tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post1931452752546937800..comments2024-03-18T08:41:35.438-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Transitional WeatherVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-23661376909064207802012-03-16T08:50:16.193-04:002012-03-16T08:50:16.193-04:00It takes less time to wash, but to my dismay it is...It takes less time to wash, but to my dismay it is not really easier to look after. Before I'd just put it into a bun if I didn't want to bother, but now I can't and it goes in my eyes constantly. <br /><br />You don't put the vaseline everywhere, just around the eyes - on that very thin and sensitive skin that surounds the eyes. Should not cause breakouts. Shiny yes, but I can live with that (and wipe it off with a tissue once indoors).Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-46207454691860578372012-03-16T05:24:24.746-04:002012-03-16T05:24:24.746-04:00Surely shorter hair is easier to look after than l...Surely shorter hair is easier to look after than longer? With the vaseline, does it not feel heavy on the skin? And wouldn't it give the shiny skin look? Most moisturisers give me a breakout, or slightly burn when I apply them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-53782962003319431062012-03-15T16:20:17.566-04:002012-03-15T16:20:17.566-04:00I am trying to grow out my bangs, so that I can sc...I am trying to grow out my bangs, so that I can scoop it all up into one pony tail and never get a haircut again. I hate complicated hair maintenance! The bangs are taking their sweet time to grow out, but hopefully in a few months I'll get there.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-20432731223911550332012-03-15T16:13:43.315-04:002012-03-15T16:13:43.315-04:00Your hair is getting longer and your bangs are gro...Your hair is getting longer and your bangs are growing out! Do you plan to maintain this haircut or let it all grow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-11069465808235416982012-03-13T19:51:15.932-04:002012-03-13T19:51:15.932-04:00I have found that in any weather, breathabiity and...I have found that in any weather, breathabiity and wicking ability are the two best attributes in cycle clothing. Wool wins hands-down in both categories. The best part is that you really don't have to wear many or heavy layers to stay warm while riding.<br /><br />I find that if I have wool next to my skin, I don't have to add or subtract layers very often. Plus, it wicks moisture away. Having a wet layer on your skin in all but warm weather will render other clothing choices meaningless. <br /><br />I, too, like to wear blazers when I ride to work at this time of year. (I did that both in my previous and current lives.) I have also found that if my torso is warm enough and protected from the wind, I don't have to wear much else on the rest of my body. I used to wear shorts even in fairly cold weather; now I find that I can ride in fairly light wool trousers or a skirt with tights. With the latter, I'll sometimes wear an additional pair of tights if the weather's cold. But most of the time, I don't need that.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-49611303015412014932012-03-13T13:42:50.774-04:002012-03-13T13:42:50.774-04:00I once saw a woman cycling in the rain who looked ...I once saw a woman cycling in the rain who looked like she was wearing a puritan costume: a long black trash bag worn as a dress with some sort of rope or belt around the waist, and a smaller white trash bag tied around her head like a little hat/bonnet. Wish I could have photographed it, but I just wasn't quick enough on the draw. Looked beautiful though, on her black vintage 3-speed.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-5166786144166457122012-03-13T13:29:22.574-04:002012-03-13T13:29:22.574-04:00A small plastic trash bag also does the trick and ...A small plastic trash bag also does the trick and can double as a cover for your saddle.BikinFoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-39078900532435460782012-03-13T11:23:48.198-04:002012-03-13T11:23:48.198-04:00I am much more comfortable riding an upright bike ...I am much more comfortable riding an upright bike in the winter than a roadbike, no need to feel pity I assure you!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-63448650848478036032012-03-13T11:18:48.526-04:002012-03-13T11:18:48.526-04:00I often feel a moments pity as I whiz by cyclists ...I often feel a moments pity as I whiz by cyclists struggling on a "granny" bike when its cold outside. One of the advantages of cat6-style utility cycling is that you rarely stay cold for long!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-7109525968201052242012-03-13T08:35:38.630-04:002012-03-13T08:35:38.630-04:00Thanks M, I am going to look into it... and I beli...Thanks M, I am going to look into it... and I believe mayonnaise may actually have been involved in the cream I've made in the past!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-86258632141030795122012-03-13T08:32:30.567-04:002012-03-13T08:32:30.567-04:00Right, this is why I didn't want to get into i...Right, this is why I didn't want to get into it.<br /><br />In medicine, like in science, it is not as simple as "debunking" something in one fell swoop; cause and effect relationships are very difficult to tease out. So when something is "debunked," it's something specific about the causality, but not the gist of the thing. We do not know why exactly some people tend to get sick after they underdress for the whether. It is likely not the cold air in itself; it is likely something complicated. But it's something.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-41653837542711473112012-03-13T07:05:47.357-04:002012-03-13T07:05:47.357-04:00I'm just going to stop. Everyone just keeps c...I'm just going to stop. Everyone just keeps coming into the thread in adding more wrong information; and honestly, I may be just as guilty as the rest of you.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289745556219478251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-3183235014495567172012-03-13T00:47:37.667-04:002012-03-13T00:47:37.667-04:00I want to add:
Once you know the technique, you c...I want to add: <br />Once you know the technique, you can simply replicate the Dr. Hauschka creams that have worked for you. The ingredients are written on the box. You'd figure the proportions in no time to get the consistency you want.Montrealizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689176985812848399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-41503467835940540952012-03-13T00:39:16.616-04:002012-03-13T00:39:16.616-04:00Actually I was promoting herbalism which I practic...Actually I was promoting herbalism which I practice. So yes I do make my own creams and I do formulate for my patients.<br />That's the reason I was recomending going to a Herbalism School: they always offer general purpose classes among which "Make your own creams" is a classic. <br />The point is you actually learn how to make (fabricate) and formulate your own skincare. You lean about the different oils and butters, what they do to your skin (you'd be surprise how different they are and how some oils actually dry your skin up). Same with the emulsifiers, the essential oils etc.<br />So you can cook up a formula for your OWN skin, with you own chosen ingredients, top quality, organic etc. You can make at home ANY cream you want once you understand how they work and believe me, they are nothing but elaborate mayonnaise (I am serious).<br /><br />I don't live in the US so I cannot recommand anything but there sure is an organisation (guild or society) that can point you to such a school. Worse comes worse a qualify herbalist with formulate for you but it is worth to learn for yourself, you know, idependance...Montrealizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689176985812848399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-14092900689041491062012-03-12T22:25:50.286-04:002012-03-12T22:25:50.286-04:00What a cool idea!What a cool idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-64294072421649586142012-03-12T22:14:05.720-04:002012-03-12T22:14:05.720-04:00The recipes I've heard/read about have been gr...The recipes I've heard/read about have been greasy and made my face break out, but they were through friends and not a herbalism school.<br /><br />I don't get what the shameless self promotion is - do you mean that you make face creams yourself? Would love to hear about it.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-63610763100848286842012-03-12T22:10:08.525-04:002012-03-12T22:10:08.525-04:00@Montrealize I'd like to know what evidence th...@Montrealize I'd like to know what evidence there is that people do not get more sick in the winter. Is flu season a myth?Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-74961280091258197242012-03-12T22:07:09.298-04:002012-03-12T22:07:09.298-04:00I'm with anon above -- just trimmed the beard....I'm with anon above -- just trimmed the beard.<br /><br />For the not-sure cold I tend to wear gloves, and maybe keep a thin sock hat handy for my ears. Tend to wear a wool shirt, just because that deals well with both light cold and light sweat. Everything else tends to warm up enough with use.<br /><br />Wore clogs-no-socks the other day, my ankles did get a little chilly, but it was not painful.dr2chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320828055999939449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-53787629491477223402012-03-12T20:05:04.509-04:002012-03-12T20:05:04.509-04:00V
(shameless promotion coming)
You can learn to ...V<br /><br />(shameless promotion coming)<br /><br />You can learn to make your own creams. Find any herbalism school around you and you'll be surprised to see you can make your very own affordable skincare with top quality organic raw materials. You'll outdo all the Dr. Hauschkas in no time, I promise!Montrealizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689176985812848399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-61479757658172769352012-03-12T20:00:36.100-04:002012-03-12T20:00:36.100-04:00Being cold does lower the immune system as it forc...Being cold does lower the immune system as it forces your body to allocate crucial internal resources to the warming of your body. You start shivering, all your blood starts concentrating in the vital triangle etc. This is a great open door for viruses that take your system over. <br /><br />While viruses become a tad more active when it is cold, that is NOT the reason we catch cold. Otherwise, people would get more sick in the winter which is NOT the case. People catch the most colds in Spring and Fall. That's because those are the seasons in which we are not always properly dressed: we always under/over estimate the temperature (we try to drag summer into fall and pull summer into spring) while in the winter we dress constistantly.Montrealizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689176985812848399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-25739514655882241762012-03-12T19:46:55.402-04:002012-03-12T19:46:55.402-04:00"I'm certainly no southern belle (he said...<i>"I'm certainly no southern belle (he said, snarling misanthropically into his grizzled beard) but I am curious about the Vaseline"</i><br /><br />Filed under "potential opening lines for my novel"Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-53542046192376207902012-03-12T19:40:28.191-04:002012-03-12T19:40:28.191-04:00.....hmm, i trim my winter beard down to a spring ........hmm, i trim my winter beard down to a spring beard, keep the smart wool on and debate about gloves or no gloves...:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-79934622004330960742012-03-12T18:37:36.622-04:002012-03-12T18:37:36.622-04:00I am determined to try the newspaper thing en rout...I am determined to try the newspaper thing en route to my next meeting! But will it match my blazer?..Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-40400704870640382532012-03-12T17:27:47.368-04:002012-03-12T17:27:47.368-04:00This is a fun post today. It is always fun and int...This is a fun post today. It is always fun and interesting but I just thought I would mention that I like hearing about scarfs and newsprint for insulation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-56922346041452250872012-03-12T17:24:37.889-04:002012-03-12T17:24:37.889-04:00"Being cold lowers the immune system"
A..."Being cold lowers the immune system"<br /><br />Actually, I believe that's what supposedly has been debunked. It's my understanding that viruses to move more easily through colder air, and we come into contact with more germs when we're trapped indoors with others avoiding the cold; but it's the notion that the cold lowers our immune system, or that the number of layers one wears protects him or herself from the cold, that doctors today believe to be false.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289745556219478251noreply@blogger.com