Don’t tell me you’ll resign, just do it already.

Anger and outrage. Extremism lives on outrage, it wilts if it doesn’t have pissed off people to constantly feed it.

It looks quite usable, to be honest. I would have loved to use it back then.

Cup 2 tires

I just saw the Throttle House episode with the Lotus Emira and Corvette Z06, and they mentioned that the Cup 2 tires were almost cheating, they were so grippy. Dare I even ask what they run for a set?

No one is stopping Grandma Susan from renting out her basement to pay bills.

I regret to report that plenty of people are stopping Grandma Susan from doing just that. Many municipalities in the U.S. forbid unrelated people from living in the same household to prevent roommate arrangements, and they also outlaw accessory dwelling units like basement apartments. American zoning laws are a nightmare.

America in a snapshot.

the original match 3

Shariki and Bejeweled would like a word.

I don’t have much of a memory of Crossroads so maybe it was a slog too. Probably. I do remember Knife of Dreams being a sudden change of pace that moved along fairly briskly, because Jordan was dying at the time. It was a welcome change, but it honestly pissed me off that this joker had been faffing around for 3,000+ pages on purpose and could have written a better story anytime he wanted. That still pisses me off, actually. If Sanderson hadn’t provided a brisk and serviceable trilogy to end the series I doubt I would have finished it.

If the yellow jersey calls for one, pee stops for the peleton are mandatory

(Unless it’s SD Worx in the Vuelta.) 😉

Ooff, that one is a doozy. I haven’t read all of his, but that one was the hardest to read, I think. And in true Cormac McCarthy form, absolutely brilliant, both ugly and beautiful at the same time…

For fiction, I’ve been working my way through the Inspector Rutledge murder mystery series by the mother/son duo that wrote as Charles Todd. I really haven’t liked this series, to be honest, I’m only reading it because I like the genre and the setting, and a family member is into them so we can talk about them when I see them. But I really don’t care for the protagonist and the pseudo-schizophrenic voice in his head is a gimmick that got old really fast.

For non-fiction, I’m reading Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry by Austin Frerick, and holy cow (pun not intended) is it an eye-opener. You know how some non-fiction books will make you see the world differently, and also piss you off? Yeah, it’s one of those. But told well enough that the rage isn’t too bad. I’m actually enjoying it, in a “holy shit” sort of way. (And shit is a big portion of the book, since that’s the by-product from pig farming enclosures that has poisoned the majority of the rivers in Iowa and portions in other states.)

I’d agree, Winters Heart is when he started moving the plot again after close to 2,000 pages of dithering. Something actually happens! It definitely has its flaws, but it’s an improvement over Swords/Daggers.

Pure poetry from AndyJHawk:

Like the Honda e before it, it’s a vehicle too tiny for America’s truck-shaped digestive system.

So did the peloton give up the chase after that crash with Van Aert? I thought they could still catch the breakaway at that point.

I really liked Lara Croft GO. It’s better than Hitman GO or other GO games.

I just realized Sepp had COVID. Hope he heals up soon, it’s weird without him in the peloton.

I don’t play Stardew Valley that often or that much, but what I do play is delightful. It’s a pretty versatile game.

I pinged the mod months ago, but no response. I’ll go wherever.

Ha! I love it, this needs to happen!