Monthly Archives: July 2022

The Eagle Flies Alone

357 Magnum linked to a song I hadn’t heard before. She even included a link to the lyrics (I am one of the people that can’t always sort lyrics from Death Metal). It’s pretty good. If you like metal and … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 7

The last RV rolled out while I brewed my morning coffee. I had the place to myself! This time I remembered to lube the bike’s chain and top off the tank before departure. I’ll smarten up yet. I set off … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 6

The next morning I woke thinking about motorcycle chains. I’d forgotten to check the tension. Chains stretch and the cheap OEM chain on the TW is notorious for stretching. I hadn’t noticed anything but I checked and it was loosey … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 5

I’d been having fun but I’d been soaked in sweat literally all day. By sunset I’d had enough heat and bugs. I got back to camp with plenty of time but didn’t feel like cooking in a cloud of mosquitoes. … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 4

The next morning dawned warm, humid, and overcast. I wanted to sleep late but my tent turned into a sauna. Eventually I had the presence of mind to get up and about but I was pretty groggy. (It was slightly … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 3

I’ve been camping repeatedly at generic park. This is lame and costs money. No regrets though. It worked to get the ball rolling. Reservations were convenient and the location was a known thing. I got me back into the groove … Continue reading

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The Miracle Of Capitalist Food

In my story I went off on a tangent about grocery stores. Y’all may be forgiven for thinking it a pointless digression but I have always been delighted with cheap plentiful food. Like a fish that can’t see water, most … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 2

I’m perpetually trying new things while camping. I’d gotten into a groove of eating Mountain House freeze dried food when I’d been canoeing into the Canadian outback. Now that I’m “backpacking by Dodge” weight savings are irrelevant. The freeze dried … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 1

Have you sniffed the air? The winds have shifted. Fools ran rampant; but their time was short. In but a few years they demonstrated their totality of incompetence. When society was under their sway, it reeked of cattle cars and … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 0

Spoiler alert… I went camping but got my ass handed to me on a silver platter! The story of my latest motorcycle / camping trip will go live soon. I had fun but mosquitos took more of my blood than … Continue reading

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