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I filled up a woman's gas can while filling up my truck. She was quite desperate at the time.

Ahhh, but once I drove by a guy with a beater suburban which looked like he lived in it and most likely did. He had a sign out for GAS MONEY. On my way home, he was there putting his sign away and then pulled up to the gas pump next to me and began filling up.

Many years ago, a coworker told a story about how he used to sleep with a loaded pistol nearby. He was a former marine and did a couple of Viet Nam tours. One night, he heard somebody in his house and he grabbed the pistol and saw, in time, that he was about to kill a boy. Yes, the boy was...

Good heavens! You mean there might be some construction of bike lanes and trails like they have on the wet side? Encourage people to move here then. We can suck the river dry, I guess.

I'm not sure that the smaller towns have the resources or want the change to have companies move in. Our population looks like it is growing without that, from all the house construction I see. It hasn't hit here yet, but over in the Methow, they have outgrown the water supply and have a...

It sounds like they are stealing anything they can. I believe grain was mentioned today as being shipped to Russia by the thieves.

People USED to drive around with the gun rack with rifles on it in their pickups here in Warshington. Not anymore. Thieves found it easy to steal from pickups. I doubt that happens in AZ anymore for the same reason. I grew up with a pile of rifles in the house. We seemed to have inherited...

There are some microbreweries that will can a beer for you. It's a bigger than normal can and that's all I know.

According to the weather people, we are between storms today. I took off up the hill and into the woods today. We've had a wetter spring this year and I suspect the wildflowers are gonna be happy. I thought the sunflowers (balsam root) were at their peak some time ago, but with the cool...

I learned some things watching this. A short video by an acoustical commuter and touring guy about Schwalbe Marathons.

Just read an article about the intentional flooding of a town in Ukraine to stop the Russians and it worked. Ukraine military has also been blowing up bridges and blowing up Russian attempts to install pontoon bridges. You probably already knew this. Oh well.

Makes me think of the two or more cars with windows tinted so dark that I can't see anybody inside. They are probably illegal, but hey, anything goes here.

Just read in The Seattle Times column which debunks internet lies that Denmark has not stopped vaccinations. They have stopped having mass vaccination events. The reason given is that the majority of Danes have been vaccinated completely and there is less demand now. They still encourage...

I kinda like those hats.

Traffic was extremely non-existent on The Loup yesterday. I found myself wondering about biking it. But I'll stick to wondering until I am sure there will be NO cars or trucks on it. Or a shoulder wide enough to be safer would make me ride it.

It wasn't any intent. It was a fact. I live in redneck country. Nobody much ever rides bikes here. In the valley to the west, yes. Here no. Maybe a cowboy hat to go along with the lycra? Nope. Not going to do that. In hot weather, a t-shirt and shorts are fine. In cold weather layers...

I fear that dressing in snooty cyclist clothing will make for more coal rolling and rudeness. I try to dress as unlike a "cyclist" as possible. I once was driving in the California wine country on a winding highway and was stuck, for miles, behind lycra wearing snooty road bike cyclists who...

The Demon dog, looking dirty and sound asleep, thanks you for the cheer.

I burned some gas. :( I loaded bike and dog in the pickup and drove up to the Loup Loup area, which is also a highway pass. I wasn't sure how the snow was, but it was about what I thought it would be. The road was bikeable until the cold spot, where it looked pushable but I had gone far...