Day-Light Ville

See Gewilli, in Europe cross is so popular they have giant screens in the woods broadcasting the world cups for the moose and squirrel population to enjoy. Photo courtesy of Kris Hoet.

I forgot all about Dayville. I'm nursing my knee issue anyway, so I wouldn't have gone even if I'd remembered. I also skipped running Little Compton and instead took a trip north for breakfast at Feltslave's, a trip to mecca, and later on a dinner in downtown Nashua to take the pulse of the NH political campaign scene. All I can say is FSM, have mercy, please?.

The big news is that at least here at W071 05, N42 19, yesterday, January 6, marks the latest sunrise of the winter. From here on in the day starts to get longer at both ends. That's correct. Everybody knows that December 21 is the shortest day, but the earliest sunsets actually ended on December 14 (1612) and since that time we've picked up 14 minutes of sunshine in the afternoon, simultaneously losing 9 more in the morning. No more. The a.m. workout crew and the commuters can rejoice; we've turned the corner. I probably blabbed about this last year too. Sorry for the repetition. If you don't believe me, check with our friends at the US Navy. I'd rather stick with quality, but Ge was complaining about quantity, so I'm just throwing words and links up.

Welcome back to Bold and also to Josef, who has some cool powder pics from the Alps up, if you're into that sort of thing.



This may seem like a totally random pic, but it needs to run today as part of a much larger undertaking. If all goes well, you'll find out what that's all about 39 days from now. Going back to last week, we don't even need a closeup to see the issues with the pinky fingers.

Since last week was the music post, I'd have run this under the heading of rock and roll, but I didn't get it all setup until yesterday.



I've wanted to try a Rock and Roll ever since they came out, so I bought one. It's a lot quieter than my old Blackburn fan trainer, and even though I did not opt for the "pro" resistance, it's got a lot more than the fan. The rock and roll feature is adjustable. Right now I've got it at the factory default, and it doesn't lean much at all unless you force it. I expect the elastomers might break in a bit. You do see significant up and down bouncing, just like rollers, if you don't pedal smoothly. Only downsides so far are that it weighs a ton (forget portability) and with the wide stance, if I don't stub/break a toe soon, it will be a miracle. I rode it last night for 45 minutes, my first time on the bike in four weeks. My butt got a bit sore, but only in the typical saddle sore way. I'd forgotten all about the wound until halfway through the ride, so that's good. Maybe that was only because I was sensory-deprived...



This ones for you Ge. Thanks for reading.