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Hell yeah!

Thanks to everyone that's been able to donate so far. I'm about 50% of my way to my fundraising goal with 2-1/2 weeks to go. Time to go prep to ride to work tomorrow.

@jose - good man.

I got the team hat logo designed and two prototypes of the hats made the other night. Pretty pleased with the results from the little laser. Maybe there will be d-_-b hats in the future.

Prototype complete.

Love you guys, thanks for the quick start. Time to head out for a training ride in the balmy 85F/85% humidity. 🥵

So it's that time of year once again where I call upon the incredible generosity and support of this community to help me raise money for the Kelly Brush Foundation. Nate's Donation Page This year is no different than years past, in early September my friends and I will gather in Middlebury, VT to join 800 or so riders for the event. We should have an even bigger team this year with my friend Paul returning from a two-year stint in Poland so it'll be fun to get the whole band back together that started participating in events nearly 20 years ago. For me this is the 13th year of active participation after a few early years of serving as an event photographer. Anyway, this year KBF is hoping to raise $1.5M to support individuals with spinal chord injuries to regain an active lifestyle which means I need to get my ass in gear and do my part. This organization and cause remains something near and dear to me as someone who takes the simple ability to get outdoors and do whatever I like, when I like, somewhat for granted. But each year, participating in this event helps refocus and recenter my appreciation for those that chose to not be limited by life-altering injuries, illness, etc. The foundation helps people discover adaptive sports and recreation, hosts camps to immerse people in sports and community, and most importantly, provides hundreds of grants per year to people that just want to return to the activities they love. So as you are able I'd very much appreciate your support. To sweeten the pot, every $100 donation will get a custom d-_-b laser engraved slate coaster shipped to the address of your choice. I'm producing the prototype today and will post a picture. Thanks in advance, Nate Last Year's Crew

Knucks, Agree on the RHD being an issue. I've often contemplated settling and buying one configured that way since they tend to be priced significantly lower than LHD models. Then I remember the counsel that I got from a Rover guy some 30+ years ago, RHD isn't worth it, regardless of the price.

Have been running around like a crazy person at work this week (boss is out) so it's belated birthday wishes from me as well, Todd.

Happy Birthday!

Belated birthday wishes!

Thanks for sharing the picks, Knucks. Some day I'll own another Landy, my first vehicle was a '68 SER IIA. I've lusted after another ever since, they're just wildly impractical and have gotten quite expensive. Maybe I'll get one of my European colleagues to help me import a newer model one of these years.

I’ll try to have a peak when i get back from vacation. If you press onward before that, no worries.

Thanks guys, it is a ride I’ve done once before and is in essence uphill the whole way. I mean yes, there are descents after the big climbs but as a point to point there’s a lot more up than down. And a persistent headwind out of the north was not something I’d bargained on. Oddly enough, what freaks most people out is my HR data. AVG: 158bpm, MAX: 178. Not too shabby for a 48 year old.

Diameter? I might have a spool in a closet at home.

Decided to bike to vacation.

I do indeed Steve and it's actually what sprung to mind when you described the direction and location. Steve's new backyard.

I had and almost exclusively shot with an 18-200 for years on my D7000. I'm sure there's better glass, but for a lens that you almost never have to take off the body, I had few complaints. I also understand why, from a professional or even semi-pro perspective, it was criticized.

I've been playing with the D4S all weekend. Man, it's funny how familiar the Nikon controls feel after so many years with the D7000 and how easy it is to fall back into workflow/process. Still working on nailing focus points. Low light performance is impressive. That was in an essentially dark room with the little man lit only by the light of his phone.

outside but covered. One of the selling points of the new Weber's are some sort of treatment process they do to the steel to keep it from rusting. And the frame is allegedly built a lot better than your average flat top grill. Time will tell. No issues with cooking surface rust so far and it's been impressively hot/humid here since I got it. 97F today.

What isn't a double entedre to you, Steve? 😆

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Had a surreal moment at work the other day - I was out walking with our public affairs staff planning for an upcoming major event when my specialist made the following comment, "Maybe we should use the nice camera in the closet for this?" I responded asking WTF she was talking about, what was this camera, where was it, how long had it been sitting around, etc. What followed was a mind numbing conversation about how her higher-HQ had shipped her a camera last year to use to document some of the work we're doing. She took one look at it, decided it was way-too-complicated and put it in a storage closet. So on Monday I unearthed a mint condition Nikon D4S complete with a Nikkor 28-300 lens. I have always wanted to tinker with a Nikon FX body. I am the only one that can figure out how to use a camera without a green auto function 🤦‍♂️. So I've got it home with me for the long weekend trying to figure it all out and re-learn some Nikon functions after going to the dark side of Sony for the last three years.

^^^ Also of note during that final sprint during the historic Cav win, the epic and injury preventing bunny-hop to avoid the rider that crashed. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/28951469/tour-de-france-cycling-cavendish/