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Goin’ Home

Published on September 29, 2014 in bike and Culture by risu. Closed

Monday, 29 September 2014

Even with the dire forecast of thunderstorms and a flash flood alert in effect, it was dry enough to take a spin when I got home. The weather was a little to good to be true, for as soon as I got to the farthest end of my normal loop, I felt the raindrops start. The drizzling was very localized, so I stuck it out until it subsided then hit the little booter a couple of times. As the sun fell behind the hills and darkness gathered, I sprinted home through wet grass under peach hued skies before the Largo of Dvorak’s Symphony Number 9 could end.

D = 9.51 km, Vavr = 15.4 km/h, Vmax = 42.6 km/h, T = 37-minutes, A/D = 146 m

TR Phone Home

Published on September 14, 2014 in bike, Culture, rant and Travel by risu. 2 Comments

Aloha, SNM fans. Self-invited guest blogger “Toki-doki” here (aptly dubbed, if I may say so myself) to offer explanation, reflection, and atonement for the weird but thankfully brief disturbance I inflicted on the Whistler biketrip guys last week. Not sure which category this falls into, I think it’s mostly “rant” obliquely related to “culture” and “travel”, but more likely it’ll make the reader want to “SUAR”. If you had “roast”, as in celebrity roast, this would sit squarely in that category since Root gets raked pretty good over the coals (or rolled into the imu, if we’re going for regional flavor). And while it’s definitely not food review, I submit the accompanying pink drink photo (more about it later) to counterbalance all the beer-and-gear weighing down this site – nah, actually I don’t have a visual aid for this story, but I figured we owe a tribute to the WAG/SOs [wives and girlfriends/significant others] who steadfastly keep calm and carry on through whatevah, and who will hopefully find this parable entertaining as well. Continue reading ‘TR Phone Home’

Darned Tree

Published on August 30, 2014 in bike, Culture, rant and Travel by risu. Closed

I’m sure my doctor would not be happy if he found out I went sliding down a rooted, rocky trail on my bike in the rain and slammed my just-healed knee into a tree in the bad direction. That turned the last third of Business Time into one-legged parkour with a bike, but the cold weather kept the pain and swelling down so I was able to ride back to Whistler village.

King’s Medical Center

Published on August 4, 2014 in Culture and SUAR by risu-mobile. Closed

HI5-0 filming at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. They’ve transformed the entrance to the entry portico for the fictional hospital.

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Got Unagi?

Published on July 29, 2014 in Culture and Food by taro. Closed

In case you don’t know, today is this year’s unagi day. In Japan it’s a day when you’re supposed to eat unagi to fight the dog days of summer. Unagi is regarded as filled with nutrients to fill you with vigor and power, so to honor that tradition I made this unagi kabayaki don for dinner, and while I waited for the rice to cook, I went for a ride. Worked out just right as the new “smart” cooker takes almost an hour. OK, the asparagus with mayo isn’t very traditional, but hey, the mayo is Kewpie! I’m actually happy I got to do this as I was supposed to be at a restaurant first day tonight, but it got postponed. Everyone get your unagi on?

Rollover Imminent

Published on July 23, 2014 in car, Culture, rant and SUAR by risu-mobile. Closed

I saw a woman on the freeway in a 4Runner driving straight with her right hand in the 9-o-clock position on the steering wheel. No left turns for her: Only hard, yanking rights that will put the vehicle on it’s driver’s side.

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Stanknasty

Published on July 21, 2014 in Culture, rant and SUAR by risu. Closed

You end up with a nauseating charbroiled beef fat stink just walking by that Korean snack shop/convenience store on the third floor of the Ala Moana professional office building. I want to change my shirt or take a shower or whatever it takes to get rid of this smell so I won’t have a gag reflex all day.

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