Comments for Glen Lewis

Comment on Alex, A Reading Machine! by Glen Lewis

Glen Lewis — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:27:28 +0000

It’ll be interesting to see what e-reader options come out in the next few years. I ended up going with the Nook only because I could read it in the dark whereas with the Kindle I couldn’t – not conveniently, anyway.

Comment on Alex, A Reading Machine! by memphishart

memphishart — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:33:21 +0000

Thats awesome, I read a lot as a kid and then burned out and then my love for reading was rekindled by the…Kindle haha.

Comment on Looking For My Next Challenge by Glen Lewis

Glen Lewis — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:26:20 +0000

LOTOJA (lotojaclassic.com) has come up as one suggestion. I tried to get into that 2 years ago but wasn’t selected. I didn’t realize it is the longest single day sanctioned race and that certainly adds to the interest. My friend, Jill, and I rode what we were told is the hardest hill of that ride as part of a century ride. Perhaps it’s time to go back up there…

Comment on Glen’s Tour Day 12 – September 17 by Glen Lewis

Glen Lewis — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:51:35 +0000

Hmm, that’s close enough that it might need to go on the list of things to do this winter. You up for it?

Comment on Glen’s Tour Day 12 – September 17 by Dan

Dan — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:50:31 +0000

A guy I used to work with at Caldera goes kiteboarding every now and then up at Strawberry reservoir. It looks like a lot of fun, judging from the pictures he posts on facebook.

Comment on Why I Love An Accurate Mental Model by Dan

Dan — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:05:54 +0000

Glen, you are such an awesome father!

In regards to making accurate predictions, I love the metaphor “Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences)”. It is something I picked up from http://lesswrong.com/lw/i3/making_beliefs_pay_rent_in_anticipated_experiences/

Here’s the conclusion of the post: “Above all, don’t ask what to believe – ask what to anticipate. Every question of belief should flow from a question of anticipation, and that question of anticipation should be the center of the inquiry. Every guess of belief should begin by flowing to a specific guess of anticipation, and should continue to pay rent in future anticipations. If a belief turns deadbeat, evict it.”

Comment on Glen’s Tour Day 3 – September 8 by Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:11:12 +0000

After asking about HEED at the first bike store, we stopped at a bike repair shop just down the street, and the woman there told us to be careful with our bikes because she thought there were lots of bike thieves around. So when we stopped for lunch a little while later we made sure that our bikes were well attached to a handicapped parking signpost. I’m just glad I wasn’t carrying the 10 lbs. of heavy duty lock and cable!
We had dinner from Dairy Queen. I got a bacon cheeseburger, a shake and onion rings. That was a mistake. Glen got something less greasy (a BLT maybe?) I was really drained by the end of that day and I would’ve done better the following day if I’d gotten something with more carbs.

Comment on Glen’s Tour Day 2 – September 7 by Dan

Dan — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:43:49 +0000

Great write up!

You definitely look better in my glasses than I do. I think it’s my weird looking hair!

Here’s a couple of interesting things I remember from that day:

- The campgroud we stayed at the first night required a cash deposit to get a key to the bathroom & showers. I gave the cashier my last $5 bill. I didn’t get it back because when we were ready to go, the office was still closed. Oh well.

- We stopped for lunch at a coffee shop/cafe in a tiny tourist town called Madeira Park. There were two women running it who were a bit ditsy. I ordered french toast and a mocha to drink. They forgot to make my mocha and I had to remind them. We ate outside on the front porch. It was good weather, and Glen could be within 10 ft. of his bike After we finished eating there were no other customers so the women from the cafe came outside and we chatted for about half an hour or so.

- The campsite we stayed at that night was covered with slugs. I remember the showers took a “loonie” to turn on. Kind of annoying when you’ve paid for a campsite, you shouldn’t have to pay more to take a shower!

Comment on Glen’s Tour – The Stats by Glen Lewis

Glen Lewis — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:05:13 +0000

Hey Jim! Thanks for the comments! Yeah, the beard changes up the appearance a bit doesn’t it? I’ve enjoyed reading about your trip as well although I haven’t caught up yet. I can’t remember if you’re ending in San Fran or continuing on to LA or San Diego.

Comment on Glen’s Tour – The Stats by Jim Cockburn

Jim Cockburn — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:56:49 +0000

Hey Glen, I am totally loving the lego mini fig shots. Tremendous! Well worth the extra few grams to carry…and maybe I need to “elevation correct” my lost coast ride too ;o)

But seriously, I’m enjoying reading about your trip and would be good to exchange notes.

Jim

PS didn’t recognize you without the beard!…..and one day you will get to do the Mr Tonini trans am-I just know it!