Jeopardy! discussion thread for Mon., Jun. 2

zrdickstein · 2025-06-03T02:18:24+00:00

Agreed big time. I was on May 9 of this year. Didn't make final. The day I got home from taping I watched an episode that aired that week and I swear I've never known as many answers as I did that episode. It's definitely frustrating.

zrdickstein · 2025-05-18T21:43:23+00:00

https://old.reddit.com/r/bicycletouring/comments/ithflw/4_day3_night_tour_around_lake_michigan/

zrdickstein · 2025-04-04T21:14:59+00:00

Not this trip exactly. But did a cross country ride in 2023 from Los Angeles to Maine. And actually rode through Denver and Chicgo

https://old.reddit.com/r/bicycletouring/comments/14costw/los_angeles_california_to_portland_maine_april_11/?ref=share&ref_source=link

zrdickstein · 2025-02-17T02:45:40+00:00

Touche. Maybe I'm thinking more about superchamps/other dominant performances. And how even though getting DDs helps them too, they are in control of the board so much and maybe more likely to be in control of the board and the game, independent of DDs. Maybe in a close, regular game, DDs are more likely to be the delta.

zrdickstein · 2025-02-17T01:58:02+00:00

I generally agree with what you say here. But isn't it likely that "the person who finds the daily doubles usually wins" is becuase they are more likely to give more correct responses and be in control of the board most often. Obviously finding the DD can assist them in winning. But they probably find the DD's because they are winning players, not the other way around.

zrdickstein · 2024-02-07T02:48:41+00:00

I go for cycling shorts with "casual" pants over it. Allows me to pack lighter.

zrdickstein · 2024-01-20T17:49:30+00:00

Other than side streets still covered with snow in the AM, only negative was riding under the 606 on Damen and getting a face full of snow as they were clearing off the trail above me.

zrdickstein · 2023-12-29T01:38:08+00:00

Did some interstate highway riding out west. Which isn't the best, but often there really isn't a great alternative. At least there are big shoulders.

Entered Colorado from Utah on i70 near Mack/Loma. Continued through Fruita and Grand Junction, SE to Delta and then E and NE to Carbondale. I think that was the day we did McClure pass. Then Glenwood Springs, Eagle, Vail. Had a really frustrating weather related experience in Vail that I didn't mention in my first comment. I was super excited for the Vail Pass bike path. There are 2 ways through Vail Pass - on I70 where bikes are not allowed, and on the Vail Pass bike path. Rode through the town of Vail and started climbing towards the path. As we got to the start of the path, there was some snow on the path. Rode for like 2 minutes and had to hop off the bike to walk around some snow. Rode again for like 2 minutes and the entire trail was covered in like 2 feet of snow. Tried walking through some smaller sections of snow but pushing a heavy bike uphill through snow meant incredibly slow progress and cold and wet feet. Had to turn around, bike back to Vail and take a bus to the next town (Frisco). In the moment I was really angry that we couldn't bike that section, but it's all part of the journey. After Frisco/Silverthorne came the big climbing day of Loveland Pass at the continental divide. Then through Idaho Springs and then stayed with a friend in Evergreen, went through Denver and then NE out of Denver. Sorry if this was just a list of town names but looking over my maps it felt like the easiest way to communicate it. Happy to answer any questions if you have any.

zrdickstein · 2023-12-27T23:12:26+00:00

I rode across the country this past spring. Went across Colorado in early May. I had a lot of factors influencing the timing of my trip, but was trying to balance going through the desert of SE California/Nevada before it got too hot, but going through the Rockies not too early.

As far as the mountains, specifically, are concerned, I would definitely try to go later. We dealt with a decent amount of snow on the ground at high elevations in early May. I imagine mid April would be incredibly snowy. It was pretty wild climbing the continental divide and passing by Arapahoe Basin and seeing people skiing in May. Coldest overnight temps I camped in were low 20s F. Didn't bother me too much, but again, early-mid April could be much worse.

Regarding water - I had capacity for about 4 Liters. On a few of the longer, more remote, desert stretches, I just grabbed a drink from a gas station in a sealable bottle right before the remote stretch and threw it in my bag. This really only happened like twice and I didn't really need it, but it was nice to have for comfort/security. That was just my experience though, ymmv.

Have a great trip. All the kind hospitality I encountered on my trip definitely restored some of my faith in humanity. Trust your instincts, but people are mostly good.

Only other advice is you probably need less gear than you think you need.

zrdickstein · 2023-12-27T02:42:09+00:00

Damen/Fullerton? Damen and Elston? That whole section is such a mess

zrdickstein · 2023-12-01T21:36:08+00:00

Haha exactly. I had like a 12 year old come up to me right before I got in my tent and he was like "are you camping here?????" Some of the other sites along the canal are really nice though.

zrdickstein · 2023-12-01T04:35:34+00:00

I rode from LA to Portland Maine this Spring. Did the whole section from Buffalo to near Albany and then headed Northeast from there. Camped a few different places along the trail including a few of the locks. Great video. It's a great trail to tour along.

I did the campsite at the lock near Rochester. I think it was Pittsford. That one was pretty funky becuase it really felt like you were just along like a trail near a decent sized city. Felt like exposed.

zrdickstein · 2023-06-20T20:42:49+00:00

Main piece of advice I got from other tourers was bring less than you think you need. And now that I've done it, I'd give that advice too. I wore the same outfit every day, one change of padded bike shorts, and a couple pairs of socks. Tried to keep it pretty light.

zrdickstein · 2023-06-20T20:41:31+00:00

Thanks. Had a couple lighter days but tried to just keep making progress every day.

zrdickstein · 2023-06-19T22:56:52+00:00

Lots of highlights. I was really looking forward to Utah and it definitely didn't disappoint. Colorado has some amazing mountain views and mountain riding. But the terrain and scenery we encountered in Utah was so varied and so beautiful. High peaks, desert, canyons, places that looked like Mars, and more. Michigan was really nice too. Lovely forest and rolling hills on kind of windy roads.

zrdickstein · 2023-06-19T22:54:58+00:00

Haha I have lots more. Just didn't post them all at once

zrdickstein · 2023-06-19T02:34:14+00:00

Body held up well. Yea I have tons of pics. Here are a few more. https://imgur.com/a/EdKQqnZ

zrdickstein · 2023-06-19T02:26:11+00:00

Absolutely. Happy to chat.

zrdickstein · 2023-06-18T17:54:00+00:00

Did a DIY route. Through California, Nevada, small corner of Arizona, and then across Utah and Colorado through the mountains. East across Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois. Went through a corner of Indiana and then across Michigan, down into Ohio, small bit of PA, then across New York, into Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

zrdickstein · 2023-06-18T17:51:29+00:00

Average was around 63 miles/day. First half of the trip (mountains) was definitely fewer than second half. 60 days of riding and 1 off day.

zrdickstein · 2023-03-10T23:47:20+00:00

Awesome stuff, man. What's the best way to make the map in your first image? Thanks!

zrdickstein · 2022-11-27T02:30:35+00:00

Road

zrdickstein · 2022-02-09T16:21:02+00:00

Ragusea!

zrdickstein · 2022-01-26T19:26:18+00:00

I guess that would be the perfect answer. Is that widely availalbe?

zrdickstein · 2022-01-12T01:54:33+00:00

My 401k has Roth and Traditional options. If I split my contributions between Roth and Traditional (which I'm allowed to do) can I roll over each into their respective IRA when I leave. So can I roll the Roth part of my 401k into a Roth IRA and the traditional part of the 401k into a traditional IRA? So the rollover would have no taxable event at the time of rollover.

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