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Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Trailride Vignettes: Part 3

I’ve only been to Barstow once. I dimly remember a blistering hot highway and a ridgeline with windmills. There was lots of dust as my motorcycle and I were sandblasted by hot desert winds. It was hot. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Trailride Vignettes: Part 2

There was a pile of maps on my desk. Most involved Lake Powell. Camping writeups and wind / climate data. Was I really going to mess with that inland sea using only my 8’ box boat and my limited seamanship … Continue reading →

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Trailride Vignettes: Part 1

[Things don’t always go as planned. My first 2020 Walkabout was conceived in good faith and pursued with diligence. It didn’t come together well. It was a reasonable idea but it got pancaked by the truck of external factors. What … Continue reading →

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More Satire

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Satire

Best line ever at the end: “Fuck it, that’s enough internet for today”. Hat tip to Ace of Spades.

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Trees

“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” I’ve been planting trees. It’s hard work. Slow going. Then again, it’s better than whining about “lockdowns” and sucking down media propaganda. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Critters

After yesterday’s rant I wanted a happy post with cute critters. Just to show I’m not all negative and “light a fucking candle” exhortations. I really do the deed. Alas, it didn’t quite come together. I tried to create a … Continue reading →

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An Unavoidable Rant

It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness. That’s basic wisdom y’all. So why am I seeing less candles than I ought? Get out there and light your fucking candles! There’s a situation afoot and I for one … Continue reading →

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The Mr. Bean ATV: Part 7: The Solution

The Universe got tired of me faffing about; sometimes coveting this ATV, sometimes lusting after that motorcycle, always in terror of debt, and deeply saddened by the passing of a dog. The Universe threw up its hands in frustration and … Continue reading →

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The Mr. Bean ATV: Part 6: Sands Of Sahara

[If you have no idea why a series of posts about ATVs is now discussing pre-historic climate, all I can say is I warned you it would get weird. Plus, it all works out in the end.] My dog died … Continue reading →

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