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About AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Thoughts On Risk

A few days ago I wrote about the fun I had riding my dirt bike. Being me, it turned into a multi-part post. It’s not Shakespeare and if you don’t do nature or motorcycles it might not be your scene. … Continue reading

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Music Theory

Sometimes you get a little ray of what’s possible (or maybe even what might have happened in a different timeline). Here’s one I recently found. I have no education in music theory and I absolutely suck at playing instruments. But … Continue reading

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Dirt Bike Americana: Pics Or It Didn’t Happen

My crude little bike is slowly becoming a properly tested and outfitted exploration vehicle. Every time I ride I test something. Nothing goes on or off but what I put a lot of thought into it. I carry a lot … Continue reading

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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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