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From: Robert Bolton on 7 May 2010 03:55
On Wed, 05 May 2010 12:07:58 -0600, Bob Myers
<nospamplease(a)address.invalid> wrote:

>On 5/5/2010 7:05 AM, MikeWhy wrote:
>>
>> The elements song lyrics go with freshman chemistry, not freshman
>> physics. Just say so, and all will be well.
>>
>
>Oh, fer Cthulhu's sake! Who CARES????? All is well ALREADY!
>
Well, the thread was instructive for me in that I now have to get a
new periodic table so I can see how it compares to my early 70s ones I
have from my school days.

For what it's worth, neither my physics nor chemistry class taught me
any songs. I did learn a little poem of sorts in one of my electrical
classes, probably a lab, that helped me remember resistor color codes.
The poem was about a girl named Violet as I recall. No songs though.

Robert
From: Ben Kaufman on 7 May 2010 12:56
On Thu, 06 May 2010 23:55:29 -0800, Robert Bolton <robertboltondrop(a)gci.net>
wrote:

>On Wed, 05 May 2010 12:07:58 -0600, Bob Myers
><nospamplease(a)address.invalid> wrote:
>
>>On 5/5/2010 7:05 AM, MikeWhy wrote:
>>>
>>> The elements song lyrics go with freshman chemistry, not freshman
>>> physics. Just say so, and all will be well.
>>>
>>
>>Oh, fer Cthulhu's sake! Who CARES????? All is well ALREADY!
>>
>Well, the thread was instructive for me in that I now have to get a
>new periodic table so I can see how it compares to my early 70s ones I
>have from my school days.
>
>For what it's worth, neither my physics nor chemistry class taught me
>any songs. I did learn a little poem of sorts in one of my electrical
>classes, probably a lab, that helped me remember resistor color codes.
>The poem was about a girl named Violet as I recall. No songs though.
>
>Robert


I used the Stones song "Angie" to remember that flowering plants are
angiosperms, not gymnosperms (sp). (Angie would want flowers, not pine cones)
And I still remember that!!


Ben
From: Ben Kaufman on 7 May 2010 13:02
On Thu, 6 May 2010 00:09:04 -0500, "MikeWhy" <boat042-nospam(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>Ben Kaufman wrote:
>> On Wed, 05 May 2010 23:44:20 GMT, "don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 5 May 2010 06:44:57 -0500, "MikeWhy"
>>> <boat042-nospam(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The left knee all but collapsed while I was walking afterward. It
>>>> wasn't the pain that bothered me, but the distinct possibility that
>>>> I would be sidelined for a month or more while it healed. It's been
>>>> 30 years since I had been on a pedal bike. Four weeks ago, I bought
>>>> a "cheap" hybrid for myself when I bought one for the Mrs. and her
>>>> daily exercise. Saturday, I installed clipless pedals, and rode 35
>>>> miles. That's a bit more distance than I had ridden in more than a
>>>> quarter century, and I wasn't sure if it was the cleat adjustment
>>>> and tendon injury, or just newly recruited muscles screaming their
>>>> agony. (It turned out to be the latter. The pain was gone already
>>>> by Saturday night, but the message was clear. Take it a bit easy
>>>> for a while.) UPS says my new bike will be here later today, all 17
>>>> lbs of fury. I might be nuts, but I just signed up for 150 miles in
>>>> 3 days with the lung association, 5 weeks from now. I think I'll be
>>>> ready.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>> Good on ya!
>>>
>>> A couple of years ago, during a time when I was feeling older than
>>> ever before, I bought a Raleigh hybrid 18 speed bicycle. I figured I
>>> could ride it to work and back and try to get myself back into some
>>> kind of reasonable physical condition. Well I rode it for a couple of
>>> days and then put it in storage.
>>>
>>> Last fall I figured I'd try it again, this time with more success. I
>>> have been using it for my commute regularly since. Hills that had me
>>> gearing down and sucking for wind, I can now cruise over in the
>>> higher gears, pounding the pedals. Yeah I still suck for wind, but
>>> for some reason it feels better now.
>>>
>>> The old saying you never forget how to ride a bike is bullshit. I was
>>> wobbly as hell for the first while. Today, I am much more
>>> comfortable.
>>>
>>> Funny thing, I now look forward to my commute to work.
>>
>> You have access to a shower at work?
>
>Bird bath at the sink and put on a change of clothes, the same as on, ummm,
>the bike. A damp hand towel takes off the sweat and cools you nicely. (There
>is a certain sense to cycling specific clothing. I had already started down
>the steep slope, so lycra shorts wasn't such a big step. You want to talk
>about bling and gear prices? Holy sh*t. HD has nothing on these folks.)

I'm a bicyclist too, but just for fun exercise. When I'm done I really need a
shower.

Ben
From: Ben Kaufman on 7 May 2010 13:07
On Thu, 6 May 2010 00:02:30 -0500, "MikeWhy" <boat042-nospam(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>don (Calgary) wrote:
>> On Wed, 5 May 2010 06:44:57 -0500, "MikeWhy"
>>>>
>> Good on ya!
>>
>> A couple of years ago, during a time when I was feeling older than
>> ever before, I bought a Raleigh hybrid 18 speed bicycle. I figured I
>> could ride it to work and back and try to get myself back into some
>> kind of reasonable physical condition. Well I rode it for a couple of
>> days and then put it in storage.
>>
>> Last fall I figured I'd try it again, this time with more success. I
>> have been using it for my commute regularly since. Hills that had me
>> gearing down and sucking for wind, I can now cruise over in the higher
>> gears, pounding the pedals. Yeah I still suck for wind, but for some
>> reason it feels better now.
>
>Yup. That's it exactly. I had given up on feeling fit again ever. Now, the
>lungs are puffing, the legs are pumping, the sweat is pouring, and it's all
>enjoyable. Who would have thought this, just short weeks ago? The progress
>has been astonishing and fast. I'm really stoked. Everyone should try it.
>

I got a new speedo last year with wireless heart rate monitor. Knowing my heart
beat rate has made a big difference in longer rides; especially those with
steep climbs and/or strong head winds.

Ben
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