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The Diplomat (season 3) Escape from a world of improbable geopolitics where "The President is about to do something apocalyptically dumb" to this fictional reality of improbable geopolitics where "The President is about to do something apocalyptically dumb" Anglo American hi jinks with smart writing, an exceptional cast and great locations. But don't take my word for it. The Diplomat season three review – Keri Russell’s nail-biting political thriller is a ludicrous treat | Television | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/16/the-diplomat-season-three-review-netflix-thriller-keri-russells

LOVED this. As someone the same age and in the same stage of my professional life as the three main characters this hit uncomfortably close to home.

^^^ This. I generally ride in the low 70s, spinning faster doesn't feel good for me or my legs. I've tried to train up to a faster cadence via Zwift and it just feels wrong. So I don't fight it. I'm fast enough to where I want to be fitness-wise w/ no aches and pains - from cycling anyway.

One more Stephen Gill post as I find his work fascinating and you may too. He followed the above with Please Notify the Sun. "It was in 2017 that I began to have an inkling that a single fish might contain a universe of infinite proportions and how amazing a journey within its body could be. So I started to research everything I would need to embark on such an expedition. By January 2020 I had built a work top, obtained a microscope, a camera, optics, lights and fridge." https://collectordaily.com/stephen-gill-please-notify-the-sun/ https://americansuburbx.com/2021/02/stephen-gills-sublime-decay-please-notify-the-sun.html

In the consumerism thread, I mentioned tracking down a copy of The Pillar by Stephen Gill, a self-published photobook that made waves a few years ago. Thought some of you may enjoy a few shots also. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/karl-ove-knausgaard-on-stephen-gills-bird-images-in-the-pillar https://www.1854.photography/2019/07/the-pillar-by-stephen-gill/ https://www.photohastings.org/book-review-the-pillar-by-stephen-gill/

Returning To Myself by Brandi Carlile (2025) https://open.qobuz.com/album/r8nx9cretutcb Example: Did know this was coming - glad it is here...

Thanks all! It was a nice day, someone tried to beat me to the presents though: IMG_4844.mov

Anything over 60 is fine, people stress way too much over cadence when it's really not that important until you're years into your cycling hobby. As a mountain biker, my cadence will go anywhere from 40-ish to well over 100 on any given ride, it's not a big deal. Yes there's an ideal cadence for max efficiency at higher power outputs which is around 85-90rpm, that's what you'd ride at if you're training hard or trying to win a race but for recreational riding and especially as a novice, it just doesn't matter yet. Ride whatever cadence feels best until you get serious enough about cycling that you're shaving your arms & legs for drag reduction & extra speed. 70rpm is perfectly fine and it's not going to wreck your joints or cause any bio-mechanical issues.

A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra by Oscar Peterson (1959) https://open.qobuz.com/album/0060254747135 Example: Jaunty morning jazz.