still the best available.) We're one of the very few households in Canada that has one, though they are officially supported here. But still very uncommon. Of course, in the US, they're everywhere.

Originally Posted by amward

Over here it all happens in the evening through to the wee small hours and when Cadel is in with a chance we have to watch till the bitter end. Even when he's not I usually can't tear myself away.

And I agree it's never the same without Phil Liggett's commentary.

::: Ryder WINS! :::

A daring time trial ride where he let it all hang out, and he takes 47 seconds out of Rodriguez to win the Giro d'Italia by 16 seconds, the second closest Giro win ever. This is the rider whose nickname on his team is "weight of a nation", and he is the first Canadian to ever stand on any cycling Grand Tour final podium.

In celebration of Ryder's win, the only choice to drink today is clearly Lion Mountain Keemun.

[ProfCrash]

When I was unemployed I justified keeping my cable and DVR (same thing as TiVO) as a cheaper source of entertainment than any thing lse available. The DVR is great for skipping commercials and rewatching parts of shows that my husband decides to talk over or the dogs decide to bark through. Love it.

Ok, tired of heartburn. On the plus side, I am getting more then enough calcium thanks to the Tums that I take whenever I move from a vertical to horizontal position these days.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Ok, tired of heartburn. On the plus side, I am getting more then enough calcium thanks to the Tums that I take whenever I move from a vertical to horizontal position these days.

"This too shall pass." Or so they tell me. I'm not exactly experienced in this, since my only knowledge is entirely secondary and more than 40 years ago.

On DVRs v. TiVo. That's a lot like comparing tea in a bag to a good loose tea. Unfortunately, the functionality of TiVo here in Canada is severely limited because the idiot CRTC let's the various local cable companies in Canada each use completely proprietary solutions that force you to use their decoder/set-top-box. Sigh. So we record in Analog on the TiVo and use a Windows 7 computer for downloading any HD content we want.

Continuing with more Lion Mountain Keemun.

[ProfCrash]

We have an HD DVR.