Reposted by GradyRyan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026being online is often to be part of an open world RPG where everyone has forgotten what the current mission is or if there even is one 619320
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This morning, I have La Vuelta on the tv and the Philly Classic streaming on the computer. In case there's any doubt how much of a dork I am. 011
Reposted by GradyMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Zombear is a zombie bear mascot from Otaru, in Hokkaido, who swings his intestines around. 181439440
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 07/08/2026And what an effort by Antonia Niedermaier! Great to have a brilliant, young #2 rider on the team 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 07/08/2026KASIA!!! The rider that got me hooked on following the women's tour/races, and the reason why I have a Canyon//SRAM jersey. So, so happy for her! 100
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Also, I did acquire the Canyon//SRAM jersey, because I'm a giant dork. Yes, it can be a real, usable cycling jersey. Yes, it's a men's cut. And yes, I probably should have sized up, but this actually does fit me. Maybe just a little extra motivation to drop a couple more pounds 😅 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 07/08/2026It's Vontoux day for the TdFF! Annoyed that the live coverage doesn't start until 2 hours into the race but hopefully that's still the entire climb up the mountain today. 200
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 26/07/2026In keeping with my normal "completely random post once every 3 weeks" routine... The updated finish to the Tour de France is, once again, fantastic. Last year showed what it can be, even in the rain. Updated and clear weather this year? Beautiful battle all the way to the line! 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Tour de France kicks off today, in case you're wondering where you'll find my morning's focus for the next 5 weeks. 000
Reposted by GradyBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026most irritating part of "how can you root for the US did you know we are bad" is why the fuck do you think I got here without thinking about all this and coming to my own peace with it why do I have to be in the slow lane with you, ever you missed this meeting I'm not giving you my notes 402069255
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 30/06/2026This might be the most insane PK shootout I've ever watched... 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Also, big shout out to Rifftrax's Point Break live show and the FF7 Rebirth OST for helping to distract me throughout the near-2 hours of pain 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 19/06/2026And Vontoux has been conquered! Completely killed me today - just huge sections of 10+ gradients on the early portion of the climb just destroyed my legs. Very much a leisure ride to the top, but also very happy to have accomplished this one! 100
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Col de la Couillole today. 11.2 miles, just shy of 4,000 feet of total climbing. The >15% sections sucked and killed my cadence, but I felt surprisingly "good" for this entire ride. I'm aiming for Vontoux in June, but today's ride confirmed for me that I'm ready for it! 100
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Ok, this could have gone much worse. And there's still a few final touches (putting in the shelves on the one unit, putting in the additional clothes rod and shelf in the one corner). But very much an improvement over the old setup. 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 09/05/2026One of my favorite days of the year - the day where I pretend I know how to successfully complete projects around the house. Today's adventure - new closet organization system! 120
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Did the Bealach na Ba climb today - less of a Vontoux prep, and more out of solidarity with La Vuelta Femenina climbing L'Angliru tomorrow. Climb profile is below, and that still doesn't show the 20%+ incline sections. Suffice to say, I'm still not a great mountain climber 😅 100
Reposted by Grady📚🎶 El Jardín Secreto (librería y tienda de discos) @eljardinsecreto.art · 26/04/2026❤️ 2363119
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Ha! As someone who has tried these gels for my long rides, this tagline is incredibly apt. There's no flavor, and the texture is indescribably weird. It's something you have to "get used to." There are also other better tasting gels on the market, so my Maurten experience was a one-and-done. 010
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 25/04/2026And adding today's next big climb - Col du Tourmalet. 10.7 miles, 3993 feet of climbing, 1:21:37 climb time. Big mountains and steep inclines are still not my forte, but happy to summit. 110
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Here's my Alpe du Huez climb from last month. That's 7.7 miles, 3398 feet of climbing, 1:04:46 total time for the climb. 110
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Zwifting thread - sorry for the boring! This year's goal is to do the Mont Vontoux climb, in honor of the TdFF climbing the summit for the first time this year. No way I can do this climb "cold", so I'm trying to get in the other big climbs to help prepare. 11.8 miles, 4859 feet of climbing. 110
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Also, a matching donation to PFLAG Floyd (inspired in part to the Floyd, VA shoutout on the @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social this week) 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 24/04/2026My second www.edsbscharitybowl.com donation this year, this one for those PTKU Sharks. (And a nod to @surber.bsky.social and GCKuss for the donation amount.) 292
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 23/04/2026"You know what my kids would say..." "YOU'RE NOT MY REAL FATHER!" 010
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Kicking off Charity Bowl with some love for my grad school @edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social @newap-georgia.bsky.social 150
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 18/04/2026This little nugget turns 5 today, but she's still my little baby 120
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Also not lost on me - the irony of winning and clinching the playoff spot in a shootout, after so many years of this team being absolutely horrid at that skills competition 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 02/04/2026That said, I am very happy with my decision this spring (semester) to swing by Moon Hollow after work once a week. It lets me start my grad class reading for the week, and more importantly, the bartenders know me as a regular now! 011
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I keep telling myself that I'm going to start posting on here with some sort of regularity, but we see how well that's going. Doesn't help that all of my "exciting" life things are cycling/Zwift related. 010
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Somebody is happy to be home from being boarded for the holidays 010
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 26/11/2025It's from the Great British Bake-Off, so 'pudding' in this sense is really a gingerbread cake. Made it 7-8 years ago and it's been on the menu every year since. (Any recipe that calls for 1Tbsp of ginger is on the right track for me!) Daily Mail has the recipe - www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...dailymail.co.ukBake along with bake off! Ginger and pear puddingBake along with bake off! Ginger and pear pudding 120
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Due to career-related moves, I usually spend Thanksgiving on my own (and travel to family for Christmas/New Year). But I love cooking/baking/eating, so I still make myself a full meal every year of "solo Thanksgiving". Here's this year's menu: 130
Reposted by GradyTommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 09/11/2025i submitted this one to the New Yorker, but in hindsight this one was way too Far-Side-coded, lol 626245
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 05/11/2025A couple of thoughts on tonight: - Happy to have helped Radford go blue again in another election (with some heavy lifting from the students) - While it's the next house district over from me, very happy to see Lily Franklin on the verge of flipping that VA house seat blue! 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 13/09/2025My favorite brewery just happens to be on the way to/from said apple orchard, so a stop was necessary on the way home. (Their marzen is on tap, a few things make me happier than a good Oktoberfest style beer) 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Three years ago, I made the random decision to take a 40 minute drive to a local orchard for some apple picking. It has become my favorite annual tradition once September hits. Another beautiful morning for some apple picking 210
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 05/09/2025But really - this is evil. It's a 12.5km climb at the end of a 200km race day, which has extended sections that are over 20% gradient over the final kms. Just brutal (and why I enjoy watching pro cycling) 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 05/09/2025I've been full-go with my (indoor) cycling and Zwift bike/app over the past few months, enjoying the rides and getting better on routes and racing. And today's La Vuelta stage that ends on L'Angliru is a reminder as to why indoor virtual cycling is where I'll continue to live. 110
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Didn't realize you could request the "Klaus Nomi" from the plastic surgeons... 020
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 24/07/2025The decision to make Thursdays a rest day from cycling so that I could stop by Moon Hollow Brewery on my way home after work was a brilliant life decision. 020
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 06/07/2025In less depressing news, I’ve fully switched from running to indoor cycling. And now I’m fully in the Zwift world - loving life as a mediocre cyclist in that very international virtual cycling world. Now that the Tour de France has started, it’s just a full cycling geek out this month😄 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Good news - condo has recovered and all is seemingly back to normal. Not as good - condo association has not been helpful with preventative measures to keep this from happening again. Also, I could’ve been experiencing this live tonight… youtu.be/gajaX7eyRFI?...youtu.beBABYMETAL // ROAD OF RESISTANCE 【BABYMETAL BEGINS】YouTube video by KuroKiitsuneSama 000
Grady @heypono.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Well, I was supposed to be in Milwaukee right now for a vacation. But home-ownership crap arose and I had to cancel the trip last minute. I’ve been trying to make the most of the vacation days locally. But nothing is going to replace missing my chance to see Babymetal playing at Sunmerfest tonight. 100
Reposted by GradyMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Shimabaran is the guardian deity of Shimabara City, Nagasaki. He loves his hometown and is straightforward and hardworking; but he is clumsy, easily gets tired, and has no confidence in his physical strength. 1765093
Reposted by GradySteve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 11/05/2025At the Nashville SC game, a giant flag for La Brigada de Oro, the Latino supporters section, which is not here tonight due to ICE activity. NSC officials tried to remove it, but were met with vehement objections by supporters clubs, who threatened a giant walkout if they did. 201099336