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I’m pretty sure Trading Places comes down on the nurture side of the argument. As you noted, the Duke Brothers (the old guys) not only tried to pull Billy Ray up, but they also tried to knock Louis...

Ta-da. Found one.

Currently reading James, by Percival Everett.

I don’t know much about it except that it’s a reimagining of Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn only from Jim’s point of view.

I don’t know.


— Christmas Vacation

(I’m not sure I could communicate without movie quotes) But I haven’t seen any of the X-men movies.

I remember a twin study from the 90s about...

Good pics. It almost looks like the peloton is on top of the train in the second one. Have you ever been on the sub-reddit “confusing perspective.”?

Haha. Figures.

How do you feel about optimistic bias vs pessimistic bias? I normally take the optimistic side, but looks like in this case I’m on the side of the pessimists. I’m not terribly...

I read The Boys From Brazil probably 30-40 years ago. If I’m remembering correctly the ending was left ambiguous, but suggested the answer came down on the “nature” side. Never saw the movie. I asked...

I’m looking forward to the tour this year. I kinda feel like I know what's going on in the cycling world since we’ve got this thread going.

Concerning sports and algorithms, ever since I bought...

I haven’t watched Deadpool 2. I gotta think though, going back in time and visiting baby Hitler in his crib would kick off a nature-vs-nuture scenario.

Oh man, as far as female antagonists go I’ll put Kathy Bates’ Annie Wilkes on a level plane with Louise Fletcher’s Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest).

I’m sympathetic with Kirk and...

Hahaha.

I expressly said — no rakes!

I bet'cha try to stand in the peddles on that thing and it'll result in an immediate face plant. Talk about a forward CG.

Great rider though, Sean...

Well hi-de-ho I finished The Big Sleep. What a gas. Lotsa twists and turns in this one and I do believe I’ve figured out where the Coen Brothers got their outline for The Big Lebowski. Of course the...

Here’s a few from my latest read, Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, a hard-boiled Philip Marlowe detective novel from the ‘30s:

Now that I’m back up to speed unicycling, I’m thinking of growing a handlebar mustacheo, donning a bowler and buying a high-wheel bike, a Penny-Farthing. I haven’t seen my orthopedist in a while....

Ya know, I’ve never watched any of that stuff. I haven’t caught the super-hero bug and the special effects in TV sci-fi has always seemed a little cheesy to me. I’m willing to bet though, regardless...

Bah, while it’s not quite like riding a bike, I did find my balance fairly quickly. The muscle memory was still there, sort of. The comedy came from the neighborhood dogs who evidently were indignant...

Speaking of cycling, I did a strange thing the other day — I bought a unicycle. What hoot. I built one years ago out of spare parts and managed to teach myself a few tricks, but I haven’t been on a...

Finished Stephen King’s 11/22/63.

If you could go back in time and change something, would you? If you could pick a historical event to change, what would it be? Would you stop John Wilkes Booth...

M*A*S*H the movie was way better than the book it was inspired by, IMHO.

I’m having an exceptional reading year thus far. I’ve managed to get ahold of some good ones.

Just finished The Moor’s Account, by Laila Lalami

I came to this one in a round about way: I was...

Haha! I like ‘em all. And that second one kinda has a metaphor within a simile, eh? I mean the vegetarian is fishing the caterpillar out of the salad.

And as far as similes on the metaphor...

A most excellent Grateful Dead simile:



Found today in a story in The Atlantic by Tommy Tomlinson:

Why a Dog’s Death Hits So Hard
I loved my mom more than my dog. So why did I cry for him...

Haha! I’m gonna need one of those book bags. I actually met John Waters once, sounds like something he’d say.

Hey, have you read The Boys In The Boat, by Daniel James Brown? Pretty good. I’ve got...

Naw, man,not pretentious, you did the work. But hey, you gotta research degree!? Holy moly. Now it seems like I'm the guy at a dinner party, patiently explaining to my table mate how the brain works...

No way, man. Newman was the MVP.

I remember a good article in Outside Magazine about the benefits of an impact workout. The writer looked at running vs cycling for the lower body, and boxing vs...

Oh yeah, I'm a big believer in swimming for health and flexibility. Evidently so is Kramer:



I can't say that I recommend swimming in the East River though.
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