inaugural doughnut ride

welp it's 10:30am and my celebration of doughnut day is through.
i'm not sure if i am supposed to thank the doughnuts or curse their existence. who am I kidding? no cursing will occur.
i will thank them.
despite the slight rumble and discomfort in my belly and the over bearing sugar content in my mouth.
let us start at the beginning.
i have a personal motto that states "i go nuts for doughnuts!" that said i am not trying to have a doughnut every day, shit, every month seems a bit unnecessary, but sometimes opportunity presents itself. today was one of those opportunities.
my first thought was "i am going to eat sooo many doughnuts". of course i had made a rule last year that did not allow me to eat doughnuts here in reno unless i powered myself to get there; walking, running, biking, ect. that is when it struck me to set out on a tour of the doughnut shops and try some of the places i find myself driving passed and ogling at.
the ride was mostly a success. during a 22 mile morning ride i was able to squeeze in 8 doughnuts and 2 glasses of whole milk and really good wod today at battleborn crossfit. the only downside was that my final stop, the creme de la creme, the frosting on the cake, the cherry on top, the planned grande finale of devouring peanut butter logs at doughboy was thwarted by everyone elses immense love for (pb)logs, cuz they were out. Side note I find it quite fitting that peanut butter logs can be referred to as "(pb)logs" since pb also stands for lead on the element chart. i am not convinced that this is merely a coincidence since (pb)logs are quite dense and most ppl probably feel like they have lead in their stomach after eating a couple.

official promotion banner for national "donut" day

2 crumbs from "best in town"

really enjoyed this today; glad i only had two doughnuts in me

jelly doughnut not only 24/7 but also offering bacon maple

my reliable black steel steed

"donut bistro" a new one for me, cookies and cream, along with the classic fritter

the substitute for (pb)logs 

death valley hallucinations

i drove to another planet
at least that is what it felt like.
we entered death valley from vegas in the morning; sweaty and undernourished.
without realizing it we had slipped through a worm hole and driven onto another planet.
earth was gone.
this place with bare, sharp, growing mountains.
a drainage pit.
where water went to be reincarnated and minerals, mainly sodium, went to die.
the haze that blurred the horizon. that was moisture doing the smartest thing possible, leaving. teleporting to better climes. back to earth.
i was deeper than i had ever been but the refreshment of cold dark solitude one would expect to find almost 300 feet below sea level was missing. like i said.
i drove to another planet.

stoked

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i had a discussion with a close friend yesterday. he brought up some topics that made think.
the idea centers around rights.
natural born inherent rights versus earned or merit based rights.
are there such things?

are certain segments of society more worthy to things than others?
the idea behind the occupy movement is that we are all deserving of our country's success. but why just our country? if we look at the rest of contemporary humanity we are living better than them. our cries for equality can seem hypocritical when viewed in the light that we prosper at the misfortune of others around the world.
of course the movement is not wrong; the idea is right. that basic premise that we are all deserving of basic comforts seems easy enough to grasp. i think within our society we have lost the idea of basic though. basic, means the bare minimum. not guaranteed employment for obtaining an arbitrary liberal arts degree.
it means clean water.
a government that protects its people.
corporations are NOT people.
food at reasonable prices.
education of youth.
gender equality.
race equality.

not mini mansions and bmw's
if these are basic rights that should be inherent to everyone, than what about hard work and sacrifice? they cant just go out the window. the long commutes that our parents have endured. the poor work conditions of our grandparents. the lives stolen from our soldiers.
how do we reward these things?
is a soldier more worthy of this land than a doctor?
a police officer than a single mother?
the simple answer is no.
everyone with a role in our society that contributes to its functioning is worthy of a piece.
turning to nature that would be like saying that a wolf is better and more deserving than a deer. no, they both aid each other. speaking of nature.
we are just ANOTHER species. not the paramount of evolution. just a cog in it.
ultimately we take ourselves far to seriously. we have a much too ethnocetnric outlook.
our actions should be to secure our needs. not extravagant wants and desires.

maybe i'll come back to this topic upon further contemplation and a more refined and structured focus. for now it'll have to be enough. share any thoughts you might have.

shit connor says

 

you might say that i have too much free time on my hands. you're probably right; that said connor is my roommate and in his absence i have found other ways to make it seem as if he is around.