Monthly Archives: November 2009

Que Honda, Honduras?

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Hoag

Imagine it: An ultra-conservative, republican-led faction of the U.S. military storms into the white house and holds the Obama family at gunpoint. The Obamas are marched outside and loaded into vehicles that drive them into Canada, where they are dumped … Continue reading →

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DIY Motorcycle Luggage Rack

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Hoag

“It is characteristic of the spirited man that he takes an expansive view of the boundary of his own stuff- he tends to act as though any material things he uses are in some sense properly his, while he is … Continue reading →

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Philippine Hit Squad

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Hoag
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Shasta Disasta

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Hoag

Mt Shasta as seen from the I5 corridor.

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Nothing Rational in the Ordering of Human Affairs.

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Hoag

From A History of Modern Philosophy by Bertrand Russell “It was an age (3rd century BC) in which a man who had money and no desire for power could enjoy a very pleasant life- always assuming that no marauding army … Continue reading →

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Memorial

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Hoag

One of Luke’s most incredible displays of athleticism was when he would become a human flag. He could grab onto a vertical pole of some kind, and with his hands spaced about three feet apart on the pole, he could … Continue reading →

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Memorial

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Hoag

Adam’s memorial services at the Belltown Underground last night were one of the last times that so many members of Seattle’s messenger community will be in the same room together. I saw people that I hadn’t seen in years, but … Continue reading →

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Do Not Anger the Americans

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Hoag

Part-time poets. And coaches. Anybody that reads the newspapers knows that “peak oil” is a silly conspiracy theory, something that only black helicopter-obsessed wing-nuts would entertain. After all, the International Energy Agency, an “intergovernmental organisation which acts as energy policy … Continue reading →

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