The less stuff you carry, the faster and easier you can ride! :)

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Just rode across the state border, from South into North Carolina! :)
The colonial English came by here hundreds of years ago, and made some history happen...
Anyway, now in a NOTHER thunderstorm, with all the sunshine seems like the area's got lots of rain too...
A cool combo I came up with... OK, I'm sure lots of people make similar things, but it's fun and tasty and so forth! :)
First, here's the story behind this: I learned that chocolate chips undergo a process in the sun, through which they convert into a substance called "melted chocolate"! :)
RECIPE
Combine a whole bunch of bread, for example white bread or wheat bread, with a whole bunch of peanut butter, bananas, chocolate, and other tasty treats. EAT!!!!!!! :)

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Can you tell what the change involves?

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A yummy drink: mix instant coffee with ice cold carbonated water, instead of hot flat water. It tastes a lot like Guinness or a dark beer. And it peps you up!!! :)
I sometimes make this at gas stations. In this extreme heat, you need a lot of refreshment!!! :)
Also, I've come across a similar product that nitrogenates instead of carbonates. Looks like it's a bit of a trend.

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On the road again! :)
Heading out from Myrtle Beach, SC, up north towards NC! :)
Laptop charger recently broke, so a brief spell without a computer... Went to a big box store, they didn't carry the part, went to a smaller retailer in an upscale shopping area, they didn't carry the part, wound up at a small store next to Walmart in an economically depressed area, the friendly guy quickly pulled out the right part. "You's lookin' at five bucks."

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Really insightful and clear book. The writer describes unique aspects of our personality on the basis of the "five factor" model from psychological science -- military grade personality assessment -- along with charming personal anecdotes including her own test mice subjects. I found it funny and very revealing to read about some of my own quirks, including my openness to experience -- perhaps unsurprising for someone who rides a bicycle through different cultures while writing about astrophysics! :)
Highly recommend! :)

After deciding to stay the weekend here at Myrtle Beach, it's extremely hot, with lots of sunshine, and now thunderstorms. It gets so hot out that you can add instant coffee to water and it will heat up on its own! :)
And water bottles heat up and almost explode on their own! :)
Thought of an idea, plum soda, looks like it already exists! :)

By the way, I think it's funny how recently when I walk into a bike shop with problems, the mechanics seem to think it would take an extremely large and expensive amount of work to make it even basically ridable! :)
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Rode in successfully to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina!!!!!!! :)

Here at the library, came across the Dr. Seuss classic, Yertle the Turtle:

Everywhere here has tons of rules, from the library to the beach. Also, there are tons of iterations of the same set of shops, so that it's easy to lose track of where you are. One cool chain:

There's an amusement park by the beach, and a parking lot has swimming noodles around its gate bar. :)
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With the bicycle experiencing more road rigors, it finally came time to replace a few parts. Courtesy of some helpful people, a new set of rear rolling gear should hopefully keep things going for a while longer.

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Stylish and efficient! :)

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