Archive for January, 2008

Credit Card Please…

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Credit Card Please…

And the lord said, “let there be sick,” and there was sick and behold it was very sick… Captain Redbeard and I dropped Credit Card Bowl at about oh-dark-thirty this morning. Wind was howling on the road, but disappeared altogether about 20 meters down. Pow was sick, sunrise was sick and for the most... »

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it’s not a good basin, it’s a great basin!!!

Monday, January 28th, 2008
it’s not a good basin, it’s a great basin!!!

Smella just forwarded this on to me: NGO Workshop Feburary 20-21, 2008 John Ascuaga’s Nugget, Sparks Nevada “Research suggests that the Great Basin is one of the most environmentally frail and at-risk regions in the nation. To address this concern, a major two-day workshop for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) on the natural resources and environment... »

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Chain Tensioners are for sissies!!!

Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Chain Tensioners are for sissies!!!

Behold The Stately Pleasure Bike is REBORN!!! And just in time to “train” for 24 hours in the old pueblo… 32 x 21 on a pre-stretched Half-Link Chain!!! -M »

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Because it’s there…

Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Because it’s there…

I believe I read that he has no recollection of telling a reporter that he climbed Everest, “because it’s there,” but there it was, and there it still is. Never-the-less Sir. Ed is gone: WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one... »

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more stickers

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
more stickers

I might not be able to get that Interstate Font… »

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TBS @ SSWC08

Monday, January 7th, 2008
TBS @ SSWC08

Well Team Bacon Strip will be Reppin’ The Single Speed World Champs 2008! Had my ipod Touch all cued up and hit send @ 12:01 while watching the fireworks in Downtown Reno from our dining room. Gris, Bustigator, Icandy, Nat and Myself all got in so far. Next, to find some camping! Anyone else... »

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Alpine Snow Report from d.lap

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

This just in from TBS reporter, d.lap the dirty cowboy: schrAlpine Snowstorm Update January 4 2008 from David LaPlante on Vimeo. See y’all @ Rose today, if they do open @ 11 like they plan. And tomorrow we schread schralpine!!! Follow their Mountain Updates on Twitter: @skialpine. -M »

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The sticky face of tbs

Friday, January 4th, 2008
The sticky face of tbs

My fellow baconians! It is time to produce another sticker for distribution as the face of the bacon strip! This design is taken from the U.S. Highway 395 sign. Modified a tad to make it fit on a single square… We have two designs to choose from. I welcome your input. Please post a... »

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Schralping @ Schralpine

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Woah! It was a dark and stormy day… Trent rocks some sick lines w/o a brain bucket! We did a couple laps @ Alpine Meadows, skied some str8liners and did a short hike-up for some extra freshie. Gonna be sschreadddding a lot this winter. Stick with me and I’ll make you famous… -M »

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