Archive for December, 2006

Best of the Baconstrip: Pancakes

Friday, December 29th, 2006
Best of the Baconstrip: Pancakes

So the trend is to do a best of list. Everyone is doing it, though they usually involve music and books and other stuff. We’re going a different route. I’m doing a personal best of on i am indisposed, but this is the place to post your bacon strip related best of’s! Best Pancakes:It... »

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Is Santa a Pagan?

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

This is all stuff I found on the web a few years ago when I was wonerdering what putting a pine tree in the living room had to do with Christianity….long live the Pagans….and the capitalists. Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?What the Encyclopedias are saying: The word “Christmas” is derived from “Mass of Christ” or... »

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bienvenidos, Nooner

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
bienvenidos, Nooner

The Bacon Strip grows thanks to our recent draft. Skid marks now stretch from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Crest with the addition of Nuninator, aka Nooner, or getoverheregoddamnit as our Pyramid Lake headwaters correspondent. Wildland fire fighter by profession, sawyer and trail builder by training, telenator and bikinator by day. Drinkinator by... »

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Nefarious J

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Nefarious J

Dear Baconstrippers, You may have noticed the new additions to our Team. Sphincterboy is our corespondent from the Rockies, chairman of the committee of redundancy committee, burner of the sacred relics, and fashion critic. His purpose is to goad us from afar and remind us of MontyPython lines we’d forgotten. Last words I heard... »

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Letter to the editor

Monday, December 18th, 2006

RGJ, In your cover article today on the traffic problems on Pyramid Hwy you focused on ways to make the road accomodate increasing numbers of vehicles. Why were there no discussions of ways to decrease the numbers of vehicles on the road? If the stores are in a compact area why is it necessary... »

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Keyesville

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

I’m going to make my de-butt into endurance racing @ the Keyesville Classic this year. Smella has agreed to crew for me, JR and GBG have shown interest. Anyone else want to share camp, kitchen, and cooler? Forward on to extended family who may be interested and let’s have a ball. Keyesville ClassicRetro RaceMTBR... »

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So high I think I got a nose bleed!

Monday, December 11th, 2006
So high I think I got a nose bleed!

She found it. -M »

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Bootleg Trails

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Check out the article in Moonshine Ink linked in the title. I can’t believe those boogerheads don’t understand. I wrote some articles for the Foundation For North American Wild Sheep a few years ago. The only reason that industry is so successfull politically is because of the money the throw at it and the... »

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Plumas Freeride Park

Monday, December 4th, 2006
Plumas Freeride Park

After a leisurely breakfast of coffee and French Toast @ my house J.R. and I proceeded with bikes and dogs to Plumas Park for some tomfoolery. My initial trepidation over the wall drop was no longer an issue. There was some trials’n’. Some jumpin’ and some down-right hucking. Thanks to the nice landings McD... »

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