Open Thread - Friday, July 12, 2019
Submitted by NCTim on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 3:20am
It's a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what's changed, is you.
- Eric Roth -
Sadly, vacation must end. Today is the last day riding The Alps. Funkin' 'eh.
Funk Friday shall ride again!
I'm not funkin' around!
Back funkin' live and in person, next week.
Have a great weekend! The thread is OPEN.
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Good morning to our own c99p Easy Rider ~~~
Hope the wind is sailing through your hair in a total feeling of freedom. Here's to transformational change.
Have a thrilling day and weekend, folks!
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Ponytail flapping in the wind
Week 1
https://www.edelweissbike.com/en/blog/?p=33463
Week 2
https://www.edelweissbike.com/en/blog/?p=33466
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Wow !! That’s some Alpine adventure !! n/t
Sounds like a great trip
Was it cool in the Alps? I hear there's a heat wave across the pond.
Anyway, hope you had a great vacation, and hope you all have a good day!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Currently in the Dolomites
Had to wear a sweater under my Gortex. Last week was HOT.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
the Dolomiten are and were the favorite place
of my family since generations (starting with my grandpa taking the whole extended family to Campolongo ) each year since the 1930ies. It was a huge group always and they occupied the same little village for weeks.
It ended with wwII. later in the sixties the favorite place became Pontresina and Arosa. The last time I was in the Alps and Tirol was as a fifteen year old in the mid sixties. I couldn't ski too well (learned it only twice for three weeks) and today I would never ski again.
Ok, will have to read your other comments a little bit more. Have more fun. Oh well, my grandpa and his sons weren't ponytailed motorcycling hippies in their time, but I bet they had the same fun as you had.
So, I see you motorcycled with the elites, heh, heh ...
I think if I were still in better shape I would use a bicycle through the Alps. My brother did this with his wife in the seventies. Otherwise, in case I would get totally nuts, I hike. Have a good day.
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Hola Biker Tim.
Where are you re: the Alps? The ride I was on 20 years ago went from Munich, Germany to Salzburg, Austria. We just got back from the CO/Rocky Mt. run. Hubby took us to Nederland per your suggestion. Just heartbreakingly beautiful like the rest of the trip. Many thanks again. LOL. Some classic soul to mellow out everyone for the weekend. Take care and stay safe.
Rec'd!!
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
The beginning rhymes with this
Sorta
[video:https://youtu.be/Q3-t-6atIL0]
question everything
Classic tune. Back at ya.
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
Awe inspiring
and the motorcycle culture is insane Hundreds of Motorcycle’s riding through the Alps. We were flying but, today we were overtaken by a pack of Ferrari’s, a couple Lamborghinis and an Aston Martin. It was insane. Sounded like a Formula One race. There must have been about fifteen of them. Really cool. Ride blog links on response to RA.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
@NCTim Where are u posting
Where are u posting this text?
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
Northern Italy
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
“Winning the peace” (Harper’s magazine, May 2019)
True resistance as neither obsession with opposing Trump, nor politicizing every form of human activity, but rather as
At the other extreme, Ronald Reagan talking about his state’s university system as governor of California in 1967, saying that taxpayers shouldn’t be “subsidizing intellectual curiosity.”
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=governor+California+Ronald+Reagan+subsidizing+...
One day when you are safely back home
you will tell us the truth about your trip and the feelings you had about being there. And I mean the truth and not polite schmooze talk about how nice everything was.
I feel so bad, if I say something critically about the US, and you only say nice things about Europe.
Sigh, I am glad when you are back funkin live and in person.
Home is where the heart is. So, where is your heart?
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I have had a blast
I spent the first week in Seefeld, Austria. Everyone, excepting one road raging Italian, has been super friendly. I rode with a bunch of Koreans, the fast group, the first week (blog links on RA response). The Koreans were sponsored by BMW. Korean mileage champ, top selling dealer, advertising exec, and a couple other guys. The came over to attend BMW Motorrad Days, in Garmisch, Austria. I did not know it was going on, but was free, over last weekend, so I went too.
New tour this week. We have meander through the Alps including Austria, Bavaria, Switzerland and Italy. It all is beautiful. Four nights in Italy this week. I rode Stelvio, both weeks. The food has been fantastic. Weiner schnitzel, arrabiatta, real ragu, salami and cheese for breakfast, gelato, ice cream, espresso, ... No complaints.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Garmish is in Germany. It’s called Garmish-Partenkirchen.
Garmish for short. I tried Google Maps to see if there was a Garmish on the Austrian side of the border, but couldn’t find one. Hitler hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics there.
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
It was GP
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Beautiful summer or winter! I miss kaiserschmarn
(if that is how it’s spelled). We skied on the Zugspitz glacier many years ago and climbed up to look down into Austria.
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
Kaiserschmarrn — yum !!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiserschmarrn
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Kaiserschmarrn
I know!!
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
There is Aldi in the Unites States (at least we had one close to
DC in Maryland) and they sell the Kaiserschmmarren baking farine there. You can also easily make one yourself.
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It is kind of 'lecker'.
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Mmmmmm....
That looks good!!
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
Our Aldi seems to have mainly American type baking supplies,
but I might be able to find a Dr. Oetker mix online. Thank you for the suggestion.
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
I'm not sure I would characterize
focusing on the pleasant aspects of a trip an absence of "truth" telling.
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
correct, but Americans are always very polite, and
many Germans don't trust that politeness sometimes. It is clear that NCTim had a real blast so far. Good for him all the way. I am happy he loved his trip so far. I am almost relieved, because I always fear that there is a lot they might not like.
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So, random news... Made a really nice Obsidian Gardening Knife..
Just a fractured square of obsidian, but went through the encroaching blackberries like a hot knife through butter... And yes I can shave with it, but that's way too macho for my taste. The particular piece of Obsidian I used had some Iron in it, because the whole thing is shot through with red streaks that Give it an interesting look. Eventually I want to get this thing set into something. Interesting thing when using a "Primitive" knife is that you really become aware of how much of our current ergonomics is cultural. Because it took only about ten minutes until a flaked stone became quite familiar in the hand...
Just a random interesting thought.
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I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
Do hope
you haven't given up on the blacksmithing, DMW.
Was looking forward to your take on "Damascus Steel".
Have you been down to East Lake, Or. where there is a mountain of obsidian?
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
I have not, but I need to!
Sorry, yesterday was incommunicado. No I haven't given up on the blacksmithing, just ran into a delay when I screwed up my forge build. (Not TOO bad, just melted the elements and confirmed my suspicions about the quality of the stuff my neighbor sold me for Way too much money. Mail ordering a professional farrier Forge. They gave me a Veteran's discount, so that's nice. I actually am going to need the heat source if I'm going to be continuing my obsidian experiments, so... might as well. I mean, I have a bucket full of unusable shards, after all... )
But now I really NEED to get to that wall. I'm just really glad I live in a state with so much of the stuff.
I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
How come the media doesn't talk about Warren's black problem?
Warren Bros?
Yet only Bernie has a "black problem".
media a little bit too white may be? /nt
https://www.euronews.com/live
Kos made Bernie possible? Umm okay
Another twitter thread about Bernie not going to NN because he's afraid of Kos... most of the tweets are anti Bernie but I did find this.
Scientists are concerned that conspiracy theories may die out if they keep coming true at the current alarming rate.
Do you get down to Passo Falzerego(sp)?
or Cortina in Italia? '64 olympics were there iirc.
When in doubt, throttle out. . .
Have fun.
Ya got to be a Spirit, cain't be no Ghost. . .
Explain Bldg #7. . . still waiting. . .
If you’ve ever wondered whether you would have complied in 1930’s Germany,
Now you know. . .
sign at protest march
Drove through Cortina Friday
We did eight high passes yesterday. I need to look at a map for the names. Now packing for rai ride back to Austria
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -