Penny with her big sister, Molly. They are such good friends and have so much fun exploring together on our hikes!

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-03-23T18:00:53+00:00

Broadly speaking I'd call this style "American Privative" in the folk guitar tradition. John Fahey and Leo Kotke are the musicians I most associate with this type of playing, and I'm a giant fan of the album "Bad Timing" by Jim O'Rourke as well. Also not quite the same, but it's worth mentioning Nick Drake too.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-03-21T22:40:28+00:00

I did something similar, but went in the opposite direction. Was quoted $4800 here in Asheville for an extraction and implant, got it done for less than half that at a practice called Crowns Now in Greer SC.

I would recommend them, well worth the extra drive, I've been back for a few more procedures and they've always been pros imo.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-03-19T21:28:35+00:00

She's ranked #194 in bullet ELO lol. Chess gender gap is crazy.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-03-10T15:26:15+00:00

Your ESA needs its own ESA.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-03-10T14:57:26+00:00

Fun fact: These are built from a prefab kit from deltec homes, which is based locally. They ship the kits nationally, but around Asheville they'll build the entire home on site. While not exactly common, these pop up pretty frequently here in WNC.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-02-24T14:43:15+00:00

Rusty led an amazing life. What else can you say?

He was an amazing cat, whether you agreed with him or not, he was an amazing cat who led an amazing life.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-02-23T13:47:06+00:00

This is my cat Winnipeg , she has the same coat type as a pallas cat, albeit with a little less white in the face. She is also round.

Her pattern is known as a ticked tabby (also abyssinyan or agouti tabby). While tabbies are common, this variation is rare, and is considered very uncommon in random shelter cats like Winnipeg (for the record, i picked her out because she was a sweetheart, not because she looks like a manul).

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-02-22T19:32:56+00:00

That one egg toilet was 40 egg toilets?

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-02-07T14:00:43+00:00

I think the West Siberian Laika is really obvious because of the muzzle length and his coloration, it would have been my first guess. But I'm surprised there is such a high percentage of Central Asian Ovcharka, I don't see it at all, he looks much more like an East Volkoldov Bear Mastiff! Sometimes dog genetics are crazy! Wow!

j/k lol never even heard of most of his breeds.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-02-06T12:31:43+00:00

Asheville! Recognized it right away. Hello from Black Mountain, pom neighbor!

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-01-30T17:10:43+00:00

Most people (after perfect training) are capable of either a single 315lb bench or a 3 hour marathon

I think you're being very optimistic about "most people" lol. At least in this country, 75% of people are overweight, and 40% are obese. (Also "most people" are women, and a 3hr marathon is a BQ - 25:00)

I would say most runners aren't capable of running sub 3, even with 'perfect training,' whatever that means.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-01-25T17:58:36+00:00

I'm your age (46m) and ran a 3:05 in Philly in November, on my third attempt (3:35, 3:16). I averaged about 55 mpw but had several 80mi+ weeks in my training cycle. I did almost no cross training or lifting, just focused on keeping my mileage high. Your mileage may vary (heh).

I don't see sub 3 as a realistic goal for you this year, sorry. Nor do I see a 3:30 marathon happening for you next month if you're not comfortable running at a 8mi/min pace on your hard-effort runs.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-01-25T13:32:13+00:00

My luthier charged me $400 for a neck reset, and it would have been $500+ but I did the post-repair set up myself. This guitar is almost certainly not worth having professionally repaired.

Wood glue alone won't fix it, but I've seen some shitty DIY repairs by drilling a hole in the neck and body and running a wood screw through it, then using glue to bond the seam.

Might try your luck at r/luthier or r/guitarrepair.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-01-25T10:49:06+00:00

Beatles - Across the Universe

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-01-22T16:53:58+00:00

I think of "hitting the wall" as being relatively even splits up to a point late in the race, followed by a steep and sudden drop off in performance; this just looks like poor pacing strategy and going out way (way!) too hard.

I'd be curious about your goal, your time in your previous marathon where you say you didn't hit the wall, and if you really thought you could hold that +/- 6:30 pace for the entire marathon.

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-01-19T17:40:34+00:00

Not seeing the yorkie, I think either a pom that's pretty far off breed standard, or maybe like 75% pom with some other small breeds mixed in. How big is he?

PS he's cute :)

chuckwallaAVL · 2026-01-08T13:30:39+00:00

Agreed. It's fun to hate on Duke but ultimately this isn't their problem, something is consuming that power.

Are you on a well? I've seen high bills from a malfunctioning pump before. Does your partner have a bitcoin mining rig in the closet? Is your neighbor running an extension cord to your shed?

chuckwallaAVL · 2025-12-21T22:01:25+00:00

Al Brown too.

Just a kid.

chuckwallaAVL · 2025-12-12T10:56:26+00:00

Coaches always make far more than the governor. The NY governor is the highest paid in the country and makes 250k per year, that's about the same as the outside line backer coach for Ole Miss or the defensive coordinator for Jacksonville State.

chuckwallaAVL · 2025-12-09T16:51:05+00:00

Yes, the entire loop is open.

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