{"id":573894769,"date":"2022-09-13T21:52:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T01:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573894769"},"modified":"2022-09-15T17:23:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T21:23:31","slug":"on-the-subject-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2022\/09\/13\/on-the-subject-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"On the subject of light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a strange business to be in. The hours are irregular. The interactions vary. The media is occasionally multi-. Some days quiet. Some days hectic. And, somedays, you leave yourself messages like this.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/sept22\/sept22.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s for tomorrow. Hamster Blitz is a video game some students developed. And we&#8217;re using their teaser trailer for some promotional efforts and that was where I left off today. Tomorrow I will start with Hamster Blitz. <\/p>\n<p>For what it&#8217;s worth, it looks like a fun game. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2sCkopcZOU0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What a great way to keep things light, right? A helicopter hamster ball? That would be hysterical. A hamster ball with engines would be equal parts amusing and dangerous. Finally, the hamsters can get their payback. <\/p>\n<p>Maybe this isn&#8217;t the sort of light fare we should consider. To a different kind of light, then!<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/blog\/banners\/bannernightriding.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I spent this evening in the studio, which meant a later bike ride home. Changed the views a bit. This is the IU Auditorium. Looks nice in the gloaming. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/sept22\/sept23.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It looks nice at every time of day, the IU Auditorim. It&#8217;s just a lovely facility, but the lights at the top offer a nice bit of atmosphere. <em>Come in here, get some culture.<\/em> No time for the fine arts, though. I pedaled through quickly racing the darkness as I was.<\/p>\n<p>I did not beat the darkness. But traffic is light at 8 p.m.! And I have a light on my bike! Finally had the chance to use it! It is very bright!<\/p>\n<p>I bought this light in 2020, I think. First time I&#8217;ve used it. (I blame the pandemic and, also, life.) This light is still on it&#8217;s original charge, even. And the throw is perfect for a casual ride. Remember how you learned about outrunning headlights when you were taught to drive? Something about your reaction time, illumination, velocity and darkness? You could do that here, I think, but for an easy 14 or 15 miles per hour, this is great. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/one80light.com\/products\/one80-bike-light\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">One80 Light<\/a> is the official illumination provider of my night runs and, now, my night rides. They have a wonderful product, and I need to take more night rides. <\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t ridden a bike at night since I was a kid, for some reason, but no excuse for that now, other than, ya know, cars.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a strange business to be in. The hours are irregular. The interactions vary. The media is occasionally multi-. Some days quiet. Some days hectic. And, somedays, you leave yourself messages like this. But that&#8217;s for tomorrow. Hamster Blitz is a video game some students developed. 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