Two Noras and a Bike

Hi , thanks for joining us today . It's Nora and Nora . Welcome to all , and an extra special welcome to those tuning in for the first time . We're glad you're here . We sure are . You're smiling . I can't look at you .

I'm trying not to laugh Because of what I just disclosed . Yes , Usually I'm the one who now I know how you feel . Because , usually I drop a bomb on you right before we record .

So what's happening is ? I told you something off air so we wouldn't have to talk about it on the podcast and you're bringing it up as we open the show . We don't have to . I'm sorry . I just I couldn't .

I needed a little bit more time to compose myself .

And I also didn't tell you this , assuming I would get laughter as a reaction . I was looking for maybe like compassion .

I was worried and then you kept telling me the 12,000 things you did to try to resolve it .

And then that's what I'm laughing . So , listeners , I took two DayQuil two nights ago , which I understand . You should probably take DayQuil in the day , that's neither here nor there . And the pill got stuck .

Wait , maybe that's in the direction . It's like if you take them at night , they get stuck .

So I took the pills with not a lot of water and then I carried on finishing up my evening jobs and then I realized the pill was stuck in my throat .

But you could breathe . You weren't choking on it , you were just like oh yeah , it was something .

So I drank so much water in like gulp fashion . Oh yeah , So'd get some like flow .

Some water pressure , some pressure To like , force it down .

But that didn't work . No , it didn't work . And also I was like , oh my gosh , I'm going to be up going to the bathroom . That didn't help either . So I slept in an elevated position .

This is like how the Dutch used to sleep yeah , sitting like straight up . Yeah , yeah .

And that also didn't work . So then I just figured I'd go on a run in the morning because , like the , the dislodging yeah yeah , yeah , yeah , no no , but tell our listeners what you read when you Googled it .

Oh , just just to share in case any of them run into a similar situation .

So I read if you have swallowed a pill and it feels stuck , you should seek medical attention immediately , oh , not after a run no . Or eating on your chest , to which one of my kids did say what are you doing ? That's not going to work , but you're fine now , I think . Yeah , I still feel like Well , I didn't until we started talking about it .

Yeah , you know , like if you have a splinter or something and then it's , the splinter gets taken out , you still feel like you feel it .

yeah , oh it also said to take prilosec what's prilosec ?

oh , like heartburn yeah , if it was stuck there .

Oh so I bought some . How'd that go ?

I was , you know , I didn't really have heartburn , yeah , but I was just reading an article that said that , if you're , how about your cold symptoms Resolved completely ? Maybe the pill being there helped your symptoms more .

Oh my gosh . But enough about me . How are you ? I'm good . You are smack dab in the middle of fabulous yes , well , when this drops , it'll be done in the best way possible . You are incredible .

Oh , you're very kind . 'll be done in the best way possible . You are incredible . Oh , you're very kind . Tell our listeners what you've been up to . I'm putting on a show . My junior high musical opened on Thursday night and I'm so proud of the kiddos . They did a really awesome job . They brought their A game and the biggest thing is I'm like just have fun .

I hope so , and they looked fantastic and we talked about this off air and their daughter has the best smile on stage .

Oh my gosh , so happy .

But we talked about off air , about how you really are responsible for the choreography . You're responsible for choosing all of their costumes , all of their hair , all of their makeup , all of the lighting , all of the set . Like you do it all for Anne Meany .

She does all the singing and then I have some nice parents who help that I can kind of bounce ideas off , because some you know like I'll , be like I know I would like something like this , you know you made the bus . A very nice parent made me a bus , which I was so grateful , because you really need a bus , you need it .

Well , I just I hope you know how incredible everything was .

Oh , thank you , I was really happy with how it all ended up and people who seem to like it and it's just , I wanted to do a super fun show , silly and just full of love and fun and laughs , and I feel like that's what delivered . That's what they got .

Speaking of Earth , oh , Well , planet . Yeah Well , actually just the solar system , oh okay . What do we saw ? Oh , just the solar system , oh , okay . But I saw you got your Moon Punch . I saw it at the store . I'm so excited .

what was it to celebrate the ?

eclipse yeah , to mark you , to mark the eclipse there you go , eclipse occurs , yada , yada , yada .

Oh , they've got some . This is a great box to read . You can learn a lot .

Constellation tells you oh , all the phases of the moon , and I think the juice boxes have the phases on that .

We're going to find out . Oh , there's a thing over here , oh .

This box is like a cereal box . You can read it .

Let's see Little Moon Punch . Let's see what phase . I got A waning gibbous . Oh , what'd you get ?

Well , I don't know how to say that Did I get the same one ?

you did Waxing gibbous , what are you ? I'm waning and you're waxing .

Ew , I'd rather be waning I don't know .

Well , I don't know . So

So this little punch to celebrate the lunar eclipse was obviously on sale , because the lunar eclipse was March 14th . Oh sure , oh , they're ice cold , oh good idea , this sheet . Shake it up . They glow in the dark what the packs . So if you're listening to this and you think you might , be , interested , hustle over to your local Kroger or .

Mariano's . Do you think it tastes like the moon ? It . Do you think it tastes like the moon ? It's like rocks . Oh God , look at you Dive in right in . Oh moon-ish , Huh , Hmm , oh no I mean . Tastes kind of like water .

Moon water .

Moon water . You know what it tastes . Like Water with like the end of , like maraschino cherries , like a dash of that Like grenadine .

Yeah , I'm looking for the nutrition facts on it . That was 11 grams of sugar .

Wow , here we go . What's in it ? Water , sugar , oh , pear and cherry . Yeah , oh , that's what I said , cherries , look at my palate , so refined for juice .

I could be a juice sommelier , that's what I'm going to do when the musical's over . I think they're in high demand .

I'll do kids' birthday parties , oh great .

Everyone put your straw in your juice box my mom never bought these when we were kids .

My mom wouldn't buy them either , mm-mm . But my mom bought Hi-C , which is not bad .

Oh , so would my mom , yeah , same .

But I think also I never buy these because I feel like a lot can go wrong with the straw .

You know what we got banned from at my house . Oh , what Squeeze-its . This is a core memory I have .

Squeeze-its Were those like the bottles with the tops .

We had just moved to Arizona in white carpeting . Oh , I twisted a squeeze-it and that was it . Damn , those were so good . They had that weird plastic bottle .

Yeah , and then people would chew on the straw .

Yeah , those were weird .

Those were weird . They were just a whole lot of sugary syrup .

I liked juice boxes when I was a kid . Same I mean . What's not to love ? You know what's a nice juice box ? That ? I would buy for my kids when they were younger was the Honest Kids .

I still buy those you do . Yeah , I used to drink those when I was pregnant . Kevin has one in the morning . Oh , he does .

Yeah , do you put them in the ?

lunchboxes ? No , because I feel like they get warm . I'd rather them just drink water , A nice cold juice box .

Yeah , it's good for fortune , it's good for human control it is yeah , is it apple ? Mm-hmm .

Yeah .

I like apple juice .

Something else happened this week that was super exciting , it sure did . It's kind of a continuation of an adventure we had in February , that in February Nora and I went to a casting for the Wheel of Fortune . It was part of the auto show and we went and it was fine . It was long , but like a typical

But I was happy for you .

You were so happy for me and that was really really nice . I was happier for you , I think than I was for me , because then you got your email .

Oh yes , then a couple days later , yeah , Because you're T for Taylor and I'm W for Westphal .

Maybe that's why I was just going down alphabetically .

But yeah , you're in letters and words and jumble and crossword and I'm not . Yeah , so we each individually auditioned for this and our auditions looked very different .

Yes , which is interesting Mine I had to play against other people and I probably came in a solid second out of three .

Okay , so I played solo . I was on the Zoom call . We should probably let listeners know that we were both on Zoom .

Yes .

And I met the other two potential contestants they're all in the room together and then , one by one oh God , that sounds creepy he took us into the room In the virtual waiting room , yes . So then I had a screen that had four puzzles on it and there was four groups of them .

We only had , so I had two other ladies on with me and we had to see who got them first .

I think it would have been helpful for me to have somebody else on there like so I could spitball , like if I could hear their ideas and build off those .

But no , we weren't allowed to spitball . You had to just guess when you knew it oh . You weren't allowed to sound it out and like , uh , this fish . And he told me to try and sound it out yeah , which is usually what they do on Wheel of Fortune for that final round , but no , ours was just like . Say it when you know it , If you know it , say it .

I would just be happy if one of us got picked .

You should get picked . You answered a lot of puzzles .

No wait , six out of 12 , six out of 16? .

Well , you don't know what the other people got , true , so All right ?

Well , stay tuned . And you had your birthday . Yes , I did . It was a very big week .

We have had a big week . No wonder we haven't recorded until Friday .

No wonder we spent 47 minutes catching up before we could record .

Oh , and I didn't bring your gift . What a ding-dong .

But we're going to celebrate your birthday properly . Yeah , and I'll remember that Ryan was out of town in the afternoon so we had a 7 am birthday party . I got a long run in in the morning which you know is my favorite .

Yes , their fries are delicious , that sounds . See , when I go to Bona , I panic because they have so much on the menu that I'm like I don't have time to read all this , and then I usually just get a beef sandwich . They have everything , but I like the sound of this protein bowl . Their pizza is very good .

They have everything Catherine Grace wrote an article about , or an essay about how it's the greatest place . It really is a good spot . I want Bona how it's the greatest place . It really is a good spot . No one won't want to . But how about ? So then in the evening I had , we had a divide and conquer because Ryan wasn't home , Right ?

So you had early in the morning and then at night . Yeah , you were up late on your birthday . Nice work , guys . Were you late on your birthday ? Oh ?

no , not really . No , probably like 9.30 . Oh , late for me , but yeah .

Well , that's awesome , I'm glad . And speaking of running , did you hear that in Beijing they had robots running a half marathon ? Oh my , gosh why . Exactly , there was a Beijing half marathon and they had thousands of people running in this half marathon . Wait , were they people or robots ?

Who controlled him ?

His keeper , His scientist . They had the people who the robots had . Like it's almost kind of like when the disabled runners run , Like they have a guide . Like the robots had to have a guide , I guess , to make sure they could go roll , did the ? Robots only run as fast as their guide . The guides ran as fast as the robot . What if you were the ?

one controlling the robot ?

Yeah , so I think they were like run , robot run , and then they what if you wanted to switch robots ?

She goes , wait , my robot's too fast , you better get ready . You can't get too far . What if you're rolling by ? She wears so fucking big .

But a lot of these guys have , like khaki pants on Because they're not runners , they're scientists . Oh , these guys are . Oh , that robot was really fast .

Oh my gosh , he looks like a person .

Yeah , humanoid robots . These guys were prepared . That's the one that won . Then these guys are in like khakis and flannel shirts . That one has a sun hat , this one has oven mitts on .

oh , boxing gloves oh , that robot has a knee problem . He's got khakis on .

He's in the PT after this .

But isn't that so crazy ? That's so funny . Have they ever done this ?

before . I think it was the first time they had to resemble humans . They couldn't roll , they couldn't be on wheels , they had to walk or run . I love that . Your first question was why ? Because yeah , why ? But two hours and 40 minutes is that a good time for a half marathon ? Yeah , that's right . Pretty good For a robot ?

No , maybe it is . It's all relative . It's all relative .

Yeah , it's

Healthy robots , that's what we need . Yeah .

And I am still like buzzing from our nightcap with the Norris . That was so fun , so fun . That drink was delicious , I know it kind of scares me when I like a whiskey drink Same . Do you ever get that song in your head ? Like a whiskey drink , a log , a drink like from that 90s oh my god , I get mad .

I say danny boy in it why are they called chumbawumba , that song ?

is called .

Tell them something . What does that mean ? No , maybe that's what happens when you have too many whiskey drinks .

You feel chumbo ?

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So our topic today is not Chumbawamba or tub thumping or robots .

It's bikes , bicycles , thumping or robots .

It's bikes , bicycles and hooray for bikes .

Yeah , I mean hooray for bikes , but do you like to ride a bike ?

I do like to ride a bike . Sometimes I forget that it's an option . You know that it's not always first top of mind for me , like oh . I could just ride my bike . But I also think that's because Al got me a baby seat for my bike for well , not

I did not feel safe . I didn't like riding her around .

You didn't ride your other kids on a bike , no , what Well ? Aiden was in London and I didn't feel safe riding around in London . Rory was New York and I definitely didn't feel safe there . And then in South Bend there was nowhere to go .

Oh , yeah , and then .

Texas . I think I was just sad . And then when , Rose , I just I never felt safe doing it , but you had your kids on a bike , on the back of your bike .

I had kids on the back of my bike . It's one of my favorite milestones , yeah , and I had them on two wheels like freakishly early .

You did yeah .

Yeah , we're ready to roll my youngest believes that our neighbor taught him how to ride his bike .

Oh you did ?

It was me . Yeah , you were running down the street , so we just kind of go with it because it's funny . I taught all four of mine .

Did you teach your kids ? I taught aiden and rory , al did kevin and rose I like in in europe they have more baby seats .

They're at the front . I've seen those around and I like that better .

I wish I had one of those because number one I felt like rose kept kicking me in the butt well and it just felt like I would think it would be . They can't be too big if they're in the front Right . But then I always felt like I was like you . Okay , back there . I felt like I kept having to look behind me .

Well , yeah , not safe . No , no , I got eyes forward . When I was a kid , the bikes were like your only mode of transportation . Indeed , yeah , yeah , Like that's how we got everywhere . And then we moved to Arizona and that was not quite the thing . But my dad had a baby seat on his bike that we slid off and we made a seat cushion for it .

That's very clever . It was clever of us . So now that I don't have the baby seat on there and Al bought me a beautiful bike and it's a very nice , proper bike , but I kind of I'm jealous of your , like I wish mine was cuter , like . It's not a cute bike .

My bike is 22 years old . Oh wow , I don't know if it's . It's from my sophomore year of college . Okay , my dad made sure I had a fantastic parking pass when I went down to school my sophomore year , which I really appreciate . But I wanted a bike .

That's amazing and I still have it .

It's probably one of my most favorite things .

I kind of wish I had , because my sister has a cute like beach cruiser kind of bike , but because I wanted a basket so I could hold stuff in it . But because mine has , like all like the brake wires in the front , you could never really do a basket . But with the Target Kate Spadesale I got a little .

Did you get one ? I got a bike like a side basket .

Because also , if I'm riding my bike , it's probably to either go somewhere or run errands or I want to pick stuff up , so it'll be nice to have .

I ride my bike to the grocery store a lot , or in the town .

Because you have a nice basket .

Yeah , I'm a big bike rider .

That's great , and you're in bike season . Now I am in bike season . It's almost .

I love bike season , but I look back to my childhood and I have so many memories built around bike riding yeah . And we put kids on handlebars and kids on pegs .

Oh , you were a daredevil . No , handlebars and kids on pegs , and oh , you were a daredevil . No , I never did that but we would ride our bikes around all over . I broke my arm I when I fell off my bike .

Yeah , as adults , I love a bars on bikes .

Oh , like the pedal thing all together , oh that . I like that , but no like if you do like a pump , crawl on your bike . Oh a pump crawl and we did birthdays on bikes . That was super fun . Have you ever done one of those like group bike ?

things . Yes , they were big in Arizona , okay .

I did one in Dayton with my college friends and that was really fun .

Wait , have you been to the bike shop in Dayton ?

No , which shame on me . It's still there . Oh , it's still there . It's a national historic site . Oh , yeah , so because I did a little research on it . But the Wright brothers were fascinating . Yes , because they were . They had a bicycle shop before they went into airplanes , but before that they had a printing company . They did so .

You know , that's my dream , I know .

And what did ?

you say manifest it .

Yeah , throw it out , throw it out there . Okay , yeah , your bike shop .

I would like an old-fashioned bike shop with like an old-fashioned cash register and kind of like cozy vibe in there . If you have a dog , maybe I'd have a little water bowl out front and some treats .

Well , not if I have a dog .

No , if someone was a dog . And then I'll have like cute little greeting cards and bells and baskets . Oh yeah , I think that's a great idea . I even have a name for it . Oh what , yeah , I don't have a name for it . Oh what ? Should I share it ? Or should I wait for the grand reveal when I get ?

the shop . I don't know . I kind of want you to share it . Okay , it's going to be called off the chains , oh that's good , yeah , that's really good .

Um , and even if somebody else wants to open it and then I just work there , that's okay too , okay okay . But I need to be paid well and have lots of days off on a flexible schedule and I don't know you want to open your own business and have lots of days off on a flexible schedule .

And I don't know how . So you want to open your own business and have lots of days off ?

Mm-hmm oh okay and not a lot of referrals . Sure , okay , throw it out there , but like in the summer .

Maybe you could just franchise it , come up with like the ideas of like what people need to open it and then sell it like a . Okay , that's some food for thought . Yeah , all right , like small cakes , what's a franchise ?

I kind of like the feel of like a neighborhood bike shop .

Oh , okay , well , we'll see we can talk about it . We'll iron it out All right , thanks . Do you remember your first bike ?

That's what I was going to ask you . Yes , I do . Do you remember yours ?

Yes , blue BMX kind of like a mountain bike . We were in California , what ?

I had a little tomboy face , didn't you ? Weren't you able to like ride around your pool in the backyard ?

We had our backyard in California was awesome . We couldn't ride around the pool but there was this like concrete slab that was probably almost like a half court basketball court . I think of it as being humongous . I bet my dad and maybe it wasn't as long as I thought- Wouldn't that be funny to go back and see it .

You didn't really need a car , like a wide campus .

It's getting bigger . When I was there , it's not . It was . It's not as wide . It wasn't as wide as it is now . It's definitely more sprawling . Wait , so what was your first bike then ?

It was also blue . Oh , it had a banana seat . Oh my sister

It was cute and we called it the blue bike . We used to do this thing in Beverly . We did it probably like three years . It was like the Beverly Mystery Bike Tour .

That sounds vaguely familiar .

Yeah , that sounds vaguely familiar , yeah , you would put a sticker on your bike because you were like a part of the group , yeah , and you would have to go around to different places ? Yes , I wonder if we were there at the same time . I don't think I ever did it , oh , but yes . Okay , that sounds familiar , but it was a thing and it was so fun .

We used to love doing that . Yeah , I did a flashlight on the front that you could remove and then take with you and put back on .

Okay , in case you were bike riding yeah .

And then I had a blue bike in Beverly , again Betty . We named her Betty . She was a mountain bike . We put pegs on her . Oh yeah , I think that would burn the inside of people's shapes .

Betty with a vengeance Betty Whoa .

Because I think the pegs were too short or the width of the wheel was maybe too wide .

Oh , I see they're like . Who's riding on Nora's bike ?

Never mind , I'm just going to go home , but I think we were so desperate to get from point A to point B . You'd ride on Betty and just be careful .

You were like your legs bowed out Bowed . Yeah , my dad is a huge bike rider .

He is , and he went to the Netherlands for biking , didn't he ?

He did . He biked across the Netherlands , he biked across Italy , he biked across . He went from Paris to London but there was a boat involved . He just biked across the water . He's done . I think Michigan he and my Uncle Bill , his brother , they do a ton of bike riding and they still do it .

Oh , yeah , yeah .

Mm-hmm , I think they're looking at another trip .

I'm , I'm in for all that . My mom did one through burgundy .

Oh , I would like to do that . I would like to do that .

That would be nice , and then here in chicago they have bike the drive .

Yes , my dad used to do that and then Shore to .

Shore , shore to Shore , yeah .

Yeah , oh , that probably goes right by Grand Beach . Yeah , my dad does it . Yeah , or did it ?

Hasn't done it in the last couple of years .

But yeah , it's really good exercise there's a lot of opportunities to bike ride .

The only tricky thing is when you do it for exercise , is how much time it takes . Oh , it takes longer to bike to burn the calories than it does to run . Oh , really . Yeah Huh , but I like biking .

Yeah , I remember when the Divvy bikes came out .

Well , they were called City Bikes in New .

York . They're very popular and people use them all the time . But that is not for me . No , it makes me nervous to ride my bike in New York City . I've never done it , but my brother-in-law and sister-in-law were champs . They do it all the time .

You know who , what we need , what we need a tandem bike . Oh my God , two Norris and a bike . Have you ever ridden a ?

tandem bike . We could take our show on the road .

I wonder if it's hard though . It can't be that hard . It's not harder than producing a middle school musical .

It's less people to worry about . That's for sure .

So , yeah , if you're out there , let's manifest that too .

Yeah , let's do it , because I bet you it would be easier than some of the early bikes that were created . I like too that in 1818 , this bike was called the dandy horse or running machine , but all of these bikes up until , I would say , 1885 . So , like the first 75 years of bikes , it's all described as uncomfortable , no brakes , dangerous , no steering .

Could you imagine if our kids hopped on a bike like that ?

No , no . And then another bicycle had crank pedals , so I don't know what that means , but they had no brakes and a lot of head-on collisions . And then they had this other bike with the gigantic front wheel called the Penny Farthing bike and again very difficult to get on and off , unstable .

How do you get on that ?

bike you would need a stool or a friend , a ladder or something . A friend , yes . And then , finally , in 1885 , john Kemp Starley was like what if the wheels are the same , you know the same size , and we get the wheels working together ?

Oh , I don't really appreciate that it looks kind of like suggestive it doesn't look right no , no , it looks kind of good , I was reading up on the tour de france .

Of course you were , of course I was . It's 21 days long . That's too long , that's a long , that's a long time . It's a big commitment . It takes them about 80 hours .

So I'm like , why don't you just ?

make it shorter days and ride your bike longer . I don't know . I feel like that's not a good use of time 21 days is a terrible use of time , but it's 2,200 miles and guess how fast they go 15 miles an hour 25 to 28 miles per hour . On flat land . They're hauling , but the fastest ever Tour de France . Time recorded ever was 63.1 miles per hour .

Oh my gosh , Isn't that insane . How do you make your way down the hill ?

Well , I guess this guy would go Hold on , but that's kind of that's dangerous .

That's really scary . That's like you're going to die . Like if you hit a rock , it's like goodbye .

Yes , yes , how is that ?

That's just bananas , you know what that makes me want to tune into it , though . Check it out Now that I know they go so fast . Yeah , I get nervous when I watch a lot of people biking so close together .

Yeah , I don't like to watch that . That's something I have no interest in watching live . No , you're fine .

I mean , if we're going to watch it for eight hours straight .

I'd like something exciting to happen . Eighty hours .

No , no , how many hours straight .

Oh , like in a day . Yeah , I don't know .

Not that many .

A few .

Because that'd only be ten Right Right .

Not a number . Smart , we could do the math . We could , but we won't we won't .

Should we jump into highs and lows ? Let's do it . Where are you at my low .

my high and low are kind of related . My high is the musical but my low is .

Yes , I get it so .

I just , I mean , I have a pretty good reason why it's all behind , but I still don't like that feeling . How about you ?

My low is that they had to reschedule the Wheel of Fortune I had planned to do it on my birthday and I was so excited . And then I had to wait an extra day , but that was okay , because whatever it still got done , yeah what about your high . My high was my birthday .

It's just , it's a happy day and your kids really stepped up yeah they did and that's got to feel good on you Like , wow , I did a good job on these guys . I know .

It's like you gave a birthday present to yourself . I'll remember that . All right , we have just been talking and talking and talking .

Should we land the ?

plane Yep . All right , we'll see you guys next week . Bye , bye .