So, well…it seems I’ve completely failed for my last two new years resolutions by not updating this blog.  It’s turned out to be somewhat like an in-law – you want to know it’s OK, will give it money when needed and may even check in from time to time, but constant contact…unthinkable!  I promise not to turn this post into a post about posting more…because, well, I’ll still do what I do and you’ll still get what you get.  Promises made to a computer technically don’t count, anyway.  And, so far, my long standing offer of being paid to blog goes yet unfulfilled.

There’s probably a lot I could write about.  Some good.  Some bad.  Some might even be therapeutic and good for me, given my circumstances.  Things aren’t terrible…but they have been and could be better.  I could also probably rant forever on any given mundane subject, argue the devil’s advocate or even tell a story about how this once hacker-gone-corporate career is going for me.  This post really doesn’t have a point…it’s just to get my words, my thoughts on the freaking page sometime in the year of 2011.

There’s plenty of the “heavy” that I could go on about.  Sheesh, my last post about gold had it at just over $1000 an ounce (now $1840) and silver was hovering at $14 an ounce (now $44!).  Compared to gold, we’ve seen almost an 80% devaluation of the dollar…and according to silver, we’re at nearly 300% devaluation.  I keep talking and only a few are listening.  But, those who have listened have certainly not regretted their decisions.

I was sent this thing from MoveOn.org the other day about a movement that would apparently bail out college/education loans.  I applaud the argument to actually help people, rather than private bankers and industrial complexes, but really?  They want to bail out the people who have their whole life in front of them?  I admit, a lot of college grads these days are working in service positions and other fields that don’t require formal education, and thus are being paid less than they deserve.  I’m sorry.  The problem is that our country’s policies don’t favor continental US industry anymore.  The problem is our trade agreements shipping our jobs to cheaper sources of origin.  The problem is inflation continues to devalue the dollar and things cost more.  The problem is, even given a choice, we’ll buy something from China rather than the USA because it’s cheaper.  You can bail out a bum for a lot cheaper, but unless the underlying issues are corrected…that person will remain a bum.

I’m doing something pretty cool this coming weekend.  Going to take the Magruder Corridor across the Rockies, from Idaho back into Montana.  It’s been termed the “longest continual gravel road” in the world at just over 101 miles.  It’s an old road that used to connect Lewistown, ID with Virginia City, MT for trade and mining purposes and now only this section over the Rockies remain.  Apparently, it was popular with the gold traders and back in 1863, some folks were murdered along the corridor upon returning from Virginia City to Lewistown including one prominent Lloyd Magruder, for which the trail is named after.  It’ll be good to get my Pathfinder out on some gravel roads, spend a couple nights under the stars and get a brief lesson in US history.

I did it.  Words on a page in 2011.  Sorry for the ramble, but felt like writing & just didn’t have a clear direction.

P.S.  Google Ron Paul 2012

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Well, this last weekend a bunch of guys (and a gal) from NPORA headed out to the Spokane ORV park for a little diggin’ & 4-wheelin. A blast was had by all. We found mud, small lakes, giant hills, and overall great fun. There were five rigs (4 Nissan Pathfinders & one Dodge Dakota) but the Dodge couldn’t quite keep up. About a minute into the park, the Dodge buried itself down an embankment and was one stuck puppy. It took two Pathfinders to pull him out – quite an amazing feat. Sure enough, not ten minutes later, the Dodge owner slammed his rig into a dirt embankment and took out his front bumper. He’d had enough and the Pathfinders ruled the day!

You can check out the images here

And a video slide show of the events (Right click / Choose “Save Target As”)

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Yeah, what’s new? I did go to Canada over the Memorial day weekend – that was kewl. I was camping in the Northernmost tip of Idaho for the weekend and decided to make a venture up to the Great North. I visited Nelson, British Columbia – a quaint little town nested just off Kootenay lake, filled with pot-loving hippies and a fascinating culture. Loved the town – visited the main park alongside the river, took the ridiculously overpriced trolley, and cruised the “downtown” strip on foot. Everyone there takes American cash, which I found odd because nowhere in America (except on the very border’s edge) will they accept any other country’s money.  It’s better to do as I did and exchange money at a bank or currency conversion shop, though.  On the fly calculations rarely work to your favor.

Whats’s funny about Canada is that not five miles across the border you literally run into people who finish every sentence with “eh” and the dialect takes a sharp turn towards a southern-english-french blend of speaking. It’s just bizarre. Great country though! I was there long enough just to get used to the metric system and t0 have learned to balance my speedometer at 62.13 MPH to go 100KPH. I would like to spend more time up in that region. The Kootenay lake region is some of the most beautiful country I’ve ever witnessed and I would love to venture further.

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Well, I’m slightly bored out of my mind with some down time and I haven’t updated this site since April. I’ll try better next time. Sorry, but I have to have a life. Actually, I have a job that affords minimal life time.

I’m sitting in a Best Western hotel room in Othello, WA. Othello is a dump of town about two hours out of Spokane, WA. Sorry if you’re from Othello, but good GOD, get some culture. This evening I took an adventure and wandered around the white trailer trash neighborhoods that seem to make up this town. I then went in search of a good place to take photos, but everywhere outside the city is private property. The bar (yes, there’s apparently only one) doesn’t serve good beer – though their food was OK, the clientele were playing video poker while attempting to stay sat on the bar stool. The hotel that I’m staying at has a pool and it’s warm enough to take a dip, but sadly, there was nasty leaves, needles, weeds, and some dirt film slithering over the surface. Not appealing. The night life here consists of neon lights illuminating closed buildings, the aforementioned bar, and a 24 hour gas station on the edge of town.

Anyway, so I’m going to wallow in my misery and subject my dwindling blog readers with accounts from a man who never gets bored that is finding himself about ready to go out of his mind. Good day, all!

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