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Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Skunked By Grouse: Motorcycle Trip: Part 5: Armed Hiking

The next day I was groggy. I hung around brewing coffee. There was at least one grouse drumming right near camp! Of course, there’s no hunting here. I can live with that. Nobody needs to be sound asleep in their … Continue reading

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Skunked By Grouse: Motorcycle Trip: Part 4: Coyote Party

I’d had the most mellow evening I could ever want. However, my night’s sleep didn’t fare well. My injury (which I will not specify but has absolutely nothing to do with covid so nobody in medical fields would care anyway) … Continue reading

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Skunked By Grouse: Motorcycle Trip: Part 3: Renaissance Demon Painting And Russian Composers

Nothing dramatic happened all evening… which was the whole point.  I’ve found myself setting up camp in places I’ve already been just to avoid drama. I’m practically a local now. “That’s Curmudgeon, he’s a quasi-permanent resident of campsite # Non-zero … Continue reading

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Skunked By Grouse: Motorcycle Trip: Part 2: Campsite Mechanic

I found myself installing a new headlight at Unremarkable State Park. Whenever I leave my homestead, an almost laughable cascade of events will inevitably delay my departure. In the week prior I’d had a fencing issue lead to “pigtastrophies”, an … Continue reading

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Skunked By Grouse: Motorcycle Trip: Part 1

I recently mentioned something about headlamps and then went off line. You’re probably wondering where I was. I went out into the hinterland in search of Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. I didn’t find an imaginary comic relief 1970’s Southern sheriff. … Continue reading

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Things I Noticed Upon My Return

Go off grid. It’s necessary for your mental health and intellectual grounding. You don’t have to live in a cabin forever and wear a tinfoil hat… just take a few days off. It matters! Every time you pull out of … Continue reading

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I Am Becoming A Duke Boy

Back in the Stone Age I used to watch “The Dukes of Hazzard”. It was the dumbest show on earth but it was also a “guilty pleasure”. First of all, Daisy knew how to rock a pair of cutoffs. Second, … Continue reading

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I Ain’t Asking Nobody For Nothin, If I Can’t Get It On My Own

I’d forgotten about this song. Thankfully, Grim’s Hall reminded me about it. Charlie’s got the right idea; common sense and self-determination. Neither a victim nor an oppressor. What could be a silly little ditty feels strangely… adult. Charlie preached self … Continue reading

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Peaceful Motorcycle Ride: Part 13: Maintenance Deferral

After many happy miles, I’ve properly broken in my Yamaha TW200. I love the bike! Part of the fun is that I’m not fretting about it. I just ride it into, over, through, or around anything… and if I smash … Continue reading

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