When the buzz on Mad Max:Fury Road is "pure cinema", any skeptical person might be skeptical. Finding so many elements up my taste alley (boundless desert highway eaten up by maniacs, post-apocalyptic sci-fi, burnt out motors), I had to wonder why I didn't fan out on the series sooner. I imagined Fury Road, at best, ingeniously rehashing the cult-ish pleasures of the originals. I...

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Took a run around town with the Honda 230l. I'm still slow as muck uphill (and downhill) but was able to bond with the power the band. Result was improved shifting. Took a run around town with the Honda 230l. I'm still slow as muck uphill (and downhill) but was able to bond with the power the band. Result was improved shifting. ...

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Treat to self on the day of my first lesson in equitation - a beautiful afternoon spent at Seven Oaks Farms in Portola, learning the basics of horsemanship and seat position. My thighs were complaining for several days. No photos of horses, or of me on one, which perhaps says that I was properly in the moment. Treat to self on the day...

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These peanut butter/jelly and nutella (respectively), mini-bibinkga from the farmer's market were soft, chewy, and light. Vendor was sold out of classic salty egg and cheese, unfortunately, but they take orders. These peanut butter/jelly and nutella (respectively), mini-bibinkga from the farmer's market were soft, chewy, and light. Vendor was sold out of classic salty egg and cheese, unfortunately, but they take orders. ...

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 Changing a dead battery on a motorbike... ...leads to this! Gratitude for friends who give us a push in our endeavors. Otherwise, we would still be sitting on the couch. ...

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 Croque Monsieur, Corn Soup Kale Salad ...

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