cutting back on the SM is working - have been good at avoiding all but DM interactions. The anti-social use of the socials.
Saw this tho: https://pluralistic.net/2021/02/10/duke-sucks/#bhpd
scary, eh? Hopefully the work around is to both livestream on a platform that doesn't filter immediately, but also directly record the live stream to somewhere in the cloud where it can't get deleted for infringement. Good link digging in there if ya feel inclined.
The not lasting long? Getting the familiar pain from short crank, but not the lower back one, the one in my right testicle. It is weird. I can't explain it but when the back is stupid painful for too long, well that's what end result starts hurting (yes doc has looked at it and yes some OMM actually clears up that specific pain).
Of course I didn't really notice till i was part of the way in on the ebike today. yeah I was not feeling 100% this am so thought "yeah one more day of easy pedaling" and this time maybe I'll get usable HR data from the ride. Well. Def not riding it tomorrow.
Also need to mix up the fancy new batch of chain lube. The special blend. Not that I expect to see much difference in performance. BUT it does solve the challenge of my lube from the retail end. The base stock in the OG formula has always been car motor oil. Going to try a legit bike lube as the base stock. AKA finishline wet lube, formerly known as Cross Country Lube. Debating filming it to do the social media share - at least photo document it. Although I should really clean up a "workbench" spot. Actually been playing with the layout in my mind a bit, would be nice to make space in the 'bike room' for a workstand and tool wall. Would mean re-configuring it all, but that's not a bad thing. I think I can make it work. But first I have to be like the man who took the insides out except, hopefully all the inside stuff will just happily stay in the back yard. Afterall most of the stuff in there are bikes that even if very rarely (and if rarely I hope they know it is because they are so special and see that as reverence and respect instead of neglect, see - ALREADY ANTHROPOMORPHIZING MY DAMN BIKES) and they get out more regularly than the piano. Oh, btw, anyone want an upright piano? Needs tuning, has great tone, free. Come and get it.
Maybe I need more niksen time, time to let the plans roll around and my mind wander. I suppose that's not the specific idea behind it, not to target one particular problem, but by affording yourself the opportunity to just be, sometimes those problems get approached differently. Personally I find the solutions usually show up in my head when I'm writing about them, or describing them to someone else or strike on something I hadn't even thought about until then. And not all the time but frequently enough when I'm asking for help or talking it through the solution presents it self to me w/o any external input, just the opportunity to voice it either orally or on digital word form. KF has a good post about niksen (sounds japanses, no?)
Oh and read this: http://www.jilloutside.com/2021/02/the-necessity-and-frivolity-of-personal.html Not sure if I linked it or not, but I finally got a chance to read through it. Really good. Lots in there, as always.
Watched this over lunch:
While a bit kind of boring video relative to other freeridy stuff, the end result photos are pretty cool.
Gonna see if I can get home before it is totally dark. Was cold last night. Colder today, but at least not snowing.
Here ya go, wrap up with this song that just started playing.
heddwch
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