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How about both? Gotta do one out of reverence for Strava and their decision to host the challenge globally and gotta do the other out of patriotism, US ranking.  See, this might not be a real hard decision for anyone with a 15 mile commute.  I have to go 45 miles one way.   Notice […]

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I will finally take the time to thank the political circus for Donald Trump.  We’ve been missing “real dialog” in the conversation for so long we’ve forgotten what it is: brash insults and angry rhetoric full of empty, inaccurate assertions and a healthy dose of whimsical, unrealistic governing strategies designed to draw applause from the […]

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The greatest threat the United states faces is our growing level of willful ignorance and anti-intellectualism.  When the majority of those who consider themselves educated in a culture can tell you who won entertainment awards but cannot tell you the names of our representing foreign heads of state are or details about current world affairs […]

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In 1795, an immigrant complained that “civility cannot be purchased from Americans on any terms; they seem to think it is incompatible with freedom”.  – John F. Kasson Kasson nailed it over 200 years ago and his message applies today more than ever.  In the rampant, ideologically “patriotic” quest for individualism America has really become […]

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American’s like to project. Too many now blame others for their own failings. Taxes too high? It’s the “illegal’s” fault. Lost your job? It’s those God forsaken minorities. My own father was a projector for a long time. Every problem in his world came down to Muslims, Jews and Blacks. He wasn’t afraid to let […]

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America now ranks poorly on a host of social issues be it… The percentage of children growing up in poverty, Inequality in wages, Percentage of the population locked up in prison, School test scores in math and science, Number of medical caused bankruptcies. The Republican response: Reduce social safety nets to make sure more children […]

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“Right to Work” = Right to Fire anyone without consequence. “Pro Life” = Pro birth, let the unwanted baby fend for its future. “Abstinence” = Unwed conservative daughters who are privy to immaculate conception and young conservative males without sex drive who immaculate them. “Freedom of Religion” = Freedom to file a lawsuit when Evangelicals […]

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On 9/11/2001 Islamic extremists set out to strike fear in the minds of Americans through their act of terror. Based on the initial response (“liberating” a country that was not responsible) and ongoing media driven sensationalism the result is becoming pretty clear. Flash forward 2015. So many of you seem very scared and full of […]

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Oh great. Now this. I will ride up Hwy 97, on a bike, going where no man in Lycra has dared before. With luck no shots will be fired. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZtl5bdCzWU&feature=youtu.be

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