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Camping Out at the Bar Watching the Game
The Phoenix Mercury are playing well against the New York Liberty. My player Saballi is working hard to ensure a 20 point victory in the #wnba playoffs.
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New Song on my New (to me) Guitar
Just a little jam called Clearing the Docket
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Jeep Ignition Fix - Checlist
The jeep is not starting properly, when turning the key all the way, chunking/clicking sound comes from under the console, then if I pull the key, or leave it in just holding it all the way, it will eventually start.
I've checked batter connections (1), and reset the starter relay (5). Its still doing it but less so, so defs just an electrical issue.
- Battery and Connections: -- all good
- Starter: starter or a power issue to the starter. Try tapping the starter while attempting to crank the engine.
- Ignition Switch and Actuator: Check the ignition switch actuator pin for breakage and replace if necessary.
- Clutch Safety Switch: Bypass the clutch safety switch to rule it out. If bypassing works, replace the switch.
- Starter Relay: Check the starter relay in the PCM. Swap it with another relay to test.
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Yay, Fixed my speakers!
Yay, I rewired my subs in my Jeep so they wonât constantly drain my battery if I forget to turn them off. Fortunately, that only happened one time over the last two years, but it still cost me a bunch of money to replace the battery. Secondly, I saw that my old band was rehearsing tonight. I miss drumming with the band, and tinnitus fucking sucks.
I got a ride in tonight too
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Long Training Ride
I got a long training ride in, and also got a two mile naked run it. The weather was glorious but the intensity of the sun quickly put a halt to any enjoyment of the temps finally going below the century mark.
A fire shredded this cactus and ocotillo
More after effects of fire from last yearMost areas for my ride went through normal desert scenes with massive saguaro, creosote and ocotillo lining the trail. But there was a couple miles through this burnt out area. That area struggles to recover outside of a few tiny flowing bushes that have sprouted in a very small number of places amongst the husks of burn fauna.
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A plane knifed through the sky - literally
So I went camping over the past few days, and after a long day of remote work, went for a long walk, then had a super light dinner, and was chilling in my lounger watching the night clouds drift by an almost, but not quite, full moon. I noticed a plan was flying high above, and it seemed to be inside the clouds, which seemed cool, but then within a few minutes, I looked up again, and I realized the plane single handedly tore that beautiful cloud to shreds. It was quite incredible to see.
This plane dropped in to the cloud and tore them in half
Beautiful Sonora Desert under the desert moonDuring the day, the amazing puffy white clouds blew buy, and provided much relief from the bright sun. The weather was nice, but still a little on the warm side, which ended up zapping my energy, so I didn't get the long evening bike ride I was planning on.
My little Camper and Office
Magnificent Saguaros in front of majestic clouds
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Tuesday Night Drum Circle!
It was looking pretty stormy, but I took a chance and headed up to north Phoenix. I hit the Skatepark for a few minutes then got some drumming in with my new Djembe friends.
Skateboarding
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Iâve watched these waves a few times now - so powerful in so many ways
Heading to Portugal in a few weeks this video makes me feel so centered, I canât wait to visit this beautiful place called Nazarene.
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Having to leave this beautiful place of Sonoita
We had a wonderful time yesterday, bought a loaf of fresh sourdough bread at the farmer's market and carried it around with us to all the local wineries. The Wine here is pretty gosh darn good, there were a few we didn't like, but still pretty good. Dinner last night at Milics was amazing, we had the Salmon and Chicken plates, and they comped us a desert to celebrate our anniversary.
Itâs the rodeo here, so we're surrounded by cowboys, always dressed to the finest button down and wranglers to go with them boots.
Sadly, leaving the casita was rough. It was the furthest away, and we were right up against the grape vines at the winery.
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Anniversary Day! 28 years. From Sonoita AZ
Happy anniversary to my beautiful wife. 28 years! Now back to the wine tasting. #deepsky winery #Sonoita #Elgin #Arizona
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Sonoita Day One of wine tasting...
Lunch: Pizza and Wine at Dos Cabeza's: At Dos Cabezas, I had three wines from Cimarron Vineyard: 2022 Red, 2020 El Norte and 2020 Quintosol. I also had a Pronghorn Vineyard 2018 El Campo, but that is very nearly the last of breed. Extreme weather has cut short wine production after 2019, so I will prize the taste and memory of the El Campo forever.
Sad to See El Campo go away.
Can of bubbly for next weekWe also stopped by Hops and Vine for a Wine and Icecream Pairing, then hit up Rune for some more.
There were some absolutely amazing cloud structures in and around Sonoita, and thunder and rain storms loomed over the mountains in the western skies.
Later we went to the Copper Brothel Brewery for some delicious grub and a few beer tasters.
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High Protein Blueberry Donut holes
High-Protein Blueberry Donut Holes. Here's how to make them: ½ cup cottage cheese. 1/2 cup blueberries. Mix with ½ cup almond flour or protein powder, and Âź cup syrup to form a dough. Divide into 6 pieces. Roll into ballsâroll well so they hold together! **You need these dry! Strain the cheese. Dry the blueberries if frozen. Or add more flour. They can't be overy wet. Air fry at 360°F for 8 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar and devour. Crispy on the outside Soft and gooey inside Packed with flavor, not guilt
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Untappd Modest First Call
This beer has a zest that I canât quite explain. It is quite thirst quenching though, and I would buy this by the 6-pack and take it to the game if I could.
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What is a Tarrif in simple terms
A better question is, why now? Or why not hire more staff to monitor the sub $800 purchases if youâre worried about drugs coming through. Terrif = keeping the working poor on their knees, blowjob ready.
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WOW donât drive w/o dash cam in Tempe
Chicago police officer arrested and car impounded dead for chirping tires. This is embarrassing and messed up:
Without his badge and uniform, Jalen Woods discovered he was just another suspicious Black man in the eyes of police who last year pulled him over in Arizona for chirping his tires and took him to jail.
Now the Chicago police officer is suing the Tempe Police Department for violating his First, Fourth, and 14th Amendment rights, as well as false arrest, malicious prosecution, gross negligence, defamation, and racial discrimination.
âMr. Woodsâ civil rights were violated when Tempe Police unlawfully pulled him over and searched his vehicle without any probable cause,â Benjamin Taylor, one of the Arizona attorneys representing Woods, told Atlanta Black Star.
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Stormy Ride
Picked up my bike from the shop and tried to go for a ride. That storm was coming so I got to the trailhead asap to see if I could get a few miles in. Uh, no, fuckin dust and dirt at 50 miles an hour, then some amazing sideways rain blowing me right off the trail.
This storm was b i g
It got very dark, very fast
I only rode a bit up the trail, it was crazy, and so wet. Rain, then lightening, then loud thunder. Time to end the ride, but it was fun while lasted.
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Checked in my Electric Palms - 5 stars
Yummy goodness by Phx Beer Company
Beer - Electric Palms on untapd
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Up Next: Drum Circle
I'm heading over to Encanto park for my weekly drumcircle with Drums Are Life by Folade. Its gonna be a scorcher, but we'll have shade under the trees and some nice breezes from time to time.
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bike ride of sweat and stupid
I wanted to get a 20 mile ride in, but I also wanted to get tea with my beautiful wife this morning. Unfortunately, that meant I didnât get to start my ride until lunchtime, where it was already 105. I got a little dehydrated at the end. The sweat dripping it on my eyes tasted so so salty not a good thing. I made it home safely, and letâs just say I wonât be doing that again anytime soon.
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Movie - Eanie Meanie
Okay we watched this movie called Eanie Meanie with Samara Weaving. What a show. Thoroughly entertaining. Marshon Lynch was great, and the movie kept me guessing at what shitshow was going to happen next. link
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Tampering with my bearblog look and feel - no
I was thinking about fancying up my blog, this blog by Silvia has some great ideas for the CSS, and how to set up the pages to take advantage of the css and it looks freaking awesome. Unfortunately, I just don't think I have the time and patience. I just want my blog to be fast light, and clean. I do love the look and feel of Silvia's blog, so maybe I'll check back from time to time for some cool ideas on how to do that.
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Silencers will be cheaper!
Lucky for us, silencers and short barrelled rifles will be much cheaper soon! YAY The bill eliminates the tax on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns, weakening the National Firearms Act that was
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Some will celebrate that the Megabill takes away food assistance from 5 million.
Megabill = No-empathy: As a self reminder of our present political "leaders" the big bill took away food assistance from 5 million of the neediest Americans and kicking at least 17 million people off of their health insurance. Go go GOP. link make_discoverable: false
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Card Freud was detected, lol
Well, card was used for a zero dollar balance (boo), which my bank detected (yay). This all seems like a bad dream hence the Freudion slip. So lame, now I have to go get a new card since that was permanently banned based on the fraud. Now I can go get a new card. I have errands to run anyways, so all good.
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Mini Camping in the angstrom studio
I spent a couple of days up north, unfortunately, my time was cut short due to a second Forrest fire breaking out last night after a late night lightening storm briefly swept across the horizon. Overall, the weather was nice, but got a little warm by mid day only to cool off in the afternoon breeze.
The already burning Billy Fire
Sunset of fire over my campsite
A tanker heading for more water to help with the new fire
Heading home with the Angstrom Studio in tow.I got a few walks in, and some training rides as well. I got some work done, and I got to work on my manuals, but thatâs for a different post.
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NSFW - Riding Wheelies and Manuals in the Forrest naked
The other week, I decided that riding a manual without protective gear, deep in the forest was a great idea. With luck and caution, things worked out. Here's the most lame manual shot
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Night out in Downtown for dinner and Jazz
Went out with friends for dinner and jazz at The Duce. Arrogant Butcher was amaze, drinks were swell and the rooftop bar is awesome. Thereâs a storm blowing south of the city which really cooled things off.
The four of us
The Band
The rooftop patio
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Mahmoud v. Taylor - the beginning of the end
Mahmoud v. Taylor Is the beginning of the end of public education.
Religious fundamentalists who arenât wealthy enough to send their kids to religious schools/home school can now shape the content of their local public school.
This is no longer true: Public education is a public benefit, and the government cannot âconditionâ its âavailabilityâ on parentsâ willingness to accept a burden on their religious exercise.â
Also this is now too much for some people to handle: âExposure to ideas with which one disagrees is not coercion; it is the foundation of a pluralistic society and core to the mission of our public schools.â
weâll see untold amounts of quiet censorship on the part of schools and educators related to the materials available and used in libraries and curriculumâthis is a case about religious liberty and public education.
The 6-3 ruling will certainly be used by book banners âconcerned parentsâ to begin opting-out of anything they wish to in public school curriculum under the guise of religious freedom.
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What to do in a pet emergency
I found this great article that I think will be helpful for my kids, especially my daughter in helping with their aging cat.
Try to only use after hours clinics for the following things, and call ahead to confirm theyâre open.
Difficulty breathing
Seizures or collapse
Continuous vomiting or diarrhoea
Bleeding that wonât stop
Inability to walk or stand
Swollen abdomen
Ingestion of known toxins (chocolate, xylitol, medications, etc.)
Unresponsive or unconscious behaviourAlso, start a pet emergency fund or be prepared to use a loan shop for a quick cash loan.
This was the article I saw.
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Going in for a cancer checkup today - wish me luck!
I've got a yearly checkup for set for this morning. There's been a recent public awareness campaign around bladder cancer and screening. Deion Sanders literally did beat bladder cancer in the most unfortunate of ways. Please pay attention when you pee, if it hurts, see a doctor. I did and it saved my life. BCAN is the 4th most common cause of Cancer, but has a high survival rate if taken seriously. Wish me luck for today!
Heads up! Got the all clear. Don't have to go back for another year. Just in time for my copay/deductibles to reset!
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Took a day off from Riding, here's a bail
Today, I took a day off from skateboarding, its so addictive though. Will get back out there after a day of rest from skating and riding
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Riding at dawn, Riding at Dusk
Went out to the skatepark at dawn. Surprisingly, there were a few others out at sunrise, had a great time, still working on a few tricks like backside nosegrab, tail slides, Ollieâs and front side 50/50s.
HDR clouds behind my deckWorked all day, but snuck a bike ride in at lunch, then hit the road at sunset for a 12 mile ride on my mountain bike. Rode the new freeway overpass, and snapped this picture.
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Finally getting back out there after Covid
I spent the week hanging out with my enemy, covid. The most serious of fuck buddies. It'll fuck you over if you don't stay on top of the vaccines. This time, it was four days of headaches, fever, chills, and fog. I'm back now, thanks to science, advil and my beautify Buffy helping me out. It's been about a year since my last booster and flu, obviously, that is too long to wait.
Yesterday, I walked a 5K to finish out the Arizona Sunrise Series of races (didn't go to the venue, just did it in the neighborhood).
Today, I got back on the bike, I have less than a month to train for my 35 mile race coming up in September. My ride was a solid hour(ish), just trying to spend time in the saddle. Got in a few climbs but mostly, just flat gentle pedaling. I needed some inspiration, so I got a shot of the spare tire that I'll spend the next 12 months working on:
Spare TireI swung by the old Childrens Hospital, it may be undergoing renovations, but said renovations appear to be fully stalled out. I'm hopeful that these poor dead trees will be put out of their misery soon, and they'll be replaced with some beautiful and tasteful desert landscaping.
Dead MulberryFinally, after the ride, I grabbed a quick breakfast at my most convenient 3rd spaces. Its an affordable, cold safe-haven for thirsty desert dwellers with a half bucket of time to kill.
Starbux 3rd Space - for hanging out and cooling offI then headed downtown to Encanto to engage with my fellow djembeists.
The Drum Circle was heated, both in tempo and temperature. It was very meditative, transformative and emotionally rewarding to let myself get in to the hypnotic rhythms and occasional chants with my fellow hand drummers: https://www.drumsarelife.com/
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Att class action lawsuits
How can I file a claim for my share of the AT&T data breach settlement?
On Aug. 4, the Kroll Settlement Administration announced that affected AT&T customers can now file claims against the proposed $177 million settlement. Claims can be filed online at telecomdatasettlement.com.
After clicking on Submit Claim on the settlement website, you'll be asked for a Class Member ID. That number should be in the email or mailed notice you received about the settlement. You'll also be asked to provide an email address, your AT&T account number or your full name.
If you don't want to file the claim online, you can download and print the PDF forms for either the first data breach announced on March 30, 2024, the second breach announced on July 12, 2024, or the overlap form if you were part of both breaches. Printed and signed forms should be mailed to: AT&T Data Incident Settlement c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 5324 New York, NY 10150-5324.
Settlement claims need to be filed by Nov. 18, 2025,
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how to season a skillet
How To Season A Cast-Iron Skillet To season a cast iron skillet, first clean it thoroughly and ensure it's completely dry. Then, apply a thin, even layer of oil to the entire skillet, including the bottom and handle, and wipe away any excess oil with a clean paper towel. Place the skillet upside down in a preheated oven at 300-450°F (150-230°C) for an hour or longer, allowing excess oil to drip off. Repeat this process several times for a well-seasoned pan.
Oh, and by the way, Iâve been sick all week and so today I tested myself. Sure enough, COVID positive.
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Nothing like a little folk punk to get me through the night
https://theneweves.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-eve-is-rising
@westsideblogger@vivaldi.net thank you, this helped me get through the night! Thereâs nothing like Solid folk punk to burn some energy
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cox communication port forwarding blocks for kvm
In preparation for remote kvm, will need this article
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From an article about aging
Here are my takeaways for when or if I retire:
Continue with academics - can always take a class
Stay in shape - walk, ride, whatever
Stay in touch with friends
Stay in touch with family
Volunteer \Thatâs it.
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Feeling unwell today
Stayed home from work today, febrile, etc... Just chilling, watching #got which is pretty boring overall.
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Thinking further on remote kvms
I found this link for a Remote Desktop. Its an amazon link but can be found elsewhere
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hmmm, remote kvm, I think Iâd like one
Iâm going to investigate one of these. Just need hi res and lol latency. Plus always on, canât solely rely on other methods. Iâm thinking ahead about my next trip, something like this would be reassuring to have.
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OMG VOX sheds light on dairy farm horror
This box news story about coke branded protein milk absolutely disgusts me, and breaks my 59 year streak on farming nietivity. Iâm going back to vegan sources of protein (canât kick a Lima bean in the head and force it to stay pregnant its entire life while ripping away its babies the second theyâre born). Iâm gonna leave out all the bad parts of the story, but
Paywalled article. vox article on dairy farm horrors
Excerpt: Along the way, Fairlife removed humane care claims from its bottles, and earlier this year, it took down a lengthy yet vague web page about its animal welfare commitments. Of course, no one at the top of these companies actively wants animals to be abused, but the continued investigations reflect a structural reality of animal agriculture: Mass producing cheap animal products is all but impossible to do humanely. Dozens of investigations into the US meat, milk, and egg industries have revealed that the constantly growing demand for cheap animal products â combined with virtually zero legal protections for farmed animals and captured regulatory agencies â means that efficiency and profit are almost always prioritized over animal welfare.
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Anatomy of a blog for me
So here we go.
I'm really starting to dig this bearblog. So lightweight. I seriously just wish that kb article was easier to find. I spent so much time fucking around guessing at the logic.I am ready to commit though. I am very satisfied with this and the potential for how this will fit in to my flow is so much better now that I understand it a little better. I'm looking forward to getting going on this.
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Some Example Code for Posting Things
This is a test
This just opens the file in onedrive... I want the embed options Open in a new tab
Unfortunately, there's no way to show google drive or Onedrive files, but I can put links to the files here.
Picture of Mike and Alton at my weddingHere's the same link without the bracket intro: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1epa3DgJiq_-BnL2VjtKSGfaW0vLulZxl/view?usp=sharing
Be sure to set the attribute: make_discoverable: false
Here is an example of my figure drawing. We can get the link to reddit images
- ctrl-I, then
- click the mouse lightup,
- click the image,
- click edit on the html link to get the source.
I'll be sure to make_discoverable is false for these posts.
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Custom Domain Names is a lie!
Nowhere in this document does it say it requires a paid subscription, so I bought my stupid domain name, but it won't accept. If I do go pro, maybe it'll work then. I Spent a fuck ton of time trying to get it to work. The KB should specifically outright just say: custom domains require pro version. The KB should also say, this site is so fucking cheap, just pay and you can have custom domain and post images here too!
JFC!! I want to use Bearblog so Bad, but...
But, learning new languages is hard. I had to click the link to say hello to actually get a document with any facts on it. Its right here in case you were wonder (yes, talking to future self here).
Also, dns is nottttt working
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Saturday nsfw 5K run and 5M ride plus sprinkler fixinâ
Naked Run!
I got an early morning run out in the desert. Did a full 5k - 2x out and back. There actually was one other camper, but he ducked inside his camper each time I ran by. I don't blame him, I've gotten quite big, so trying to work that.
Five Mile Bike ride
Road the new path all the way south to the end, which is somewhere in Circle G. It was pretty close to 5 miles, so had to run down the canal a bit to get the last .3 on. Felt good to finally be back on the bike.
Grandma had sprinkler issues
What a shit show her sprinkler are. Dig dig dig, zane came by and dug some more. So much pvc, all stacked vertically, so little space toooo.
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Costa Rica - Horseback and Surfing - just wow
Whilst hanging on the beach, the incredibly amazing situation of a surfer riding by on her horse after finishing her surfing session. I was so stunned it took me a minute to realize I could snap a quick photo to share out.
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Twas hanging at corporate coffy
Hanging out at SBUX waiting to meet a friend...
And this came byâŚ. Oh, Iâll describe it: brilliant red subwoofer enclosure with massive 10 inch coned speakers with giant voice coil dome covering nearly half of each black polypropylene speaker. In front of the fire red enclosure lays two massive amplifiers with glass covers exposing the larger than life integrated circuits and power modules that would bring the system to life if provided enough power.
FYI, my friend was trying to find pictures of Michael, but she had misplaced them, so I ended up heading home after checking out a few cars at the car show.
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hold the phone, itâs working
Iâm a dipshit when it comes to setting up an and c names for dns. I gave up in feb, but really want a way to post thoughts and pics. Support for bearblog was not helpful, but maybe Iâll try again. It takes 2 hours each time I try though. That is a big roadblock to making this work.
Update - neverfucking mind.
I think. Stay tuned. Shit. Never mind. Still SSL error. I just realized that it'll never work without the paid version.
Update 2 - even paid version fails
So frustrating. I want to use this site, and even without the domain name, it rocks, but man, this should work...
Update 3 - kinda working after going pro
I could add the domain in again, then I set my domain dns up like this: Okay, after going pro, I was able to add my domain again to bearblog, then set these up: This actually gets me halfway there. Itâs a shaw1 cert, so firefox will let me continue, but its not fully secure. Fuckin-a
Iâm not getting any problems any more
The devices Iâve used go right in with no complaints. Iâm calling it good! Yayayay
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Costa Rica - beachside again.
I'm actually on the Beach in Guanacosta Costa Rica
That last lightning strike was pretty close. But three seconds the thunder was magnanimous, echoing across Pacific Ocean. My view of the beach is unencumbered from this Costa Rica town in Guanacaste.
Update (later from my computer)
It is so amazing, Buffy is inside at her conference texting about what they're hearing, but I'm right out here in the middle of it. Absolutely beautiful dark clouds drifting right to left out across the ocean.
Later, I ended up walking a half mile away, and had a half mile section of beach ALL TO MYSELF. It was insane, and beautiful, and scary.
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Some Remote Work from a Wet Desert
We had a reprieve from the heat courtesy of a hurricane coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. There's nothing like camping in the rain, so I took the liberty of heading north for a few days. The temps were a bit cooler, but the humidity ended up being too high, so I left after a couple of days. Not before enjoying some incredibly powerful rain, thunder and lightening.
Catching up on some reading after a full day of work
The Angstrom Studio surrounded by storm
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Did I mention Coachella 2025! Weekend Two
Did I mention we went to Coachella in April. OMG, it was so fantastic. Plus, we went the second weekend, so we got wind, not heat! Yay. The wind was strong though, but our campsite survived. We drank boxed wine, and dined on so many amazing foods. The music was incredible, and with so many stages, there was music we could both appreciate and engage with. All in all, I'd go back for sure, and I'd camp. We got an extra day, and didn't have to worry about ubers etc.
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Camping in Prescott for the MBAA Race
Another weekend, another race. Prescott this time. Camping location = lame, camping fun = great.
The race venue is a parking lot within the city limits. So plenty of traffic and people.
The next day, I found a spot up the mountain by a mine near lynx lake. Still a lot of people around, but it emptied out after another day. I wish I would have stayed longer.
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Lake Havasu AZ Travel and Mountain Bike Race
Traveled to Lake Havasu for an MBAA Mountain bike race. I went out a few days early, and set up my angstrom studio on "the steps" south of town. With my jeep and rugged trailer, I was able to get to the top to have a wonderful view of lake Havasu. That race was very popular as it had a multiplier of 1.5 on the points series. I dropped out of the top 10 as so many riders were there. Nevertheless, this is where I met some new friends who I traveled with and connected through the rest of race series all over Arizona.
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Camping in Bulldog Canyon
Wintertime camping in the southwest can be so spectacular. Here is my camp set up in Bulldog canyon. Its a hilly semi remote section normally used for daytime fourwheeling, but 3 day passes can be purchased for camping as well.
This is a rugged trail, so it took Four-Low in my jeep to get up to this spot. A few side-by-sides came by during the day, but there is some surprisingly good mountain biking there. This spot is not super safe though as it so close to town, so "general protection" is always taken.
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from shalagusta to pier 54
Buffy and I road our bikes to Shalimar to watch my old band, Blue Door, then we rode over to Pier 54 for a drink with some other friends before heading home.
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hawes ride
JRA.
https://strava.app.link/tswvkWXPcRb.[Open in new tab](tab: https://strava.app.link/tswvkWXPcRb)
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giving up on domain for now
It tried a few things. Honestly, will probably just set something up on pighub for blogging.
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gonna hit the trails in a bit
Suffering through a failed dns learning experience. Iâll get it soon though. I hope
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Okay hi
Hey there, world!
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MBAA Race - White Tanks
The White Tanks race was awesome. Great weather, fun course, far enough out of the city that it feels remote. I didn't camp with the main campers for this race as I went out a few days early to work and pre-ride (and relax). I could have moved my campsite over on Friday at lunch, but instead I stayed where I was. Because of that, I was a bit isolated from rest of the group. In one specific way, that's exactly what I was hoping for. I suspected some friend that I made during last years race would be there (and they were). The group was super nice and inviting, however, they were very political and outspoken, and I just didn't want to deal with that. When I met them (2024), we still had some semblance of a democracy left, but this year, 2025, I realized I had no room in my life for people who think billionaires need tax cuts, and that schools should be defended, and us woke Americans should be ashamed of ourself and STFU. Uggg. Anyways, I regained my composure after that race, and camped with the main campers for every other race. I met, and raced against, some amazing, brilliant, thoughtful and empathetic folks along the way. Stories were shared, parts were borrowed, and friends were made.
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Estrella MBAA Race - Cold as Hell
This race was so cold, I didn't bother camping. Cold, windy, rainy and cold. People did camp, just not me. At least I got out there. It was cold, high 30s low 40s. The race itself was great though, I think I even got some points due to the low turnout. I ended up losing all my points gains over the next few races, but those points helped a lot!!
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To View Blog Lists by Year and Month
Per this guid and thanks to yordi, I can view my posts by month. Very cool
Great BlogJust paste this in to the footer in the settings section.
I haven't learned how to type html so ...
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Donât cry for me Argentina
Notes from an Open Democracy article on 11/09/24. As the world absorbs the shockwave of Donald Trumpâs win in the US presidential election, the playbook for his second term, designed by a handful of right-wing extremistslink, is already underway in Argentina. Project 2025 is set out in a nearly 900-page âMandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promiseâ, produced by the Heritage Foundation, a rightwing US think tank, as a ready reckoner for the incoming Trump administration. It details authoritarian tactics that exist in various parts of the world, from attacking public education to dismantling policies to tackle climate change to restricting the rights of women, LGBTIQ+ people, migrants, workers and Black people. But if there is one country already trying some of Project 2025âs most extreme policies to weaken the state and render the enjoyment of rights obsolete, it is Argentina. âIf you have any doubts about how Project 2025 would be implemented, you have to look at what has happened in the last year in Argentinaâ, human rights lawyer Paula Ăvila-GuillĂŠn reports. She is the executive director of the Women's Equality Center (WEC) which works on communication strategies on reproductive health and justice in Latin America. A 30% cut in state spending and an eleven percentage point increase in poverty in less than a year donât go unnoticed â even if you don't live there. Nor do the struggles that family and friends go through in a society already used to economic crashes. There is so much more. But itâs fucking exhausting and people donât seem to give 2 shits about how much theyâre losing so long as they are winning at crushing anyone elseâs sense of self worth link
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My Daughter Graduates!
My wonderful daughter graduated from beauty school and now sheâs off to conquer the world as the most amazing colorist ever born!
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How To Make Shower Cleaner Spray
All it takes is equal parts of white vinegar and dish soap. To make it, you need: ⢠1 cup vinegar ⢠1 cup Dawn blue dish soap or other liquid dishwashing soap
- Heat the vinegar in the microwave in a microwave-safe container until it's very hot. (The dishwashing soap will dissolve easier when the vinegar is hot.)
- Carefully remove from the microwave and pour the hot vinegar into an empty spray bottle.
- Pour dish soap into the spray bottle and swirl the mixture.Once the ingredients have combined, label the spray bottle so you know what's inside it.
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A song - take my hand
Here's a chill vibin' song called take my hand.
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Giggin' at Shalimar
My band had an awesome show at Shalimar. This is a great place to fine tune our show for the bigger venues to come. Everyone was on it during the gig, especially the rhythm guitarist who shredded up his solos. Bass and Lead Guitars were stamping out some fun melodies, and the Harp play was rolling. Joe was killing at as the band leader. Such great showmanship.
Getting Things set up for the Gig
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A Folksy Soundcloud Song featuring Alton on the 6 string
I stopped by my friend's house and he was sitting there jamming on his acoustic while his amazing dog, Lady was chilling next to him. I recorded his playing and added some beats, was fun to work on. Enjoy
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Got to See the Subhumans over at the Mason Jar
I somehow convinced Kirk to go see the Subhumans at what used to be called the Mason Jar in Phoenix. The show was incredible. We had some great Thai food beforehand. The first band was just awesome and flat out the way punk should be. The second act was screamo, so we ignored them, but the Subhumans were superb, musical, aggressive, and thoroughly enjoyable. The singer was massively sweating as it was 150 degrees in there. The put out a 150% effort too. Played all my favorites. Kirk enjoyed the show too.
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Road Trip up to Crownking
Driving up the Crown King. I stopped by to say hello to my dad at the National Memorial Cemetery. I also had some time, so I took over to Horsethief Basin. I got this beautiful shot of the spiky sun coming through the grasses.
Robert A Patterson at National Memorial
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I dare you not to smile...
I dare you to try to not smile after seeing the absolute loves of my life having a quick laughter episode. We have to enjoy those moments, and when I'm sad, I can look at this picture and feel 1000% better instantly.
Sadie, Zane and Lucas are enjoying a reprieve of the normal doldrums of family life. Sadie is in the foreground, head tilted back exuding an episode of fullblown laughter, while Zane sits in the background, smiling broadly at Lucas, who sits with a knowing smile. -
Proof that I was at Disney World - Never going back to Florida
Here's proof that I went to Disney World. I went there with Lucas for his Worlds Cheer competition. That was an amazing time for both of his. His team did fantastic, and I got to hang out with the other families and drink.
Flowers at Epcot: This picture depicts a very large bright yellow sunflower in the foreground. A bed of red fuchsia carnations lay just below the sunflower. A lake is directly behind the flower beds, and the large geodesic globe of the epcot center looms in the horizon.This post (Proof that I was at Disney World - Never going back to Florida) was last edited 1Â day, 14Â hours ago.
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Speaking of Yoga in the Park
On this beautiful fall morning, we went over to the melrose district to do yoga in the park. It was incredibly nice out, and everyone was very friendly and inviting.
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San Diego with My Family and Mom
My mom wanted to go to the beach, so she took us to San Diego for one fuckin epic trip. She hosted us at The Hammels above the Surf shop right next to the Coaster at Mission Beach. This place had an amazing fully furnished deck to which one could stretch out and watch the never-ending flow of people below strutting up and down the boardwalk all day and night. Coincidentally, some friends were there at the same time as us, many of them in fact. Alton set up an amazing beach fire for all of us to enjoy. It was the purest of zonie bashes that I've ever attended. All of our friends and their kids came by that night, and it was superb. As the evening progressed, more and more shenanigans were committed by all, and no-one got arrested!
My Mom and Me
Beach Bonfire with Friends - so fun
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Brewery Yoga at BottleShop
Buffy is a champ at finding cool places to to yoga, rivers, lakes, airports, deserts, mountains, beaches... and now local breweries. This was the first local brewery where we did yoga, but this was the disco yoga night!
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Del Mar CA - Zane Lacrosse Tourney
Del Mar Tournament Info Adrenaline Americaâs Finest Rivalry 14555 El Camino Real Del Mar, CA 92014
The Del Mar fair is in town to allow extra time. There are 8 teams in Zanes devision, Boys Recruiters will be there...
AirBnb: xxx-xxx-ssss Frederick This beautiful house was fucking gross inside: 3555 Mercer Ct, San Diego, CA 92122, USA
OMFG. The owner lived there, but thankfully wasn't there. There was crap everywhere. The fridge was absolutely full and barely closed. Another family showed up while we were there, they just up and left, it was so gross. It was Zane, Lucas, his friend and me. During the first day of the tournament, Lucas, his friend and I went to the del mar beach at like 24th street. There is literally nothing left of that beach. It was houses, 20 fee of beach, then the ocean. So different from the 80's. Anyways, the tourney was fun, Zane did great, and we headed home. Quite the trip though, I don't really use Air-b-n any more because of that. We don't talk much about that trip...
The Beach
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I got to jam with Joe Hites and the Crownk King Band
John Presley Williams was a local guitarist, singer songwriter, and he let me set up for one of Randy's band Friday night shows. It was great. It snowed and snowed and snowed, but it was toasty warm inside. I set up my kit, and those guys jammed for several hours and I got inebriated on cheap beer. Zane was with me and he played pool and chilled. He even got up and jammed with the band. He's great at a lot of things, and drumming is one of them! Ultimately, I wasn't invited back as their old drummer came back in to town, but I was pretty bad back then, so it makes sense. I'm not any better now either.
My Kit on the stage at the saloon
Its starting to snow harder
Joe Hites playing bass and jamming out. Randy the singer was killing it too.
