{"id":699,"date":"2016-03-14T16:16:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T16:16:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-03-04T09:36:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T08:36:56","slug":"sir-houston-and-his-beloved-toolbox-v1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/sir-houston-and-his-beloved-toolbox-v1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"We heart ponchos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">It\u2019s rare that I forge a friendship with someone from the second camp. And, if they get me on a bad day, their reaction can feel like a gentle kick in the stomach.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7d9e\" class=\"graf--p graf-after--blockquote\">I thought about this. Then I thought about my childhood. It turns out that I rode the bus to school nearly 200 days a year for more than 10 years. That\u2019s 2,000 days. I don\u2019t remember most of those days. They blur together.<\/p>\n<p>Because of exactly the same reason, a flat saddle is better than one that has a pre-formed shape.The motor Guzzi California that you see in this picture has a perfect saddle: broad and long and flat, so you can move around to sit in different postures.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">IN FACT, LIFE IS MANY JOURNEYS. THE MORE OF THEM YOU TAKE, THE LONGER IT WILL SEEM.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My hotel was in Yountville and I\u2019d done no pre-planning. I asked the concierge for a running or hiking trail nearby, with underwhelming results. So in typical California fashion,<\/p>\n<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-699 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/senza-trucco-intervista-a-marco-lazzara\/lazzara\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/lazzara.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/fitness-e-belcanto\/mei\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/mei.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/intervista-al-soprano-lucia-aliberti\/attachment\/2008010920514088\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/2008010920514088-290x185.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/2008010920514088-290x185.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/2008010920514088.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/502547mbdg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/502547mbdg-143x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/502547mbdg-143x200.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/502547mbdg.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/libro-gencer-scala1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/libro-gencer-scala1-145x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/libro-gencer-scala1-145x199.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/libro-gencer-scala1.jpg 1678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/dalloblio-torna-alla-luce-un-concerto-napoletano-di-maria-callas\/da-sinistra-antonio-zerbini-augusto-pedroni-maria-callas-rolando-panerai-e-il-maestro-salvatore-papaccio\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studioroldo.it\/gbopera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/da-sinistra-antonio-zerbini-augusto-pedroni-maria-callas-rolando-panerai-e-il-maestro-salvatore-papaccio-172x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36'>\n\t\t\t\tDa sinistra Antonio Zerbini, Augusto Pedroni, Maria Callas, Rolando Panerai e il Maestro Salvatore Papaccio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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A quick Google search turned up Jack London State Park. If it was named after the author of <em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">White Fang <\/em>and C<em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">all of the Wild<\/em>, it had to kick ass, right?<\/p>\n<p>Chalk one up for the analog experience. I love maps. I buy them just before I leave on any significant trip and they end up cluttering my apartment, living under the bed in plastic bins and shoved in the corners of bookcases. Once in a while I try to organize them, and instead get lost in the various topographies, hieroglyphic legends and squigglinglines.<\/p>\n<p>Because the truth is, I don\u2019t expect everyone to be like me. Not at all. In fact, you should be focusing on what works for you. I think people ask successful entrepreneurs questions like \u201cWhat does a day look like for you?\u201d because they think they might hold some secret to success. Some overarching wisdom that will change everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 It\u2019s rare that I forge a friendship with someone from the second camp. 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