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Lost in the Valley of Death

Hindu charlatans and naive Americans on the treacherous path to enlightenment.https://www.outsideonline.com/2373446/justin-alexander-shetler-missing-parvati-valley

MCT: Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Abreu Shuffle;
Roads Bad;
Whimsy;
Gate Openers;
Elk Meeting;
Police Reports;
Machine Democrats;
Dream Girl;
Sheriff's Advice;
Representing Banks;
Education Jobs;
Murder Mountain;
Yesterday's Catch;
Bargain Shopping;
GI Joe;
Mountain Messenger;
Congressional Change;
Pianist Concert;
MAGA;
Obsolescence;
Herb's Law;
Green Deal;
Angela's Award;
Lawns;
Gardens Art;
Coastal Storytellers;
Fossil Phaseout;
Found Object

Rain

RainRain, midnight rain, nothing but the wild rainOn this bleak hut, and solitude, and meRemembering again that I shall dieAnd neither hear the rain nor give it thanksFor washing me cleaner than I have beenSince…

MCT: Monday, January 7, 2019

Abreu Appeal;
First Storm;
Homeless Reports;
Help Screech;
New Year;
Police Transparency/PG&E Woes;
Stoner Regret;
Murder Mountain;
Yesterday's Catch;
Toxic Water;
Tax Debate;
Tax History;
Corporate Royalty;
Divine Right
Orange Plague;
Fossil Energy;
Best Assistant;
VA Billing;
Net Immigration;
Power Families;
Radical Today;
Lotta Lawyers;
Democratic Delegates;
Working Class;
Climate Conversation;
Unreal Time

Glossary: Night

From arousal disorder to Zeitgebers, the language of the night.-- by Leopold Froelich, Lapham's Quarterly arousal disorder: A parasomniac disorder (e.g., sleepwalking, sleep terrors, or confusional arousals) presumably caused by abnormal awakening function. bolide: A bright meteor that fragments…

MCT: Sunday, January 6, 2019

First Storm;
Flynn Backslides;
Found Cat;
Baird Retires;
Pets;
Housing Needed;
Yesterday's Catch;
Moat Mexico;
Fracking Illustrated;
Water Hogs;
Author Wilding;
Dear Jerry;
Ransom;
Dear Jon;
Marco Radio;
Film Class;
Tax Rates;
OpenGov Veneer;
Celebrities Celebrating;
Major Tom;
Library Events;
Ingrid's Lounge

Intrigue at Standing Rock

A corporate agent infiltrates the anti-pipeline movement.https://theintercept.com/2018/12/30/tigerswan-infiltrator-dakota-access-pipeline-standing-rock/

MCT: Saturday, January 5, 2019

Strong Weather;
Hardin Case;
Skyscapes;
Pete Barra;
Cannabanking Verboten;
Hawk;
GoFund Glaser;
Green Deal;
Murder Mountain;
Online Info;
Ukiah Stabbing;
Supes Notes;
Yesterday's Catch;
D.C. Circus;
First Day;
Demagogue Lovers;
Hypocrites;
Dying System;
Ocean Reflections;
Painful Process;
U.S. Oligarchy;
Shutdown Consequences;
Selection Meeting;
Fascinating Boondoggles;
Blindfolded;
Inland Dems;
Twilight Zone;
PA Meeting;
Negro Question;
Freeloaders;
Bayer Shares;
Marco Radio

Forbidden Mecca (1853)

It was a dangerous journey; any misstep could have cost him his life. In 1853 intrepid British explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton disguised himself as an Islamic pilgrim and made the trek into the heart…

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