The Garret

The most Christmas-y thing I will do this year

It’s weird timing on that whole copy-pasta dog controversy, because I’m literally working on design concepts for a new site I’m calling Bridgetown Cards, which is—get this— a site full of user-contrib snippets you can literally copy-pasta into your own Bridgetown projects! šŸ§šŸ˜‚
Hey, I have a cool name #cardsagainsthumanity
Happy 45th birthday: lnkd.in/eq5YK-W2
Lashlee will be missed. He brought a productive offense to Miami, which was the bright spot of a mediocre season. Let’s hope we get a new HC that can keep it going and fix what’s broken! (I’m absolutely on the #LaneTrain, but Cristobal would be awesome too).
People who have difficulties verbally communicating and acknowledging any emotional state other than ā€œI’m tough and in control!ā€ will absolutely hate S4 of #StarTrekDiscovery. Everyone is so open. Honest. Raw. Vulnerable. I truly do hope, in the future, we humans are like that. twitter.com/batlethbabe/st…
šŸ–¤šŸ––šŸ¼Heather Rae āš”ļøšŸ”® https://twitter.com/BatlethBabe
Even on the small screen of my laptop, #StarTrekDiscovery’s ā€œAnomalyā€ was one of the most exhilarating and emotionally charged episodes of #StarTrek I’ve seen. Wa...
Oh-My-Cron. "...this variant has been detected at faster rates than previous surges in infection" We are so <insert choice word here> ... who.int/news/item/26-1…
Please @Hellmanns, bring back clam-o-naise! Asking for many friends… #BringBackCLAMONAISE

Are you being an active listener during eternal Caturday?

IndieWeb Committment for New Year’s Eve 2021

#indieweb #indieweb-commitment

Still seeking grinder footage!

New post: fluffy rambles: Still seeking grinder footage! beesbuzz.biz/blog/450-Still… #Coffee #LoFiBeats
I didn't realize they taught Ruby in the Obsidian Order…
Btw periodic reminder that youtube.com/watch?v=IS5ycm… is a thing!
You're not a developer unless you've built a microprocessor using sand and your fists
DHH and that dog meme… All he had to say is you should be doing this instead:
Hats, pants, puppies. instagr.am/p/CWulBtzrOUM/

Watching the Egg Bowl with Miles

ran the Spartan Turkey Trot #5k #race in 31:13 (MV CA, 8°C). my 2nd fastest on the @SpartanTurkey5k course, and first #turkeyTrot in 4 years! A pleasant surprise.
niece(11) crushed it in 23+min, nephew2(14) in 29+min, dad in 38+min. #turkeyTrot2021

Arrived early at Mountain View High School to do a warm-up, my first ā€œproperā€ warm-up before a 5k. ~10min moderate steady running, a 1min intense push, then 4x 30s strides, and walked it off.

Found my dad, niece, nephews and waited in wave 2 only a few minute before we got started.

First mile felt a lot stronger than any flat road mile I’ve run in quite some time, at least a couple of years. Passing the 1 mile marker at under 10 minutes felt really good. Paced slowed a bit, but still passed the 2 mile marker at under 20 minutes. That’s when I knew I had a chance at a 31-something time. Tried to keep pushing in the last mile or so, and it went faster than I expected.

When I reached the track for the last 300m, all my Kezar training kicked in. Ā Gradually picked up the pace until I kicked as hard as I could on the final 100m straight, passing several, not being passed by anyone.

Stopped my watch after crossing both timing strips after the finish arch: 31:13. Official results pending. Feels like with some training I could get a sub-30 next year.

More: https://www.spartanturkeytrot.com/

Previously:
2017-11-23: 30:21 personal CR. No post, only a mention: https://tantek.com/2017/333/t1
2016-11-24: 31:27. https://tantek.com/2016/329/t1
2015-11-26: DNR. Recovering from injury. https://tantek.com/2015/330/t1
2014-11-27: Time unknown. https://tantek.com/2014/331/t1
2013-11-28: https://tantek.com/2013/332/t2
2012-11-22: https://tantek.com/2012/327/t2
#5k #race #turkeyTrot #turkeyTrot2021
ran the Spartan Turkey Trot #5k #race in 31:13 (MV CA, 8°C). my 2nd fastest on the @SpartanTurkey5k course, and first #turkeyTrot in 4 years! A pleasant surprise. niece(11) crushed it in 23+min, nephew2(14) in 29+min, dad in 38+min. #turkeyTrot2021 ... tantek.com/t5Fw1
Watching the Egg Bowl with Miles