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Conquering The Impossible – ****

Conquering the Impossible: My 12,000-Mile Journey Around the Arctic Circle by Mike Horn My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really liked this account of Horn’s journey around the Arctic Circle – even though it was really stressful to read. … Continue reading

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More On Nimbys

Although I was quick to slam SA for the Nimbys in King William (who don’t really live in KW), I was thinking about how SF Nimbys keep their pimp hand pretty strong. SF leads the nation in shutting down small … Continue reading

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Looking Back at #30daysofbiking

I hadn’t heard of the 30 Days of Biking thing and on the 1st of April I saw this link/post about it via road.cc. Although it was late notice, I thought I’d give it a go. I was commuting most days … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Nimbys

What the hell? I leave SA after a great trip home to visit my family and have some fun during Fiesta and I get back to SF and see a lot of BS about The Friendly Spot online. SF: Bar … Continue reading

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The Woman Aroused by Ed Lacy – ***

  My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was one of the weirder pulp books I’ve read. I picked it up randomly along with a bunch of other pulp titles. Looking it up later realized it was a first novel … Continue reading

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