More Manatee Mayhem - 2017 Edition - Closed (Page 49)

And, here in the summer even with DST it is light at 5am. I really don't need it to be light at 4am ... what good would that do??

Hi Manatees, 

I hope everyone is well. I've been quiet but there's a lot still going on. I am 34 weeks pregnant this week and i had been doing okay getting steps in. I am still signed up for my tri swim group but that hasn't gone to plan at all. I am not sure if i really will even get there before the baby comes as I now have a sinus infection and am on 10-day antibiotic treatment to shake this thing out. Bleh. I just keep reminding myself that pregnancy is short and if last time was any indicator i'll be back to where i was in no time. Though, time really does fly - working with my boss to get my leave set up and all that. My last day of work is April 14th! Taking some PTO before starting the 'Maternity leave' portion of my time off. 

Our house reno (re-build, really) is going strong. There was super visible progress until about a week ago. We have a second storey, there's a shingled roof, they've framed out the rooms on the second floor - all super exciting! Now they are excavating our basement to get us two extra feet of head room so it's very exciting too, just not as obvious unless you open up the basement door.  Although they have had quite a few dumpsters of dirt being hauled away. 

I feel as though I have been involved in some version of that thread/discussion multiple times since I have been a member here. And I have run out of ways to try to explain to people that this website is many things to many people. I don't believe it is my place to shoe horn everyone into thinking that what I think it should be is the "Correct" way to think. I'm also fairly certain that the owners/management are fine (to a degree) as long as it makes money.  I look at it the same way I look at peanut butter. I like smooth, my wife likes crunchy.  No one way is right.

I'm pretty sure TW is right, but DH would agree with you

what she said!

Tend to find myself wishing for a better eyeroll emoticon when such threads come up.

I use both types.

Originally posted by fortissimo

Originally posted by cdban66

Originally posted by jmkizer

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by IndoIronYanti

Just thought I'd fart around here for a bit ...

There's a thread in Tri Talk regarding, well, BT generally. If you would, any input (the more critical and constructive the better) ... a lot of people aren't posting because they just don't care anymore (kinda where I'm at, but maybe finally, eternally someone might actually not only notice but do something about BT).

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=546219&posts=77&page=1

 

I was looking at that thread the other day. A similar thread comes up every few months and one of the "solutions" is always to get rid of the mentor groups.  They think that will cause people to post more in TT. That wouldn't work with me. I feel "safe" here. I don't post much in TT because I feel like what I would add would be meaningless or, even worse, wrong. I don't know what the answer is for re-stimulating TT, but I don't think closing the mentor groups is it. Maybe it is, but I don't think it's a given that those people will automatically transfer their chatter to TT.

Agreed. A lot of the times when I post on TT, I end up feeling attacked.

I feel as though I have been involved in some version of that thread/discussion multiple times since I have been a member here. And I have run out of ways to try to explain to people that this website is many things to many people. I don't believe it is my place to shoe horn everyone into thinking that what I think it should be is the "Correct" way to think. I'm also fairly certain that the owners/management are fine (to a degree) as long as it makes money.  I look at it the same way I look at peanut butter. I like smooth, my wife likes crunchy.  No one way is right.

Like Janyne, I don't post on the TT board because I have never given a correct response. Smooth PB is the best! Skippy is also the better brand.

I don't post on TT boards for the same reason, plus I've pretty much forgotten they exist!  You are correct that smooth PB is the best, but Jif is the best brand!! Actually, for the last couple of months I've been making my own, it is so easy and has less calories since i don't add any oils -like the controversial palm oil! If you don't want to make your own, most grocery stores these days  (at least the ones in Florida) have grinders and either have some straight PB already made up or you can grind your own.  

HAHA, yeah that was the old line to keep women from running Boston (and other races)!  It's actually kind of sad that this was ever thought and that some people still believe it!  I'll give your friend's mom a pass though

My wife once asked me my favorite meal. I replied "The next one".

And boys, no, nothing to damage there while doing a partial straddling.

Looking back at some of this stuff is hilarious!

I like the Aquasphere Kaiman.

Fingers crossed that the bone marrow biopsy gives you the results that you are hoping for!

Originally posted by fortissimo

Originally posted by cdban66

Originally posted by jmkizer

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by IndoIronYanti

Just thought I'd fart around here for a bit ...

There's a thread in Tri Talk regarding, well, BT generally. If you would, any input (the more critical and constructive the better) ... a lot of people aren't posting because they just don't care anymore (kinda where I'm at, but maybe finally, eternally someone might actually not only notice but do something about BT).

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=546219&posts=77&page=1

 

I was looking at that thread the other day. A similar thread comes up every few months and one of the "solutions" is always to get rid of the mentor groups.  They think that will cause people to post more in TT. That wouldn't work with me. I feel "safe" here. I don't post much in TT because I feel like what I would add would be meaningless or, even worse, wrong. I don't know what the answer is for re-stimulating TT, but I don't think closing the mentor groups is it. Maybe it is, but I don't think it's a given that those people will automatically transfer their chatter to TT.

Agreed. A lot of the times when I post on TT, I end up feeling attacked.

I feel as though I have been involved in some version of that thread/discussion multiple times since I have been a member here. And I have run out of ways to try to explain to people that this website is many things to many people. I don't believe it is my place to shoe horn everyone into thinking that what I think it should be is the "Correct" way to think. I'm also fairly certain that the owners/management are fine (to a degree) as long as it makes money.  I look at it the same way I look at peanut butter. I like smooth, my wife likes crunchy.  No one way is right.

Like Janyne, I don't post on the TT board because I have never given a correct response. Smooth PB is the best! Skippy is also the better brand.

We keep three jars of peanut butter in the house.  Zoe gets a sale brand with low sugar, Kevin prefers extra crunchy (without dog treats), I prefer creamy.

FWIW, Zoe currently gets her pills with peanut butter. Step 1, get out pills.  Step 2, slather pb on finger.  Step 3, dip finger in pills.  Step 4, present pb finger to Zoe.  I'm not even sure that she's figured out (or cares) that there are pills in her peanut butter!

Mmmmmm, CREAMY peanut butter!   Kraft from Canada (can't get it in the US unless you have a PB 'mule' like I do) is tops!

I read Kathrine Switzer's "Marathon Woman" and it gave me a huge appreciation as a female athlete and much insight to how severely women, dainty, fragile women, were kept from exertive athletics and endeavors for their own safety. (major eye roll/sarcasm about the fragile part!)  It's truly incredible how far women's running and women runners have come in the last 30-40 short years.

So far I'm surviving Winter Storm Stella (STELLA!!!)  The plows have been surprisingly active and my neighborhood isn't shut in for once.  The road looks pretty dang good considering we have well over a foot of snow and it's still falling (but less than previously) and it's blowing rather hard.  Outlying areas away from town are surely having a lot of drifting issues.  *knocks on wood* we still have power mainly because it wasn't quite as wet and heavy as predicted although there are pretty many reports of outages.  

I've spent the day working from home a little and baking pork and sauerkraut which we'll eat tonight with some mashed potatoes and corn and biscuits, yum! Nice comforting cold weather food.  I'm headed down to the trainer after while, too, I think. 

The dogs weren't happy about being outside earlier but then again it was sleeting and blowing in their faces.

Wow, congrats on the Lasik and I hope all goes well with your marrow biopsy.  FWIW I use Tyr goggles and I really like them.  I also use BlueSeventy when racing.  I think goggles tend to be a bit personal, each face being shaped a bit differently.

Those are the googles i use too.

And, I agree with the whole fingers crossed for good results thing too!!