Category: Culture
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Catch and Release
If criminals are a danger to society(you & me), then in the interest of protecting society, criminals should be held away from society as long as legally possible – like in a big jail. If criminals require substance abuse or other rehab, then what better way to begin a recovery program than with a long…
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Just Another Day
I know it’s been said, because I’ve said it, that we live in the Pacific Northwest so if we were to wait until it quit raining to do something then we might never do anything. That was my thought as I left my wet driveway this morning for a relatively quick 11 mile loop in…
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Colorful Stumpjumper
My late 80’s Stumpjumper it really not too far removed from my early/original Stumpjumper. The frame geometry feels the same, maybe with a bit more room due to a longer stem, but essentially the same feel. However, the 8 years of maturing did yield a big difference in rideabilty, and that difference comes in two…
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Signs of the Times
So I rode my Noon Road Loop again today. It’s a nice 24 mile loop that I do pretty regularly. It appeals to me because most of it is through farmland and along back roads. I was going slow today, likely slower than usual. But slow can often have silver linings, which it did for…
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Seahawks vs. Eagles
After so many weeks of not watching the NFL, today rolled around without so much as the tiniest thought about football. Seahawk vs. Eagles, I don’t really care, it’s like rooting for Target to beat out Walmart during their black Friday event. blah. Today’s route took me to Ferndale via Axton Rd, one of the…
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Seahawks vs. Falcons
Oh crappers, I rode yesterday not realizing that the Seahawks play today. Oh yeah, I am not watching the NFL this fall. Which is good, because if I were might have seen this imbecile make a fool of himself and the NFL by sitting during our anthem and standing during the Mexican anthem. Instead, I enjoyed…
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