Devil Mountain Expeditions

• Border drones … your tax dollars at work
• Strenuous backcountry activity portends support for conservation
• Another Mossad hit?
• Pre-race/workout nutrition strategy from Hammer
• Little (if any) advantage to batting last

• Prostate cancer test (PSA) useless?
• College is kind to the fellas these days
• Summer Gravity Camps
• Sacred vs secular values in negotiation–framing plays a big role
• Robert Harrison … the Icarus Project

Apparently the driver of the truck was unaware (!) that this was happening.

On Thursday I got on the mountain bike for the first time since the last day at Northstar in the fall (edit: just remembered that Ja and I rode demo in late November). Sweet, but painful solo ride at Demo … rode Braille … downhill felt good at least.

Notice the new 50mm stem on the RFX–really helped the handling tremendously. Amazing what a difference 2cm makes.

Today we rode Del Valle. Trails were in good shape, almost all dry. Note the canonical EBRPD fail shot below. Pics are clickable.

• Lack of exercise not the cause of teen obesity
• The NSA would be an interesting place
• Mark Weir interview from yesteryear
• Cleanliness/godliness … microbes mutate too quickly
• Honest Oscar Movie Titles 2010

• Your brain in “the zone”
• The anthrax killer
• Genetic based diets coming soon
• Climate change “hoax” backlash
• Panic always clouds judgement
• Stop riding … the couch

Backdrop is the post office across from MSG, photo taken 12/20/2009.

Yeah, it’s been raining here, but we have it pretty good–that Nishiki looks pretty lonely.

or is it CK and Copper, Stone and Morgan, or Ja-mon and Oscar?

Wow, this is something …