Does Christmas begin too early? Would our
culture benefit if we celebrated Halloween only on the 31st? If we waited for
Thanksgiving to pass before playing Christmas music on the radio? What if we
were to celebrate all twelve days of the Christmas season?
Absolutely all that stuff would make all things civil and
spiritual better.
The whole downfall of our civilization began when children
began collecting Halloween candy on days other than Halloween. Think about it.
What kind of message is that?
Black Friday? Now we have Small Business Saturday and
Cyber Monday. But ending it all with Giving Tuesday, before Advent begins
sets the season right.
This coming Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent, but
before the Holiness begins, the Santa Rampage
will rage upon us all this Saturday.
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,… but not just
one. Did you really think one Santa could delivery billions of gifts in a single
night? …silly girl.
The Wisconsin Bike Fed is holding a special event for
some special Santa’s. The ride begins at 9:30am at a retail establishment
fittingly named “Cranky Al’s”. (They
have donuts) Santa’s will be rambling in from multiple locations and then streaming
off from the “Lakefront Brewery”,
where the ride ends.
These are not your mall Santa’s, taking requests and
preparing gifts for good little girls and boys. These are the coal bearing
Santa’s, the ones you do not want coming to your Chimney.
Yes, Bobby, Cindy and little Billy, not everyone
receives a gift for Christmas. In fact out of over seven billion people in the
world only 3.141592653 billion actually receive gifts for Christmas (and lots of
pie). All others receive the black stuff and I’m not talking goods
accumulated on Black Friday.
So take care little Billy, you and your tiny little
friends. If Santa should ride by on a bicycle and offer you a gift, turn and
run. Run Billy run. You are far to young to be drinking beer.
Merry Christmas to all, and I mean you! Each of
you!
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This is not science fiction. I contemplated quickly
throwing together a greenhouse to extend the late production of eggplant and
peppers in my garden but kept with this. Just a bit of solar heating to keep
the ground warm, which is what is most important. Have had this up most of
September, as it was quite cool. Stuck my hand down among the foliage this
chilly morning and it was considerably warmer under the canopy.
And Elon Musk best not steal my design for his
supposed Mars project. The guy is not even American and is collecting big off
our tax dollars and the technology our tax dollars paid for.
In regards to science fiction programing I would like to suggest
a protest against paid TV by simply making better science fiction
viewing choices. The latest incarnation of Star Trek is available only through
CBS’s paid service. May I suggest “The
Orville” on FOX as a superior production? Or even “Andromeda”
with Kevin Sorbo which will be playing
every weeknight from tonight on Comet; channel
24-2. That is free HD quality TV people. Also available on Roku.
Then you have your “Star Gate”s and other science
fiction, far more interesting than another Star Trek clone.
And did you ever see anyone on Star Trek riding a
mountain bike in one of their holographic adventures? Enough said.
Yes, I would watch “Star Trek Discovery” if I could
watch for free. It is how we have been programed since childhood.
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It is going to be huge!
Tomorrow is the first day of the Wheel and
Sprocket Hugh Jass Racing Series. The first
race is at Minooka.
Emery’s Cycle and fitness is holding a Trek e-Bike demo day at their
Menomonee Falls location. Great sales pricing on some 2017 models. (They may
still be hiring)
The State of Wisconsin has just made allowances for
electric assisted bikes on some State trails. Not that 85mph mountain bike they
have in Australia; you know, where all the criminals live. 15mph will be the
civilized speed for those sharing the trails nicely with others.
And do you know you can get your Internet from
Milwaukee PC at an always
low price; not just for 12 months. They even provide a dial up service at
56Kb.
The autumn heat continues and the garden keeps
producing.
Be safe.
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This Saturday is The Fall Color Festival here in
Wisconsin. Located in our beautiful Kettle Moraine I had to put out a post to
let you all know, even as I writhe in illness. Events designed for every age
make it a fantastic family event. Then the uncharacteristic autumn heat will
return, great for our garden.
Wausau Wisconsin is a lovely area to appreciate the
fall colors. It is also a city with an increasingly growing number of mountain
bike trails, an intriguing down hill recently opened.
Though Metro Mountain Bikers has been
attempting to get a pump track built for years, it has yet to materialize. A
memorial repair station for Rob, I forgot his last name, will be installed at
the old Tosa train Station. It was too much of a hassle working with county
parks, but I believe that is a better location. It will be right across from the
farmer’s market.
Yes we can. The peach tree is showing its age. We
will have to get a new fruit tree before the old guy gives it up all together.
About the same viable lifespan as a good dog.
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With rocks and ruts and switchback stunts? Yes this
is primarily a mountain bike and biking blog and this weekend there will be
a stupendous event in this, the greater Milwaukee Area.
It is the WORS Collectivo Coffee Bean
Classic, at Waukesha’s Minooka Park; Sunday. If you don’t ride, spectating
is free, except for the parking. And if for some strange reason spectating does
not excite you and you don’t plan to race, there are plenty of other things to
do in the park.
Unfortunately my schedule and limited
resources, mainly having only one car for two people, do not allow me to
participate. Nor will I partake of The Polish Moon Ride. It is tonight and it is
raining, with warnings out. It sounds like a great time that both I and my wife
could enjoy together. Includes food and dancing. Oh well. There is always next
year.
Yes, we were in New York last weekend. Not a garden
paradise, but our garden did not suffer our absence. Actually caught some of the
Tour de Fraud, or France as some people like to say, coverage on the Hotel
cable.
And if you would like to garden but do not feel
knowledgeable enough, I must recommend Charles
Dowding, on YouTube. Grows organic and does stuff like growing the same
thing in the same place every year to see what happens.
My very first
beet.
If you want to get down on all that, garden and
health and vegan stuff, watch John Kohler. He has a
few videos where he comments on all the malice and hate he receives from other
vegans, because he doesn’t demand everyone in the world be vegan.
Now, if you want to go homestead, but just a little,
and still remain bound to civilization, Becky’s Homestead is the
place to be. “Farm living is the life for me.” Just a couple acres and lots of
good neighbors. And she is a single mom who started with no money. “What did you
say? I got no money.”
For you, “Money!” types there is always the Urban
Farmer. The Urban Farmer. I know of no
other (on YouTube).
If you are truly the eat your own food type,
regenerative farming fanatic, permaculture junky, I must recommend two sites
full of chickens, sheep, cows, rabbit, duck, orchards, organic beds, fruitful
fields and the growing of hops so that you can make your own beer on the
farm. They would be the sites of John Suscovich (looks like
he did it all in six years) and Richard
Perkins.
See! See how I brought everything back to mountain
biking. Yes!!! The beer, making your own beer.
I just drink the NA varieties.
Cucumbers and the
infamous bitter melons are producing. They say if you keep chewing something
bitter it will turn sweet. Heard that from Reverend Moon and again later from
Dr. Axe.
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Yes, more than a decade ago I had called Summerfest a collection of drunks but we had a great time there this past Sunday. And you will have a great time at the Wauwatosa Farmer’s Market this Saturday (read below). And if you are looking for a great time to compete, the Collectivo Coffee Bean Classic is Sunday July 23rd in Waukesha.
The weather was beautiful for our day at Summerfest, though rain has been a normal part of our summer this year. The mountain bike trails are mostly closed due to mud, but Alpine Valley has trails in wonderful condition and it only cost $2 to ride all day. There are not many deals like that left in the world. Word is that the Middleton/Fitchburg area has stupendous trails of recent construction.
Navigating the Summerfest grounds was akin to navigating a raging river. You just had to jump into the flow of people and hope you could work your way out at your desired destination. Our destination was the BMO Harris Pavilion. When we arrived an American Idol star was performing; cannot recall her name though my wife recognized her. Nice music, singing about sitting together on the front porch.
And if you enjoy real home and family kind of living make sure to make it to the Wauwatosa Farmer’s Market this Saturday. Yes, this Saturday is a fantastical magical bicycle day at the market. Near a dozen bicycle organizations, including Metro Mountain Bikers and Dream Bikes will have booths for this mid-Summer bonanza. It is going to be great and I will not be there, previous engagement, so even better.
Food, family and farm are all a big part of this nations revival. There is a revolution going on around here.
The reason we have gone to Summerfest again, after all these years, was to see The Band Perry. The greatest band no one will talk about. Didn’t here a word amongst all the Summerfest talk on the radio. My wife recorded several songs on her new phone, I simply enjoyed the moment.
It was a great show, certainly not lacking in fashion statement. A few songs had the bass a bit too strong but I think I know why. Just their way of telling the stage next door, “We belong on the main stage.”
I know no other band, group, singer or otherwise that puts out terrific songs of significance. Real life substance stuff. Their time is surely coming.
We planted sunflower seeds last year. Nothing came up. This year we have this sunflower tree shading one of our raised planter beds.
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What’s down? What is right and what is wrong? The
whole world has turned upside over easy.
And if you participate in the Wisconsin Bike Fed’s Ride Across Wisconsin (RAW) that may
be just how you will feel when you finish. Or it may be their Bike Week that has you
confused, running June 1-11. …And here I thought a week was seven
days.
Or you may simply be dismayed by all those bicyclists
running through stop signs and then making obscene gestures when you call them
on it. Yes, they like to take up an entire drive lane, flaunting their rights as
bikers in your face, slowing down traffic, but hey, the law is on their side.
Then they just piss on the law as they will not stop for anything.
But not all cyclists are liberals. I
actually stop at stop signs. Just my my way of making a simple contribution to
the peace and order of society.
This vehicle crashed into several obstacles racing
through our neighborhood Memorial Day weekend. Finally it snagged the support
cable of the power pole and ripped the middle out of it. Note the top of the
pole hanging in mid air. Power was out for sometime.
The four occupants, three shirtless, pants around the
crotch underwear showing, males and one female exited the vehicle. The dislodged
piece of the pole, broken in two came to rest under the truck, which kept them
from fleeing. The owner of the truck who claims he was not initially driving
hopped back in and tried to set the truck free one more time. He failed, left,
but returned, as being the owner there was little he could do to escape justice.
A wise decision considering.
His three buddies ran back to Miller Park and claimed
the truck had been carjacked. They were arrested for obstruction. These were all
white people by the way. I would not be surprised if they told the authorities
that black people stole their truck though a dozen of us neighbors watched them
as they stumbled away in flight.
Errant bicyclists aside the city streets have become
increasingly dangerous. I would say that two out of every three times I drive in
the city these days I see cars driving at extreme excessive speeds, running stop
lights and signs, and acting in an outright reckless fashion. Someone attempted
to steal our neighbors car this morning. As of this moment, four hours after
calling the police, there had been no police response. They have security video
of the incident. It is impossible to get in or out of our neighborhood without
being on somebody’s security video.
Yes, the problem is growing exponentially worse, and
it is spreading beyond Milwaukee. And the first hot spell of the Summer has just
arrived.
I am glad I got me a new bicycle helmet this spring
at the Bike Expo.
WORS is having a fantastic
season by the way. It is where the mountain
bike action is for good clean living people of all types.
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