tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post5009233135058493761..comments2024-03-21T07:37:30.475-04:00Comments on Light reading: On shibbolethsJenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-36727357532241924252007-07-08T14:13:00.000-04:002007-07-08T14:13:00.000-04:00One-of-a-kind things are often that way because fo...One-of-a-kind things are often that way because folks find out that one is enough - or even too much! Really great that the place works for you.<BR/><BR/>There's something almost self-defeating in writing: "esoteric adherence to terminology which rather than inviting outsiders in serves as a kind of shibboleth." Heck, you've just excluded a heap of folks who aren't up to that vocabulary level! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Good references all.Brent Bucknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754659334435107746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-77601012601817458682007-07-07T16:00:00.000-04:002007-07-07T16:00:00.000-04:00I like the rhythm of long course swimming. That l...I like the rhythm of long course swimming. That looks like a fascinating facility.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07300094483282054900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-28401671476088538862007-07-06T16:40:00.000-04:002007-07-06T16:40:00.000-04:00I'm a member at Chelsea Piers. Say you're my guest...I'm a member at Chelsea Piers. Say you're my guest and it's $25-- or better yet, come with!Lauren Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11185732225446312937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-6699234026246803012007-07-06T15:05:00.000-04:002007-07-06T15:05:00.000-04:00I feel quite exhausted after reading this post. So...I feel quite exhausted after reading this post. Sorry to add a note of flippancy to such an admirable lifetsyle. Truly, I am lost in admiration.<BR/>And yes, that 60 bucks a day is crazy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-81134365569174385362007-07-06T09:46:00.000-04:002007-07-06T09:46:00.000-04:00Lynn, those books sound perfect! But are you not ...Lynn, those books sound perfect! But are you not persuadable to do a triathlon with me sometime in the next couple years?!? We must do it!Jenny Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-33173866490093062762007-07-06T09:40:00.000-04:002007-07-06T09:40:00.000-04:00When I was 10 or so, I was pretty much completely ...When I was 10 or so, I was pretty much completely obsessed with doing a triathalon in the Olympics (I don't think it even became an Olympic sport until 2000, when I was 17, but whatever). I was really into Chris Crutcher's novels Ironman and Stotan. I think he has one called Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, too, which is good. And then there was In Lane Three, Alex Archer, which was by someone else, but also very inspirational to my younger self! They're definitely all novels for Young People, but I still pull them off my shelf for a quick re-read, and I think you'd really like them. I'll send you a box when I'm back in AZ!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148921455491716504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-79638265248202053442007-07-06T08:46:00.000-04:002007-07-06T08:46:00.000-04:00I've got Joe Friel's Cyclist's Training Bible and ...I've got Joe Friel's Cyclist's Training Bible and agree that the title's not overstated -- I'm quite a believer and practically have the thing memorized ... but, oh boy, are those instructions complicated! There's no way I could follow his regimine exactly. I agree with your point about the importance of explaining terms -- I try to do that on my blog when I write about cycling, even if it feels repetitive.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.com