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I do have the Red Oxx laptop bag but I never actually used it. I tend to want briefcases to be a bit better looking than the utilitarian Red Oxx variant. I do really like all of my Filson bags.

I am just picking on Tom Bihn users, it is a Red Oxx thing.

I can't imagine anyone bothering stealing a freakin Tom Bihn bag.

Happy Birthday

Mike you should try the French Laundry brisket. 48 hours at 147 I believe. Then throw it on the Traeger on Smoke.

Happy Birthday

Get me one while you are there.

In case anyone is looking for a competitive advantage, I found these skewers that will gain you 40-45 seconds alone over a standard set of skewers. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/4446464560.html

Thanks for getting me out there Juan. Great ride today and we should definitely do it again soon.

Ended up being an easy 27 mile ride through Maryland and DC. Brilliant day for a ride and that is one of the best places to ride that I have found yet. Found my legs to have no issues but my ass doesn't like being back on the bike. It actually felt good riding since losing another 20+ pounds since the last ride, almost like I cut 20 pounds off of my sub 14 pound bike.

Juan on his sweet Colnago Master about to head into DC.

I am not sure who the reviewers are, but the interior of a BMW 435i feels vastly better than the Audi to me. Audi was not nearly as cheap feeling as they were back when I got my last M3 but they are still, IMHO, equivalent to a nice Camry. It did not help that the little joystick/mouse was really slow to respond to commands, if it responded at all. The 4Runner interior is awful, but it was free, so I did not feel as if I was ripped off.

I thought we had talked about that. I had that and it was a massive lemon. Windshield wipers turning on and off at random, dash lights that would go out randomly, etc. I am not looking for a $100k car, I was looking for a normal car to drive to the train station. It is just hard to pay $40k+ for a car that seems to be worth $20k so I started looking at higher priced cars.

One of the Athletic Directors at PSU drives a hybrid Fusion and it seems like a really nice car. I have given up on finding a car. It seems like the quality has dropped dramatically as the prices have risen. I would have thought the price for the $68k Audi S5 Cabriolet I drove would be around $40k at most after driving it / experiencing the interior. The Porsche Panamera 4S is the only car I drove that I liked, but I cannot get over the looks. Drives brilliantly though for a big sedan. I did love the dealer write up for the car "Load your family into the 2014 Porsche Panamera! This is an excellent vehicle at an affordable price!" at $117,895. I am just going to keep driving my old beater.

I am most likely just going to lease something as I only drive about 5k miles a year. I am supposed to go to the Audi dealership to drive a S5 tomorrow, doubt they have the RS5 in stock and seems kind of overkill to drive to the train station.

Borrowed my dad's R8 while I was Dallas for the NBA assessments. Not really my thing. I am really just looking for a daily driver car with AWD. Looked at a Lexus GS350 F Sport AWD car today that was okay. Just did not seem like a $60k+ car. Don't like the looks of the modern BMW. I am kind of in the same boat as you Nate as my paid off current car only has 38k miles on it, I am just bored.

Really dislike the Tesla.

I did the same. I cannot find a single normal car that interests me.

Get a Baileyworks bag. Made for biking so it fits very well and does not move while riding. Very well made.

Any of the locals doing a ride tomorrow? Trying to convince myself to go out.

Yeah, it was not bad. Employees were not douchey enough to be NYC record store employees but it will do. I am happy with my haul. They only got one copy of the REM album and some homeless guy got it but I liked everything else I got. Especially my official Chuck D Pin.

Damn, there is a long line of beer douches lined up outside my "record store".

What does it say about the record store industry in Virginia that I have to go to this shit hole called CD Cellar to attend record store day.

Weather looks pretty great this weekend I might actually have to see if I remember how to ride a bike.

Exploding potato grenades?