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(08/18/23)

Ok, the Itinerary touches on the issue of bike safety in the city during the high summer season for tourists and residents packing the bike trails and city streets, made more contentious with the coming flood of even more driverless robo taxis clogging the road...

Meanwhile, in the bike shop I finished up with the mobile solar control panel...

Earlier in the week the 6 ft. heavy duty USB-C PD cables arrived...

The lame gorilla tape and velcro strips failed to hold down the power inverter, so I marked spots to drill holes for industrial zip ties. The portable drill batteries were getting harder to recharge, so this bit took awhile to finish...

After a day and a half coaxing a little juice into the drill batteries, I managed to get these holes made by the drill bit at half speed - just enough for the industrial zip ties. The batteries are pretty much dead..

With the power inverter and AC plug locked down, the control panel is done and the mobile solar rig is finally complete...

For the next session, I decided I want to sit up inside the tarp tent...

The 6" 'tent pole' was replaced with a 14" long piece of 1/2" pvc pipe...

To support the pole, I put a 9" long piece of 1" pvc into the handlebar and secured it with packing tape...

...Further secured with gorilla tape...

The updated tent pole should now be just tall enough for me to sit up...

On Thur. the 10th, I rode over to my practice spot. The morning fog had given way to sun, but it was very windy...

The windy conditions were enough of a distraction that I didn't notice the bike placement on the ground tarp was off until I returned home...

The bike was up too far, which threw off placement of the camo tarp...

The misshapen result of trying to cover both the bike and the ground tarp...

My attempts to even out the tarp wound up bending the tent pole base...

An interim solution to the drill problem - a Dremel drill bit that'll help me fix the tent pole...

I drilled out the center of the two little jars...

A 1-1/4" machine screw was a perfect fit...

The rachet extension was just long enough to tighten the remaining nut...

I re-wrapped the support pipe and base connection to finish the tent pole...

I'm now all set to try session 3, but I'll cover it in the next episode...

(09/01/23)

Ok, the Itinerary this time is an introduction to motorized bikes, or G Bikes, my last option for hauling the trailer without pedaling up the many hills along the Central Coast of California. G Bikes fall into two official classes - Type A (top speed 30 mph) and Type B (top speed 20 mph) - and the unofficial class of motor driven cycles (usually capable of cruising well above 30 mph on level ground) that can be custom built on a bike frame...

The weeds are tall and thick in the world of G Bikes, and I have a ton of options to consider before I get to my particular ride. This is gonna be wild!

Phatmoto Rover, 79cc motorized bike, top speed 32 mph, but it's strongly recommended that no G Bike engine be run at top speed, so I could probably get away with calling it a Type A bike that only requires an M2 license...

A custom G Bike with a Honda GX 120 engine installed, along with other modifications, from the video 'This Motorized Bike is ILLEGAL... But They Don't Care!', a commentary after the 3-part video series 'Making a Honda GX120cc Motorized Bike' by Ben Carano...

Meanwhile, I went back to Golden Gate Park near Hippie Hill for tent practice session 3...

Early last month I ordered this mesh fishing vest that has 15 front pockets and a big back pocket, mainly for carrying road snacks and other misc. items while cycling. I ordered a Large, the company sent an X-Small (more like a Medium). They won't do an exchange, only offered a refund - another Amazon third party vendor with shitty customer service. It actually does fit, though it's more comfortable unzipped, and doesn't flap around while walking or even riding so I'm making it work, but online shopping continues to suck...

For practice session 3, the usual spot near the 'Little Janis Tree' was full of cuttings from all the freshly mowed grass, so I found a spot closer to the 'Big Janis Tree' that was relatively clear. The park was a lot more active this time (Monday the 28th), lots of baby strollers and friendly dogs...

The weather was sunny and blustery, but I made sure to place the bike properly on the ground tarp...

With the bike taking up more space on the tarp, I hoped it would make the pitch easier...

No matter how I placed the camo tarps, the handlebar tent pole was just too high to get a smooth, even pitch - I couldn't get an enclosure or room to sit up inside, and forget about using the bug bivy frame....

The pole was just high enough to turn the tarp into a concave sail - I couldn't get a solid form...

My immediate reaction was to just throw up my hands and get a square tarp, since all the cool enclosed pitches used a 3 x 3 meter (roughly 10 x 10 ft.) size, but I'm not giving up on the 8 x 10 yet. I decided to try the two pieces of gear I've avoided so far - guylines with the handlebar pole, and if that doesn't work, try my portable 'tarp condo' tent pole in the center...

So, just before starting production on the episode, I went to the storage locker and got the portable pole. After I put out the show, I'll get tent cord specifically for guy lines and a set of small non-climbing carabiners to make the pitching process easier. Whether or not I'm able to get a successful 'mushroom fly' pitch with the 8 x 10, I'll probably get a square tarp anyway to cover my bases, and to try out a couple pitches...

One example of a square tarp 3-sided pyramid. Image from a YT video by Gaziano Outdoors...

An example of the basic Star tent pitch used with a 3 x 3 meter tarp, from a video by Papa Hiker...

Papa Hiker's diagram for the Star pitch. Using a rectangular tarp it's called a Mushroom Fly...

Papa Hiker's diagram for the Trapezoid Pyramid. I really want to try this one...

(09/15/23)

This time I get into a few more specifics of the motorized bike I'd prefer, which boils down to a matter of torque, not the usual emphasis on speed. Specifically, low end torque - an engine's ability to accelerate faster at a lower RPM. Put another way, torque refers to the amount of work your engine can exert, while horsepower has to do with how quickly it happens. And a good low end torque will allow you to carry heavier loads, take on steeper inclines with ease, and improve your motorized bike’s overall performance...

While I'd like a Type B 25cc engine, would it have enough torque to pull a 200 lb rider and a 100 lb load up a 10% grade hill? HELL NO! No amount of customizing the engine and swapping out mufflers and rear sprockets will cut it without a bigger engine displacement that provides more rotational force. And all the motorized bike forums agree that you need a minimum 80 or 100cc's to climb hills without pedaling...

To answer the 'buy or build' question, there are 100, 125, and 150cc motor driven cycles and motorcycles, some new, mostly used, that I could afford, but I'd like to build a custom ride that would cost less, be mostly within my power to service and repair, and if it's based on a bike frame, the CHP would most likely just see a bike with a motor and be less inclined to hassle me on the road as long as I'm not acting a fool and have an M1 license on me...

If I had to buy a motor driven cycle, it would be something like this Honda Navi - 110cc, street legal, base price under $2000. There are also many used 150cc motorcycles under $2500...

In addition to installing a 4-stroke engine with a larger displacement, it wouldn't hurt to add a CVT or a centrifugal clutch to the custom bike kit, like this Senyar Centrifugal Clutch, sold at Amazon...

Meanwhile, I spent the long Labor Day weekend preparing for the next tent practice session...

The mushroom fly pitch (from another Papa Hiker video), demonstrated on a smaller rectangular tarp...

Instead of using paracord, I bought 50 feet of dyneema guyline cord because it's waterproof and guaranteed not to stretch...

The tarp condo portable tent pole. I only need the 2 to 4 foot telescoping base for tourpacking...

The grommet top section can stay with the pvc pipe; another tennis ball was fashioned into a tarp pole topper...

With this pole, I can adjust the mushroom fly tarp pitch from very low profile to sitting height...

Before the guyline arrives, I considered using a U-shaped garden stake to anchor the tent pole, but that's overthinking the solution...

A practical tent pole solution if I was on the road - make a loop with paracord...

...Insert the loop through the base...

...And a pair of tent pegs to anchor the pole once its set...

I got a few small carabiners to use on the corners, while trying out a few camping knots on the paracord...

After the dyneema cord arrived, I checked the length because of the break; turns out they sent me almost 60 feet...

I cut six pieces of cord 4 feet long, sealed the ends with a lighter and tied Bowline knots for the carabiners...

Using a kitchen tent peg, I tied Taut Line Hitch knots on the other ends...

The guylines are now pre-loaded for the practice session...

I tried to go to the park over the following weekend, but my system acted up again. Turns out there was an unlisted event happening at Hippie Hill judging by all the porta potties on the sidewalk. I rescheduled for Monday, so I went in the morning...

I did the first pitch with the tall handlebar pole. With the guylines it looked better than last time...

...But I still couldn't get the sides enclosed enough to hide the bike...

I swapped in the tent pole and put it at sitting height...

...And it did a little better...

...But having a pole in a different place and even moving the tent pegs didn't help conceal the bike...

I dropped the pole to its minimum two feet, and with guylines it almost worked...

...But I still couldn't fully enclose the bike and the sleeping area to my satisfaction, and re-orienting the tarp doesn't work either; the rectangular shape just won't cut it, because I DO want to sit up fully covered. I gotta go with a 10 x 10 ft. tarp after all...

(09/29/23)

This time out I begin nailing down the specifics on my motor driven cycle. The two most important components to start are the engine and the frame...

To eliminate any guesswork about towing and climbing power, I'm going with a minimum 120cc 4-stroke engine. I'd like a steel bike frame with a center 'V' big enough to accomodate an outline about 16" L x 14" H. That rules out everything but a beach cruiser with a 19" or 20" seat tube, or a gas bike frame (even though most of them are aluminum)...

One frame for a custom build - BBR Tuning Stinger Chopper. Completely motor-ready, steel frame, disc brakes, designed for a 66/80cc 2-stroke engine, but could take a 4-stroke and only need a bigger bottom bracket. About $700...

Another likely frame - Schwinn World Cruiser - steel frame, disc brakes, classic cruiser, also about $700...

The Honda GX120cc 4-stroke engine, a top of the line motor for a custom G Bike...

I was concerned about whether California's emission standards would force me to choose a regular motorcycle over a custom build, but a little more research led to another look at the Predator 212...

The best rated Honda clone, the Harbor Freight Predator 212cc 4-stroke engine. It costs less than half the price of the Honda GX120. Turns out there's a special model (No. 69727) sold only in California, EPA/CARB certified...

The 69727 model has a Non-Hemi valve cover that accomodates a flathead piston; the Hemi version accomodates a hemispherical piston head...

The smog check station I went to to get a definitive answer about whether motorized bikes required testing to be street legal in California. The answer is No - neither motor driven cycles nor motorized bikes need smog testing...

While I spent the weekend on emissions research, I also checked different tarp tent forms with a scale model, and after another follow up visit with my doctor, I did my first square tent session...

The square camo tarp arrived the day episode 53 came out...

I made graph paper scale models of the 10 x 10 foot tarp, the bike footprint (about 5.5 x 3.5 feet) and the sleeping area footprint (about 6 x 3 feet). The trapezoid pyramid pitch could only accomodate one footprint inside - fail...

The same with the 'instant' three-sided pyramid pitch. Not even if the bike was left upright...

Only the 'star' pitch leaves enough elbow room to fully enclose the bike and gear under the center pole...

For the first square tarp session, I set up as usual between the two 'Janis trees' and took my pre-camp pic...

It took 8.5 minutes to go from removing the bags to finishing the pitch in the windy conditions - not bad for a first time...

I shifted the tent pegs a bit and raised the pole to 3 feet. I didn't bother with the guylines or extra pegs, just gettng a good look at the pitch...

The pitch looks much more even and balanced with the pole next to the bike seat...

The amount of sleeping space underneath is pretty much the same, and head space is limited to the small area at the pole. The park was getting more active, so I decided to wrap up...

It took 12 minutes to strike camp in the stiff breeze and take my 'leave no trace' picture, still not bad...

Before I test the 4 foot pitch, I decided to get a lower profile portable camp chair that packs smaller than the current camp stool because I can't carry it and the camo tarp in the handlebar harness. Not a stool either - something with back support like a beach chair or a stadium seat. In the meantime I planned to get in a few weeks of Scout riding. Hell, I haven't even tried out those bike shorts yet...

Anyway, sooner than I expected I found a reasonable compromise between low profile, back support and portability - an affordable ultralight backpacking chair made by Moon Lence that's just about 2 feet high and packs down to 14 x 6 inches...

The camp chair arrived in three days. It only takes a few minutes to put together, feels solid and stable and is comfortable. I could work on the laptop inside the tarp tent easily, and it isn't a pain getting out of...

It packs down in a few minutes, and while it doesn't quite fit in a front rack bag, it fills a front rack nicely for Scout mode. Tourpacking mode will be a problem, though. Anyway, I still want to do a few Scout rides on my birthday week, then do the next tent practice session......

(10/14/23)

This episode covers the accessories that go along with the motor driven cycle engine, whether in a kit or bought separately, split into standard parts and custom upgrades...

Column A is the parts common to all kits, while Column B is what parts are more likely replaced with upgrades...

A torque converter popular with go kart and motorized bike builders using the Predator 212 engine. Normally priced at $80...

A torque converter popular with motorized bike builders using the Honda GX120 engine. Normally $130...

An example of a 415 chain breaker tool...

The type of chain tensioner that can kill you if it malfunctions and jams the wheel spokes at speed...

An arc chain tensioner - much better...

An example of an Expansion Chamber Banana Muffler which reduces both engine noise and emissions...

A sprocket hub mount, much better than attaching it to the spokes. This one is for a 44-tooth sprocket...

Meanwhile, I spent the first week of October observing my birthdays (actual and official) by putting in a few days joyriding on the bike, as in only carrying my patch kit and once again feeling the joy of not hauling a load. I rode up to and along the Embarcadero, weaving lightly through the sparse crowds of weekday tourists, joggers and electric scooters. Fleet Week was just getting started and the weather was gorgeous. It was great beating the crowds that would choke the waterfront when the Blue Angels would buzz the city later in the week...

I finally found a pair of unlined athletic shorts for a reasonable price at a local store ($30, Sports Basement) that I could wear over my cycling shorts to completely hide them. Now I can take the bike shorts for a Scout ride...

During my birthday week I took a few rides up to the Embarcadero carrying only the patch kit and tools... (Bay Bridge)

It's Fleet Week here in the city!

A tourist pic of Cupid's Bow. The old 'camera' phone was being charged so I couldn't shoot video that day...

I went as far as Pier 27 across from Coit Tower, then cruised back. Riding without gear was joyful...

On a cloudy Tuesday I found the field freshly mowed and very wet, so it made no sense timing setup and striking the tarp tent...

After a quick pitch with just the tent pegs, I added the carabiners and guylines and extended the pole to a full 4 feet...

I got a better shape by placing the pole between the handlebars and the seat, but I could see that the guylines are twice as long as needed...

It's easier to move the bike and ground tarp around to hide anything sticking out, but the 4 foot interior height still wasn't enough to setup the camp chair; it'll have to be outside no matter what...

There's only room to sit up on the ground...

There's no point staking the pole any higher than 3 or 3.5 feet...

It took an extra 8-10 minutes of wiping wet grass off the tarps and bags in the breeze to strike camp and take the 'leave no trace' picture. I didn't do the chair, but I haven't done the bug bivy frame and sleeping bag either...

(10/28/23)

This episode was an attempt to get back to the scout riding a year after dental and vision season and my bike seat mishap. I'm taking a short break from tarp tent practice sessions to take advantage of the Fall season to get my delayed view of Pacifica State Beach before the winter rains arrive...

If only the first ride were that simple...

I intended this Log entry to have a lot more photos and notes, but anyway...

I actually found an outdoor camping/beach-type floor chair with a back support, sold on Amazon for under $30 plus tax. I'm not sure how sturdy it actually is, but I'm willing to test it out...

I waited a couple days after the rain, then set out for the first actual scout ride. I only packed the trunk bag, put the camp stool in the handlebar harness, and left the laptop at home. It was sunny when I paused at the Conservancy of Flowers...

It took an hour to ride through the park due to a stiff headwind. This is near Sloat Blvd. at the SW corner of the city, about as far as I've gotten on the bike...

The bike in Scout mode at the windy dunes of lower Ocean Beach...

This is as far as I got on the Great Highway across from the SF Zoo. There's a lot of road work on this part of the Hwy where two lanes south becomes one, then the drifting sands on the moderate uphill kinda wiped out space to walk the bike. I need to map another route to leave the city...

I had to take a break on the way back. I don't know if I was bonking, but I did have a minor skid into a parked car coming down the Wiggle (it wasn't serious enough to set off the car alarm or take off any paint. I did lose a tiny bit of elbow skin...)

(11/10/23)

This episode looks at the gear that will make a motorized gas bike street legal, and a couple extra bits I'll add on so I won't be hassled on the road by the po-po...

This is an example of an overstuffed device you could buy to make a G Bike street legal - a Combination Speedometer Odometer LED Bike Head Light and Horn. Chinese made, currently out of stock on Amazon, but sold at eBay for around $20. I'm not sure I'd buy this because if any one feature failed it can't be fixed, meaning you'd need to carry a couple of these as spares...

A much better example - an LED headlight with a high/low setting (750 - 1200 lumens). Around $30...

Example of a motorized bike lights kit, under $15. Comes with taillight, rear brake lights and blinkers, brake sensor and a horn...

Schwalbe Marathons, highly puncture resistant tires. The 26x2.0 size are now $60 ea..

An example of a simple GPS bike computer with speedometer/odometer. At about $30 it's on the high end, but doesn't require a sensor...

The Log this time was mostly in between rides, recovering from the Scout ride and waiting for my legs to work off that rubbery feeling. Meanwhile, I ordered the camp floor chair and made an alternate bike route...

My alternate route from homebase to Pacifica Ste. Beach, bypassing Ft. Funston and Thornton Ste. Beach, but near enough to divert to Mussel Rock Park and Mori Point on the way. I put it on my phone for audio navigation...

Instead of trying to force another ride before releasing the episode, I did a bit more ride prep - I replaced the much too long shoelaces on the Vans cycling kicks, and to help me stay on schedule with the road snacks, I got a simple analog watch instead of using the timer on the phone and interfering with its navigation job...

Besides, with the shift out of daylight savings time, I'm still feeling a bit out of sorts and lazy, so I'll get to the Scout ride later...

(12/12/23)

Ok, the Itinerary veers slightly off track, the result of a public radio news piece on project management that could be applied to any kind of project.

This thought experiment came after I decided to run my custom G Bike plan through a 'pre-mortem' - imagining it failed and looking for the weak links. The biggest one (aside from failing the motorcycle class and not getting the M1 license) is failing to build a working motorized bike and having to buy a new or used regular motorcycle to pull my trailer. One of the major issues of that change is my strong reluctance to parking a 125 or 150cc bike outside, which would be much easier to steal off the street than a bigger, heavier ride.

I'm only considering a smaller motorcycle because of price, and maybe I'd get some leeway in bringing it indoors. That led to the question of whether it was even legal to bring a motorcycle inside, and are people doing that. Well, after searching blogs, forums, Reddit etc., I discovered that, for ex., it's not illegal to park a motorcycle in an apartment in California. It largely depends on your landlord and whether your elevator will accomodate the bike's size and weight...

Another consideration is the safety issue of keeping a container of gasoline inside an apartment. If you're actively riding the bike that's one thing, but if, say, you're storing the motorcycle indoors for the winter you can always drain the gas tank, but then you risk it rusting inside...

Nevertheless, many people have been parking their motorbikes inside for years, as furniture, a work of art, and as wingman helping score on a date. I even saw a video series of a guy updating gear on a Honda Navi, doing it in his apartment...

It really does come down to your relationship with the building management, and what floor you live on...

In the end, the project pre-mortem found more weak links than expected; something to consider over the holiday season...

Ok, the Log begins with the heavy skies and spotty rain days of the holiday season, now that Turkey Day has come and gone and the relentless drive to Xmas is on...

The weather did point out another hole in my list of gear - a winter cycling jacket that can handle both rain and chill. So I ordered one as a Xmas present...

Meanwhile, my other Xmas present (the camp ground chair) arrived, which took longer to get here from upstate NY than from frigging China. Anyway, I'm now at 90% of my Tourpacking gear, and when the winter jacket arrives that's probably it for Scouting gear...

A nice winter cycling jacket from LightInTheBox, which is 15 - 20% less than anything I could buy locally...

For a little bit more I could get this brand name 4-season cycling jacket that comes as a two piece set - a vest with detatchable sleeves and hood, and two big water bottle pockets in the back. It looks cool, but in the end it was a bit too fussy...

Finally the camping ground chair arrived almost a month later. Maybe I don't hate shopping online, just shopping through Amazon. Anyway, after unboxing and checking that nothing was bent or broken, I was impressed that it weighs barely a pound...

The fabric seems to have stitching strong enough to support the weight-bearing frame...

The base section uprights are angled out, requiring a little force to get the second one seated, but it's not warped or uneven...

It feels solid as a back support, but the padded seat will definitely need help from grass or sand to be comfortable. Even so, it works as a Tourpacking chair. The Moon Lence low chair is better for Trailer camping, leaving the camp stool as the best seat for Scout riding...

After ordering the winter cycling jacket, I noticed a couple neck gaiters on sale for a couple bucks each, so I got this one...

...And this one. Cyclists use these for dusty or windy conditions, and I've seen these substitute for a face mask...

Finally done with the extended dental season now that I got the upper plate that I should have had months ago. This was the last medical hurdle between me and any serious riding...

The winter cycling jacket and neck gaiters just arrived. The XL size was the right choice for comfortable fit, and the buffs are ok for the price...

These neck gaiters will pack down nicely into the gear bags...

(01/05/24)

Ok, for the last Itinerary, I'm noting the official end of the walkabout Pre-Launch phase. I have all the gear I need for taking day long Scout trips up to 50 miles from the city, and only a few remaining items for Tourpacking and full Trailer Camping (stronger head and tail lights, the butane stove, and the collapsible roller bag for the worst-case scenario - I can take my time getting those). I'm keeping my SRO unit as a basecamp, so I can do without the virtual mailbox, and that about does it. It feels good to be at the other end of all those baby steps. Which leads to the end of the show.

Thing is, I was done with podcasting in 2016 before the Treason Party stole the Election and I changed my mind because I wanted to have my own independent energy and free speech platform. I'd been producing Sundown Lounge since 2005 in the spirit of prolonging my time as a pirate radio DJ. Many of the issues I had 7 years ago are even more prevalent now - it's much harder to curate a wide range of free music from indie bands and free samples from established artists due to music directories fading, more and more bands running their own websites, and frankly, I could only score a small number of record labels and bands willing to send me promos, and I don't play songs where I'm unsure if I'd be violating their rights. I used to run a lot of bands wanted ads on Craigslist in cities across the country, until somebody dropped a dime on me in 2020, and my presence on FB was always hit or miss...

Funny story - I only used FB to post episodes, and hardly ever used the Messenger. Well, I discovered that an artist tried to contact me, but only used the message box, and no other method to reach me, and I didn't find out till at least a few years later, by then it was too late. It was Erykah Badu, BTW, and I'd have gladly played her songs, but that was my screw up. Anyway, over the years more and more great music became less and less available. The other issue was that my global audience was never more than 3 to 4 figures, and the show was never intended to make money. That was cool for a long time, but it's not worth the time and effort to be a hobby anymore..

I'd rather spend that time doing other things - more cycling and getting out and exploring the state up and down the coast; I have a 5-7 year backlog of sculptures I want to finish and display; I have a first novel that never got proper exposure, and a second novel and several short stories I want to write, and I have my own music I want to get out. There's no guarantee that any of these other projects are more than hobbies, but they need room to breathe...

So, I'm done with producing audio podcasts after this episode. From here on it's cycling, the art projects and the new video joint.

Ok, lets go over the rough metadata for the new video joint...

I'm still checking out other bike blogs to compare and contrast, but if I had to describe my particular POV: I'm a black solo traveler, retired from day jobs, after a ton of preparation finally getting to ride the west coast and take in the scenery, looking to explore the state outside of LA and SF, personal diary style...

I'll focus on stealth camping, sometimes pitching my tarp tent in an official campground, trying to see if California is still the Wild West or even the Happy Hippie Granola Left Coast, and wondering just how safe am I on the road compared to when I hitchhiked back in the late 70s, and other misc. impressions at the end of the day...

Technically I'm not producing fancy action-packed videos, just where I'm going or where I've been. They won't be long either - 15 to 30 minutes at most. I've never used Photoshop, Premiere Pro, or anything fancier than Windows Movie Maker, so basic edits will be it. I have a couple previous model smartphones as my action cameras, an old Nikon Coolpix in great condition for outdoor shots, a mini tripod and the Quad Lock handlebar mount to round out my photo gear. Oh yeah, I do want a few more SD cards and a new lavalier mic so I can blog on the phone at camp and while riding...

I still don't give a damn about monetizing, though I do have a Patreon I've never used; maybe I'll make a shop page...

I intend to feature some of my own music, and maybe, if an artist sends me a music video or a piece for backgrounds, and I like it, I'll play it, but I won't be doing music sets anymore, just two or three pieces as music breaks...

The Scouting and Tourpacking videos will obviously be different because one ends at home and the other at camp, and that's as far as I can speculate for now, but that's enough to start with. I don't even have a title for the blog yet cause so many have already been taken, but I have until Spring to work it out...

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