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Ordering up a meal consisting of five cheese sticks, mashed potatoes and gravy, and a sack of biscuits is exactly why I shouldn’t be allowed to eat at White Castle. Not only is it bad for me, but I eat most of it then feel terrible.
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I really like how the Wire song German Shepherds on Coatings uses the Human Voice patch from the Casio SK series of keyboards. I particularly remember this one from playing with my sister’s SK-1 when I was little, and trying to figure out where it could possibly be useful.
A slightly different version of this track, the B-side from the Silk Skin Paws single, may be heard here at YouTube. It still includes a bit of this patch.
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Tonight I showed up at Mt. Clemens High School where some folks often meet up for a ride to Metro Beach and back, but this time I ended up making the ride myself. It was a really nice night for a ride, with a relatively empty path, not too strong of winds, and perfect low 70s temperatures.
Including time spent poking around in the parking lot before leaving, riding a few circles to stretch my legs afterwards, and poking around the end of the peninsula at the park I ended up riding the 17.62 mile route in just over 1:10, averaging 15 MPH. Not bad, but I’m sure I could do better if I was feeling up to it. For some reason I’ve been feeling as if I’m getting sick or having bad allergy problems, so a good part of the ride was made with a headache and runny nose. Hopefully that’ll go away soon.
All in all, this was a rather nice day. Hopefully I’ll be able to get back out to Stony Creek for some single track riding tomorrow, but we’ll see how that goes. It’ll involve changing tires†, and if I’m not feeling too hot I won’t push it.
† I sure could use a bike for this kind of riding… If only I wasn’t being overly cautious about spending big chunks of money I could get another bike…
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This dead animal has been in the F parking lot at Stony Creek’s West Branch Picnic Area for a while, because I remember seeing it on Friday when caught in the storm. I’m not sure if it is a squirrel, small possum, or something else. If it’s not to your liking, enjoy this photo of a cute, fuzzy gypsy moth caterpillar instead.
Today I had a nice ride around Stony Creek, which was probably one of the easiest rides I’ve had in a while, despite doing a lap of all the single track without really stopping. I paused to throw some deadfall off the trail, and once to check that my rear tire had enough air (squeeze test), but didn’t actually take a break. It’s kinda nice.
I did fall at one point today, when doing a second lap of part of the Roller Coaster and trying to go over one of the more difficult log piles. I ran out of momentum, stopped part way up, and toppled over hitting my shin on a log. Thankfully I’ve only got a bump, few scrapes, sore shin, and what may become a bruise, though I don’t usually bruise, so it’ll likely just remain sore. Oh well.
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This morning, after talking with a few interested buyers for the last week or so, I was finally able to sell the Bianchi D.I.S.S. that I’d picked up at the very end of last year. While it was a great bike, I’m just not so sure single speed stuff is for me, so I decided to sell it. I’ll likely use the money towards another bike, perhaps a Salsa Fargo, a 29er something or other, or maybe a full suspension mountain bike. However, with all the recent news coming out of the Detroit area, I think I’d best sit tight for a while.
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