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A vulture found a run over large rat a few days ago as I was riding by four-feet away when crows attract it in a coordinated maneuver. The vulture was at least four times the size but didn't stand a chance.

A Brooks is an acquired taste. I ride them. No freshman sorority girls like $150 wine. A Brooks is like that, an acquired taste. The boulevard saddle sold from Bontrager is nice. I am all for freshman girls. No offence intended. If they drink $12 wine and exploit me, I would learn in therapy to...

Corvids. I am going to pass occasional treats to crows so they will recognize me and track me. Better that than an app. A raven likes to look at his reflection peck it and talk to himself. The redwood forest crows speak a different language that involves 3-D echolocation descriptions of things...

In the early 1980's I would spend some time in the state capitol, Sacramento. I am reading a book today that is mostly about California politics and stuff I have not thought about in decades is coming back. One of the things a politician taught me then is that it is Okay to be seen holding a...

Lobsters are insects and are rare in the Pacific where they have claws that are only about 6mm wide. But we do have Dungeness crab. You eat it with melted butter and sourdough, with a crisp unoaked white. Maybe I am insensitive but they are underwater spiders and also delicious. Sea otters eat...

People would eat acorns here. It took a leaching process to get rid of the tannins. It is sort of like making olives. Squirrels bury nuts yet have imperfect memories. That plants more trees to help their great grandchildren. Did you know that squirrels eat baby birds? Tons. The best dog toy ever...

You get what you get when you gopher it. Bill Murray could have used one in Caddyshack. There is a dog park that has gophers. It looks like dogs are in prayer when they watch a hole with total devotion.

Most oaks around here are evergreens and around early October they drop thousands of acorns. Ducks waddle up from the river to hang out under the trees to wait for a nut to fall and then to swallow them whole. They will do that all day to fatten up for the Winter. They are very cute and I would...

This place it truly weird. Winter is a combination of Fall and Spring. This photo is from today of a white oak. It is next to a crabapple in full bloom.

Makes sense. If you are already upside down and driving on the wrong side of the road.

It snowed last night. The fluffy white stuff. It's all over the place, a huge effing mess. I had to shovel it. It undermined my ride time, big time. I can't let this crap crimp my style. I am hosting an all ages kite flying picnic in the wildflowers in two weeks. I can't wait. Forth annual...

I like the ostrich texture on top. I have previously mentioned that I hit the underside with lanolin and use a heat gun then stand on the saddle. It makes it soft and springy.

https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB1167/2025 (a) Electric bicycles not only offer a solution to car dependency and transportation poverty, but also help reduce our carbon footprint. As California moves away from its dependence on fossil fuels, we will continue to see a rise in zero-emission modes...

The lock cylinder has three numbers on it. A locksmith can not only pick the lock but can also make a new key based on those numbers. 'Oh it is a 3,6,9, let me cut you a key'. This does not need to be difficult.

I would gladly drive on the left provided that the clutch is on the right and the petrol on the left with the shift in the middle left, but only as long as I am also upside down. All the bike advocates in my town want roundabouts, the recalcitrant car drivers hate them.

Yes, and they are doing it whist upside down. An upside down left is actually a right.

I had a little 70's Toyota coupe that had a truck engine with a five speed. It was so much better than my first car, a '67 Impala fastback. In the '90's I had a Civic coupe with variable valves and unlimited rpm, it got 55 mpg. It could also do 120 up hill.

I am such a tenderfoot wimp. I have tried to go barefoot most of the day and can barely make it across the driveway. Windy is very nice. https://www.windy.com/?38.103,-122.740,9

The goal of that Marin mid-drive was to out Como-Como a Turbo Como. That bike had 864 watts on the tiny mid-drive torque sensor. The Como is vanilla ice confection that melts to the substantial hot tamales enchilada sauce, sour cream, and onions with cilantro and jalapenos, that Marin serves up...