Monthly Archives: August 2021

Dirt Bike Americana: Epilogue

My truck’s air conditioned cab was luxurious after getting roasted in the sun all day. Shortly after sunset, I wound up eating dinner at the only place I could find, a bar that was absolutely filled with drunks. Not a … Continue reading

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Dirt Bike Americana: Part 3

I can’t express enough how much of a relief it was to be among people who aren’t whiny little bitches. If the long slow drag of societal collapse is getting you down, go find people who aren’t wimps. Society is … Continue reading

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Dirt Bike Americana: Part 2

The trail head was an access point for a network of ATV/UTV trails and an overlain mesh of motorcycle-only trails. Miles and miles of trail on our forest. The forests of the American people. Imagine that! Some tiny vestigial organs … Continue reading

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Dirt Bike Americana: Part 1

I shifted my Dodge into drive and rolled down the window. I hit the gas just hard enough to break the dual rear wheels loose and toss up a little dirt; a thing both appreciated and celebrated in this crowd. … Continue reading

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Avoid Normalcy Bias

Normalcy bias is when weird shit goes down but an individual chooses to deny the reality of the new situation. One may deliberately (or unconsciously) avoid evidence of otherwise incredibly, remarkably, obviously, abnormal events. It’s understandable. We all have a … Continue reading

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Update On The Vox Situation

Vox day is now at voxday.net. His earlier spot was only a “temporary landing site”. I’m sure he’s got ten other sites just sitting around for deployment as needed. I’ve never met the guy but I’m happy to see any … Continue reading

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Simple Basic Preparations

[You’re not paranoid if they really are out to get you.] Part 1: Vox: I mentioned yesterday that Vox Popoli went down. He was back online pretty much instantaneously. You’ll find him at milobookclub.com. (That may change in the future.) Vox … Continue reading

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When Block/Attack Becomes Natural

This post isn’t about me, but I’m going to use an analogy from my life. When I started martial arts I’d be paired up with more experienced students during training. I’d be told “punch like this…” and I would do … Continue reading

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You’re Seeing It: It’s True

After watching… well everything, but especially 2020, it’s easy to wonder what’s going on. Are you surrounded by morons? Is the world run by idiots? That can’t be true, there must be some more palatable explanation! Nope. They sound like … Continue reading

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Perhaps An End To Radio Silence

A newly installed software “helper” has been nuking comments for two weeks. Lacking the slightest idea what I’m doing I tried to fix it. I got under the hypothetical hood, grabbed a handful of virtual logic, and ripped the offending … Continue reading

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