Would you really call it a "wormhole" though? It was clearly a gravity well, but we don't know what was on the other end [maybe just a hungry black hole?]

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Thanks, man

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

How so? I wear my lycra when I ride and if I am doing a brick I wear a tri suit. That way I can set up a transition area to practice.

Just this last Sunday I was out on a country road for a long endurance ride and heard a high pitched whine, almost like bee's. I then noticed a few headlights coming from the opposite direction, that turned into dozen of headlights. It ended up being about 50 people on scooters on a huge scooter group ride in the country going past me. They looked like a large group of Shriners in a parade. I was laughing to hard to think about stopping to take my phone out of my jersey pocket to take a picture. All I could think of was, Heaven's Little Devils.

So, not these guys then?

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Some Updates

* I neglected to mention they are both white
* They do get moved around on the lawn [sometimes facing the street, sometimes not; sometimes the older is on the left, sometimes on the right] so they're at least driveable
* A third one has been acquired; also white, but with black racing stripes down the middle

I promise to get a pic; this NEEDS to be documented. I mean, what kind of a person would own THREE white Miatas?

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Could be

Where I live, I see mostly hot rods and drag racers

http://www.atcodragway.rocks/

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Mods vs. Rockers.

I was biking on a bike path here in CO a month back and saw a horse pulling a guy on a skateboard. Yes, a horse pulling a skateboarder.

About 3 months ago, on a run on my usual PCH path here in San Diego, I discovered 'sports bra yoga shorts moto helmet cycling girl'. I'm running southbound at Via de la Valle and in the distance, wait, is that what I think it is? Yup, a (I'm guessing) late 20's, fit, trim young woman wearing what appears to be the shortest, tightest yoga shorts you've ever seen, a sports bra and a full faced off road motorcycle helmet. I'm pretty sure it was on a road bike.

I mention this to my buddy who cycles the route frequently, and he's like - oh yeah I just saw her the other day. We meet up for a ride the next week - see her. I run the next week - see her. He texted me yesterday - saw her. I swear anytime either of us goes out, any time of day, there she appears, like an apparition.

Next time I'm going to chase her down and ask what the deal is - I'm guessing some terrible accident where the doctor says "OK but if you knock your head/jaw/nose one more time, it's game over", hence the helmet.

I usually open the door to the patio while on the trainer and position the fan between the trainer and the doorway to allow cool air in. Recently while spinning away a racoon sauntered over, poked it's head in the doorway, and stared at me. I clapped my hands and hollered to scare it away. I thought those guys were nocturnal.

Does this count even though I was on the trainer? I'll just be opening the windows for cool air from now on.

What time of day was it? Those 3rd Shift creatures usually start moving around at dusk, and can hang out until past dawn

I've seen coyotes loping around past sunrise, if it's cool and cloudy enough to make it seem like it's a couple hours earlier than it really is

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

They are. If you see one very much after dawn or before dusk, it's probably rabid. They forget all about being nocturnal when rabies gets hold. Things get weird, even for a raccoon.

Def. a racer. One of my workmates owns 6 cars, and 2 of them are Miatas.

With 3, it's easy - there's the racer, the donor car, and the project.

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blog thing - strava thing

Technically, I have 3 miatas. All NA... Or as you say first Gen with the 1.6l engine.

1 is a wrecked racecar. Just haven't gotten rid of it yet.

2 is my new racecar. Finished 13th two weeks ago in Oklahoma.

3 is my daily driver.

All miata are convertible. Mazda does sell an attachable hard top. But it is an attachment that covers the rag top. Most racecars use the hard top. No racecars use the rag top... Not safe or legal.

Most scca (or nasa or wrl or champ car) racecars have pretty obvious paint schemes and numbers and other stickers.

Miatas are the near perfect racecar. There are 1000s of spec miatas in the US and many more abroad. It is the most widely amateur raced production car in the world.

A natiomally front running spec miata will run you $30+k.

If you haven't driven one on a track... It is highly recommendednif you have any need for speed.

PS: spec Miata racers have a forum where they argue about stupid minutia just like this one. What does it say that I hang out and post in both?

It was at 1PM. Great, now I'm worried to go outside and use my grill. Thanks guys.

Yeah, get your local Animal Control on that shit ASAP

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Not guaranteed to be rabid that time of day, but better safe than sorry.

If the raccoon is rabid, after a couple days, they will start staggering around in the daytime as if drunk. As the end approaches, they will start staggering in a big circle that gradually spirals smaller and smaller. When they get to the middle, the end is near.

Best to call animal control. If you don't have animal control, use a firearm. (I'm serious.) A rabid raccoon can do a lot of damage to a person and they will enjoy doing it. They're like miniature werewolves!

Well, he's down to one out front now

Maybe the other two are in the garage someplace getting their parts swapped?

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Seeing a racoon in the daytime does not mean that it has rabies.

http://www.raccoonatticguide.com/daytime.html

"although raccoons are primarily nocturnal, they do often get some stuff done during the day. It is not at all unusual for a raccoon to be active in the middle of the day. They can't just sleep from dawn to dusk without doing anything. They may go off in search of food or drink."[/i]

Other day I saw a helicopter landing on top of a big truck rig. Helicopter was filling up to apply more pesticides to the crops around me. Wasn't a fan of breathing all of that in.

I was really wondering if I should ride under the helo/rig since the rotors were going. Lucky the pilot took off before I got to it.