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He was on Colbert last week. Said he'll be done when he's done a many farewell concerts as Elton John. 300+ shows. He's got a way to go.

I'm awaiting arrival of The Royal Philharmonic's version of Quadrophenia. There's no way some of the heavy hitters of classical music wouldn't be writing some amazing rock if they were around today.

Paraphrasing some dialog from Star Trek TNG:

Q: "What do I have to do to convince you that I'm mortal?"

Worf: "Die."

You say you're sorry, Marge? Resign and spend your remaining days volunteering for David Hogg. And then maybe I'll believe you're sorry.

Dudes glasses could use a good cleaning.

JB Pritzker: “President Trump and his bootlickers have torn down the US Department of Education from the inside. Books are being banned. History is being erased. I’m sorry to be vulgar, but Donald Trump and his cronies can fuck all the way off” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Not true. It's John Arena.

FYI I'm a 2XL in a Carhartt t-shirt and the 2XL Bike Lane janet fits over an Under Armour long sleeve base layer and a 2XL sweatshirt. The 3XL is really big.

I was not born to use the computer… I was born to ride the rubble horse cart and clamber atop a ramshackle contraption

I don't know if it's the meditative nature of mild exercise and repeated movements or the fact that I'm doing something productive with my commute or maybe it's just riding a bicycle on a nice day. This makes me feel better. About a lot of things.

Bicycle commute number 88. I missed one. And then I missed a week due to weather. And then I took a week off. And I think this is addicting.

If Triumph were better about stocking parts for their old bikes I'd still own a 955i Speed Triple. And my 955i Tiger.

Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles  WASHINGTON—Despite the president’s sagging approval rating overall, a Gallup Poll released Tuesday confirmed that Donald Trump’s support remained overwhelmingly strong among working-class American pedophiles. “Even though his polling numbers among Americans who are not sexually attracted to children have hit a second-term low, the president’s approval rating is still an impressive 80% among child rapists […]

Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
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I read somewhere that a burn-out is "the sum of all the "fuck you" that you had to keep to yourself" and I think it's pretty accurate.

Dieter Throat

It varies state by state but in some states citizens can definitely purchase firearm suppressors.

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Yeah but I can't buy TALO seasoning from Penzy's.

How President Trump is sparking a crypto revolution in America Crypto exchange giant Coinbase is set to join the S&P 500 on Monday. It's the latest stunning development as Trump completely revamps the approach to crypto in the U.S.

I'm looking forward to The Big Short 2: Crypto Bros

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A new banner graces the neighborhood archway that has inexplicably been installed in an alleyway amongst a bunch of dumpsters. Just WTF does "Now rock in 3 days" mean?

A foreign government is giving US President Donald Trump a gilded 747. Has anyone established a betting pool for how many foreign intelligence agencies have installed various types of listening devices in this thing?

Bicycle commute number 55. The first double header commute for the year. I get to see some pretty neat stuff on the way home from work. It's also there on the way to work but it's harder to see it then because it's kinda dark when I'm on the way in.

2XL and tell me where to pick it up.

Bicycle commute number 48. First commute for 2025, first commute in my new #bikelaneuprising windbreaker. Whipping through the predawn dark with The Who's Quadrophenia playing on my new #JBL speaker felt great.

Love, reign o'er me.

True story.

Yeah I suppose. Been doing all my own maintenence on mine since I bought it 20 years ago. I've owned a bunch of other higher tech machines in that time but I'll own an XR650L as long as I'm able to ride it.

Found this post after a Bluesky search for one of my favorite motorcycles. Your local dealer didn't have anyone that could figure out the valve adjustment on an XR650L? What are they going to do when they have to do something hard?

Tim Kazurinsky and Mary Gross did a great skit about Tim's alter ego "The Iguana."

I've been taking advantage of the mild weather to get in some warm up rides before bicycle commute season starts. Spotted this on the North Branch trail.