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26
Jun 19

For just ice

I’ve been working on this theory for about a decade.

The Seagal Theory of TV Programming is in danger. Out for Justice is on Ion (Under Siege to follow). But I can also select John Wick, Ghostbusters, Deadpool, Total Recall, Beverly Hills Cop or Top Gun.

My conclusion, after years of critical study: Ion is not a real TV channel. pic.twitter.com/bGyWqWnH4w

— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) June 26, 2019

This is the first time the Seagal Theory has failed.

Then again, why watch any of those better films when you could see …

adventures / cycling / Tuesday / video — Comments Off
25
Jun 19

Still riding slowly

It was a 26-mile-after-work kind of ride. I spent the best part of it chasing The Yankee pretty much the whole time.

I chase her more than a little lately these days, and so it was your standard issue fun spin around part of town.

It was a nice ride. Good warm air, a lot of UV, only about 14 different air quality concerns. I was able to accelerate up a hill. The rest of everything else was slow, maybe, but it felt nice. I should have stayed on the bike for longer. Maybe that’s what the slowness is about.

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21
Jun 19

Still feels like an anniversary to me

We got roses for our anniversary and they’re now decorating our kitchen. Aren’t they lovely?

You know how it is. You decide to take pictures and then someone has to be goofy about it. And then someone else laughs at the goofiness and then just encourages the instigator. It’s an old story. It happened to us last night. I took the extra photos and made a little slideshow.

We saw this guy last night after dinner while we were out for ice cream.

This is Valerio Zamboni. He's been riding across America, from the California coast through the Sierra mountains, the Arizona desert, the Rockies, Kansas and, tonight, here.

He's nine days in. He'll finish @RAAMRaces on the 23rd, having pedaled 3000 miles, climbed 170,000 feet. pic.twitter.com/sIUnm7ieao

— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) June 21, 2019

It's an incredible race: 30 percent longer than the professional grand tours. No hotels, no stopped clocks, just always forward. They've written books about it. They should sing songs.

Standings: https://t.co/ZO3SCVLFD5

Tracking map: https://t.co/A5CgALZob6 https://t.co/Cgd0haVlHE

— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) June 21, 2019

(Update: He finished second in his age group.)

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13
Jun 19

On the road

We’re heading down to the ancestral haunts for a weekend of nothing much to do. It’s a seven-hour haul, and tonight it involved a welcome break to visit with academic and journalist friends over dinner in Nashville. The choice, as ever, was barbecue: