Yep. She’s out. Going to stretch her wings for a serious run in 2012? Random collection of headlines as follows… – In Big Shocker, Palin Resigns As Governor: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com – Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor on July 26: washingtonpost.com – Palin Quits as Alaska Governor: foxnews.com – Palin’s Foolish Resignation: voices.washingtonpost.com – SNAP ANALYSIS: [...]

Make of it what you will, but have a safe and happy 4th of July.  Me? Taking the wife and dogs camping. So, what better way to check the msr stove than in the kitchen this morning. After a quick safety check I had no qualms about setting ‘er up on the kitchen floor. Meh. [...]

I’ll not be in attendance at this Friday’s summit in Flagstaff as we’re taking the kids to Sea World over the weekend. It will be interesting to see what transpires. I am hoping that cooler heads will prevail and kick ass bike racing will continue to prosper in and around Flagstaff. I have not said [...]

Second day off from school. And I still don’t know what to do with myself. Spend yesterday morning in the garage moving around boxes. Thought about building up another bike. I’ve got a Voodoo frameset just waiting for parts to be hung on ‘er. Read the site over lunch. And holy shit was there ever [...]

I just got turned on to a real gem. I’m talking ’bout Van Halen, son. VAN HALEN! Ever hear of an old ass demo they put out back in 1976 produced by Gene Simmons? It’s rough. It’s unpolished. It’s awesome. Like most things in this world, you can find it on the glorious internets (a [...]

I stumbled across this story this morning, and thought that I would share it with you guys. It appears as though we are heading right back to the 1950′s where a lot of republicans would like to take us. Yes, Spencer Bachus representative of Alabama has a “list” of his colleagues, who are, “GASP!” SOCIALISTS!! [...]

School is as school does. Man, I simply cannot wait for this semester to end. Bring on the summer. I man even, gasp, ride a bike. Little bit. Kinda. Random link bullshit, aka Link Dump: Mr. Clean Greg Lemond The 5 Most Popular Safety Laws (That Don’t Work) Guess her muff I might have already [...]

Turns out Vermont decided yesterday that getting married and being gay at the same time is A-OK in Vermont. I say, good for you Vermont. Way to take the lead again in the area of gay rights like you did back a decade or more ago when you were the first to allow civil unions [...]

I got rear ended this morning on southbound 51. Good times. Traffic was as traffic is in Phoenix – a fucking parking lot. I was thinking to myself something stupid like “today would be a good day to get rear-ended… nah, it’ll never happen…” Then came the thud. I looked back in my rear view [...]

by ‘them’ i mean the big 3. Seriously. If they tried to make a better car, they wouldn’t be in this mess. I have sympathy for all the workers who are getting canned, losing their pensions, having factories shut down… But fuck the Big 3. They chose to stick with a post WW2, ‘American Dream’ [...]

There are times that I realize how much different my life is now that I’m in law school. I made few friends yesterday in Property class when I said, “I can’t think of any rational or defensible reason why a same sex couple shouldn’t be able to get married in this country.” We had been [...]

as defined by Dictionary-dot-com –noun satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune. Merriam Webster defines it thusly… Main Entry: scha·den·freu·de Function: noun Etymology: German, from Schaden damage + Freude joy Date: 1895 : enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others And Wikipedia has this : So no matter which way you look at it, [...]