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Bicycle updates
I’ve been plugging away on both bikes. The North Road handlebars didn’t work out; though I liked the upright position they were too unstable for my comfort. I’ve added an oversized bottle cage capable of carrying a 1 liter Nalgene bottle for tea. New brighter headlight mounted on the forks. The purple bottle contains a […]
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The White Whale
Mods on the Trek continue, but I have no updated photos. This is about something else. Way back in my teenage years I owned a beautiful Univega Nuovo Sport. I took it on one long tour around the White Mountains, and it was my primary transportation. I rode it over the Kanacamagus Highway and hit […]
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This is why I have a dash cam
I’ve joked in the past that I don’t run a camera on my motorcycle for me, I run it for my estate. It’s a bit of black humor, but you never know. . . This morning I dropped Mrs. Mack505 at the airport. On the way home I decided to swing through my old EMS […]
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Pulling the plug
Six years ago today I tweeted this: Back then I felt that the Facebook app was a privacy intrusion that I could not tolerate. It was chewing through battery life on my phone even when I wasn’t using it. Data usage stats showed that it was up to something all the time. I didn’t trust […]
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Damned mice!
October 4: The garage mice have started chewing on my power tools. The cord on my orbital sander is down to about 2 feet long. It has a new plug though! I’m going full Terminator on the mice. They’re cute, but only when they stay outside. One down so far…
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Weekend Musings
October 1, 2021: I spotted this baby on the street the other day: It’s the first one I’ve seen in a long time and the best preserved one I’ve ever encountered. I don’t know how many were made, but they were never common.. It reminded me of this gem from my past: My Dakota was […]
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Zealand
The mountains call and I must go I have no destination Whose hills these are I surely know I’ve paid the entry fee It’s not about the peaks for me Though they have their attraction Fresh air Cool breeze And waterfalls Away from civilization No traffic and no cellphone Just me and my two feet […]
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nothing creative. . .
I created today, but it’s not what you’d expect. I created a page here, a Google map layer, and a form to solicit data for it. The 4th was a wash this year, almost literally. Family outdoor plans were scuttled due to temps in the 50s and rain. (It was in the mid 90s on […]
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Wet & sad
Hans is very disappointed to be out in the rain this morning. The holiday weekend is coming, and we need to get ready. Return of the Wayback Machine: July 2, 2020 – the Day the Volvo Died 😥 July 2, 2016 – MinsGame Day 2
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Long, hot day
It has been a long hot day. We’re in the third day of an official heat wave; it topped 100F in Boston for the first time since 1940-something. We brought Steven back from the Medical Examiner’s Office today. All of our available crews stood vigil for the motorcade while neighboring FD’s covered for us. He […]
Notes from Mosquito Hill 