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Visited my sick friend Christine today, got to give her a nice chunk of change from a GoFundMe drive our friend Rick set up; she needs it for some potentially last-hope meds but she will still need more. Recounted some stories going all the way back to kindergarten for some folks we knew in common, and she filled me in more on her life after school. It was great to see her smile even though in pain, and she still has an amazing wit. I cried on the way home....

Stickered up. Car gained 5hp. Edit: I wanted to do "MWIA Racing: Sleeping with the sponsor" but the kids ask too many darn questions.

A great anecdote in the paper about Douglas Bader, the double-amputee English WWII fighter ace.

Fish and (far too many) chips, Flank steak salad

Glad you were able to see her and share better times! Crying is good.

My wife had actually mentioned the Peloton previously as something she might be keen on, so that's easy because it doesn't go against my account. One commuter ebike for grocery/beer runs -- it's a big fucking hill and you don't always want to sweat bullets. Seems to leave room for one non-cheater XC bike.

Extremely preliminary Dynahi HV. Needs a lot more work, will revisit in a couple weeks

I'm sorry, Todd. May the last-hope meds work.

Is that legal in stock class? I'd check the rule books, just in case. **BRENT**

I have nothing against electricity. I certainly don't do my woodworking with a hammer and chisel. However, a bike is human powered for a reason. We buy them to exercise, and not have to sit in our living room while doing so. If you simply want to commute or make better time, then an E-bike can definitely do that. My concern has more to do with those of us living vicariously through you. After all, you're Stretch! So embrace your Stretchiness and pedal your Yeti SB6 XX1 Eagle Turq... And plug in your Sora Lito E-Bike...

I just bought an Orbea Loki H30. The baller version of that, or a Scott Scale might be a good match for what you're looking to do

other crazy idea for dc to dc converter, using new products one of these the emitter http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/VCC/VAOL-5EWY4/?qs=%2fha2pyFaduhNUPpEGi%2fTWzIKry8%2bJh8FybMNufznF7kCONNnK6Yvsg%3d%3d and one of these as the receiver http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Panasonic/AM-5904CAR/?qs=%2fha2pyFadugs7g8VUByJ5oE9GbMGgLjolVm%2fi%2bg9ILY8mwYKK3C03A%3d%3d

This. I'm sorry about your friend and the emotional pain you have to go through, but my takeaway from that myself is to value life while you have it, be it yours or the other persons. Cherish the visit.

Sorry Todd. Seeing someone you love leaving is one of the hardest things we have to face in this life.

Test Tone @ Home live right now: http://mixlr.com/illuminator/chat

Roger Waters -- Is This The Life We Really Want? Oh fuck me yes. Where have you been for 25 years dude?

Ordered.

Know bugger all about basketball, but can't wait to be a bandwagon fan. Tally ho Golden State! Keep on showing those other chaps what's what, what.

Instant pot chicken and dumplings

Meanwhile ... Part 4

Went out for a short ride with the Litespeed. A couple of early lessons: Rim brakes suck. Shimano wobbly brake levers are annoying. 23 Michelin Lithion 2s have less grip in crushed limestone that 37c WTB Riddlers. All fairly minor or obvious things so I am actually happy. Ride is better than the CF bike and handling is better in everything but gravel. Maybe I will go put the Litespeed on one of my two (Brent has none) smart trainers and work on the fit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Had a doozy of a storm, from about midnight 'til 8:00 am. Just got power back now.

I'd like to make it clear I'm only liking the bit about the bike. Still sulking.

Agree with you 100% Steve. My favorite snake when I was growing up was a California King Snake. It was the most beautiful and docile snake I ever had the pleasure to interact with. Snakes were the reason I do what I do today. We went kayaking for a few hours this morning on Spruce Creek. Very old south looking black water creek. We then came back home to watch Arsenal beat Chelsea for the FA cup. After that we went and traded in Peters old bike for a new Raleigh for his birthday. All in all a pretty nice day, but my shoulders are already complaining about the kayaking.

Snakes always freak me out. I grew up with lots of copperheads in the weeds and moccasins in the water. That's really just an excuse for being chicken shit though. I have gotten super nice to all of gods creatures lately. It bums me out when I wash a spider down the drain warming up the water in the shower. Mosquitos on the other hand,.. I'm still as blood thirsty towards them as they are towards me! Meant to say,.. Carl I'd pay good money for a drum like that!

I just like snakes. Heck, I like all animals. I have had several pet snakes, most of them corn snakes, which are closely related to rat snakes. And I know how docile both snakes are, and the benefits they provide to farmers. Snakes are beautiful creatures IMO. Once you hold a snake and feel that incredible muscle mass, you are immediately fascinated. I doubt that corn snakes are seeking social interaction, I'm imagining it's our warmth that they like, but I know that they'll happily set loosely coiled around my neck for hours, and I love that. I have held tiny baby snakes, and I have helped hold a 22' reticulated python. I've had no fear of either. I have accidentally gotten close to rattlesnakes, luckily not too close. If you respect their space, there's no reason to fear them either. Though I wouldn't try to interact with a poisonous snake. Had I not known my love for woodworking early on, I could see myself in the zoology field.

Which lane would Tice use:

Stopped an idiot redneck from pummeling a rat snake with a tire iron today. I was walking out of the bank when I saw a rat snake moving across the parking lot. Then I noticed from the corner of my eye someone running at me. Upon looking over, I saw a man with a raised tire iron running toward the snake (and myself), I jumped in front of the snake and told the guy it was harmless. To which he replied it was a rattlesnake. I assured him it was a harmless rat snake (not even remotely similar looking to a rattlesnake, other than Grey/Brown markings). Mind you, we were within inches of the snake. When he told me I was wrong, I simply picked up the snake and put it's head near my face, pointed out the lack of a viper shaped head, large fangs, and a tail without any possible resemblance to a rattle. He looked at me as if I were an escaped inmate from an insane asylum, then pointed out that it was still a snake, and "the only good snake was a dead snake". I didn't bother with lecturing him on the benefits of the rat snake, and considered my act of saving the snake a victory. Rat snake... Rattlesnake...

Getting a particular T2 stable can be a bit of a game. The problem arises from the fact that the feedback trace is quite long, physically. It was less long in the original Stax T2 because it was more compact (and as a result ran incendiary hot). Anyhow, the feedback trace has to get all the way from the output tube's anodes/plates all the way back to the input tube's cathodes. Mine used to hoot too - you need to adjust the 15pF value in small increments both upwards and downwards, and possibly add one or both 2.2pF caps, and again be prepared to tweak the value. While looking for oscillation and its frequency. Once it is stable, do a frequency response sweep and look for a response peak - if you find one continue adjusting those caps until it is critically damped. It is interesting to note that 15pF and 100k gives a dominant pole at ~100kHz whereas the oscillation is at 685kHz, which implies that there is a secondary feedback loop, possibly inductively coupling into the feedback trace. I have a vague recollection that I cut a trace and re-routed in some way, or changed the position of the upper feedback resistor, but I'd have to tear my T2 apart to find out what I did.