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This is a fantastic write-ups of what it means to be native American in a white man's world. http://www.askmen.com/sports/fanatic/washington-redskins-controversy.html

In Hobby Lobby the SCotUS should have sided on the separation of church and state and not chosen the side of religious ideals overriding the law of the land. http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/hobby-lobbys-troubling-aftermath

I believe I can fly...! With the proper wing mechanics, that is. In the meantime, I'll just watch this. http://sploid.gizmodo.com/cool-animated-drawing-show-how-animals-fly-1640968992/+caseychan

The world is an ecosystem, built through millions of years of trial and error, of balancing one force of nature against another. In Yellowstone, this wonderful experiment has proven just how detrimental each and every species on this planet is to the world around it. I'm reminded of a conversation I had on Facebook about prairie dogs in Colorado. A friend of mine is very involved in the local ranching community and his friends were all decrying prairie dogs and how they weren't good for horses. When I explained that horses were the invasive species here and that prairie dogs are a valuable part of the local ecology I was shouted down with such vitriol that I had to wonder if those people were capable of understanding the larger picture. 

The world is an ecosystem, built through millions of years of trial and error, of balancing one force of nature against another. In Yellowstone, this wonderful experiment has proven just how detrimental each and every species on this planet is to the world around it. I'm reminded of a conversation I had on Facebook about prairie dogs in Colorado. A friend of mine is very involved in the local ranching community and his friends were all decrying prairie dogs and how they weren't good for horses. When I explained that horses were the invasive species here and that prairie dogs are a valuable part of the local ecology I was shouted down with such vitriol that I had to wonder if those people were capable of understanding the larger picture.  http://sfglobe.com/?id=14064&src=share_fb_new_14064

For you photographers out there, here's a great chance to catch the moon. About halfway down the article is a list of optimum viewing times based on timezone. Happy hunting. Originally shared by Joanne Manaster Total Lunar Eclipse on October 8, 2014. Visible across much of North America.  http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/total-lunar-eclipse-09262014

Damn! I love my v-twin and don't ever want to return to i4, but I can still appreciate this badboy. Originally shared by Fox News Kawasaki has unveiled the 2015 Ninja H2R, and it’s simply the most powerful production motorcycle ever. Its supercharged 998cc inline-4 pumps out an incredible 300 hp, substantially more than even a top flight MotoGP racer has.  http://fxn.ws/ZogSF9

This is great. Are we more removed now from each other than ever before? http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh2xWF1PMF7p5QU7nI

A pioneer in modern technology needs help. http://gizmodo.com/the-man-that-made-apple-possible-is-in-trouble-and-you-1640196741

I think about this all the time. Is technology making us dumber? Not just less knowledgeable, but actually dumber? This came to a head the other day when none of us had cell signal and I pulled out a physical paper map. My friend, a 36 year old engineer, couldn't figure out how to read it. On the news a few years ago a woman drove into a landscaped pond in front of an office building because the GPS told her to take a left. Has the ability for people to think critically had it's day due to the influence of technology? http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/09/29/352496605/hands-free-mind-free-what-we-lose-through-automation

It hailed here. I tried to post this earlier but apparently it didn't go through. Sarah Rios had been me hail, too. More than I did, but maybe not as big.

It hailed here.. Not much, but it was heavy. Hey 9NEWS, here's some pictures.

Is it too late for #Caturday? Is there such a thing as crazy cat kid? Wow. http://m.9news.com/topstory/article?a=16437129&f=1272

If you haven't guess yet, I ride a sportbike. An SV1000s , to be specific. What I love about the bike is, not only can it keep up with the hyperbikes in the twisties of Colorado, but it's comfortable enough for commuting and longer rides. Especially after I replaced the stock seat with a Corbin one. The group I ride with are typically sportbike riders. On any given ride we might have your typical race replicas, big engine bikes like the  Hayabusa's or bikes that don't fit into any particular category like  Speed Triples . More often than not, though, the bikes that show up for rides are superbikes, very similar to their race brethren, just as fast and just as aggressive. Since most of us push the legal envelope when riding we have a pre-ride safety brief before each and every group ride, even when the ride is filled with veterans. For the rides I organize, I like to use these safety tips in my brief: Don't Die That's right. Rule number one is don't die. Yo

Ricoh Imaging, the makers of Pentax Digital Cameras is coming out with an action cam. As someone who is disenfranchised with GoPro, this is a welcome announcement. http://camcorders.reviewed.com/news/ricoh-dives-headfirst-into-action-cam-market-with-the-wg-m1

Well, isn't that interesting? I don't know about having coffee scented dog or skin,  but some of these are brilliant ideas (if they work). Originally shared by BuzzFeed http://bzfd.it/1uQTSrf

Well, that sucks. I went to run a few errands on the bike and after the third one, the bike wouldn't start. As it turned out, my half-assed wiring job (not really half-assed, just the connector I used didn't seat well enough) left the battery drained and dead.  And, since I wasn't planning on being gone more than an hour I left my cellphone on the charger ... at the house. Grrr.... I had to call a friend to bring me new wiring connectors and a crimper to get it fixed, then had to sit there while the battery charged off her car.  But I'm home safely now.

Personally I think this article should have been about the trend of victimhood and not about Christians as victims. I've seen so-called 'victimhood' a lot over the years and noticed myself the truism of 'he who is loudest is right'. Both if these things annoy me. I don't know if there's a psychological term for waiting to be a victim, or looking for some excuse to be a victim, but that behavior is rampant in our modern American culture. http://feedly.com/e/j2YFr0bB

But, but, but I thought Kansas was the anti-tax state? You mean the libertarians there are taking someone's private business and forcing a sale of his goods in order to pay taxes they all agree they don't want to pay? Holy crap! Kansas sounds like one of those socialist places we're always hearing about. Originally shared by Fox News Thousands of sex toys seized by the Kansas Department of Revenue are about to hit the auction block. According to The Topeka Capital-Journal, the state seized the sex toy stash from Larry Minkoff, the owner of Bang sex stores, after he resisted appeals from the revenue department to pay $163,986 in state taxes. http://ow.ly/C0fs0 http://ow.ly/C0fs0

I'm going to need a Gatling gun and some napalm, stat! Originally shared by **** Proof that people are stupid

The tl;dr version? Awesome. For the longer version, click the link. Originally shared by We Love Motogeo A new post! When asked what our favourite place is, it's tough to answer. Norway's epic. And we'd only just begun. http://buff.ly/YfgtU7 http://www.welovemotogeo.com/archives/14604?utm_content=buffer67ae8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer

96th percentile! Originally shared by Paul Was Your vocabulary size is: 23,000 – 24,500 words Top 89th Percentile. http://www.jebdu.com/vocab.html

That pretty much sums it up. It's like untangling a knot of six strings belonging to someone else while half the world is screaming at you to untangle it faster and the other half is yelling at you to let them untangle it themselves. Oh, and no scissors. Or, use scissors. We'll hate you either way. via Tina Vale  Originally shared by Thomas Baekdal Brilliant!!  If anyone is still confused this should clear things up. /via @ScubaSteve732

Silly reasons to ban books? How about because they promote thinking, steer people away from Christianity or, gods forbid, talk negatively about slavery and racism. Yeah, that last one is Texas. http://www.noodle.com/articles/9-books-banned-for-bizarre-reasons

This is a long video because I'm more interested in making them than editing them. (That's code for "lazy" by the way) I wish this video showed us having a more spirited ride, but it doesn't. With some new riders and rain, not to mention the really cold weather at that altitude, we weren't really going that fast. Heck, even t the moderate speeds I was keeping I still managed to outrun the others in my group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo15Pr8rAxA

Number 6 had me laughing my butt off.  Originally shared by Raleigh Burke God damnit BuzzFeed ... number 5 got me right in the autism. http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/stupidest-things-ever-said-on-facebook#ucfhb9

To the good dads. (Not mine) Originally shared by TODAY 13 times dads should get to do things their way http://on.today.com/1rnrVIQ

Google with their proposed wifi balloons and now we see portable wifi in action to save the weak from the mighty.  Technology truly can change the world. Originally shared by Republic Wireless Wow, #WiFi really is everywhere! Remote tribe adopts WiFi to fight against illegal logging and mining. http://mashable.com/2014/07/18/indigenous-rights-technology/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link

Police brutality: it starts in the womb. But, since the GOP is all about protecting babies, we know they'l be all over this sort of behavior. Right? http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/watch-nypd-slams-visibly-pregnant-woman-pavementon--uses-stun-gun-on-her-belly/

Just watched the first two episodes of Forever . I couldn't help thinking that this was The Highlander without all the swordplay.  Did anyone else watch this? http://abc.go.com/shows/forever

Silent films can be awesome, especially when they're of Dr. Jones. http://feedly.com/e/v-lirnGJ

Free music today. I heard some Ariana Grande on the radio and it's not bad, for pop. https://play.google.com/music/playpreview?preview=AE9vGKoIoa_UT_BrV4fh_Y5q-TdeF2TGfqyoBG_O2BMmyctDvsG0yTHUjOS6V2XSTk-pckz4HnbP35nX3R1offfBdZKsrNwF4NOwHrSg664HnIimP2knXu5vYd9NtJnaqe_Qbc8c12k3VX3rofsJDharb-lbZRmGH32Thfw87TWMLLZFka73y_E%3D

via Sherman Smith, who disabled comments because, I have to assume, he knows these are false quotes. Originally shared by Pam B #liarinchief

I keep forgetting there's a motorcycle photography community.  Originally shared by Jason ON I didn't even know I'd grabbed this picture until I was home and looking at my GoPro. Apparently, instead of recording video, when I pushed the button, it took a single shot. It seems to be a popular shot on our local club website, so I'm sharing it here.

Here's a bunch of handy dandy cheat sheets. Originally shared by Ray Green 25 Most Useful Photography Cheat Sheets - Part1 http://121clicks.com/tutorials/25-useful-photography-cheat-sheets-part1 #photography #tips #cheatsheets #121clicks http://121clicks.com/tutorials/25-useful-photography-cheat-sheets-part1

I didn't even know I'd grabbed this picture until I was home and looking at my GoPro. Apparently, instead of recording video, when I pushed the button, it took a single shot. It seems to be a popular shot on our local club website, so I'm sharing it here.

Seriously, what could go wrong? If the LHC hasn't destroyed reality can opening up Dracula's tomb be that dangerous? https://roadtrippers.com/blog/researchers-finally-discover-plan-to-open-draculas-grave-were-all-going-to-die

New Buell, Indian making a comeback and now a brand new entry into the game? How cool is that? Originally shared by Fox News Keanu Reeves is setting out on another excellent adventure. The actor and motorcycle enthusiast has teamed up with bike builder Gard Hollinger to launch the Arch Motorcycle Company. http://ow.ly/BNdca http://ow.ly/BNdca

A friend of mine called me just a little bit ago. Granted, I use the rem friend  a little liberally here. I met this guy, let's call him Matt, about 8 years ago at a party hosted by a mutual acquaintance. The party was geared towards small business owners in the area, people who were out of work and people who were trying to expand their networks beyond friends and co-workers. Matt was nicely dressed, thin in a 1950's working father kind of way with a head of silvered hair. He was quick with a laugh and loved telling anyone who would listen about his successes in the commercial truck leasing industry. He and I bonded over mutual unemployment and the dreams of a better job somewhere right around the corner. You see, we were both casualties of the Bush Administration policies that tanked the economy. Unfortunately for him, he had a wife and small children at home while I merely had my dog and mortgage. I ended up losing both. While I eventually took a part-time job so far

We rode our bikes through Colorado. Instead of uploading everything to here, I decided to compile it all to a blog. I wish it was better written but I have a giant headache -- probably from lack of water over the past couple of days. Anywho, enjoy. Originally shared by Jason ON So, we took a little motorcycle ride through Colorado this weekend. We started with just under twenty bikes and ended with six bikes and two Jeeps.  That's just how these things work, I guess.

So, we took a little motorcycle ride through Colorado this weekend. We started with just under twenty bikes and ended with six bikes and two Jeeps.  That's just how these things work, I guess.

Staging Point At the last minute I invited myself along on a overnight motorcycle trip. Now, I know what you're thinking: That Jason is a such as ass inviting himself on someone else's ride . But, you need to understand, the ride had an open invite and I was just one of 5 other people who decided to partake of the invitation. The plan was simple: leave Denver, ride out to Glenwood Springs , the long way, and return. The original (tentative) route was to take highway 285 out of Denver to Pine Junction, south to Woodland Park, west to Divide and south to Cripple Creek . After Cripple Creek we'd head down to Canon City and take highway 50 west and somehow make our way up to our final destination where we'd simmer our sore muscles in the hot springs for which the city is famous. However, like all well made plans, this plan fell apart before the first kickstand was up. We were supposed to leave at 9:00am but didn't get on the road before 9:20am. Bob, a former racer turn

Prepping for a 400 mile trip tomorrow (Denver to Glenwood Springs, the long way) and then an unknown return route on Sunday. I don't think I'll be updating G+ while out and about, but expect pictures when I get back.

I did not vet these, but the few I do know to be true, are true. Otherwise, enjoy! http://www.weirdpanda.com/these-31-completely-useless-facts-are-guaranteed-to-make-you-more-interesting/

Blame your parents. Or rather, blame your inability to file memories away properly for easy retrieval. Originally shared by Paul Was It's not your fault.  http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/09/dudes-have-horrible-memories.html?wpsrc=nymag&sid=5388d471dd52b8357a000954

It's #fidofriday , people! Lots of videos here so enjoy! http://barkpost.com/animals-think-they-are-puppies/

I'd been busy the past couple of weeks and didn't get a chance to ride much. That's okay because the weather was nasty during those days, only getting nicer, once more, during this past weekend. Unfortunately, I was busy doing non-motorcycle riding things and didn't get a chance to put miles on the rubber. Today, I did. A little over two hundred miles door-to-door, cold (at elevation), rain (okay, sprinkles), a lost +GoPro (that I was able to find again), and a trip down a dirt road. No, I didn't know the road was dirt at the time. Yes, there was one other avenue, but that was the one I was trying to avoid. Remember, girls and boys, if everything goes according to plan, it's not an adventure.

We have a winner, boys and girls! +dave donnelly (whom I can't tag for some reason) submitted the picture you guys all liked the best. Hey, +dave donnelly (whom I still can't tag for some reason), do you have a similar image with a little more off to the left? Google cropped it off and there was no way I could change that with so little to work with over there. If you have a similar image I'll switch it out. If you don't, it can stay like this or we can go with the alternate: my feet. Originally shared by **** #mrprofile0917

Went for a motorcycle ride today. Somewhere around 210 miles. Some of them were even fun, some were in traffic, some were on a dirt road through a construction zone ... in the rain. Okay, not real rain, just a sprinkle, but it was enough to make the dirt muddy-ish. I also rode up over 11,000ft and froze my fingers off. That was less fun than it sounds.

I guess that's one way to get attention. Originally shared by Fox News ICYMI : The flesh-colored uniforms that the cycling team from Colombia wore has the media in an uproar. http://ow.ly/BCyhs http://ow.ly/BCyhs

There was a time when America meant salvation for those who were persecuted in their home countries; when we proudly proclaimed Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Now, thanks to the politics of bigots, people are dying by the hundreds, lost in a no-man's land of heat, humidity and wild animals. They're dying from exhaustion and dehydration, from violence and starvation. They're dying for nothing more than a desire for a better life. This is your America. http://www.twclongform.com/stories/real-death-valley/

via Amanda Rachelle Warren  Why isn't the media paying attention to what this man (allegedly) did to black women while acting like a cop?  Originally shared by Maya Davis HEY! Activists! Where are you on this one? I did a little research and am absolutely DUMBFOUNDED that this guy's bail was lowered. Please, give these women justice. I will be linking to multiple news reports in the comments. http://www.forharriet.com/2014/09/a-painful-silence-what-daniel-holtzclaw.html

The good news is, none of us have to do anything now that Alito  gave us his decision on Hobby Lobby . Child pornography? It's a religious right. Slavery? It's a religious right. Walking around nekked? A religious right.  Woo Hoo! America is finally free! You know, unless you're a slave. (Hint: slavery is allowed in the Bible) http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/09/16/3568063/hobby-lobby-child-labor/

To paraphrase Curtis Edenfield, Hell yeah! Originally shared by Curtis Edenfield Hell Yeah! PEOPLE ARE AWESOME 2014 - AMAZING: http://youtu.be/e6zSSyv-e4A http://youtu.be/e6zSSyv-e4A

Yep. Originally shared by Armando Lioss

Not my favorite Pomplamoose song, but the video is hilarious! Take a look. Originally shared by PomplamooseMusic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNhrELiDVUA&feature=autoshare

I"m just going to leave this right here... Originally shared by Marla Caldwell TL;DR: dumb people more likely to be conservative and bigoted. According to a combination of longitudinal studies in the UK and US, generally speaking people with lower IQs are more likely to adhere to conservative ideologies which stress obedience and maintaining the status quo, and to be prejudiced against people of differing races and sexualities. The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario. Low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate towardsocially conservative ideologies, the study found. Those ideologies, in turn, stress hierarchy and resistance to change, attitudes that can contribute to prejudice, Hodson wrote in an email to LiveScience. http://news.yahoo.com/low-iq-conservative-beliefs-linked-prejudic

via Daniel Voisin  Anyone who's been around animals for three seconds knows they're not dumb. Originally shared by Michael Lederman Things To Make You Smile Redo (slowed things down so you can read it). #thingstomakeyousmile   #washoe

How not to have ugly children and other advice from Victorian era sex experts. http://feedly.com/e/pluJEJEh

Uh oh. Science. Originally shared by LiveScience Religion and politics have little effect on morality, a new study suggests. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/1p4zq

FRONTLINE  has some great documentaries. Watch them. Originally shared by Marla Caldwell Over 160 full length Frontline documentaries are online to watch for free. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/

Doing my small insignificant part to save the world. Originally shared by Ebony Johnson Come on help him find his son ...

Sometimes covers can be great and other times they don't live up to the promise. I only listened to a couple of these and only knew the original work of one or two, but maybe you'll find something to love. http://feedly.com/e/I2WXcJvN

I"ve been using this new laptop for a couple of hours now. Here are my first impressions.

Much to my surprise, someone gifted me a brand new laptop yesterday. I can't find a model number on this thing anywhere, but it's an HP Envy with Beats audio, a 1 TB HDD, 12gigs of  ram, an i7 Intel processor and Windows 8.1. It also boasts a 17" screen and backlit keyboard. Since my previous laptop was about 5 years old, the specs upgrade is welcome. My "old" laptop is also an HP, a 15.6" with an AMD 2.2gig quad core processor, 500gig HDD and 6 gigs of ram, upgradeable to eight. Likes Brand spanking new. Dislikes While the keyboard is backlit (which is a feature I've been wanting for a while) the keyboard layout is ridiculous. The left shift key is so far away I cane barely reach it, instead \i keep hitting the "\" whenever \i\'m typing. As someone who types all day long, this is very annoying. Yes, I'm aware that I just need to create new habits, new muscle memory for the smaller, further away shift button, but \i really

This guy is a perfect example of the modern GOP.  http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/12/az-gop-vice-chair-calls-for-sterilizing-poor-women-if-you-want-a-baby-get-a-job/#.VBNeAlcV9lo.google_plusone_share

Mood music. Now there's a take in music steaming I hadn't heard before. But who gets to decide what music fits what mood? http://feedly.com/e/46sMyB0U

For those of you paying attention I haven't been on Google+ too much this week. The truth is I'm off coaching a Customer Centric Selling workshop and not really around a computer too much. The really weird news is, I came home tonight to find my laptop missing. I asked my roommate if she moved it and she said no, that my laptop was on the ottoman (where I lazily leave it just about every day).  However, the laptop on the ottoman was most definitely not mine. Long story short, my roommate bought me a new laptop unbeknownst to me and left it where I'd left mine the last time I used it.  A new laptop!! All sorts of higher specs (to be fair, my laptop was 5 years old), Win8.1, touchscreen, 12g RAM and a 1Tb HDD. Wow! http://www.customercentric.com/

As an Army veteran, I concure. http://feedly.com/e/6kSd4KWU

This is how you define 'awesome.' http://feedly.com/e/BqrZSskm

You think your ride was long? This was one of my favorite blogs to follow a couple of years ago. I wish someone would give me money to make a similar trip. ;)

Shared from a private share. This is hilarious! Some people are completely clueless. Originally shared by Kay Honig hart to BELIEVE

I know it's late in the (riding) season and I've sort of let this blog become dusty, but I have something to write about now. Woot! Maybe, just maybe I'll continue to write in this blog, but who knows? Since I'm trying to write a novel, when I find myself in a writing mood, I usually sit down and bang at the keyboard in my novel and not a blog. However, I like sharing and so share I shall. On a whim last night I decided to check in with my local riding group and see if there was a ride scheduled for today. Sure enough, there was one on the books. Or, on the board, as we say in a modern world. It was supposed to be a quick ride, up and over Squaw Pass, but we decided to go a little further. It wasn't far, just 91 miles from start to finish That doesn't include the 30 miles to the starting point and the 30 miles home. Unfortunately, I didn't grab the GoPro on the way out the door. I really wish I would have, though. The scenery was great, albeit cold. All in a

On a whim last night I decided to check in with my local riding group and see if there was a ride scheduled for today. Sure enough, there was one on the books. Or, on the board, as we say in a modern world. It was supposed to be a quick ride, up and over Squaw Pass, but we decided to go a little further. It wasn't far, just 91 miles from start to finish That doesn't include the 30 miles to the starting point and the 30 miles home. Unfortunately, I didn't grab the GoPro on the way out the door. I really wish I would have, though. The scenery was great, albeit cold. All in all the ride organizer expected 5 bikes to show and we ended up with closer to twenty. 

If you were annoyed at the original ending of How IMet Your Mother then I have good news for you: The alternate ending has been leaked. http://feedly.com/e/3QskQMVh

Some friends of mine came to town this August and I had a chance to go riding with them while they were here. Steve and Sash are a married couple who divested themselves of all their belongings and hit the rode. They live almost exclusively on their bikes, traveling around the county, making friends and enjoying the good life. I didn't take a lot of pictures while they were in town but these are a few I was able to grab. The first image is of South Park County, Colorado from Kenosha Pass. Then Sash's Vstar 650, my SV and a picture of Steve and Sash.