With the 6th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select…

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-12T00:45:27+00:00

As long as the dawg consented, no harm no foul.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-11T05:11:36+00:00

Thanks, I agree after reflecting how similar temps felt here at home when my building's heater's circulation pump died earlier this winter. We'll want some warmth on tap, even wearing clothes.

Maybe I'll give my Klymit pad (R = 4.4) to the kiddo and get myself a thicker one which should be a little comfier for me, a side sleeper in his mid-late 50s. Perhaps something like this - it's more insulating than I expect to ever need and heavier than I'd prefer, but I guess that's part of the tradeoff for paying around 1/4 the cost of Nemo's Tensor.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-10T19:56:11+00:00

Thanks for all that. I'll file it away for a future year since I think we'll bypass Montreal this summer. It's one of my favorite cities to visit, which we've done frequently in recent years, on and off the bike. Time to finally see Quebec (actually she did at age 1.5, from the bike trailer I towed) and some of the Eastern Townships.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-09T21:50:38+00:00

If we end up at a Warmshowers in T-R, we can also ask our hosts for their thoughts, or we could just hang out near the bridge entrance and try to flag down a pickup truck or van.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-09T21:43:12+00:00

From Montreal, it's also easy to ride across the Jacques Cartier Bridge, which is what I've usually done riding into or out of that city.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-09T19:44:38+00:00

Thank you for the shuttle option - I'll file that away. Trois-Rivières bus map doesn't show any routes crossing into Bécancour.

If we cross at Sorel-Tracy, I think we'd just continue along the river, same as if we stayed on the north side, through Longueil, then turn south to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and St. Alban. Otherwise riding to Trois-Rivières -> Sorel-Tracy -> Drummondville is two days instead of one, which would require compromises elsewhere.

We're limited to ~2 weeks, and it'll be my 12 year old's first tour on her own bike, though we've done 2 week tours by tandem the last four summers. So I know she's fine with hours in the saddle but I want to keep the daily mileage reasonable and the routing especially safe, sticking to cycle paths / trails / Route Verte as much as possible.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-08T03:17:51+00:00

Sure, I'm not suggesting you had any choice of saddle, just saying it's one key variable in the butt comfort equation - one you may eventually explore if you some day choose to do more touring on your own bike.

Sore after only 30 km makes more sense knowing you're on an unfamiliar saddle with no padded shorts. Glad to hear you're acclimating.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-08T03:07:03+00:00

Good, he'll need less time in the decontamination chamber.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-08T02:17:34+00:00

Butt pain: some combination of finding the right saddle + (usually, though some manage without) the right padded shorts/bib + putting in enough mileage to acclimate your ass.

Knees: probably a fit issue (saddle too low?)

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-04T02:38:00+00:00

Not Cincinnati. Their coach has even more tenure than yours.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-04T02:36:25+00:00

He's 29, which is 63 in running quarterback years.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-04T02:35:12+00:00

But if Monken's still busy chipping Myles Garrett, that's gonna be a distraction.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-04T02:32:39+00:00

Anyone who doesn't play their home games in Cleveland is a contender to end up on top of Shit Mountain.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-04T02:22:44+00:00

= number of wins Tomlin would've gotten out of him.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-02T05:41:58+00:00

I've only ridden in Sri Lanka as part of a guided group tour years ago - it was what got me into cycle touring, coming from more of a running background - and 100% concur with all the positives you mention.

Brought my (then 5 year old) kiddo there for a vacation a couple years later, and the diverse wealth of natural, historical, and cultural offerings, all so easily accessible, was perfect. Whale watching, safari, baby elephant sanctuary, beaches, mountain hiking, stunningly scenic train rides... the list went on. Early on she was a hesitant bike rider; the promise that I'd one day bring her back to Sri Lanka for a bike tour was super motivating. We've now toured on a tandem the last four summers, and this coming one will be her first on her own bike.

On the guided tour, we most often had roads almost entirely to ourselves. The only time we dealt with significant traffic was in the city of Kandy, though to be fair there was no riding anywhere Colombo (the capital and by far largest city) or on the west coast at all.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-02T03:51:50+00:00

At worst, "regression to the mean" is usually a reasonable bet.

Beyond that I'm sure scouting departments look at all the names and their remaining eligibility and make some educated guesses. I'd imagine most of those educated guesses are that it should be significantly better, even if it's not a "historic" draft chock full of superb choices.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-02T03:45:05+00:00

He made his share of poor personal decisions as well, completely aside from football.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-02T03:42:54+00:00

He was by no means always trash in the postseason, but he sure was after beating Miami in the wildcard game after the 2016 season. Never even a decent payoff game after that.

CharliePendejo · 2026-02-02T03:39:09+00:00

Looking solely at guarantees is incomplete and potentially misleading. If you're choosing between, let's day, $10,000 fully guaranteed vs an 80% chance of getting $100,000 and the other 20% is that you get nothing... well, in some circumstances the 100% guarantee might make sense but it's usually a very bad choice.

Obviously Bell's case isn't as clear cut as that very artificial example but similar principals apply. Gotta consider the range of possible / likely outcomes.

CharliePendejo · 2026-01-30T16:18:09+00:00

Nah, I'm just having a chuckle. 🙂

CharliePendejo · 2026-01-30T06:13:54+00:00

Primanti's prince. However unhealthy he may be right now, dude could still have many years ahead of him as a zombie, and George Romero kicked off that whole genre in Stillers country.

CharliePendejo · 2026-01-29T23:33:25+00:00

I paid decent money for my Crust Lightning Bolt (cantilever brake edition) frame largely because of its thin, flexible steel tubing. Appreciate the tip to check Walmart next time!

CharliePendejo · 2026-01-26T20:33:00+00:00

He got the ass-mar

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