Bedrock & Paradox

That quality work force was the single biggest reason the U.S. emerged as the economic superpower of the 20th century. Generation after generation, American workers were better educated, more industrious and more innovative than the ones that came before. That progress stopped about 30 years ago. The percentage of young Americans completing college has been…

Evening edit:Arrogant Bastard Ale is really fucking tasty.

Race season officially begins Saturday.Time to get serious. Yes, the weight of the bags has been zeroed out. New Rudy Project shades. Thanks Mom! Hoping the fancy detached lenses will help the fogging issues I often have running. Laying in the tub shaving is quite the decedant exercise. I like the contradiction of shaven legs,…

Cool stuff about the origin of the Grand Canyon. (In a power point file, beware.) I can’t really evaluate the validity of the particulars, but in general I find speculations about such things very illuminating. Plus caving in the ditch seems enthralling. Edit: Steve and I are getting psyched about the Grand View trail, investigation…

Beware the future.Seek beginnings. It is selfish, but that’s who I am: for me birthdays are the best of all holidays. What better thing to celebrate than one’s own existence, without which all else would be for naught? But how? R.A.T.S. The only thing better than a good, all-day ride is like-minded and able people…

All that is held dear –Alcohol (Stranahan’s – of course)Crystal Stemware (wedding present from family)GPSFunny FacesPlasma Cut RoadRunnerNational Park Postcards (original WPA designs)…and in the bottom photo –a mangled piton, and vintage carabiner, stuck open from grit.

Bioturbation As in: Massive textures result from heavy bioturbation of originally laminated silts and interstratified gravel lenses.

My new photo editing assistant was invaluable here. Roasted pepper, stuffed with refried beans, salsa, cheese. Lovely.

Anyone have any wisdom on Organ Pipe they care to share? Evening edit: It was definitely the cable. I put in new shift cables and housing while I was at it. The Lenz is ready to rock.

I just returned from an after-dark Post Office run on the Levaithan: graduate school applications are done! After returning, I spent ~30 minutes trying to get the indexing on the Lev to behave. Still a black art to me. Best I could do was the downshifting skipping the penultimate low cog, but picking it up…