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  1. Just when I think I’m out … they pull me back in
  2. Another vote here for Old Town Alexandria - it's really cool, easily accessible via Metro, and a totally different vibe from DC proper. I also strongly recommend the National Cathedral. Even if you're not religious, it's an awe-inspiring building - one of the largest cathedrals in the world - with tons of history that is entwined with major historical events in our nation. It's also accessible via Metro - just go to AU-Tenleytown stop and either walk or take the bus south on Wisconsin Avenue to the cathedral.
  3. Seems like a good way to test it. And I haven't mustered up courage to do the new Mongo drop either - I always hang my head in shame as I ride around it.
  4. Haven’t posted here much lately because life has intervened in my MTB riding, but I did make it to Bentonville for a long Memorial Day weekend, and I can’t recommend it enough. Even my out-of-shape ass had a blast trying out several different trails, and I can’t wait to go back. The town is just wired for cyclists, both of the MTB and paved-trail variety. My riding buddy and I did 22 miles in 2.5 days and we barely scratched the surface. first day was the Little Sugar trails up where we stayed in Bella Vista. Day 2 was on the in-town Slaughter Pen trail network. On the final morning, we did several loops in the Blowing Springs trail network back up in Bella Vista. These were my favorite, and there’s a really great campground there as well (with cabins and a beer garden).
  5. On his podcast, Questlove did a 3-part interview with Jimmy Jam of the Jam+Lewis production team, and if you love nerding out on music history and production (especially 70s-early 90s R&B, Prince, etc.), it's a pretty incredible listen. This was recorded several years ago, but I'm just now finding it (and I didn't see any previous posts about it), so enjoy: 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qls-classic-jimmy-jam-part-1/id1485250501?i=1000471291470 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qls-classic-jimmy-jam-part-2/id1485250501?i=1000472016975 3: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qls-classic-jimmy-jam-part-3/id1485250501?i=1000472251824
  6. Deep Night Compound Ticket is best Ticket.
  7. Thanks to all for the advice. We had a wonderful weekend. Highlights: - Meow Wolf (insanely creative - but on a much bigger budget than the original in Santa Fe) - Denver Cat Company (a coffee/tea spot full of cats up for adoption to play with) - Union Station area and Confluence Park downtown - Golden and Evergreen for some time closer to the mountains (we've done Vail, Estes Park, etc. on previous trips but didn't have as much time to venture further afield) If you're in the Central Park (formerly Stapleton) area, highly recommend Four Friends Kitchen for breakfast - it was so good we went two mornings in a row.
  8. Yes - both the “4 Days in…” and “Denver” threads. They were mostly food-focused, and I wonder how many of those recs are still valid post-Covid. Mainly I’m interested in stuff to do that the kid would like.
  9. We’re in Denver for the weekend with our son for his 13th bday. He’s into creative stuff - not as big a sports fan. We’re already hitting up Meow Wolf and Denver Central Market downtown today. What else should we not miss? Any restaurant recs that aren’t chains? We are staying right off I-70 near Stapleton area.
  10. That was me for the first 1.5 years I was back on the bike after a long layoff (a 1997 GT RTS-3). It was *technically* full suspension, but with weird geometry and a suspect gearset that tended to crap out in the middle of climbs. It got me back into the sport after COVID hit, though, and we had some great rides until I finally replaced it with a modern bike last fall. Either way, that's awesome you're riding, and feel free to share your rides here!
  11. Compelling (and disturbing) reporting here. It's mystifying to me that a rando Twitter user has been able to influence public talking points (and even legislation) to this degree simply by being consistently hateful and never letting up on the outrage p0rn. And for all those crying that this is "doxxing," it's all publicly available information. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/19/libs-of-tiktok-right-wing-media/
  12. Gotta say, I loved the absurdity of Greggo Luka on the Musers this morning.
  13. I was a Sundance regular when I was in FW in the late 90s/early 00s. I know Sasha is Ed's relatively-new wife - what specifically changed to make her to blame for all this?
  14. For sure. Even getting to the trailhead was a bit of a slog from the campground, but once up on the trails it was glorious. I just worry about the drought - everything was so dry. On Saturday afternoon, a brush fire broke out a few miles east of where we were, and while I was out on an errand I saw tons of fire personnel rushing down 29 in that direction.
  15. Took a huge group of Scouts down to the Hill Country this past weekend to go spelunking (at Longhorn Caverns) and hiking. We camped at Reveille Peak Ranch, so while the rest of the group went to the caverns in the afternoon, I stayed behind with another dad and hit the trails. We had tried riding a little with some scouts that morning, but there was a triathlon going on and they were occupying most of the trails so we just rode on the jeep doubletracks for a couple miles, then headed back. For our (hot) afternoon ride we did the full beginner loop - which for a flatlander Dallasite like me felt anything but beginner. It was great, though, and I'm really looking forward to going back and spending more time there (and hitting up Spider Mountain too, since it's 10min away).
  16. What the hell, man.
  17. Heh, missed that one. No joke is ever truly original, I guess...
  18. It really is. There's a well-known song about the beauty of the principal waterway in the region... Crimea River. (ducks)
  19. https://www.wral.com/us-rep-madison-cawthorn-calls-zelensky-thug/20180199/
  20. Apologies if already posted - but this thread, wow. “It only takes one of them to get lucky and everyone goes home with a bonus."
  21. Pretty shocked (guess I shouldn't be) that Tim O'Hare trounced Betsy Price in the R primary for Tarrant County judge. O'Hare is toxic - he pushed a lot of anti-Hispanic measures as mayor of Farmers Branch, and when he ultimately failed there he moved to Southlake and reinvented himself as founder of the PAC that caused all the issues for Carroll ISD there (well documented in the 'Southlake' podcast). He sent out mailers touting his support of Trump and painting Price as a flaming liberal (which is far from the truth) - and it clearly worked. Given his support in Colleyville/Southlake/etc I doubt his D challenger will be able to beat him despite her support in Fort Worth.
  22. I love my Marin a little bit more now.
  23. “It scares you to death.”
  24. More on the disqualification thing. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/23/north-carolina-cawthorn-constitution-insurrectionists-00010944
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