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Æthelred the UnPreddy

@ready4preddy.bsky.social
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he/himbo. i like to walk around a lot. bus/train dude & local bike guy

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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 4h
I replaced my cycling shoes and noticed new trouble keeping clipped in on high torque pedal pulls so I decided it was time to replace the cleats. Woof I didn't think that they had gotten that bad. Same SH51s. You can barely make out the wear dimple and slope from about a year or maybe more of use
A brand new SPD cleat next to my very worn old one.A brand new SPD cleat next to my very worn old one.
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 7h
A hot dog? You mean Chicago Style Maki?
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 23h
I saw one those beautiful Ural sidecar motorcycles parked at Whihala Beach Saturday and man I drool so bad over these things they look so sick
A Ural sidecar motorcycle in a sandy parking spot.
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
me at 9am: alright I should try to finish dinner before 7 or 8 so I don't go to bed with an upset stomach that keeps me awake all night me at 10pm: ohhh.... a cheeky little bed-time brookie, eh...
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Been getting these ads for Facebook lately that are basically like "oh, Facebook is actually, like good? Wow! Did you know that Facebook isn't actually evil? Wow! Should we canonize mark Zuckerberg? :-)" and they basically incite the exact opposite reaction to their intention in my psyche
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
beautiful morning out there. maybe one of the most beautiful. which naturally is why it must be a chaotic morning with drivers out for blood for seemingly no reason, and myself getting locked inside of my apartment building's backyard and nearly made late for work
The view of the John Hancock Center from the lakefront trail looking south from North Avenue.
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every time I go to meet me on Milwaukee I end up walking on the sidewalk like normal out of habit and then I feel silly
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
so glad they repaved that section of Coles south of 71st man it hurt my ass so much riding over that crap
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Facebook marketplace aggressively sending me listings for Mazda b3000s. Buddy trust me I'm tempted but it's a hard no
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Weekly high temp got below 65 and I immediately texted my wife like "chili queen? chili this week queen? want to make some chili???"
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One of the most American things I have ever done was that when I was a child my parents insisted that I signed up for a sport and I instinctively thought "oh, soccer isn't a real sport, I'll do that" and then instantly got my ass handed to me at tryouts
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
i had a big Xavier Renegade Angel phase a few years ago which was very difficult. on one hand that shit is incredible comedy but on the other hand, have you ever seen an episode of that? now have you ever tried to share an episode with a friend? good luck
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
DID YOU KNOW THAT: Operating a motor vehicle is much easier when not playing on your phone :)
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One thing that boggled my mind when we were riding through wine country by St Joseph the other week was that we could smell the grapes. They had such a strong aroma. I didn't think that they actually smelled like that on the vine
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Been thinking a lot about the scene in Blood Meridian where Judge Holden has all those guys pee together to make more gunpowder and getting more bewildered at its inclusion. Cormac buddy the novel was already pretty compelling you didn't really need to insert the piss stuff to sell copies
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Had a dream last night I did a bike tour that involved taking my bike somewhere on a train except I forgot to put my bike on the train and left it leaning on the tracks before I saw it getting run over and smashed to pieces out the rear door window
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I don't know who at NOAA is responsible for turning the wind dials up and down, but man: you gotta chill that stuff out you went too crazy on the wind machines this week dude
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Often I think about how everything is politics and we're always in a tug of war of values and priorities and resources. And sometimes I am rudely reminded that idea in and of itself is extremely lofty when I hear somebody say We have gotta Butter Up Mister Boss. We gotta get the Goods for da Big Man
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
one week until transport tycoon 3 drops sweetheart
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
happy Monday guys. phone kicked off my bike and submerged directly into a puddle of inch-deep standing water on the way to work this morning. we'll see if it still works at the end of the day
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When I find out shorty into stereolab I be like dang girl à quoi sert ce truc-là !
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
paying my taxes (providing evidence of the mustache in question)
Myself riding a bicycle with my best buddy Nooj. I've got a mustache on my upper lip and I am wearing sunglasses and a backward baseball cap.Myself riding a bicycle. I am wearing a bicycle helmet and sunglasses and sport a mustache on my upper lip.
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
got all the cities skylines 2 mods for Chicago housing stock and it rules. has to be made by one of you freaks. everything is just right. feels like flipping through a sears catalogue
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We all have our faults, our problems, areas we could improve upon. But man I wake up every day always so glad I don't have a gambling addiction that shit looks wild from the outside
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
i have fixed every window in our house just in time for fall weather yippee
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As with any haircut I am worried I am being encouraged in keeping the mustache situation going by a series of people who are too afraid to tell me it looks bad however because I am very brave I persevere
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just ate two of the juiciest pears of my life. Left a soppy wet spot on my shirt
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What the hell man my realtor is on my Garmin InReach
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Y'all mind if a fella with modest swag dedicates his life to getting around on the humble bus and the beautiful bicycle?
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
is it just me or has google maps very recently made the cycling layer remarkably worse
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Driver was circling our block around 3am this morning several times just absolutely laying into the horn the whole time. Got me a little hopeful that It Happened but I optimistically checked the news and concluded it was merely some freak
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
beautiful sounds of a driver moving at full speed through downtown despite the notable skid noises coming from their locked differential
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Woke up early and took the fenders to work to account for the rain so naturally it has only barely started sprinkling two hours after I got home. You're all welcome
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Book in the office kitchen with a post-it on the cover that states "READ ME." Likely thing for a cursed necronomicon to suggest
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
the Internet and posting may be fake but it is captivating how many people i have known who have posted their way into a whole career
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I think I might need even more vacation dawg I had an extremely vivid dream about appealing my annual review last night
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thank christ I'm back in central time
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
One thing that really has escaped my comprehension is how cellphone use at the wheel is so cross-generational. I guess I expected it to be kids texting and driving when I was growing up but teen, middle aged parent with kids in the car, Grandpa, it really does not matter it is everyone everywhere
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Been away from home long enough to say it: I miss computer so bad
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Il pleut des cordes??? I hate French. What the fuck do you mean "it's raining ropes." Never say that shit to me or my wife ever again
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It is a sin what jeep did to the wrangler and the Cherokee. Took a beautiful and perfect pair of cars and went and ruined them
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Guy who thinks we need an education program to teach deer to look both ways before crossing
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Finally got a photo of it, it was a bronco. Dream job is driving this thing
The South Haven Michigan parking enforcement car. It is a Ford Bronco with eight cameras.
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trying to talk to my buddy about the American Chestnut but I keep tearing up and blubbering and I can't keep it together
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Marriage is all about committing to checking each other for ticks forever
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Here in South Haven and just fascinated as I see their parking enforcement car go by. It's a medium crossover like a rav4 but just trussed up with about a dozen or more CCTV cameras fixed to a metal frame rigging. Never seen anything like that
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is fucked up man. This side of the lake the sun SETS on the far coast. Doesn't rise. It's not right
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Got blessed at the brewery as the waitress's favorite table and she brought out a free growler of beer. However though she meant well I don't think she knew that we were bikepacking and now I'm responsible for figuring out how to transport & use a 64 floz glass growler of a 10% tripel on my bicycle
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
(youth pastor voice) You know who else took his beers in the John?
A street sign for John Beers Rd
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Æthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Three 🙏 reacts is sending me
A Google review by Linzie. DK. DK. LOVE, a local guide with 10 reviews, which is 1 of 5 stars from 4 years ago, reading "DL.  Gdghjfddkfvfvfjvbjddkdk gdddjggjdkdbiidivgjbfjfdkddjbbndnvgjcdmbvmzkbdjbxnghgdfjfjgjgjfhfj fhghgjggjgjgggjfjfhggjgfff vhdfjfgjvjfggjfgjggjfggjfgjfjdjdjcfj pack classic" and has three prayer emoji reactions
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