Manatees were one of the first species put on the endangered list. Congress only passed the law in 1966 then renamed it in 1978. To think that manatees have never even come close to being de-listed in all these years just points up the dysfunction of the ESA and those that want it to fail, especially with funding…

Thanks for that Metheny link. Had never read it before. Accusing someone of playing out of tune on an instrument that is almost impossible to play in tune* (Coltrane excepted) seemed a bit harsh, but some great points in there.

The day I truly realized I had become old was when I saw a Cadillac ELR coupe (Caddy’s tarted up Chevy Volt) and immediately wanted it. But an Eldorado? I’m not that old.

Californians ARE moving to Idaho by the van load and have made Boise the second most expensive city in North America after Vancouver, BC (at least according to one study). The Californians moving there aren’t liberals though, they are gun-toting forced-birther nutters. So much so that the next governor’s race appears…

A cyclocross bike today is vastly different from this useless relic (at that price). A new bike (if you can find one) is made out of carbon fibre, has a 1x12 drivetrain and disk brakes. A decent one can weigh under 20 pounds which makes it nice for the portage sections. I gather the competitors now bunny hop the plank…

Or a secret hatch into a tube where all the PEDs are hidden?

Three winters ago I was driving from Denver to Austin and decided I would just take in a tiny piece of the OK Panhandle so I could say I’d been to OK. I don’t think I was in that state more than 40 minutes, but I could not get out of there fast enough. Even driving a lifted Wrangler, let alone a Honda Fit.

That’s just a normal Tuesday in Portland. In the state where you can’t pump your own gas. 

I happened to be in Granby, Colorado a week after the Killdozer had its way with the town. It was stunning the amount of damage that thing did. And soon the Supreme Court will extend Heller v. DC to conclude that we all have a personal right to own a working tank, so someone should jump on this. Killdozers for all. 

I am waiting for some aftermarket company to come out with a device that you clamp on over the damn screen. The clamp on cover has real buttons and dials on it for everything and uses bluetooth to tell the screen underneath it what to do like turn up the heat. Can’t be that hard. Retroknobs (tm). 

I agree the judge fucked the prosecution, but the prosecution’s ineptitude did not help. The closing argument comment* on Kosplay Kyle’s right to remain silent would likely have gotten the case reversed on appeal. Also, providing the defense with a different version (compressed) of the drone footage than entered into…

Tok, while just a crossroads on the highway inhabited by only 1200 or so people, covers over 133 square miles. The Alaska Gateway School District supports the entire borough (AK’s county equivalent) which encompasses 28,000 square miles and services 415 students in 7 communities (source https://www.agsd.us/page/about-…

Dump the liquid wrench in the downtube with the bottom bracket out and let it sit for a few days. If that fails lightly heat the downtube with a torch and freeze the seat post with butane or liquid nitrogen if someone will fill a thermos bottle for you (just don’t screw down the top!). The last resort is a special…

You are most likely right about the skipping. I’ll send him a Park derailleur hanger alignment tool for free. Any bike I’ve got has a replaceable breakable hanger. I haven’t owned a steel frame bike in fifteen years. (Orlove, ask DT for Delmar’s email if you want the tool)

Does driving this vehicle induce such a sense of ennui that you start to question your existence? Will driving this mean you’ve basically given up on life and settled for an anonymous appliance on wheels that has blended you into the fabric of society so fully that you have essentially disappeared? Is the headliner…

Nothing. No fact about this abomination could induce an ounce of interest for me. I’d sooner buy a side by side (legal to drive on the road here) for that kind of money. 

I got helicopter insurance after someone I know had to cough up $10K for a fifteen minute ride. 

A rare just skip the read and go directly to the ND button based on brand, miles, year and price all in the header. 

My neighbor had a Cayman. Then went green and got a BMW i- something with tires barely wider than my motorcycle’s tires. That lasted about a year. Then it was a Grand Cherokee to tow her Airstream. Then those disappeared and were replaced with a RV and a VW i-something. The VW didn’t last six months and now she’s…

18 USC 371 would make the insurrection an ongoing conspiracy because every time that fat ass repeats the big lie it is another overt act that just extends the statute of limitations. So yes, in progress.