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January 03, 2008 21:25
Riding the Mojave Road
Here is a ride report from a trip through the Mojave desert last week.
The week before Xmas I bought a moto-x bike stand and some tools. I’ve never been particularly good with a wrench, but I decided to lay it on the line this holiday season. Not that I intended to do technical or complicated stuff, but I was going to prep my own bike for a ride across the desert. If I failed, I wouldn’t get to go on the trip… or even worse, I might get half way through the trip, then break d ...
February 11, 2007 22:29
Shiva Steps Up
I’m all for giving credit where it’s due, and Shiva has stepped up and called Justme on his antisocial behavior. I appreciate that Shiva has taken to his monitoring duties.
Were I a cynic, I would complain that Shiva took action only when Justme rebuked him, personally. But I’m not complaining; I’m saying thanks. Sometimes you have to experience the annoyance personally before things hit home. Maybe that’s just human nature.
Thaks, Shiva, for stepping up. I ...
February 08, 2007 22:19
Geeky Stuff
Well, while this forum doesn’t yet have the warmth of the old one, it affords much more room for geeky amusement. For example…
You may have noticed the ABOUT ME joke that I played in my profile.
If you click on my Hero Shots gallery, you’ll notice that I put a smiley into the gallery description.
If you know a little bit about HTML tags, you can make this web space more personal and more fun.
If you don& ...
February 03, 2007 06:40
Rudeness and Hostility are the Rule
Phil and Shiva said: “We’re making this forum for you. Tell us what you want.”
Cool People said: “Let us post more often.” Phil and Shiva said: nothing Not cool The calls for more posts were repeated, and they have been met with hostility and rudeness on the part of three people: Justme, Bumwa and Tomlombardini… especially Justme. This forum has some neat technical features, but it has ...
February 01, 2007 23:15
Flow:
Friendship and camaraderie should not be metered out ten posts at a time. They should flow freely and spontaneously.
February 01, 2007 04:25
Persuasion:How I wish I had saved all of the gems from the old site. I’ve tried serching for them over the last few days, but there are just too many posts. Fortunately Terrytori gifted us this pearl just today…
Perhaps I would be sharing your melancholy if we were not already half way moved into our new house
and busy with hanging the new curtains and staking out our favorite chairs.The power of this or any other forum lies in the spirit and thoughts of thos ...
