Politics, Debate, Empiricism
Trekkers and hikers have a saying: “you pack your fears.” Runners and cyclists often talk about “what they’re running from or running toward. And, if you find it, will you quit running?” Ruckers have a saying they stole from the military: “embrace the suck!” At first glance, these different sayings might not seem to have
I’ve been lucky enough to have four major careers, and a bachelor’s degree that has nothing to do with any of them (LinkedIn), so I’ve been exposed to patterns that aren’t commonly seen by a single individual person. With each of my professional careers, there were different cultures, ways of thinking, complaints, etc, but one
It was the night of May 17th at 2AM, and I was really starting to get scared. My leg was swelling badly, and starting to go numb. They had warned me that this might happen, and that if it did, I’d have to return to the hospital to have them loosen the splint on my
I remember the first time I detected that all Republicans had daily and weekly talking points after watching Fox News. It seamed to have happened post-9/11, after 24 hour news became a major part of American’s lives. Republicans definitely innovated and discovered this move before Democrats. They had talking points on Iraq, on Healthcare, on
I used to a play a pencil and paper game called Shadow Run, where you and your friends pretend to be a band of adventure seeking bounty hunters working for major corporations in a post-apocalyptic world similar to the movie Johnny Mnemonic. In this crazy, post-apocalyptic world, it was quite easy to buy medical evacuation
Continue Reading “Medical Evacuation and Rescue Insurance for The Adventure Traveler”
A few years ago, I discovered a type of music called Nortec, a fusion of Norteño (a style of folk/country music from Mexico) and Techno. One of my favorite recent songs, is Sueño Fronterizo by a duo called Bostich y Fusible. Most people would consider me fluent at Spanish, but I often miss a lot
Background There seems to be two main camps in this violent debate between Internal Combustion Vehicles (ICE) and Electric Vehicles (EVs) For convenience, we’ll refer to the first group as The Tesla Fanbois, and the second group as The Never EVs. I’m not in either camp. I’m just a regular dude, a long-time open source
Continue Reading “Analyzing Maintenance of Internal Combustion Versus Electric Vehicles”
I always say, “if you’re going to crash, at least have the god damned common courtesy to record it on GoPro so that the Internet can laugh at you” – so here we are! On a more serious note, the goal of this post is to do a detailed analysis to help others avoid the
Continue Reading “Crisscross Apple Sauce: The Crash That Broke My Leg”
Background I like strange stuff, and finding strange places to ride. This is a collection of weird terrain and places you can ride in Akron, OH. In particular, there’s a bunch of strange industrial land around Akron, but you have to find it. I like riding BMX, Dirt Jumpers, Mountain Bikes, Enduros, Adventure Bikes, and
Why Even in 2024, with the Arai XD-5 on the market, the XD-4 is respected as one of the top helmets for adventure riding. It’s got better padding, it’s got better venting on the visor, many say it’s a bit higher quality, and it’s cheaper than the XD-5. There’s just one problem, it’s renowned for
Continue Reading “Adding a Pinlock Insert to an Arai XD-4 Helmet”