its fixed...

ahhhh....

there's an upside and downside to trouble-shooting to the point of success...

its exhausting...

that and the temp went up 10 degrees and the sun got brighter between riding down and riding back...

swung through the Hub... said hey - they were reeling(sic) in the aftermath of a bit of a crazy rush... and that shop can take about 5 or 6 customers at a time and feel crowded - and with only three staff- which isn't bad, but the shop area is more or less the sales floor and there's a ton of old furniture (zoo side of things) and space? doesn't exist... after complementing them on the new web page i booked it... thirsty and hot... i'm now back at the BMC (I'm glad ya figured all that out now Suds... -see the Gmail chat notifier was confusing him)... downing water... and generally catching up. A sweet new book showed up. Confocal Microscopy for Biologists. Written by Alan Hibbs. Its a bit long for a general use text but i'm hoping its all its cracked up to be once i crack open the spine...

That and i wonder... my grand mother taught me *the* way to break in new books. Is that still required? You know. Put it on the spine... fold the covers down... then slowly fold equal sides down until you reach the middle...

anyway - at first cursory glance its not terribly different than his Course book, but hopefully he dumped much of the archaic Bio-Rad data.

oh and since i'm just remembering and i'll forget, someone on the ride was talking about Bruce's little story about some dutch guy going into a bike shop... and anyway - Bruce... if ya got a link to it- i'd love to read it... sounds like it'd be good alternated with this microscopy book.

Oh and what the heck.... SB has BEEN to a NASCAR race? OMG NFW... my mini-confession, i like it, to a degree. I hate most of the drivers... and as typical like Dale E Jr... liked his dad... and love to hate that putz Gordon... (jeff that is).... but the only cash i've spent was on a #18 Interstate Battery hat... My dad's a redskins fan and i've been one too - well a Joe Gibbs fan... when he left for Nascar, i naturally kept a keen eye on his team... that and i dunno Bobby L is cool... its the mechanic in me mostly... the competition that hinges on a properly built/tuned machine... The TT last week was a reminder... the guys setting 16 minute times had bikes that didn't shift quite right, didn't sound quite right... but that aside their engine was good...

my engine sucks right now... but at least the bike is moderatly functional... that Union somthing i linked was suggesting that commuting miles are junk... super... i've got just junk miles in the legs... oh well - but in his POV defense... his ride IS flat... and those would be junk miles... maybe...

that and if il brucey starts posting more in his web log thingy i'll have to add yet another to the open all....

well...

yall stay cool...

i'm burnt out like a match!
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