४ जून, २०१६

At the Bike-in-the-Living-Room Café...

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... see if you can take the comments somewhere you might not expect.

६० टिप्पण्या:

Hagar म्हणाले...

Better there than on the streets.

ndspinelli म्हणाले...

My bride's bike in San Diego was stolen and that looks just like it!!

ndspinelli म्हणाले...

We live in 2 cities[ where bike theft is epidemic.

rcocean म्हणाले...

Do you wash your bike before you bring inside? If so, why not leave it outside?

Or is this a brand new bike?

Vittorio Jano IV म्हणाले...

And a Peel P50 in the office:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/238831586464353769/

Big Mike म्हणाले...

Your living room, Professor? Sorry, but I don't care much for the fireplace mantle treatment.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"Sorry, but I don't care much for the fireplace mantle treatment."

Ha ha. I painted it like that about 25 years ago. It's easy enough to repaint, but it's just an old flight of fancy, fossilized.

David Begley म्हणाले...

Ali got into boxing when his $60 Schwin bike was stolen as a kid. Clay wanted to find and beat up the thief. A Louisville policeman ran a boxing club and taught him.

Hagar म्हणाले...

I saw my first Muslim woman in chador and niqab in Albuquerque at the supermarket this morning.

It is going to be 95 -105 in the shade for the next three months. Why do they put up with this?

dbp म्हणाले...

The color combination around the fireplace is very reminicent of colors I have used in various places in my house.

For that place I would have probably chosen more earth tones--to go with brick and fire.

mockturtle म्हणाले...

Chicago baseball fans have got to be happy with the Cubbies this season. Even my long-suffering Mariners are doing well.

rhhardin म्हणाले...

My bike is in the living room in winter when some non-frozen finger operation is needed to repair it.

campy म्हणाले...

"Chicago baseball fans have got to be happy with the Cubbies this season."

It's June 4th.

Hagar म्हणाले...

I hate headlines with "Scholars say ..." or "Scientists say ..."

Hagar म्हणाले...

Several F1 drivers have had their winning car mounted on their living room wall.

Humperdink म्हणाले...

I tried to get my brother's 650cc Triumph TR6 on the elevator, up to our 5th floor apartment while at college (PSU). I was afraid it would get stolen. The apartment manager took a dim view of my escapade as I trying to squeeze it in the elevator. Had to buy a chain, an HD lock and attach to a pillar outside.

Hagar म्हणाले...

About this Gina McCarthy speech: Is it even possible for a Federal agency to sue the President for maladministration?
Or Congress for interference with the execution of its duties?

RV Martinez म्हणाले...

Nicer if bike would have a hub transmission!

wildswan म्हणाले...

Before there were bicycles, there were tricycles which adults rode, see "Victorian women's tricycles", Google images

Hagar म्हणाले...

Velocipedists.

Michael K म्हणाले...

A friend of mine, a cardiologist, used to ride his bike to the office and keep it in his own office. I don;t know how sweaty he got in summer.

Another friend, this one an internist, used to run to his office and had a shower in it. He did that every day. Of course, it was California. No snow.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

I don't know, the last time I posted in a cafe Althouse freaked my shit out.

Front page! Full quotes! Three curse words and riot comedy! Plus I insulted Adam Liptak of the Times!

I probably should have thanked her, I guess. She just threw me out there! Up there. Whatever.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"The color combination around the fireplace is very reminicent of colors I have used in various places in my house."

I had those colors in various rooms on this main floor. The lilac color is still there in the sunroom that's visible through the French doors.

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

I think I have set the Althouse blog record for self-deletions.

Politicians would love a delete button, right?

"Hey, can we delete that? Awesome."

Imagine if you could go through life and delete the shit you said five minutes ago. I don't know about you, but I think I'd be richer. Also, there would be more sex.

Hagar म्हणाले...

Velocipedettes.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

@Saint Croix

I assume people like to be front-paged, but I can see how it might be unpleasant or unsettling.

The Cracker Emcee Refulgent म्हणाले...

With white brick in an older home that fireplace would be pretty cool, so long as the rest of the decor wasn't twee.

Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...

My current bike was bought from a pregnant lady who'd belatedly realized that performance cycling was not compatible with 1.5 (approx.) tiny kids. Having acquired it thus keeps a damper on my machismo while riding, always good when descending a mountain road.

Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...

I was recently surprised to learn that Scott Adams is apparently only vaguely aware of his references here. Perhaps Althouse is not the political news powerhouse we've been led to believe. Can I apply for a refund?

chickelit म्हणाले...

That much soot blackening is abnormal. Have you had your chimney and damper checked lately?

Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...

That paint job looks like it should be in an SF Painted Lady. I like it.

tom swift म्हणाले...

A bicycle? You need a smaller house. Or much bigger doors, so you could get a proper car in there. But the smaller house would be more economical.

Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...

Check out bicycle designs rendered from people's sketches. For some reason I can't get the link right on my kindle - search on "gianluca gimini" or "velocipedia". I know what I want for my birthday.

The Cracker Emcee Refulgent म्हणाले...

I am enjoying The Corner these days. The tone is exactly like Al Gore hectoring us about global warming or the serio-comic writings of The National Lampoon in it's heyday.

MikeinAppalachia म्हणाले...

Humperdink-
"I tried to get my brother's 650cc Triumph TR6 on the elevator..."

I think you are confusing Triumph sports cars with motorcycles. You might get a 650 cc. Triumph Bonneville on a passenger elevator, but never a TR6.

cacimbo म्हणाले...

I like the fireplace paint treatment, very Mackenzie-Childs. It is a nice whimsical contrast to the starkly modern coffee table.

FullMoon म्हणाले...

Ann Althouse said...

@Saint Croix

I assume people like to be front-paged, but I can see how it might be unpleasant or unsettling.



@Saint Croix is braggin, not complainin'

Sydney म्हणाले...

Have now seen two Hillary bumper stickers. The one I saw today said "Qualified." Judging from her slogans and her logo, she has to have the worst PR team in politics.

MikeinAppalachia म्हणाले...

Humperdink-
Appears there was a Triumph motorcycle model TR6 in addition to their sports car.
My apology.

buwaya म्हणाले...

Laugh out loud movie of the week - if you understand Spanish
"Las Brujas de Zugarramurdi"

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

Saint Croix is braggin, not complainin

damn hillbillies nailed me

I heard a rumor that if you get on the front page three times, Althouse sends you a hillbilly bobblehead.

I am hoping to confirm this, maybe in 2019.

CatherineM म्हणाले...

Ms. Althouse- what is the service you used for turning home movies from Super 8 to digital? I recall a long ago post.

Thank you!

Howard म्हणाले...

Classic Trek hard-tail. I have a Gary Fischer that looks exactly like it, maybe made at the same factory. Still runs and shifts true.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

@catherine

Legacybox

Humperdink म्हणाले...

Humperdink said: "I tried to get my brother's 650cc Triumph TR6 on the elevator..."

MikeinAppalacia responded: I think you are confusing Triumph sports cars with motorcycles. You might get a 650 cc. Triumph Bonneville on a passenger elevator, but never a TR6.

You are in error sir. Triumph did in fact make a TR6 motorcycle. It was the single carb version of the 650cc. The Bonneville was the dual carb model.

FYI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_TR6_Trophy

Humperdink म्हणाले...

PS: It was also known as the TR6 Trophy.

retail lawyer म्हणाले...

I have a pink 1984 Celo Europa that is a working bike, but really is an art piece, so I display it as art in my living room.

Captain Drano म्हणाले...

Never had a bike in my living room, but I had a large metal ballot box from Palm Beach County /Bush v. Gore that came with pregnant chads, hanging chads, and the punch machine. I put a piece of glass on top and used it as an end table. Wonderful conversation piece!

BudBrown म्हणाले...

Why is the bike in the living room?

Saint Croix म्हणाले...

Why is the bike in the living room?

Jean-Luc Godard has a great scene in A Woman Is a Woman with the guy riding his bike in circles in the living room.

It's called freedom, baby!

I may or may not be able to find this clip on youtube. That link is to the trailer, you will notice that French trailers are way cooler than American trailers.

rhhardin म्हणाले...

Althouse never writes like this

"The clearest indication a game changer has arrived is when there is suddenly no way back to the way things were before. That moment has already arrived for the liberal project. No longer is it possible to pretend they are some noble company of players acting out an arc of justice on stage of history. Trump's barking and pitching unmistakably reveals they're just another freak show on the Midway and now the crowd knows it. The sight of the media unmasking itself or the sound of the San Jose attackers are just the tawdry effects."

I blame gender difference.

Humperdink म्हणाले...

@MikeinAppalacia Sorry, I failed to see you correction. My aplologies to you.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"Jean-Luc Godard has a great scene in A Woman Is a Woman with the guy riding his bike in circles in the living room."

There's some good riding of a bike in the house in "The Fight Club."

Anyway... the bike is in the house because Meade brought it around from the garage then needed to do something and just brought it inside for safekeeping.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"Althouse never writes like this... I blame gender difference."

Ha ha. But ironically, that paragraph doesn't come across as masculine. It's very hyperventilating and dramatizing. He's so theatrical he even uses a theater metaphor and sustains it hammily.

But who knows what that guy would write if he weren't caught up in the Breitbart project?

rhhardin म्हणाले...

It's masculine. He abstracts from details to get a general state of things.

The woman adds details and goes for actual drama.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

How come you quoted the last paragraph except for the final sentence: "From here on to keep the job they've got to eat the chicken"?

Is that a detail or the general state of things?

There's no previous chicken, so I had to guess that he's referring to the aforementioned freak show and expects us to think about the geek that bites the head off a living chicken. But then why say "eat the chicken"? People tend to think of eating chicken as a normal and decently good thing. Or does the "the" do the trick?

Curious George म्हणाले...

"Sydney said...
Have now seen two Hillary bumper stickers. The one I saw today said "Qualified." Judging from her slogans and her logo, she has to have the worst PR team in politics."

I have a Hillary bumper sticker. Mine says "Never"

rhhardin म्हणाले...

It wasn't a clear ending to me. No doubt it's the geek show chicken; is he saying that the left has to act like the clowns they are seen to be in order to continue?

Rather than going with the social justice cover they've been using.

It's still general nevertheless, just a metaphor.

rhhardin म्हणाले...

I always say sand in the PC gearbox, which isn't a detail but a metaphor.

Deb म्हणाले...

Here's someplace unexpected:Whittier, North Carolina.