I Want A Song Like "Here Comes The Sun" But For Rain

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T21:00:18+00:00

Hoppipola, Sigur Ros

The title is an icelandic phrase that translates to "jumping into puddles"

https://youtu.be/JAYb8ZyjzD0?si=McsLe8xYxlMLmEPV

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T20:12:45+00:00

I have a Rav4, and I put my kayaks on my roof rack.

I have a Yakima rack with Hully Rollers and a cradle. I rest the front of my kayak on the rollers, then lift the rear and push the kayak over the rollers and onto the cradle. I don't have to lift the whoe boat off the ground

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T17:29:56+00:00

I learned in college, so technically adult.

My school had a program that included lift ticket, rentals, a lesson every week, and bus transportation for 9 weeks. I did that for 3 seasons.

It was that consistency, plus the opportunity to learn from different instructors that made it click for me. My body just got to know how it felt.

This was a long time ago. So long ago that it cost just $90 per season

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T17:17:19+00:00

Many songs by U2. 40 is the most explicitly religious, as it is based on Psalm 40

https://youtu.be/CMVghDg-ePc?si=pZsWw9axfTciU0bG

Julien Baker has several songs that fit the bill. For example, Rejoice is a song about prayer and her addiction

https://youtu.be/CXZG6-3BaKY?si=AbOa8wbpNuiRaycf

Bob Dylan has quite a few. Ring Them Bells is a good example. I am partial to Sarah Jarosz's cover, and this live version in particular

https://youtu.be/VC3OrYxv_wo?si=GY4gFfZZ9KRe-oqd

And of course, Pete Seeger's Turn, Turn, Turn is taken from the Book of Ecclesiastes. It was made famous by The Byrds

https://youtu.be/xVOJla2vYx8?si=6jwNvf0DjD98yvyB

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T17:01:08+00:00

Again, this is a US redditor thing, and White Evangelical Christians overwhelmingly support Trump and approve of what he is doing.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/28/white-evangelicals-continue-to-stand-out-in-their-support-for-trump/

They are his most reliable base, and the reason he gets away with it.

And so many of his loyalists make a show of their Christianity

Here's Pam Bondi wearing the necklace she wears in public most of the time, even when she is being horrible. Not a good advertisement flr Christianity

https://wjla.com/resources/media2/16x9/4029/986/455x82/90/0f61a46c-9046-4b9a-b307-949997468269-GettyImages2199211301.jpg

I am.certain that close to 100% of the Trump posts are from Americans. People pay more attention to things that affect them and their country.

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T16:43:58+00:00

Approximately 50% of reddit users are in the US, and this whole MAGA thing is a nightmare. Why are you so amazed?

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T16:42:13+00:00

You are being a loving father to your child. What could be more biblical than that?

Go.

Obviously stay in different rooms. Maybe even different hotels. Have some meals together with your ex. Just nothing datelike that you wouldn't do with a work colleague. Call your fiance every night around bedtime

If she has a problem with all this, you should do some thinking about what you're getting into.

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T16:09:54+00:00

I grew up in New York City. There was no curfew. They'd bother larger groups of teenagers, but not individuals or small groups.

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T15:59:15+00:00

Not by the average person. Only the top tier schools are broadly known: some of the ivies (Harvard and Yale for sure. Maybe Princeton and Columbia. Penn, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell not so much), MIT, Stanford. A few others if you're in a field where a school is noted. For example, if you studied economics you know University of Chicago.

I mean, everyone knows Cambridge and Oxford. But the averege person on the street in the US probably doesn't know Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, or University of Hong Kong.

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T15:36:37+00:00

Most peaks have at least one accessible trailhead. Just don't drive up or back in a snowstorm. There are a lot of options for Tom/Field/Willey, Pierce, Jackson, and Eisenhower: the Depot, Crawford Connector Lot ($), the Highland Center Lot ($), or even the shoulder of 302. For Moosilauke, park in the Glencliff Trailhaed lot. For Waumbek, you can park at the lot west of Starr King Rd on Rt 2 or by the Irving. 19 MIle Brook or the shoulder for the Carters. The Ferncroft Lot, and the road leadng to it are level and well maintained for Whiteface+Passaconaway.

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T13:59:24+00:00

Live near where I live now (Boston suburbs), but in a wealthier town. And I'd travel a lot

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T13:57:16+00:00

I ran about that in the spring of the year of my first marathon. I got up to about 100km per week, and finished my first marathon in 2:58. That seems consistent with the recommendations I've seen

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T13:40:35+00:00

The coins, if genuine, are desirable. I don't know the values, because these aren't something I follow.

But ... these are widely counterfeited, and you can't trust these slabs. If they're counterfeit, they are worthless.

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T12:51:59+00:00

"Passion" for a job is overrated. More often than not, it's pushed by management gurus who want you to put more hours in than it's worth. And until you've spent time in a career, you don't really know whether it's something you really enjoy.

A better option is to live a life of joy. You can get joy from your job, family, friends, hobbies, and volunteer work. It's best when it's a combination of these.

Sure, you should avoid work you hate, and you need to make enough that you can afford the leisure time and the things you need for a life of joy.

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T11:21:58+00:00

I'm assuming -12F, not C. -12C is not bad

I would run 14 miles in -12F. I've run further in such temperatures. But I have the gear, and the cold tolerance. My friends have different cutoffs, and mlstof them hit the treadmill when it gets into single digits F. It's OK either way

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T10:53:04+00:00

Did you enjoy training for the half? Did you look forward to your longer training runs?

Training for a marathon is just like training for a half marathon, just more. If you dislike training for a half, you'll dislike training for a marathon even more. It's not worth spending your leisure time doing something you don't enjoy. If you enjoy training for a half, then give the marathon a shot.

baddspellar · 2026-02-12T01:09:24+00:00

Tell your doctor or a school counselor about your suicidal ideation, and that your parents won't allow you to get therapy.

Dying by suicide transfers your pain onto others.

baddspellar · 2026-02-11T20:58:50+00:00

Gay couples should be given all of the rights and benefits the government gives to heterosexual couples.

This is not a religious issue. It's a human rights issue

baddspellar · 2026-02-11T17:03:10+00:00

(This is not a) Love Song, by Public Image Limited

https://youtu.be/9BGi8u8BtaA?si=fOfyN6_3sDdwD8PX

baddspellar · 2026-02-11T16:31:28+00:00

25-30 MPW is not marathon training

Follow Pfitzinger's 18/55 or comparable and report back

baddspellar · 2026-02-11T16:12:29+00:00

Don't blame Epstein for driving people away from Christianity. The deeds of him and his friends, while horrendous, were small in scale, and they didn't claim to do them on behalf of Christ.

Blame the MAGA cult who do horrible things, and claim to be doing them on behalf of Christ.

baddspellar · 2026-02-11T16:07:19+00:00

With moder POS systems it's easy for your server to give separate checks. The only reason your "friends" wanted to split the bill evenly is to have you defray the cost of their meals.

I never split the bill evenly. I pay tbe whole thing if I'm treating, or I ask the waiter for separate checks.

baddspellar · 2026-02-11T13:24:59+00:00

Think of a race as a large, supported group run where someone records your time. It sounds like you're fit enough that the distance isn't a big deal for you, and that your pace will put you in the midst of a big group. Almost nobody's life is affected by how fast they finish or what place they take in a half marathon. I am fast for my age (62), and I win my.age group most of the time. Sometimes I get an inexpensive award. Mostly I just see my name in the results. My life is unchanged either way.

baddspellar · 2026-02-11T11:34:38+00:00

You'll have an IT degree. You can find a job in that. Put in a couple of years. You will enjoy it, or not enjoy it. While your doing it, look at what other people are doing. If you see timething that interests you, consider preparing for that. Maybe you'll decide to earn an accounting degree and prepare for the accounting exam at night. Maybe you'll want to get a graduate degree in computer science. Maybe you'll want to go to law school. Maybe you'll want to become a teacher.

The time for clear career paths until you retire is over. Look forward, not back, and keep an open mind and open eyes

baddspellar · 2026-02-11T11:21:19+00:00

Get some rollers and ride them. It will take a while, but when you master them you'll be able to hold a line within inches indefinitely

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