toddtyrtle

@toddtyrtle@zirk.us

American expat living in Toronto, likes cycling (especially bicycle touring) sometimes on Zwift, cooking, writing and trying new things. Getting back into running after a long time Studying Hindi in my spare time. Libraries are my favourite thing.

Fundraising for my local food bank by riding from Toronto to Montreal in just three days

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toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. Learned a lot about endurance climbing Alpe du last night. Short answer: Pay no attention to progress. Head down, pedal. A lesson for life.

  2. Two WFH days this week.

  3. Sorted a few budgetary things out yesterday and have a path forward.

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toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. Switched from Mint to Tiller for budget tracking and love the flexibility and community support. I should have done it sooner.

  2. I think my latency issue that caused Zoom freezes is resolved.

  3. Looking forward to tonight's run.

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toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. Made a solid decision instead of waffling: Outdoor commuting is done until 2024.

  2. FTP test shows I have a little fitness to make up but starting gran fondo training to prepare for long charity ride with ultracycling distances this summer.

  3. Woke up at 4:00 and hit the ground running!

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toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. Dosas and Manchurian fried idli for brunch

  2. Had an excellent time at the Keith Haring exhibit with Daegan.

  3. Bike is tuned up and ready for winter. It rides like a dream. I will need to replace the drive train in spring, though.

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toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. Bike mini-tuneup is done. Picking it up today along with a quote for a cool new upgrade!

  2. Breakfast dropin was relatively drama-free though so busy. >225 people. Take care of your neighbours, folks.

  3. Visit to see Keith Haring exhibit planned for this afternoon

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toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. I'm slowly getting adjusted to daylight saving time. I slept until 4:45 today!

  2. Still barely on phone apps and social media. I'm now at 114% of my year's reading goal with 6 weeks to go. Some good reads too!

  3. I have an idea for a big project - with purpose and that will really push me in 2024.

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toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. A fridge full of leftovers means less cooking, more relaxing this weekend.

  2. The upcoming week looks excellent for bike commuting to work.

  3. Beautiful sunlight coming in from the window, jazz on the stereo and tasks getting checked off one by one...

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toddtyrtle, to cycling

  1. South Indian breakfast this morning with filter coffee was amazing.

  2. Reframing "Must be in the office 4 days/week" as "Must get in 2 hours of cycling/day at least 3x/week" is a game changer. The point is to ride not to sit at work for no good reason.

  3. Decided to take an extra-long route home from work last night (38 km instead of 20) and had a lovely ride through varied terrain. Huge mood lift.

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A leaf-covered path leads down into a dense and dark forest. A few streetlights light the way. It feels atmospheric and a little eerie.
A dock points out into Lake Ontario. On the opposite side you can see the lights of Toronto Island and a few lights in the sky - likely airplanes. On the right is a boat with purple lights docked behind a smaller boat. The purple lights are reflecting in the water. A highrise can be seen to the right of the boats.
The CN tower, lit in purple, peeks between two highrises. In the foreground is a mostly empty bike lane with a couple walking. A few cars are in the road between us and the highrise.

toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. Locked in vacation time for 2024 with some cool ideas for what to do.

  2. Subzero bike commute today was fine with bonus beautiful sunrise.

  3. Busy day with great focus and productivity.

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toddtyrtle,

@ericsfraga @3goodthings Yes - it's that time of year here. Rain and 4°C expected tomorrow morning. Had a good jacket but didn't bother with pants as shorts or rain tights were fine. I think I'll need something warmer under rain pants. And shoe covers are a likely need too.

toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. The small online book club I started with friends around the world during the lockdown is still going on three years later.

  2. A the outdoor temperature drops and somehow even indoors I find myself colder than usual (even with heat) wool socks are wonderful.

  3. Yesterday's run was a lovely mix of trail and road with lovely weather and scenery - and my longest since I resumed running this year.

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toddtyrtle,

@3goodthings Thanks to this book, "Stolen Focus" by Johann Hari for the inspiration for #2

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toddtyrtle,

@djfiander @3goodthings It is pretty great. Not really for cyclists but for maintenance staff who may need to shower between different manufacturing facilities but I'll take it!

liztai, to fediverse
@liztai@hachyderm.io avatar

I am SO happy that WP.com supports the #Fediverse this way. Now I don't have to depend on brid.gy to allow Mastodon comments to my posts to appear on my blog. I'll figure out how to do this after my walk.
Woohoo. So excited and am so glad I decided to ditch #Squarespace for #Wordpress this year.
More info: https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/10/11/activitypub/

#Blogging #Blogs #Mastodon #Writing

toddtyrtle,

@liztai ooh! Probably! This is the first I've seen of it.

toddtyrtle,

@liztai oh now that's brilliant!

toddtyrtle,

@liztai Wow - I guess I won't be doing it after all. It's a $424/year upgrade. (It only comes with the business plan) - I'd probably be better off self-hosting if I were really wanting to do this.

toddtyrtle,

@liztai oh thanks! Will do that when I get home.

toddtyrtle,

@liztai Oh that's so easy! I almost fell for their stupid marketing tricks. (OK, I wouldn't spend that kind of money)). But you can find me at @gooutsidetoday.com@gooutsidetoday.com now. Thanks for letting me know!

toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. Hated the idea of running in 10°C and drizzle yesterday. Did anyway and had a great time.

  2. Heat is on in our house now! My hands are warm again!

  3. Daegan made tofu bowls again and there is enough to bring to work.

@3goodthings

The East Don River is surrounded on both sides by trees whose colour is fading but not quite changed to autumn colours. The river is brown and appears to be running slowly with only a few rocks in the distance.
A view of the river from behind a small tree on which a few yellow flowers remain. In the background there are some minor rapids in the river and beyond that on the other shore, some trees whose leaves are starting to change colour.
A large grey rock has some graffiti on it. A small person is sitting on the ground with their right hand pulling their knees to their chest. Their hair is shoulder length and their eyes are closed. They are wearing a tiger-striped shirt. While their right arm is normal-sized, their left arm loops around three times before ending in their left hand on top of their head. The caption next to the picture says "Don't Over Think"

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toddtyrtle,

@TinaReynolds @3goodthings Steal away!

toddtyrtle, to random

- Did you learn cursive/joined up writing in primary school?

Oh yes. And that penmanship was so horrific that in grade 5 my teacher told me to type my assignments so she could read them. I learned to touch type that summer. I now type very quickly - as fast as I think. When I try to write (printing only) either the thoughts back up because I write too slowly or they're illegible. So if there's an important idea to take down it must be done on a keyboard.

toddtyrtle,

@cydonian Oh interesting! So the slower pace is actually beneficial in that case.

toddtyrtle, to random

  1. Family outings with delicious coffee and dessert tasting

  2. Beautiful golden hour mornings

  3. Forgetting and then remembering that tomorrow is a holiday - the weekend just grew by 50%!

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toddtyrtle, to 3goodthings

  1. Restful, nearly uninterrupted sleep last night. This always makes for a great day.

  2. Wrapping up a small project today.

  3. Though I am at loose ends both for personal and work related projects, I'm really inspired to do what I am sure of with commitment and urgency as if they were the most exciting thing. Maybe they will be.

@3goodthings

toddtyrtle, to random

  1. Restful, nearly uninterrupted sleep last night. This always makes for a great day.

  2. Wrapping up a small project today.

  3. Though I am at loose ends both for personal and work related projects, I'm really inspired to do what I am sure of with commitment and urgency as if they were the most exciting thing. Maybe they will be.

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