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Month: July 2017

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #13

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #13 – Las Vegas

2017-07-30 Dashcam 0

I use the terms brake-a-bator, brake-a-bation, braketurbation and masterbraker, interchangeably. All are portmanteaus of “braking” and “masturbation”, indicating one who brakes too frequently, thus playing […]

Not a whole lot of flowers right now, but a good variety!

Pine Canyon-Bearfoot Trail

2017-07-20 Hiking 1

Another week, another search for a hike that isn’t over 100 degrees, isn’t threatened by a Biblical deluge, is within three hours of base camp, […]

I done gone all artsy fartsy.

Black Hills Loop

2017-07-12 Hiking, Mine Exploring 0

It’s been hard coming up with hikes the past six weeks. The temperatures have usually been over 110° in the low desert around Phoenix. As […]

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #12

Phoenix Asshole Drivers #12

2017-07-05 Dashcam 0

I try to avoid driving, if at all possible, due to my PTSD (Phoenix Traffic Stress Disorder). For instance, I will walk the 2.5 mile […]

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