(Thanks to Bill Korte for sending me this picture of Meade. It's really him. In 2005.)
March 26, 2009
It was a long journey.
(Thanks to Bill Korte for sending me this picture of Meade. It's really him. In 2005.)
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Let's see.
2005.
You were barely a twinkle in his eye then, Prof.
Shorts?
Yeah, that looks like him.
under the helmet and glassess and...
Shorts?!?!?!
Well, I guess bike riding is an athletic endeavor, so shorts are allowable under rule 2, clause (a)(ii) of the Althouse shorts policy.
But then, that looks like Alaska...
What river is that? Great pic, love the composition.
I don't think it's Alaska. Most rivers there are braided and the mosquitoes would kill you if you wore shorts.
You know, there was a lot of lamentation among the male commenters that Althouse was going off the market. Let me tell you, Althouse, there are a LOT of female commenters who are lamenting the loss of our beloved Meade.
Put me in the Carl Dean fan club. Better yet: let me buy a "Team Meade" t-shirt.
Rowr. Nice arms. Good shoulders.
Nice guy . . .
and a stud.
Good for him!
I didn't know you were a mountain biker Meade. What kind of bike is that? Do you do any road riding?
My version of a data point…
Meade rides a bike.
Bush rode a bike.
Meade voted for Bush.. and may survive up two Althousian blast ;)
What's Ezra Klein going to say when the future Mr. Althouse appears in blackface on your blog? And shouldn't the gloves be white?
Mountain biking rules! There's no better way to explore the wilderness, get fit, develop technical riding skills, and experience the joy of riding tight single track in the woods and mountains.
You would do well to take up the sport with hubby.
Meade.
Stud.
They rhyme.
Thanks for the Bill Korte clue. Meade's first name is ironic.
No, no Frodo. You were supposed to take the ring to the Crack of Doom, not the other way around.
shorts
The Meade-Althouse hook-up may be giving rise to inspiration in strange places. On the Becker-Posner blog, the most recent post deals with Internet mating (both for romance and job hunting). Along the way Judge Posner offers this gem:
"My guess would be, therefore, that the demand for Internet marriage screening would be less among students and among young workers in workplaces that have a fairly even balance of men and women, and greater among persons who are not in such advantageous situations and among persons who have high opportunity costs of time, like successful businessmen and professionals. It should also be greater among persons who have idiosyncratic or minority tastes."
He doesn't discuss Internet marriage screening via blog post-and-comment, and neither of them mentions the Meade-Althouse engagement. But otherwise he seems to be describing what's just happened here, sort of.
Is it just spring or is there something in that midwestern water that's giving rise to all this interest in matchmaking?
Have you posted that before? It seems very familiar.
(that was a question for Richard Dolan, by the way)
MM: No, just noticed it today.
Meade obviously has determination and stamina, good qualities in a mate.
I would guess British Columbia.
And clearly, if you can turn the pedals over in terrain like that, you will never fit into green jeans such as those pictured. Riding off road, up hill requires quadriceps, which the GJ guy lacks.
Maxine - out of her depth since pre-school.
Mmm. I was thinking BC also, but not being well informed -- or even un-well informed -- about geology I am not sure the "mountains" fit.
Oh come on!
Never mind Meade-
Where the hell is that?
Meade is but a blight upon the beauty.
{heh..}
Could it be the Green River area of Oregon?
Looks like the Columbia River Gorge to me.
I found an old video of Meade formerly known as "Mr. Fix it".
Was the long journey uphill both ways?
Ok, I referred to a comment made by M*x*n* and now either it is gone or I am in the wrong thread.
As long as housekeeping is taking place, check the "Love in the Time of Commenters" thread - it needs some cleaning.
Zo man - that is a nice place to ride. I have ridden all over the Cascades and CRG, but somehow missed that spot. Or maybe I rode it but kept my eyes on the trail lest I plummet to my demise, thereby missing the view.
Please don't tell us that is Ohio or some such...
If I were a different kind of commenter I would ask if we are going to be treated to more pictures of Meade riding things.
But that would be wrong.
Eh, shorts and all that.
This whole this is like a story. Reality isn't supposed to work out this well. It's messy and doesn't follow a narrative.
Maybe I need to rethink my view of the world.
Heh. The internet is good for something.
Yeah, I'd say the Columbia Gorge. Looks like a ton of fun, too.
What about the environment?!?!?1!
He's leaving tire tracks everywhere-and-
Has he brought a Pringles can?
Or is he droppin' it like Titus!?!?
Narrow the path, and torturous too,
The striver takes the wide world through.
I'm with Madawaskan. Meade is as Meade does, but WHERE IS THAT???
"WHERE IS THAT???"
I'm guessing Colorado.
But what do I know?
What do you know?
Oh Brother, what don't you know?
Durango, Colorado.
I must confess. I had a clue.
Ha! Wedding or not - you'll always be best man.
I thought that looked kind of familiar. I walked up that mountain (or one very nearby) when I was 6 years old. I asked my mom if bears would eat me before I died if I just gave up and sat down. She said yes, which kept me going.
Just so I don't waste my "Team Meade" t-shirt, let me ask this:
Is Elder on or off the market?
Off. Very, very off.
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