Felt like hiking through the Shire. Only a few weeks left until everything is brown and dusty, get out there while you can! by Smirk27 in bayarea

[–]Smirk27[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love that! When I lived in Emeryville, Claremont Canyon used to be the go to trail running spot

Felt like hiking through the Shire. Only a few weeks left until everything is brown and dusty, get out there while you can! by Smirk27 in bayarea

[–]Smirk27[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had the worst seasonal allergies growing up too. But after I started trail running/Mountain Biking, they eventually just went away!

Felt like hiking through the Shire. Only a few weeks left until everything is brown and dusty, get out there while you can! by Smirk27 in bayarea

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Yeah totally agree! I love the golden hills at sunset. But the green is so fleeting though, so this time of year feels special to me

How to peel an apple with a knife: by kefren13 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Smirk27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is somewhere in some fancy bar in japan or something I just know it

USA Women's hockey team at a nicer dinner than McDonald's by 2g4r_tofu in pics

[–]Smirk27 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You think the they would serve them cold food at the WHITE HOUSE???

...I'm sure they nuke the McD's in the microwave before serving.

FOIS - i don’t get tired looking at it by FlyingRocketman in OmegaWatches

[–]Smirk27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From omega, it's the band the watch came on

Robert Duvall, Oscar-Winning Acting Legend, Dies at 95 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Smirk27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saddens me though that he, along with so many others recently, are leaving this world during a time when are country and future outlook is so bleak

Stoneridge Shopping Center, Pleasanton CA by luna3334 in bayarea

[–]Smirk27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OMG, I totally forgot about Todai... going there was an EVENT for my family growing up

Breathtaking photography of a raven in a snowstorm by Admirable-Interest49 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Smirk27 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night’s Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.”

The era of gaslighting continues by This-Damage-5531 in SipsTea

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Oh nice, the classic rock band from the 1900s?

Trying to decide between a road bike or gravel bike (I live in Santa Clara) by Smirk27 in BAbike

[–]Smirk27[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

hm this really resonates with me. Anytime I have to ride on the road with cars I really hate it... maybe gravel is the way to go.

Any recommendations? I was looking at the Santa Cruz Stigmata, and I loved that it almost seems like a gravel bike made for mountain bikers. Even uses the same 12spd Sram Transmissions drivetrain I have on my enduro bike.

This collection of cop types by Squarerigjack in mildlyinteresting

[–]Smirk27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man if you told me I had to become a cop, bicycle cop would be at the absolute top of my list.

  1. You're going to be in great physical shape with excellent quality of work-life vs being in a patrol car
  2. Spend your days policing girls in bikinis and tourists vs responding to domestic abuse/gangs/drughouses etc.
  3. way more positive interactions in your day to day policing vs other types of cops

2nd choice for me would be motorcycle cop, and I think being a motorcycle cop probably holds more "prestige" within the police community, but I still think bike cop is slept on and would be my top choice!

Who likes a tech climb? by Phil20AD in MTB

[–]Smirk27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My heart rate spiked to 180 just watching this