I'll not ride Death Valley this trip. Although it isn't a great deal warmer than Yuma, AZ where I live the extreme temps take a lot of the enjoyment out of a place I really love. It is wild and beautiful

What a lovely comment. I admire how you condensed the entire post into one word.

Fucking Americans. It's always our fault. I once worked for an Australian group-14 hours and a day net difference. It was a semi trying time for me. :)

Hell yes. That's what I'm talking about. Couple of things: Wes Philbin and Thekittygirl probably don't know everybody in need, but they know somebody who does. Maybe a few of us could write a post a week

Do I remember? I was a freshman in college and a friend (non rider) scored tickets for opening night in a big theater (things were different then-the theater seated 1500 and was opulent). I saw it 3 more

Yes, I am old. My earthlink address was tomw@earthlink I wasn't just an early Gmail adopter...

In all honesty, I use Gmail and Chrome. Both do precisely what I want them to do. I also use Google Drive and Keep. Not to mention Maps. I know they track and I know they sell, but it's the service and

I've spent much of my life being away from the crowd. The back country is a place I know well. I am comfortable there. I've spent days and nights listening to coyotes like I do old friends. I've actually

They did build a couple of empires in the less than traditional sense. It seems all the indigenous North Americans were unable or unprepared to bend to the community good. The Mississippian Culture was

The amount of money Google makes by directing their searches is almost as amazing to me as the amount they make selling my information to advertisers to whom they direct my search. It's a closed loop,

I am not a provaxxer, just weighing the odds. The restriction to travel was a big part of my consideration. It looked to me like there were going to be state restrictions and I had places to go and people

Not offended at the term at all. I'd probably use another-but no less direct. They (the colonials) didn't just ignore the nations, they actively tried to erase the past to prove that they were taking over

Well, I actually hope for the other possible outcome. Or just negative test would be ok, too. We've talked about vaccination, haven't we? Two reasoned and reasoning humans that chose A and B. I've not

Ohhhhh, Victor. I so understand that post. Except the part about cat pictures. Who needs more stinking cats in their life? Sam does. Either today or tomorrow he's scheduled to go meet his cat sister. Could

Oh, but they did. You've likely never heard of the Iroquois Nation or the Mississippian Empire because the white folk that settled in here found it in their best interest to deny or ignore organized

I don't think humans are inherently bad - I think we are inherently stupid. Unfortunately, the sword of natural selection cuts on both edges. What was a survival tool 10 generations ago is now a threat

Exactly-a polite way to say it :)

The perception of average is completely skewed by the internet. By definition, half are above average, half below. But the perception of above is judged by Ted Talks and the like. So someone that is an

Sara, it's beautiful and a beautiful presentation of it. I haven't been there since 1980-before it was finished. I wandered around some then, but much of the masterpiece of it wasn't so apparent. The fact

I'm just getting ready to take Sam for his morning romp in the desert. I spray him with a mixture of lemongrass and eucalyptus oils. It REALLY helps with the ticks. There are several commercial mixes available