Dallas Smith
@smithbend.bsky.social
Roads and trails I run and have run, people, things, events I experience there. 100+ marathons. AG winner Chicago and NYC marathons. 100+ AG state records. Background: engineering, Prof Emeritus.
Latest book: Bench Of Despair.
23 July 2024 #6,132,672
Latest book: Bench Of Despair.
23 July 2024 #6,132,672
A thing I've not done in a long long time -- pump gas.
In this case into a hardtop convertible, a guilty pleasure on this sunny day in Tennessee. And yes the environmentalist and EV driver (normally) is gonna put the top down.
Forgive me!
In this case into a hardtop convertible, a guilty pleasure on this sunny day in Tennessee. And yes the environmentalist and EV driver (normally) is gonna put the top down.
Forgive me!
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A thing I've not done in a long long time -- pump gas.
In this case into a hardtop convertible, a guilty pleasure on this sunny day in Tennessee. And yes the environmentalist and EV driver (normally) is gonna put the top down.
Forgive me!
In this case into a hardtop convertible, a guilty pleasure on this sunny day in Tennessee. And yes the environmentalist and EV driver (normally) is gonna put the top down.
Forgive me!
Lithium ion batteries have changed the game.
Used to be I'd pick up tire-threatening nails at intersections. Now I pick up 3-inch screws. Carpenters frame a house with their cordless drills.
Used to be I'd pick up tire-threatening nails at intersections. Now I pick up 3-inch screws. Carpenters frame a house with their cordless drills.
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Lithium ion batteries have changed the game.
Used to be I'd pick up tire-threatening nails at intersections. Now I pick up 3-inch screws. Carpenters frame a house with their cordless drills.
Used to be I'd pick up tire-threatening nails at intersections. Now I pick up 3-inch screws. Carpenters frame a house with their cordless drills.
What a big-assed leaf. That sucker must've measured 18 inches across.
Compare it to the "normal" leaves littering the ground -- sweet gums mostly.
Compare it to the "normal" leaves littering the ground -- sweet gums mostly.
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What a big-assed leaf. That sucker must've measured 18 inches across.
Compare it to the "normal" leaves littering the ground -- sweet gums mostly.
Compare it to the "normal" leaves littering the ground -- sweet gums mostly.
This ain't unusual. Well, or maybe it is for Middle Tennessee.
Anyway a chill factor of 15 deg F and it did not seem to rise very much all day long.
I was out in it off-and-on most of the day, starting with a 6-mi trudge, and I lost one hand warmer early on.
Anyway a chill factor of 15 deg F and it did not seem to rise very much all day long.
I was out in it off-and-on most of the day, starting with a 6-mi trudge, and I lost one hand warmer early on.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This ain't unusual. Well, or maybe it is for Middle Tennessee.
Anyway a chill factor of 15 deg F and it did not seem to rise very much all day long.
I was out in it off-and-on most of the day, starting with a 6-mi trudge, and I lost one hand warmer early on.
Anyway a chill factor of 15 deg F and it did not seem to rise very much all day long.
I was out in it off-and-on most of the day, starting with a 6-mi trudge, and I lost one hand warmer early on.
For supper: Dinty Moore stew and Cold Duck wine.
Don't tell me I don't know how to live!
Don't tell me I don't know how to live!
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
For supper: Dinty Moore stew and Cold Duck wine.
Don't tell me I don't know how to live!
Don't tell me I don't know how to live!
Two long-time letter writers, a Tennessee cowboy and a sometimes runner, meet for the first time and find common cause -- prolly cause we were in a "very small "whacked-out" crowd.
#nokings
#nokings
October 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Two long-time letter writers, a Tennessee cowboy and a sometimes runner, meet for the first time and find common cause -- prolly cause we were in a "very small "whacked-out" crowd.
#nokings
#nokings
Apache man makes impassioned speed under God, in which I reckon this Southern town trusts.
October 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Apache man makes impassioned speed under God, in which I reckon this Southern town trusts.
"Violent terrorists," attack the Upper Cumberland.
October 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Violent terrorists," attack the Upper Cumberland.
"Illegal Immigrant" -- to our planet.
October 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Illegal Immigrant" -- to our planet.
"We didn't cross the boundary; the boundary crossed us," said the Apache.
October 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"We didn't cross the boundary; the boundary crossed us," said the Apache.
"Violent criminals" plotting next drug run.
October 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Violent criminals" plotting next drug run.
The sign this 85 yo "terrorist and illegal immigrant and violent criminal" will be holding on the courthouse square tomorrow:
October 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The sign this 85 yo "terrorist and illegal immigrant and violent criminal" will be holding on the courthouse square tomorrow:
Halloween at the ophthalmologist's office:
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Halloween at the ophthalmologist's office:
Never had a restaurant write me a thank-you note for dining there before.
I can endorse the Iberian Pig, in case you find yourself in Nashville anytime soon.
I can endorse the Iberian Pig, in case you find yourself in Nashville anytime soon.
October 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Never had a restaurant write me a thank-you note for dining there before.
I can endorse the Iberian Pig, in case you find yourself in Nashville anytime soon.
I can endorse the Iberian Pig, in case you find yourself in Nashville anytime soon.
Our table at Rudy's Jazz Room was disappointing. i had ticket for table of four. Those tables were at the back of a narrow room, the farthest away, so our view was poor. I'd looked forward to seeing Kandace Springs. I walked forward and held the phone up high to get even this (poor) image.
October 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Our table at Rudy's Jazz Room was disappointing. i had ticket for table of four. Those tables were at the back of a narrow room, the farthest away, so our view was poor. I'd looked forward to seeing Kandace Springs. I walked forward and held the phone up high to get even this (poor) image.
The Iberian Pig, Nashville, was good, assuming you like adventure, and I do. We had:
Queso manchego
Pulpa (octopus)
Pan con tomate
Paella
and a beer called Bearded Iris (local brew). So now I know some things to order at a Spanish restaurant!
Queso manchego
Pulpa (octopus)
Pan con tomate
Paella
and a beer called Bearded Iris (local brew). So now I know some things to order at a Spanish restaurant!
October 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Iberian Pig, Nashville, was good, assuming you like adventure, and I do. We had:
Queso manchego
Pulpa (octopus)
Pan con tomate
Paella
and a beer called Bearded Iris (local brew). So now I know some things to order at a Spanish restaurant!
Queso manchego
Pulpa (octopus)
Pan con tomate
Paella
and a beer called Bearded Iris (local brew). So now I know some things to order at a Spanish restaurant!
Explosion in the fence of golden rod brightness.
6 mi in the bag.
6 mi in the bag.
September 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Explosion in the fence of golden rod brightness.
6 mi in the bag.
6 mi in the bag.
Hot Dog!
That woman came in. I'll hear some of her songs before her live show at Rudy's.
That woman came in. I'll hear some of her songs before her live show at Rudy's.
September 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hot Dog!
That woman came in. I'll hear some of her songs before her live show at Rudy's.
That woman came in. I'll hear some of her songs before her live show at Rudy's.
Blue mist in my midst this morning!
6 mi in the bag.
6 mi in the bag.
September 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Blue mist in my midst this morning!
6 mi in the bag.
6 mi in the bag.
Cold Duck Time!
It's a party wine.
It's a wine for people who don't drink wins.
It's also a jazz standard by Eddie Harris.
Drink up!
It's a party wine.
It's a wine for people who don't drink wins.
It's also a jazz standard by Eddie Harris.
Drink up!
September 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Cold Duck Time!
It's a party wine.
It's a wine for people who don't drink wins.
It's also a jazz standard by Eddie Harris.
Drink up!
It's a party wine.
It's a wine for people who don't drink wins.
It's also a jazz standard by Eddie Harris.
Drink up!
All solicitations, 7 letters today, precisely my daily average. Didn't need to open a single one.
September 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
All solicitations, 7 letters today, precisely my daily average. Didn't need to open a single one.
Bought two tickets to this show, an opera. I expect awesome, befitting the Pulitzer winner.
Saw Nashville Ballet's Carmina Burana in the same room. It remains most spectacular show ever! Just across street from where I once sat designing hwy bridges.
Nashville production values are world class.
Saw Nashville Ballet's Carmina Burana in the same room. It remains most spectacular show ever! Just across street from where I once sat designing hwy bridges.
Nashville production values are world class.
September 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Bought two tickets to this show, an opera. I expect awesome, befitting the Pulitzer winner.
Saw Nashville Ballet's Carmina Burana in the same room. It remains most spectacular show ever! Just across street from where I once sat designing hwy bridges.
Nashville production values are world class.
Saw Nashville Ballet's Carmina Burana in the same room. It remains most spectacular show ever! Just across street from where I once sat designing hwy bridges.
Nashville production values are world class.
In normal weekly driving I only travel about 200 mi. So one charge a week will more than cover that for the Ioniq 5.
For the gas burners I always preferred to drive on the top half of the tank. I now apply that idea to the EV, and charge twice a week. It is so easy to do, after all.
For the gas burners I always preferred to drive on the top half of the tank. I now apply that idea to the EV, and charge twice a week. It is so easy to do, after all.
September 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In normal weekly driving I only travel about 200 mi. So one charge a week will more than cover that for the Ioniq 5.
For the gas burners I always preferred to drive on the top half of the tank. I now apply that idea to the EV, and charge twice a week. It is so easy to do, after all.
For the gas burners I always preferred to drive on the top half of the tank. I now apply that idea to the EV, and charge twice a week. It is so easy to do, after all.
September 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM