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re: What are you reading?
Posted by hogfly on 1/16/26 at 12:43 pm to BlakeUhChu
In my continuing "best of 2025" reading list, I've started Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
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re: What are you reading?
Posted by hogfly on 1/14/26 at 9:15 am to Pikes Peak Tiger
Working my way through some top 10 of 2025 lists.
Finished the Correspondent and on to The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne which wasn't on a lot of lists, but I did see it on a few, and it looked appearling. Especially because it's a little more gritty/raw than a lot of the other novels I've been reading.
Finished the Correspondent and on to The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne which wasn't on a lot of lists, but I did see it on a few, and it looked appearling. Especially because it's a little more gritty/raw than a lot of the other novels I've been reading.
re: How bad is your energy drink/caffeine habit?
Posted by hogfly on 1/14/26 at 7:49 am to PillPusher
4:45 Nespresso before workout
6am-7:30: 2-3 cups of drip coffee
2pm: energy drink usually HiBall seltzer that has 160mg but sometimes a monster if I am out of HiBall and have to go to gas station
5pm: nixie seltzer with 30mg
If we are doing something that night I might have another Nespresso along with Nixie.
6am-7:30: 2-3 cups of drip coffee
2pm: energy drink usually HiBall seltzer that has 160mg but sometimes a monster if I am out of HiBall and have to go to gas station
5pm: nixie seltzer with 30mg
If we are doing something that night I might have another Nespresso along with Nixie.
Schoolhouse
The Schoolhouse. IYKYK. :lol:
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Outside of the resort restaurant, there are a couple of little pizza joints/food trucks/bar combos right outside the resort.
The Schoolhouse. IYKYK. :lol:
re: Darius Acuff Jr.
Posted by hogfly on 1/8/26 at 2:36 pm to Red Boarman
Meaningless point of data but... I checked the score before turning off my phone at like 9pm to wind down before bed and saw we were up by like 6 or something with quite a bit of time left in the second half.
I went to bed confident that I would wake up to a Hog win. That would not have been the case for any team of ours in recent memory during conference play.
I went to bed confident that I would wake up to a Hog win. That would not have been the case for any team of ours in recent memory during conference play.
re: What are your tips to maintain energy throughout the day?
Posted by hogfly on 1/8/26 at 11:59 am to RickAstley
I'm a morning person. I get up at 4:40am and get back from the gym at 6:00am. My most productive work of the day is in the morning usually. I often crash and see productivity drop in the afternoons, so I try to manage my workflow so that I'm doing more meetings or active items in the afternoon, as staring at the computer lowers my energy even further. I get home from work pretty early, but it is kind of a bummer to feel just drained once I get home to my family.
It's completely counterintuitive, but if I go for a run or a bike ride or anything to get my blood pumping once I get home from work, my energy levels increase greatly, and I feel pretty good. If I sit down and read or scroll on my phone, I will feel very tired or even fall asleep (especially reading).
So yeah, I would say some activity.
It's completely counterintuitive, but if I go for a run or a bike ride or anything to get my blood pumping once I get home from work, my energy levels increase greatly, and I feel pretty good. If I sit down and read or scroll on my phone, I will feel very tired or even fall asleep (especially reading).
So yeah, I would say some activity.
I'll echo everything the others have said. Durango is a much better "town" than a lot of the cookie-cutter Vail resort type towns... but it's 30 minutes away. There's a small college in Durango (which my son will be attending in the Fall), so it feels like there's more happening in the town than just skiing.
If you stay at the resort, it has very few amenities, and you'll need to go to Durango to stock up on groceries if you're going to cook. The road to the resort, as with most of Colorado, is well-maintained and 4 lanes for most if not all of its distance.
It may change soon, but currently only around half the runs are open due to unseasonably warm temperatures (like most places) and little snow. One added bonus for the powderhounds is that Wolf Creek is less than 2 hours away (like 1 hour 40, I believe), and it usually gets significantly more snow than Purgatory despite being nearby, with some storms absolutely dumping on it when Purgatory might just get a "normal" snowfall. WC has reported over twice as much snowfall this year than Purgatory, already.
If you stay at the resort, it has very few amenities, and you'll need to go to Durango to stock up on groceries if you're going to cook. The road to the resort, as with most of Colorado, is well-maintained and 4 lanes for most if not all of its distance.
It may change soon, but currently only around half the runs are open due to unseasonably warm temperatures (like most places) and little snow. One added bonus for the powderhounds is that Wolf Creek is less than 2 hours away (like 1 hour 40, I believe), and it usually gets significantly more snow than Purgatory despite being nearby, with some storms absolutely dumping on it when Purgatory might just get a "normal" snowfall. WC has reported over twice as much snowfall this year than Purgatory, already.
For people who race downhill, they’re a pretty fantastic training tool. He got two laps on our local “downhill” track today in 20 minutes. His last time he did two laps on his analog downhill bike, it took him an hour (have to push the DH bike up most of the return trail). So he can basically triple the amount of training he does in same time. Due to weight of ebike, it also feels more similar to riding a heavy DH bike. But I agree that they aren’t really my preference.
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Finally got a copy of Wild Dark Shore today at the library - seems to be a contender for 2025 book of the year
I'm also working through the top 10 of 2025 as well, inspired by all the year end #bookstagram posts. This one is on my list, so I'll be curious to hear your impressions.
Off the lists, so far I've read:
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby.
They're all really enjoyable.
Currently reading The Names by Florence Knapp, which is kind of a brilliant concept for a novel.
The New Look on AppleTV
Posted by hogfly on 1/7/26 at 9:41 am
Started this last night at the recommendation of a friend. Now... let me preface it by saying that my wife worked in fashion design for quite a few years, so I've been adjacent to that world for a while. I agree to watch it, but I was very pleasantly surprised.
At first it appears it's going to just be about the feud between House of Chanel and Christian Dior. But it quickly turns into a historical drama set in occupied France during WWII. For some reason, I had no idea that Coco Chanel was a Nazi collaborator/spy. Anyway, if you like historical dramas or are interested in WWII history, it's well worth watching so far (we're only 2 episodes in).
At first it appears it's going to just be about the feud between House of Chanel and Christian Dior. But it quickly turns into a historical drama set in occupied France during WWII. For some reason, I had no idea that Coco Chanel was a Nazi collaborator/spy. Anyway, if you like historical dramas or are interested in WWII history, it's well worth watching so far (we're only 2 episodes in).
The boy bought a used Turbo Levo with a newly rebuilt motor for $3500 (yes he paid for it). All new components, as the guy had bought the new gen of Levo and swapped all the new parts off it onto his older Levo and took his "custom" parts onto his new bike. Took it for a quick ride yesterday. Did my usual from home 7 mile ride in 44 minutes vs. the 70 minutes of my last ride on an analog.
I don't know... I get the whole e-bike thing, and I think it's great for my son (though I worry about how long it will take him to thrash it). I still think I prefer analog over e-bike, but I only have one real ride (and it's a pretty technical, raw ride) on it. I may feel different when I'm lapping flow trails in Bentonville and soft pedaling the boring return trails with motor assist.
One thing that I DID like about it, as far as a training tool, is that I was flying on a lot of the flatter sections, so I could see it definitely improving my overall speed through twisty singletrack and flat corners when racing enduro.
I don't know... I get the whole e-bike thing, and I think it's great for my son (though I worry about how long it will take him to thrash it). I still think I prefer analog over e-bike, but I only have one real ride (and it's a pretty technical, raw ride) on it. I may feel different when I'm lapping flow trails in Bentonville and soft pedaling the boring return trails with motor assist.
One thing that I DID like about it, as far as a training tool, is that I was flying on a lot of the flatter sections, so I could see it definitely improving my overall speed through twisty singletrack and flat corners when racing enduro.
We finally finished it last night. I'll say that the epilogue was pretty emotional. I agree that the pacing was weird in the climax coming about halfway through the episode, but I do think that it was important to have that long of an epilogue for such a long-running series and to give all the characters the conclusion that they deserved.
My son was complaining about how the series pivoted to full-on heroic mode in the end with the kids all running around like superheroes in the Upside Down. I kind of agree with the criticism, but it also sort of rings true to the love story to old 80s horror that the entire series has been. There's often been that turning point where the "victims" in horror and games become suddenly competent and heroic. The Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors where they all get powers and become basically dream superheroes comes to mind.
My son was complaining about how the series pivoted to full-on heroic mode in the end with the kids all running around like superheroes in the Upside Down. I kind of agree with the criticism, but it also sort of rings true to the love story to old 80s horror that the entire series has been. There's often been that turning point where the "victims" in horror and games become suddenly competent and heroic. The Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors where they all get powers and become basically dream superheroes comes to mind.
edited to be links instead of images.. hopefully that fixes it.
Recent Norfork Trip
Posted by hogfly on 12/30/25 at 5:17 pm
We decided to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and head over to Norfork, AR for a few days after Christmas. One of my son's friends joined us as well as my wife and older son.
The boys have been obsessed with "mousing" at night and have been watching a ton of videos and trying it on some of our closer waters without much success. So the first night they decided to try their luck. I kept telling them that anglers spend years learning the White River system well enough to be able to hunt trophy trout at night with big streamers, but they insisted on giving it a shot. A few hours later and the pictures started rolling in. Teenager 3... Crochety old man 0.
Big Bow
Big Brown
Another Big Bow in the Net
Good color on the bow
The next day, we launched a canoe and a kayak and floated the Norfork. Boated 50 or so fish between three anglers... nothing substantial, though. The final day, the wind was slated to kick up, so we opted to forego the boats and just walk in to some public access areas. Only got 10 or so each that day. All in all, it's been a blast seeing my youngest get ate up with the fishing bug.
End of the Day Pic
Hopefully imgur worked properly. I always seem to have issues with it.
The boys have been obsessed with "mousing" at night and have been watching a ton of videos and trying it on some of our closer waters without much success. So the first night they decided to try their luck. I kept telling them that anglers spend years learning the White River system well enough to be able to hunt trophy trout at night with big streamers, but they insisted on giving it a shot. A few hours later and the pictures started rolling in. Teenager 3... Crochety old man 0.
Big Bow
Big Brown
Another Big Bow in the Net
Good color on the bow
The next day, we launched a canoe and a kayak and floated the Norfork. Boated 50 or so fish between three anglers... nothing substantial, though. The final day, the wind was slated to kick up, so we opted to forego the boats and just walk in to some public access areas. Only got 10 or so each that day. All in all, it's been a blast seeing my youngest get ate up with the fishing bug.
End of the Day Pic
Hopefully imgur worked properly. I always seem to have issues with it.
Where in Florida?
1) the road cycling scene is pretty good with good infrastructure in South Florida at least. Lots and lots of roadies in Palm Beach and Miami. That being said… road ain’t for me in this day and age with distracted drivers.
2) depending where you are, the Florida mountain bike trails are surprisingly fun despite very little elevation to work with. Virginia Key near Miami is great. Alafia near Tampa is solid. Markham and Jonathan Dickerson (which might be closed now…) and some others near Palm Beach are good. Santos by Ocala is fantastic.
1) the road cycling scene is pretty good with good infrastructure in South Florida at least. Lots and lots of roadies in Palm Beach and Miami. That being said… road ain’t for me in this day and age with distracted drivers.
2) depending where you are, the Florida mountain bike trails are surprisingly fun despite very little elevation to work with. Virginia Key near Miami is great. Alafia near Tampa is solid. Markham and Jonathan Dickerson (which might be closed now…) and some others near Palm Beach are good. Santos by Ocala is fantastic.
re: First trailer for ‘THE SHEEP DETECTIVES’, starring Hugh Jackman
Posted by hogfly on 12/18/25 at 2:33 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
If I hadn't watched the trailer, I would have dismissed this as a stupid arse concept that would be a dud.
Now watching the trailer, I rerate it as a stupid arse concept that's going to be a hit and that I really want to see. :lol:
Now watching the trailer, I rerate it as a stupid arse concept that's going to be a hit and that I really want to see. :lol:
re: 'Pluribus' Vince Gilligan’s new sci-fi show now streaming. Spoilers Allowed
Posted by hogfly on 12/18/25 at 12:38 pm to StringedInstruments
I read Carol's character development over this episode as quite a bit more profound, personally. She's been misanthropic since before the "event." She would seem to enjoy being the Steppenwolfe (thanks Hesse). Now, though, when confronted with the reality of that isolation, we find that she does have a need for connection, even if it's to the hive mind humans (of course.. she also may be playing them).
But I think the firework pointed at her face was the inflection point for her. She appears to be ready to end it all. She's reach the depths of her isolation and appears to be fine with just going away. Instead, the firework misses her and the next day she reaches out to the hive mind and requests their return.
The Carol part of the episode made sense to me. I'm not sure how I feel about the Manousos part yet, other than it emphasizes exactly how doggedly devoted he is to his principles. Anytime he takes gas, he leaves money. When he broke into storage units for dog food, he left notes for the owners. He refuses help from the "aliens" even when it causes him extreme discomfort or puts his own life in peril. Unless I missed something, he didn't actually ask them to help him with the helicopter in the end. They were just observing him without his knowledge, saw him on the verge of death, and are rescuing him against his will? That's going to be interesting to see play out.
BTW: did anyone else think Carol was going to the hardware store to get materials to fix the damage to the house she caught on fire at first?
But I think the firework pointed at her face was the inflection point for her. She appears to be ready to end it all. She's reach the depths of her isolation and appears to be fine with just going away. Instead, the firework misses her and the next day she reaches out to the hive mind and requests their return.
The Carol part of the episode made sense to me. I'm not sure how I feel about the Manousos part yet, other than it emphasizes exactly how doggedly devoted he is to his principles. Anytime he takes gas, he leaves money. When he broke into storage units for dog food, he left notes for the owners. He refuses help from the "aliens" even when it causes him extreme discomfort or puts his own life in peril. Unless I missed something, he didn't actually ask them to help him with the helicopter in the end. They were just observing him without his knowledge, saw him on the verge of death, and are rescuing him against his will? That's going to be interesting to see play out.
BTW: did anyone else think Carol was going to the hardware store to get materials to fix the damage to the house she caught on fire at first?
re: Tell me about The Pitt…
Posted by hogfly on 12/17/25 at 4:45 pm to RollTide1987
I dislike hospital dramas. I really liked the Pitt. Really good “action” combined with nice storylines and interesting characters.
re: 'Pluribus' Vince Gilligan’s new sci-fi show now streaming. Spoilers Allowed
Posted by hogfly on 12/16/25 at 4:52 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
My strategy for viewing is to let an episode air, wait a few days and read all the negative reactions here, share those negative reactions with my wife, eventually get around to watching the new episode on Monday or Tuesday night, then be pleasantly surprised and enjoy the episode thanks to the level setting of this forum. :lol:
Still liking it. Nothing mind blowing or anything, but it's enjoyable.
Still liking it. Nothing mind blowing or anything, but it's enjoyable.
re: Just started The Expanse..great cold weather, early night series
Posted by hogfly on 12/16/25 at 4:49 pm to boxcarbarney
You'll warm up to Draper (or well.. there's nothing really warming about her... but the actor does a good job with the character). I've read the books and watched the series. I can definitely see how casting might feel weird, though, but that sort of adjustment is always pretty normal for me when I see a adaptation of books I've read.
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