TOTALLY RANDOM POST II

[Bud Green]

I know I don't look like it, but I must still have some serious caveman genetics in me...

I cooked a T-bone on the grill tonight, (no gas, real charcoal) and Mrs. G. said she didn't want any tonight...

I got to cook it just barely past "still mooing" and tore into that thing...

I sucked and gnawed every last bit of tissue off that bone like I was a ravenous wolf....

 

[Teddybrae]

I saw a Mig 15 once. In Egypt. Was aboard a ship in the Suez Canal heading south when there was a fly over. It was Cold War times which for me magnified the significance of the sighting.

Not bothered to keep up with it, but there was a period when one could go experience a MIG.

 

[Teddybrae]

It's nice for the Missus and I to know you are in close contact with your animal self, Bud. Is that Foursome you promised still on?

I know I don't look like it, but I must still have some serious caveman genetics in me...

I cooked a T-bone on the grill tonight, (no gas, real charcoal) and Mrs. G. said she didn't want any tonight...

I got to cook it just barely past "still mooing" and tore into that thing...

I sucked and gnawed every last bit of tissue off that bone like I was a ravenous wolf....

 

[7thson]

It's almost grow time.

 

[Bud Green]

Yup..
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I walked up and touched this MIG..... don't think it had been in the air in a while..

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[OkThen]

Whats up with all the funky commercial weed?
It's hard to find a pleasant uplifting buzz.
I love to find some decent Colombian or Jamaican in a dispensary.

 

[moose eater]

Whats up with all the funky commercial weed?
It's hard to find a pleasant uplifting buzz.
I love to find some decent Colombian or Jamaican in a dispensary.

At the right time of year, Kingston or Bogotá are likely only $500 to $600 away from Los Anchorage.. round-trip. Maybe a bit more these days... during the special 'shoulder season' and/or promotional fares.

When I want Italian food, I go to an Italian restaurant..

And near Bogotá, as a bonus, you can likely find some higher quality, uncut, clean coca, too.. Not to mention mate' de coca in the cafe's.

In that we're in the second month of the new and improved extended monsoon season here in Interior Alaska, those climates might be what I need... Though weaving around hurricane season might be wise, too.

 

[moose eater]

On social media, either DRCNet or NORML or ???, (can't recall which), stated September 20 is National Psilocybin Mushroom Day. I had no clue there was such a thing, was skeptical as to what government or other entity declared such a day, but figured that later on I may be compelled to join the festivities..

"When in Rome...."

 

[Bud Green]

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And near Bogotá, as a bonus, you can likely find some higher quality, uncut, clean coca, too.. Not to mention mate' de coca in the cafe's

Brought a box of these home from Panama 20 years ago...nice tea..

..

 

[moose eater]

A Peruvian fellow I knew years ago in Los Anchorage would visit his former homeland every now and again, and for the longest time, he had no hassles bringing BAGS (literally) of mate' de coca through U.S. Customs. Then, a bit over 20 years ago, while bringing in at least a couple of grocery bags of the stuff, with -all- of it in original commercial packaging, he was sidelined by INS/Customs, and they inquired re. the product, the amount, etc.

His Doc later wrote a note, saying he uses it regularly for gastro-intestinal issues, and they begrudgingly gave a nod to it after that.

In my personal experience, I'd say it beats the shit out of Lipton's, hands down.

 

[moose eater]

Here's some randomness.

I've got one long evening of trimming the GTH#1 remaining.

The white-crown sparrows are hoarding the bird-feeder again. Last year we apparently influenced them right out of their normal behaviors, and when they should've been gone, they were instead hanging out, eating black oily sunflower seeds for free. Extrapolate or hypothesize as you will.

Of the white-crown sparrows present here this A.M., one in particular was relatively huge; looked like a sparrow crossed with a small penguin. A globalist, no doubt.

The fairly large sunflowers appear undaunted by yesterday morning's hard frost. Leaves and giant heads show no new wrinkling, or any other indication. Perhaps they're becoming as acclimated as the sparrows. But I have my doubts.

Planning to head up the Taylor Hwy this coming week-end with my wife, leaving my son to watch the house and property.

Called the Community of Chicken, and inquired re. their limited sources of lodging. Seems all 3 businesses in Chicken (yes, there are all of 3 businesses in Chicken, Alaska, that I know of, aside from the local mining operations) are closed down a little earlier this year, as a result of "lack of traffic."

So I've proposed that we take along a taller, larger tent, 2 decent cots, as well as pads and sleeping bags, acknowledging to her over the telephone that I know her to not be the camping type for the last (most of) 2 decades. Haven't seen her emerge from a tent in the last 24 years of our 31 years together.

We (once upon a time) camped on rural property we owned back then, while doing improvements, but that was early mid-90s.

So we'll take along emergency shelter, comfortable cots and pads, but most likely be up the Taylor Hwy by day, and lodging in Tok Jct. by night. Seems a waste of gas and opportunity to me, but I hate when my wife is grumpy, probably more than she hates it when I'm grumpy.

I told her that I'm grumpy by nature, but when she's grumpy, it's a major shift away from the Universe's normal balance, and therefore harder to take.

Not sure she bought that, but it worked for me.

 

[wutwut]

tulin tänne vain puhumaan suomea hämmentääkseni lukijoita

 

[OranguTrump]

tulin tänne vain puhumaan suomea hämmentääkseni lukijoita

It didn't work

 

[moose eater]

tulin tänne vain puhumaan suomea hämmentääkseni lukijoita

Google translate is like Kevlar for we who aren't fluent in Finnish.

Now amused, but not confused...

Friend of a friend in Espoo (or similar spelling) in Finland.

 

[armedoldhippy]

isn't tent camping in Alaska a lot like feeding the bears?

 

[moose eater]

For some, hippie. For some.

I've threatened my children with sleeping under the stars with no sleeping bags if they bring food or anything pungent into the tent.

I store coolers in the most secure place I can, don't eat in the tents, don't cook within 30 to 50 feet of the tents if possible, burn any food waste (including any grease) or packaging in the fire pit, and try to make sure the most vulnerable and tender of us is sleeping nearest the door/window.

I have the disadvantage of being a heavy sleeper, so my sleeping with my wife's .454 Cassul I built for her, or my short-barreled 12 gauge, is only as much insurance as my being able to hear well while briefly slumbering.

Truth is, we have way more moose attacks than bear attacks in the North. For what ever reason (I suspect it's the homely-looking, long nose, with the slow dull-of-mind expressions), but people tend to think of moose as docile. They can and will kick the bejeesus out of you if they feel so inclined..
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A group of hikers was once attentively listening to a park ranger explain bear safety in the national park here. The ranger told them they should make lots of noise, wear bells and blow whistles, carry bear spray, etc., especially if bears are nearby.


One hiker asked the ranger how they'd know bears were near, and the ranger told them to look for bear scat.

The hiker asked how to tell it was bear scat, and how to differentiate between black bear shit and grizzly shit. The ranger replied, "Well, black bear shit will often have blueberries in it, and grizzly shit tends to have a lot of bells and whistles."
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2 surveyors got dropped off by helicopter with a newbie, and as soon as they got clear of the rotor wash, the 2 old-timers began taking off their hiking boots and putting on sneakers. The newbie asked them, "Hey, what are you guys doing that for?"

The old timers replied they were now in heavy bear country, and they wanted to be able to run properly.

The newbie replied, "You can't outrun a grizz; they can run up to 35 mph."

The 2 old-timers replied, "We don't need to outrun the grizz. We just need to outrun you."

(*I know; those are fairly stale jokes).
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More seriously, we've had a couple or 3 serious bear attacks this year. Most years where you see a run of them, like last year, for example, are years that the wild berry crop is hampered for one reason or another. All God's critters wanna' eat, for some reason.

The hunter who was just mauled down near Eureka startled a sow with cubs, and she lit into him. His partner shot the critter, and the fellow who was mauled was helped back to their cabin, from where he was air-lifted..

 

[Bud Green]

isn't tent camping in Alaska a lot like feeding the bears?

Hmm, I guess it would be like tempting them with pre-packaged food...

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[armedoldhippy]

Hmm, I guess it would like tempting them with pre-packaged food...

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[CannaRed]

It's amazing to me how well an Advil or Excedrin work for me since I quit taking opiate pills. Three years ago, I didn't even bother, but today it was like a 4-5 hour miracle.

 

[anoydas 666]

bloody great summers day here today, probably fuk'n rain tomorrow.