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...how during the Holiday Challenge season (Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve), time compresses into just two categories: erging, or calculating the amount of time until the next time it will be possible to erg again. (for those unfamiliar with this, the leading manufacturer of rowing machines runs a challenge to complete either 100 km or 200 km on an indoor rowing machine (or skiing, or bicycling) over this time period)
I'm appreciating that working on the Holiday Challenge in California means that I get to ride my bike through this light display in the early morning hours when there are hardly any people around.
The boathouse, however, was totally hopping with people. Which is also really great to see.
And there was a good sunrise to watch:
Today was a short erg session, because my (former) teammate M organized for a 4x practice on the water! I had fun in bow seat and it seems everyone else had a nice time as well. I also crossed the halfway mark for the Challenge this morning (100 km). If I can continue to erg ~15km a day I should be in good shape to finish the Challenge before we work on our return to New York.
But I was very hungry afterwards, so it became necessary to stop by Acme Bread on my way home.
The bread line was pretty short today, unlike what I observed when riding past the week of Thanksgiving.
I love these hand-drawn signs about the available baked goods:
And the fact this rack is labeled "Bicycle Parking Only" (though it's an inferior rack design, unfortunately).
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Someone elsewhere noted that most of their cat photos are of sleeping cats, because that's when the cats are actually holding still.
George has been sleeping in my armpit as much as he can, lately.
Izzy is recovering from a dental cleaning and tooth extractions this past Tuesday (8 teeth!!). A sunbeam seems like a good place to recover. He had a cute blep going, but I didn't catch it on camera.
Cassie curled up next to my sister and me on the couch last night.
So cute.
Last night, George wanted me to know that he is more important to pay attention to than the book I was trying to read.
Martha (not pictured) tends to be more polite and just curls herself up into a neat ball near my knees.
I'm appreciating that working on the Holiday Challenge in California means that I get to ride my bike through this light display in the early morning hours when there are hardly any people around.
The boathouse, however, was totally hopping with people. Which is also really great to see.
And there was a good sunrise to watch:
Today was a short erg session, because my (former) teammate M organized for a 4x practice on the water! I had fun in bow seat and it seems everyone else had a nice time as well. I also crossed the halfway mark for the Challenge this morning (100 km). If I can continue to erg ~15km a day I should be in good shape to finish the Challenge before we work on our return to New York.
But I was very hungry afterwards, so it became necessary to stop by Acme Bread on my way home.
The bread line was pretty short today, unlike what I observed when riding past the week of Thanksgiving.
I love these hand-drawn signs about the available baked goods:
And the fact this rack is labeled "Bicycle Parking Only" (though it's an inferior rack design, unfortunately).
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Someone elsewhere noted that most of their cat photos are of sleeping cats, because that's when the cats are actually holding still.
George has been sleeping in my armpit as much as he can, lately.
Izzy is recovering from a dental cleaning and tooth extractions this past Tuesday (8 teeth!!). A sunbeam seems like a good place to recover. He had a cute blep going, but I didn't catch it on camera.
Cassie curled up next to my sister and me on the couch last night.
So cute.
Last night, George wanted me to know that he is more important to pay attention to than the book I was trying to read.
Martha (not pictured) tends to be more polite and just curls herself up into a neat ball near my knees.
