…then kill yourselves. I recently came across a deal that was too good to be true. The On-One Superlight Carbon 29′er fork was on sale. I had been considering this fork for a while, but the exchange rate from Pounds Sterling to U.S. Dollars is something like waking up next to the fat ugly wingman [...]

It’s about the beer. All about the beer. At €15, or about $20.50, per case of 20 bottles, Welde is one of the most expensive beers in Germany, on a par with Becks. Günther Kollmar, owner of the competing Oettinger brewery in central Germany, fairly chokes on his Pilsener at the thought of the high [...]

Martial Law couldn’t happen here, could it…? from Blacklisted News : The United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) has just announced plans for an anti-terrorism exercise called Vigilant Shield 08. The exercise which is slated to run from October 15th to October 20th is described as a way to prepare, prevent and respond to any number [...]

Ladies and gents, allow me to present to you… VULVA

Here is one reason why: [snip:] According to a recent EU study, carried out by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, he is the rule. Swedish workers topped the European vacation rankings, entitled to an average of 33 paid vacations days in 2006 – close to 7 weeks, not counting [...]

From NYT: Olbermann on NBC “Countdown With Keith Olbermann” the highly rated cable news program, will be shown on network television on Sunday before a preseason NBC football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since Mr. Olbermann will have a regular role in NBC’s football coverage once the season begins — appearing [...]

An interesting op-ed from guys who are there fighting and dying. Given the situation, it is important not to assess security from an American-centered perspective. The ability of, say, American observers to safely walk down the streets of formerly violent towns is not a resounding indicator of security. What matters is the experience of the [...]

We’re fucked. Link one. Yesterday, Halliburton announced that it would be moving its corporate headquarters from Houston to Dubai. Reincorporating in Dubai would mean that Halliburton — which earned $2.3 billion in profits last year — “will be paying less taxes to the U.S. Treasury, even as it collects billions from government contracts.” Link Two [...]

Check back on these, Im editing them as I go, So I dont create too many posts all in one day. The sentence “die, die dich was angehen, und die, mit denen du nur am Rande zu tun hast” seems to clarify that the two are working with 2 separate groups. First, the riders that [...]

Regarding the PDF’s in German, I am trying to translate them as best possible, but it’s slow going. We’re talking40 pages of foreign sentence structure, people. As having lived here has more or less forced me to learn the language, my translation skills are a short step above pointing at the menu and grunting… so [...]

I got me a 30-ish Km ride in today. About mid-60′s and partly sunny. Didn’t kill me, but was just right. Just got home from my 2nd litre of fine German beer, and was wondering… Which should I crack tonight? Knockando or Gentleman Jack…? Seeing as I’m asking a group of experts, let me clarify… [...]

Trust me, it’s worth it. (I can’t get anything to embed properly these days, so fuckit. you have to go there on your own.) —bikepunk