NOT A CAPTAIN, NOT A COLONEL
He was the Major. Major Taylor to be precise. I am reading a book about this gentleman right now. He was a cyclist in the late 1890's - 1900's. A black cyclist in an era of cycling when cyclists were big stars of the era. I am about a third of the way thru the book and these guys were pretty impressive. I read one passage where he was pushing a 108 in ch ring and another where it was 114 inch gear. It would take a few laps just to get uncorked and really push these gears. But once they did they could fly. On a 23lb bike with this huge gearing and a flying start he was at one time able to do a mile in under 1 minute and 20 seconds. He was able to go in excess of 45mph when the speed of a car at that time topped out at 39mph. I am only about a third of the way thru the book but I am sure I will be even more impressed as I progress. One guy was able o do a mile in 57 seconds. Granted, he was following a train as a drafting device but still. Wow!!!
LINCOLN LAWYER
Matthew McConnaughey actually made an enjoyable movie. Lincoln Lawyer was actually pretty good. It was worth the price of an afternoon admission with free popcorn and my own bottle of water.
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