Natalie Wood was murdered! I read it in the "National Enquirer".Today (July 20) is Natalie Wood's birthday (b: 07/20/1938)
died at age 43 in 1981... she wold have been 82 today.
TCM is showing several of her films today ...
At age 35 ~~~
From the film The Great Race - her own singing - Jackie Ward dubbed the lyrics in the film.
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Today (July 20) is Natalie Wood's birthday (b: 07/20/1938)
died at age 43 in 1981... she wold have been 82 today.
TCM is showing several of her films today ...
At age 35 ~~~
From the film The Great Race - her own singing - Jackie Ward dubbed the lyrics in the film.
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That's the semi-official story. However, the coroner changed the cause of death from "accidental drowning" to "drowning and other undetermined factors." There has been a lot of speculation of foul play.I heard she had too much to drink and fell off the boat. Happened all too often on cruise ships back in the day when they were allowed to sail.
Fifty-one years since the Apollo 11 moon landing! Time does fly. I was a mere 12 year old lad watching Walter Cronkite with 600 million other people around the world. What a great moment in history.7/21....
Song for today... 1-hit-wonder by Jonathan King
- it reached #7 on the Billboard Hot-100 in 1965
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7/20 LEM lands on the Moon (LUNA)
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
7/21/1969 Neal Armstrong goes walk-about on the Moon
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Happy Birthday to...
Taco is 65 today... (b: 1955 as Taco Ockerse in Jakarta, Indonesia)
This song reached # 4 in 1982
He also did this...
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And now mankind has gone to pieces.
The thumbnail of Ray Charles singing this brought to mind another colorful "patriotic" song. I happened to watch the official video for this a few years ago, and caught 1.5 seconds of the letter sorting machine (LSM) that I used to work on in the Postal Service when Rocky IV came out. You can't see the whole machine - 12 people sitting in a row at keyboards, letters constantly moving in front of them - but it was enough to say "Hey, that's what I used to do!" The screen shot shows a vacuum pick-off arm that lifts letters from a transport belt and drops them on a chain drive for the person to view for seven-tenths of a second, and key within three-tenths of a second - 60 letters a minute, 8 hours a day.Thank you Katharine Lee Bates who wrote (America The Beautiful) on this date (July 22, 1893);
after viewing the vista before her from the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado.
Late night story indicates DeWine's initial test likely yielded a false positive. A second sample was tested 2x under a different method at OSU and returned negative both times.How is everyone?
I was surprised to hear our governor of Ohio tested positive for Covid-19 on the tarmac while waiting to see Pres. Trump today. Asymptomatic.
How is everyone?
I'm dreading the fact my wife plans to retire in mid-October. My life of retirement ease will come to a halt when she's home full-time year-round. Will have to find her a part-time job to keep her busy so I have less to do around the house.How is everyone?
RV sales are very good here, too. (NC) One local dealer is selling them faster than they can get them in. We are thinking about the RV life, too. Have fun!I'm dreading the fact my wife plans to retire in mid-October. My life of retirement ease will come to a halt when she's home full-time year-round. Will have to find her a part-time job to keep her busy so I have less to do around the house.
With that upcoming life change in mind, we purchased a very good used trailer RV last week, our first. Now we just have to remember how to hook and unhook that fancy anti-sway hitch, and figure out the switches and connectors for water, propane, electric - and the ever-important black water waste hose disposal. I may be quizzing you experienced RV folks on here when I run into trouble, lol.
Wow, the RV lots we visited were busy. We finally found the one we wanted on a Thursday, came back on Friday to finish the deal. During the 2 hours we were there, their parking lot had no empty spaces. Non-stop stream of shoppers coming in and out. Crazy.
Things are crazy in the bicycle industry, too. Big box retailers' bike inventories are extremely depleted. Local bike shops' entry level bike inventories are very small. My local shop has had its showroom closed on Mondays for 2 months in order to have a day where they can focus on repairs and new bike assembly. Even so, the repair requests are coming in faster than they can turn them out. They're currently quoting people needing new repair jobs past Labor Day as an estimate for when they can do the work. Some online retailers are out of certain components that you'd put on entry-level bikes (like 7-speed mountain bike rear derailleurs) and aren't expected to get more until mid-October. The fact that most lower end bike frames and parts are made in China only adds to the difficulty of resupply.RV sales are very good here, too. (NC) One local dealer is selling them faster than they can get them in. We are thinking about the RV life, too. Have fun!
I have two repairs I need on my bike, the same two I have "done" before. For some reason, I lost the first of the three ranges and decided to fix that. Well, I got the first range back, but lost the third range - the one I use almost exclusively - in the process. No big deal, but I need to take another stab at it before I take it to the bike shop this winter (tune-up and whatever else).Things are crazy in the bicycle industry, too. Big box retailers' bike inventories are extremely depleted. Local bike shops' entry level bike inventories are very small. My local shop has had its showroom closed on Mondays for 2 months in order to have a day where they can focus on repairs and new bike assembly. Even so, the repair requests are coming in faster than they can turn them out. They're currently quoting people needing new repair jobs past Labor Day as an estimate for when they can do the work. Some online retailers are out of certain components that you'd put on entry-level bikes (like 7-speed mountain bike rear derailleurs) and aren't expected to get more until mid-October. The fact that most lower end bike frames and parts are made in China only adds to the difficulty of resupply.
Even Park Tool's website is out of stock on some of their more basic tools. I assume it's due to people doing more of their own wrenching due to the backlog of repair jobs at their local bike shops. Some of their tools are also made in China now, I do believe. I've had some luck acquiring some used tools on eBay. In the bike world, Park Tools are like a cross between Snap-On and Craftsman. They're high-quality and hold their value well, so even their used tools are good, but you're still going to pay close to retail for them unless you come across a seller who has no idea what he or she has. I'm constantly looking for those deals. I've expanded my arsenal of tools to tackle more elaborate repair jobs and to work on some older or lower end bikes for friends who have taken up riding again during this situation. Their bikes sat in their garages for years to the point of being unrideable without some repair work. Some TLC or overhauling has been needed to get those bikes back in service. It's fun working on them knowing how happy the people are to be able to ride again, but I wouldn't want to work in a bike shop full time. I'm a tad OCD, so I spend way too much time cleaning the bikes and parts before I do the actual repair job. That would never fly in a real shop where the only goal is to turn them out as quickly as possible.
Ready for some good news.Doing good, staying out of trouble, but bored.....LOL
How are you doing?
When you say "ranges," are you talking about shifting on the front chainrings? Could be a cable tension issue. Could be a limit screw issue (the tighter the limit screws, the less the derailleur can move inward and outward. Could be a derailleur that's a tad gummed up w/ old grease and dirt and needs flushed w/ WD-40 or some other solvent, cleaned, and then re-lubed. Could be an issue w/ cable tension, or perhaps the cable or housing is corroded and needs replaced. Could be anything, but it should be a simple fix once you identify the source of the problem, and it likely won't require any special tools. You can totally do this with a little insight from 1 of the best bicycle repair instructors in the USA:I have two repairs I need on my bike, the same two I have "done" before. For some reason, I lost the first of the three ranges and decided to fix that. Well, I got the first range back, but lost the third range - the one I use almost exclusively - in the process. No big deal, but I need to take another stab at it before I take it to the bike shop this winter (tune-up and whatever else).
Also, I adjusted my rear brakes, but they are back to working just so-so, "forcing" me to over-use the front brakes. (It's not good to go shooting over the handlebars - something I have done twice). Damn soccer moms think they own the road! I'll add this to my to-do list. Until now, I haven't thought about consulting YouTube. Hmmm... Looking forward to fall when I can double my current routine.
Sounds like a great and thoughtful hobby! The nice thing about doing stuff in your own good time is you can afford to be OCD. The amount of time I spent fixing a couple kitchen cabinets this morning (re-aligning one - off by 1/16th" LOL - and installing a couple magnetic latches) was outrageous. But, I enjoyed it. I'll save the "pressure cooker" for work work!
I don't own a truing stand (can't bring myself to spend that much $), but I have a spoke tensiometer which at least helps ensure that I have the spokes set to a tension that will yield a strong wheel even if it isn't perfectly true. Even so, I hate truing wheels. If I really want to get a wheel trued, I pray for the weather to be so bad that I can't be outside for any reason. Otherwise, if the weather is nice enough, and it comes down to riding or maintenance, I'm riding.Got a Trek 610 been sitting in a garage unused for about 30 years. I could true the wheels for old time's sake I suppose. Need to do something to pass the time.
Oh wait, doughnuts!
Thanks for the tips. Yeah, I imagined the "ranges" issue was tension-related, but will check the other items.When you say "ranges," are you talking about shifting on the front chainrings? Could be a cable tension issue. Could be a limit screw issue (the tighter the limit screws, the less the derailleur can move inward and outward. Could be a derailleur that's a tad gummed up w/ old grease and dirt and needs flushed w/ WD-40 or some other solvent, cleaned, and then re-lubed. Could be an issue w/ cable tension, or perhaps the cable or housing is corroded and needs replaced. Could be anything, but it should be a simple fix once you identify the source of the problem, and it likely won't require any special tools. You can totally do this with a little insight from 1 of the best bicycle repair instructors in the USA:
Assuming the rear brake pads are aligned equidistant to the rim and set at the proper "toe-in" position and height (i.e. not rubbing the tire or having part of the pad hitting below the braking surface on contact), just keep tweaking that cable tension on the rear either via barrel adjuster or by disconnecting the cable and either reducing or releasing the slack in the cable before re-connecting it.
Also, tune-ups are generally a rip-off and just a way for shops to keep some money coming in during the slower winter months. That said, it's great that you support your local bike shop as you do.