{"id":2805,"date":"2016-04-15T16:16:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:16:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-03-11T12:07:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T11:07:11","slug":"puppini-sisters-rocking-the-grand-hall-v1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tricorder.se\/?p=2805","title":{"rendered":"Dean&#8217;s road runner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">R<\/span>arely I forge a friendship with someone from the second camp. And, if they get me on a bad day, their reaction can feel like a gentle kick in the stomach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"graf--p graf-after--blockquote\">I thought about this. Then I thought about my childhood. It turns out that I rode the bus to school nearly 200 days a year for more than 10 years. That\u2019s 2,000 days. I don\u2019t remember most of those days. They blur together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of exactly the same reason, a flat saddle is better than one that has a pre-formed shape.The motor Guzzi California that you see in this picture has a perfect saddle: broad and long and flat, so you can move around to sit in different postures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My hotel was in Yountville and I\u2019d done no pre-planning. I asked the concierge for a running or hiking trail nearby, with underwhelming results. So in typical California fashion,<br>\nI decided to drive to my exercise. A quick Google search turned up Jack London State Park. If it was named after the author of <em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">White Fang <\/em>and C<em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">all of the Wild<\/em>, it had to kick ass, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-204 size-full\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.demos.pixelgrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/DeathtoStock_NYC11-1.jpg\" alt=\"DeathtoStock_NYC11\" class=\"wp-image-204\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\"\/><figcaption>Dean taking snapshots&nbsp;with his grandfather&#8217;s Zenit-E<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Chalk one up for the analog experience. I love maps. I buy them just before I leave on any significant trip and they end up cluttering my apartment, living under the bed in plastic bins and shoved in the corners of bookcases. Once in a while I try to organize them, and instead get lost in the various topographies, hieroglyphic legends and squiggling lines.&nbsp;Because the truth is, I don\u2019t expect everyone to be like me. Not at all. In fact, you should be focusing on what works for you.&nbsp;Because of exactly the same reason, a flat saddle is better than one that has a pre-formed shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think people ask successful entrepreneurs questions like <em>\u201cWhat does a day look like for you?\u201d<\/em> because they think they might hold some secret to success. Some overarching wisdom that will change everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The days I&#8217;ve gotten up late and eaten a <em>junky breakfast<\/em>, my day is usually sluggish and a bit depressing. However, when I wake up early and take the time to gently allow myself to come into the day, I know I have an awesome 24 hours ahead of me.&nbsp;I am&nbsp;so afraid to miss that <em>fragment of vision<\/em>, I will have to sketch it down immediately in my book. And this above, is that vision I have been keeping for a good timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a firm believer that how your day goes depends on how you choose to start it. The days I&#8217;ve gotten up late and eaten a <em>junky breakfast<\/em>, my day is usually sluggish and a bit depressing. However, when I wake up early and take the time to gently allow myself to come into the day, I know I have an awesome 24 hours ahead of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I buy maps just before I leave on any significant trip and they end up cluttering my apartment<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Chalk one up for the analog experience. I love maps. I buy them just before I leave on any significant trip and they end up cluttering my apartment, living under the bed in plastic bins and shoved in the corners of bookcases. Once in a while I try to organize them, and instead get lost in the various topographies, hieroglyphic legends and squiggling lines.&nbsp;Because the truth is, I don\u2019t expect everyone to be like me. Not at all. In fact, you should be focusing on what works for you.&nbsp;Because of exactly the same reason, a flat saddle is better than one that has a pre-formed shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think people ask successful entrepreneurs questions like <em>\u201cWhat does a day look like for you?\u201d<\/em> because they think they might hold some secret to success. Some overarching wisdom that will change everything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rarely I forge a friendship with someone from the second camp. And, if they get me on a bad day, their reaction can feel like a gentle kick in the stomach. 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