Friday, May 22, 2026

Out for a morning ride...

 

On the ebike (Lectra XP4 750), not the motorcycle or scooter.  It's been a while since I've ridden the ebike.  I wanted to try a test with the Wayfarer Meta glasses, leaving the video in the native vertical format that the camera in those glasses shoots...


 That image is a still taken with the camera.  And, here is the video...


 On iMovie, a vertical video comes in with black on either side so it becomes a horizontal video.  The video is 3k; no post production work done to the video other than adding a couple titles, some transitions, and some background music.  Easy and fast; less than a half hour into that 9 minute video.

I appreciate the hands-free aspect of taking video with the glasses.  To the point where I have decided to try the Oakley version of the smart glasses... I will only keep one or the other, but the Oakley Vanguard Meta glasses have some differences.  I'll revisit that when the glasses get here tomorrow. 

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Joan was feeling Babo's pizza for lunch.  We had another errand to run on the way, so it was a good outing.  As usual, the pizza was outstanding.  The cannoli for desert is a nice way to finish off the meal.  And, leftovers to enjoy it all another time.

The Interstate was slow moving on the way home according to Maps; Joan suggested we take surface streets to see how everything along the way has changed.  Here's the big change (from my perspective)...


 The very first Buc-ee's in Arizona is scheduled to open in about a month.  I am hoping that will drive fuel prices down locally.  Either way, we will probably let the "newness" die down before we give it a try.  We do know what we're missing, having been a big fan of Buc-ee's for years when we lived in Texas. 

 

2 comments:

Earl49 said...

Rumor has it that a first Buc-ee's is coming to Idaho soon, but I don't get that far down I-84 very often since my guitar buddy Rick moved to Nevada last fall. We used to meet and jam at his house at least monthly. Having never been in a Buc-ee's, I will also wait for the buzz to die down and then go experience the Beaver. Same as when In-and-Out burger opened here. That was such a frenzy that they had to lease an adjoining lot at the mall to create a maze (like Disneyland) for months. I can't imagine waiting over an hour just to get a burger.

Captain Jim and the Blonde said...

Yeah, some people get manic about being among the first to experience a new place. Buc-ee's here will open in about a month, and all the local TV stations are doing "news reports" about it. Great advertising for Buc-ee's. We have In and Out burger places all over the Valley... but when a White Castle opened in Gilbert, they had those some "maze lines" and police directing traffic around it for weeks. Waiting in line for anything isn't on my to-do list. ;-)