Category: N.O.S.
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Endurance
That is why you are here. After Hairball’s latest words, I want to say a few of my own. 90 years ago Mallory said that he climbed mountains “…because it’s there.” The question becomes what it is. It seems to me to exist on two levels. First is the why of our comfortable lives. The…
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Vodka and Flowers
What else does one need? Tomorrow is official “Bosses Day,” and the above is my effort (on part of all of us) to recognize our principal. She’s a pretty damn good boss, and a nice lady too. With M as my purchasing consultant, I couldn’t go wrong. Ed’s the only boss-type I (think I) know…
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Entertainment
Where is this man? A small ditch within the larger, of course. Stoking the afterglow with the experience of others. I was on the lookout for hallucinations and constantly checked my mental processes (if such a thing is possible) by doing integrals in my head. But I didn’t realize how subtle hallucinations could be. Eager…
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Avarice and the future
It’s the most tiresome yet amusing of formulas, that for bike possession: h=n+1 Where h is eternal happiness, and n is the number of bikes currently owned. So, it’s no coincidence that just as the Lenz is dialed and set, I start thinking about future use of $$$$$. M and I are well off, but…
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Oh no!
Dragged myself out of bed, started breakfast, checked Moab results. Looks like Fred and Dave are in the hurt locker, DNF style. Injury, mechanical? I hope you guys are okay! Plesko kicking it in the top ten, perhaps a late morning surge for 9th?! Gogogogogogogo!!!!!!!!! (I feel vindicated, after getting dropped by him so easily…
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Obsessed
Hence the output. Breakdown of Kyle Skaggs’ record breaking Rim to Rim to Rim run: 1:02 S. Kaibab to N shore of CO river, via Bright Angle bridge (6.7 miles, 4700′ down)1:00 N. Shore to Cottonwood Campground (7.1 miles, 1600′ up)1:36 CCrd to N. Rim (6.9 miles, 4200′ up)3:38 elapsed 0:02 layover on N. Rim1:02…
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Congratulations, Mr. Gore!
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Good luck, Moab
“A man ‘of sound mind’ is one keeps the inner madman under lock and key.” -Paul Valery Time to get after it. My own forcast looks very good for tomorrow, high of 66 at the river, >40 % cloud cover from 0900 on. Getting that old twist of the gut anticipatory feeling, one with whom…
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For today, and the weekend
I am not going to Moab. Time to get off the fence, and I’ve spent too much time on the road lately. Good luck, everyone. Transformative metaphysics all around. I am planning on doing a Rim-rim-rim in the Grand Canyon Saturday, to start off the days mojo, and get the monkey off my back. The…
Bedrock & Paradox 