Complete Bad Assed Mofo This world class athlete is indeed a profile in courage. The World Surf League recently announced a new policy that would allow for biological males (competing as females) to compete against biological women at the highest level of professional surfing. Hamilton […]
Antisocialites
Alvvays 2017 Album Who ran from Roman candlesUnderneath a willow weeping?Do the tea lights on your mantelIlluminate that summer feeling?You’re the seashell in my sandalThat’s slicing up my heel You’re a plimsoll punkYou’re a plimsoll punk When the sophomore effort from Alvvays (pronounced “Always”) Antisocialites […]
Ironspoke’s Ideas
I’m excited about my new venture. I’m starting a part time business with the focus on writing and producing content for specific clientele. There will be an initial emphasis on marketing my writing and research services for historical construction projects. I will be reaching out […]
Chapter 28
Torrance 3421 Guest ministers were a regular fixture at our services. Some came from as far away as California, Boliva or China while others came from across town. As Rev. Jones went on and on about the pending nomination of several new elders my mind […]
Happy New Year!
“The basic idea which runs right through modern history and modern liberalism is that the public has got to be marginalized. The general public are viewed as no more than ignorant and meddlesome outsiders, a bewildered herd.” Noam Chomsky If you believe that then why would you […]
Controversy continues after unsanctioned run at Indian Lake
It’s been 48 hours since the competitive downhill running circuit exploded in controversy with the unsanctioned nighttime run of Nathan Boles at Indian Lake. Boles, ranked 6th in the world, was delayed entry at the border because his credentials were seemingly out of order, and […]
Birding in Chincoteague, VA
November 12, 2022 I’ve been interested in visiting Chincoteague, VA in the fall or winter since I got into birding. We made it there the second week of November. The weather was simply stunning, if not too warm because the bugs certainly enjoyed it. We […]
The Inaugural Ironspoke Scramble at the Lake
2022 The conditions were perfect for the Inaugural Ironspoke Scramble at the Lake. The morning sun temperature hovered in the mid-teens with breezy conditions near the shore. The grass was nice and crunchy after several days of sub-freezing temperatures. The three racers involved spent the […]
Steelhead Fishing
Trout Run Lake Erie Some things in life are more unique than others. Steelhead fishing at the mouth of Trout Run on Lake Erie is one of those unique things. I had a chance to experience the insanity of this world class fishery this past […]
The Bullies are the ones pushing the anti-bullying campaigns
Alternate Reality vision 22 Excerpt “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. […]