…One Less Scene

Middlefork Road SE off of exit 34, I-90

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My dad just sent me some photos from the island of Mindanao, Philippines. That’s him driving the tractor that is literally held together with some fishing line. Mechanical Husbandry is thriving in this part of the world, and everyone loves a nice spit-roasted pig after a long day of turning wrenches at the Honda [...]

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As I get older, people become more and more irritating, and the urge to go far, far away into the woods becomes overwhelming.
When I was a lonesome teenager, I had a little dirt bike that would take me away on weekend trips. Up forest service roads, old forgotten fire roads and cattle trails, until civilization [...]

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Everybody hates unions these days, and nothing is more despicable to people than the British Airways strike, which threatens to upset the Christmas travel plans of a million travelers. No one should be striking during an economic recession, because there are plenty of unemployed people who would totally take those jobs! It’s a potent theme.
I [...]

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There’s beef in the streets of Istanbul between Kurds and Turks today. Knives, hammers, paving stones, and Molotov cocktails.
This “COP15″  climate summit in Denmark may be the last environmental meeting of its kind in which no one gets killed while protesting. Yet.
I’ve been pretty cynical about the idea that these first-world “leaders” will actually commit [...]

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I was delighted to have the opportunity to try out a new adhesive product today, Permatex Super Glue Gel.
When my radiator over-flow hose somehow migrated into the path of the radiator fan blades, the hose developed a small laceration which shot out a stream of coolant like a punctured jugular vein. The stream of fluid [...]

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I met up with my friend Ron Brown for the Motorcycle Expo on Sunday. Aside from knowing the history of every vintage bike we saw, Ron also knows all of the salty characters that call themselves the Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts. I signed up for the newsletter immediately.

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Edip Kemal explains how an electrical relay works in this handy Linda’s-receipt sketch.

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22 Jase catchin’ out for Chicago.

So long Treebeard

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I remember the day that John Lennon was murdered- December 8th, 1980. I was five years old, playing with my toys, and I heard my mom scream in the next room. I ran in to see what was the matter, and found both of my parents weeping and holding eachother, listening to the news on [...]

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