Cruising, Skated by

by Duf Anything and Everything

I had a fun weekend where I got to do some dog sitting for a friend while doing a whole lot of whatever else I felt like. One of those things was going out for a ride on my OneWheel. During the ride I talked about the announcement by Future Motion regarding their new high performance version of the board which they have named the S Series. Ever since I bought my XR more than 5 years ago I have always immediately purchased whatever new models they have come out with including the Pint and the GT. This is the first time I am not planning on doing that. The additional performance would just be wasted on me with the way I ride. Evidently a lot of people are looking for S Series videos right now. Mine got over 3000 views in a day, way ahead of my normal pace.

After the ride I originally intended to go grab dinner at Carrabas by the bar. I instead punted that idea and had Dominoes deliver a pizza instead. It got the job done.

I started my Sunday morning with another pickleball session out at Talis Park. Now that season is resuming there are more people showing up which could eventually cause some court contention. I hope to keep playing with the core group for as long as possible. My being a guest instead of an owner/member could eventually ruffle some feathers.

I got out on a second ride Sunday, this time hitting Dunkin Donuts on the Sherman S. One thing I absolutely have not done as much of as I hoped since moving is getting out on rides. I want to correct that.

I watched the Eagles/Commanders game Sunday afternoon. Washington took it to the Birds, driving up and down the field on them pretty much all game long. The defense seemed to have very few answers. The offense had some blunders as well, twice turning the ball over inside the 5 yard line, normally a death sentence. Luckily the Eagles had a strong finish and wound up winning by a touchdown.

I haven’t really made any commentary on how the Sunday Ticket has been this year now that it has jumped from Directv to YouTube. The short answer is, fantastic. For 20 years I had to jump through so many hoops and deal with tons of frustration getting the ST to work via satellite. The YouTube solution has been flawless with high quality streams available on any device that supports it. I’ve been very pleased.