Hard to start an origin story in medias res.
Hard, but not impossible. Paradise Lost did it pretty well.
Precor vs Watch
Percor pulse: 156
Watch pulse: 98
Hmmmm
Precor calories: 612
Watch calories: 132
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Alas
My stories have no plot.
F&F
The Fast and Furious movies legitimately had some of the best car chases when they were about car chases. Now idk.
But back when they were about car chases, car races, and so forth… dang.
Tim Scott
I didn’t agree with Tim Scott a whole lot, but I have a lot of respect for him. I’m not good at staying optimistic and cheerful, and he does that well.
In US political news, Sen. Scott just dropped out of the race for president. I was thinking about the human under all the politics. Under tax policy, labor law, regulation, deregulation, and sound bytes, there’s a person there. A human being with thoughts, feelings, and a sense of calling walked away from a great endeavor. If we give Sen. Scott the premises he claims, this was the right time to do it.
That must have been hard though.
Just trying to see through the fog and see the people.
Take care, everyone. Good luck.
Stuff
I’ve been doing the minimalist try-not-to-buy-stuff thing since moving. I will admit I need a couch.
And maybe a comfy chair.
Food
Grammy’s Goodies in Wheatridge, north-west Denver, is excellent.
Mid November
I am completely out of gas personally, the quarter is ending, I’m broke, the contraption doesn’t work, and apparently I forgot how to wire a NOT-gate.
I also have a new clutch, and the feeling is so different I keep stalling.
Updates will be sporadic for the foreseeable future.
Good luck, everyone. I’m rooting for you.
Stef Doesn’t Have a Corvette
Stef Schrader has a piece for Road and Track.
I like Stef. The cute, puffalump bit doesn’t really work for me, but Stef is a straight-up car nerd. I like her authenticity. She’s also fairly optimistic and up-beat, and her articles rarely delve into indiscriminate complaining. Thirdly, when she has to cover some details about a car, she does the parts that should be professional professionally. If a car doesn’t have the straight-line speed of another, but handles better while breaking, that bit of story doesn’t need too much editorializing. When GM reports sales, I don’t really want to hear how Cadilac’s year-over-year sales changes are interpreted in the author’s views of social justice. I want a little context but inside the box. They’re cars. They’re cool and I like them, but let’s keep perspective.
This one’s a human interest story, but she can string a few sentences together to make a cord of memories. It’s worth reading.
BH
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