Finds from the Grind - Cretaceous Lawn Art

Painted welded wrought iron dinosaurs continue their Cretaceous Era struggle.

Finds from the Grind - SchmoBike 40000!

Another big round number for the mileage on the bike. It took a little over two years from SchmoBike 30000!, so that means I'm doing a little bit over 4500 miles a year. Not bad for 10 months of riding.

Finds from the Grind - Roundabout House



I wanted to see this roundabout and I found a house in it. I wasn't expecting that.

Finds from the Grind - Zig Zag Chihuahua



Little Chihuahua zigged when it should have zagged. Or maybe I zagged when I should have zigged... The little guy seemed to be so happy to see all those people zooming by and got a bit too excited.

Finds from the Grind - Coyotes Right and Left

I saw two coyotes on my ride through Griffith Park, one on my right and soon after, a smaller one trotting on my left. I thought the first coyote was just a dog that had gotten loose and was looking at its owner waiting to cross the road. But no, it was a large coyote, waiting to cross the road... Later, just a little bit up the hill, a smaller coyote was just ambling on the shoulder in the shade. Coyotes used to be very skittish near people, bikes and cars. Not these ones.

Tour Tidbit du Jour - 7/22/2015

Tinkoff-Saxo team members shared a light moment at their press conference over the rest day. Peter Sagan appeared to enjoy whatever was happening, but Roman Kreuziger and Alberto Contador weren't so sure.

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Giro Jot del Giorno - 5/16/2015

After Alberto Contador's little attack on the peloton in stage 5, the Italian sports pages, always fond of nicknames, dubbed the GC favorites who made their separation stick "The Three Tenors." Rigoberto Uran, who is now over 2 minutes back of Alberto Contador, hopes to turn the trio of Contador, Richie Porte and Fabio Aru into the "Fab Four" during the second week of racing.

Hey, Kids! Take my "advize" and "chooze" to spell "looose" with three O's.

I'm sure you've seen it, maybe you've even done it yourself. Someone wrote on the internet that they were about to "loose" their mind. As if their brain was held in their head by a belt or only a closed spigot kept things from leaking out. Obviously, they meant "lose." Why does this happen so often? I posit that it's an over reliance on spell check.

Loose and lose can be spelled correctly, but in different contexts they mean very different things. My suggestion - just spell both of them with 3 O's "looose." Why would I suggest such a thing? Internet texting and social media posts reward creatively misspelling words as a way to convey enthusiasm, silliness, or just plain fun. I'm totally looosing my mind over this!

Even better, spellcheck is triggered no matter what device you're tapping that amazeballs comment into. Better yet, if you make this a habit, when you need to spell "lose" or "loose" correctly so as not to signify to the recipient that you're lazy, then the spellcheck trigger will force you to figure out the appropriate word you want to put in your email or text. "Loosing a client" sounds way dumber than "shaking lose some sales leads," but you shouldn't type either of them.

So, kids, just misspell "looose" with three O's no matter what and people will never think you're dumb and lazy. You're just a fun person!

Try this with "advize" too. The advise - advice thing is another word pair that doesn't trigger spellcheck. But if you spell both words "advize" all the time, you will have a "nizer" time. See what a fun guy I am!

"Chooze" is another fun spelling to show your neato wit. No one likes having others think you mixed up a past tense chose with choose because you're too lazy to correct the autosuggest on your phone. "Chooze" to be that wild and crazy text typist!

Sadly, I have no help to offer on "your dumb." That's all on you. Try harder, or just go the safe route with "ur dumb." You still look lazy, but at least you don't look dumb.

If you have other word pairs that need to be misspelled spectacularly, leave them in the comments below. I'll take your advize!

Finds from the Grind - Green Beer... Jersey - Happy St. Patrick's Day!



Taken at the top of Glen Oaks in Pasadena.

Finds from the Grind - Trikke Trikes

"Whatever these are" is what I thought when I came across these Trikke trikes on my Saturday ride. I had to look them up.

 

I'm always ticking things off in my mind  for what I notice on my rides, hence the feature "Finds from the Grind." But when I don't know what something is, what do I put down on my mental list? "Whatever these are" or "whatever this is." So I looked up these goofy standup trikes that take up way more lane than they should. I suppose Trikke thinks you get good exercise from this, ah, device, but I'm still chuckling at the last dude wearing cycling shorts. What's the padding for, man?

Finds from the Grind - Meta Panorama

A panorama of cyclists making a panorama.

#WaifuWars

Can't we all just get along? #nisekoi #waifuwars http://t.co/A6jUo9TRvO pic.twitter.com/4tSZG34pxY
— Joe Morris (@joeschmo1of3) February 19, 2015



Anime Questions Ice Bucket Challenge!

Okay, there is no ice bucket involved with these questions, but the tagging nature of The Inspector Green Tag reminded me of the ALS ice bucket challenge from last August. Yes, I got challenged, and icy wet too. But just like then, I'll invoke my curmudgeon card (complete with rake of doom) and tell you kids to get off my lawn. However, I will happily answer your questions from my driveway.

Yowamushi Pedal - High Cadence - Game 1

Yowamushi Pedal - High Cadence - Game 1



Well, now I know why the second season of Yowamushi Pedal is only 2 cours instead of 3 cours like last season.

Halloween Soon and Sooner

Halloween soon. pic.twitter.com/yC9pnHEy0E — Joe Morris (@joeschmo1of3) October 31, 2014

Halloween sooner. pic.twitter.com/rSLzuJf0yH — Joe Morris (@joeschmo1of3) October 31, 2014

Looking like that self portrait again.



The thick frame glasses are back in style, 20 years later.

Finds from the Grind - Donkey Says Hi

Donkey Says Hi



A donkey at a seasonal petting zoo is not a morning person. So, no, that is not me with a bad cough.

Finds from the Grind - Passing an E-Bike

Passing an E-Bike



Call me petty, but I still love it when I pass one of these electric cheaters on the road. My single engine beats an electric motor. Life's little victories. My life, anyway.

The Bro handled my camera...

The bro accidentally took an action sequence with my camera. http://t.co/140NXl17nx
— Joe Morris (@joeschmo1of3) September 26, 2014



...and he said, "What's this button do?"

Finds from the Grind - Flat Colorado and Big Thumbs Up

Flat Colorado and Big Thumbs Up



This stretch of Colorado through Arcadia is one of my favorite flat roads in the San Gabriel Valley. I'd also like to point out the old guy on the bus bench giving me a thumbs up sign as I pedaled past. When I sprinted through the yellow light, he also pedaled with his hands. If your poker face on the bike looks like a goofy grin, I guess people will usually be happy to see you.