Category Archives: Useless Banter

I’m gonna go ahead and need you to shut up

I have a vivid memory of listening to my father and grandfather talking around the bed of the latter’s truck. The active verb for me was listening. I’ve never been a person of many spoken words and this was no … Continue reading

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Screaming helps

I’m standing at the base of a cliff. There is a rope attached to me via harness and ATC. Said rope goes up the cliff from where I am to the person climbing above me. I’m trying not to look … Continue reading

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I think I’ll go to sleep now

I’m tired. Kathleen and I are on our way to Benja’s for some delicious food. Up to this point in the day, I’ve been going full speed. I hit the shop a little after 7 am, worked until 5 and … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day to me, or An Ode to my Wife

So, here we are on Valentine’s Day (or if you are Fixie, VD). KB isn’t here meaning I’m alone and I’m sitting here staring at a computer screen. The cursor blinks at me as if it knows what the next … Continue reading

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The Freedom of Enslavement

Sometimes I have really good ideas. Like just this morning, I crawled out of bed and thought, “I should probably put some pants on.” Words to live by my friends, words to live by. Unfortunately these bouts with the fantastic … Continue reading

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A Couple of Videos for your Viewing Pleasure

First up, just one more reason to support same sex marriage. And second, just watch until she starts singing. And that’s that.

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We are all a bunch of scaredy cats.

In the year of our Mooseknuckler 2003, I spent a good chunk of said year in a country that resides quite a ways south and east of the place where my ass is currently seated. And by a good chunk, … Continue reading

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Something to tide you over, until the thoughts in my head are no longer in the waiting room.

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If this business goes public we’re all screwed.

The Almighty Chaco, as he has mandated being called since being appointed CFO of Mooseknuckler Cycling Alliance, Inc last night, has required that I try to keep my posts cohesive, coherent and with some sort of motif. Well, that’s a … Continue reading

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The Rogue Factor

Nate Silver. If you don’t know that name by now you should probably crawl out from under your rock. The ability to predict human behavior to a high level of probability and be able to calculate your chances of being … Continue reading

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