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Another setback for education – thanks Trump

2017-02-07D Klein

Devos was just confirmed by our “representatives” and Arizona’s reps are controlled once again by money/donations and not by their responsibility to our nation’s children. An ignorant society is one easily controlled by the powerful. Hope you Trump voters are still happy with your choice. John McCain: for; has received money from the DeVos family. Contact him…

Resist

2017-01-272017-01-27D Klein

A message for us all in the Trump era. Do what you can to push back on the changes that he and his administration are pushing that will endanger our population, our environment, and our rights. In a week we’ve already seen a number of attacks on what decent people find offensive and dangerous. He…

Executive Orders by President

2017-01-242017-02-08D Klein

My neighbor brought up Executive Orders and said that President Obama had created WAY MORE than any other president. That’s the problem with getting your “news” from Fox or ultra right wing sites…they’re wrong. Find the facts, then quote them. If he had, he would have seen that President Obama had less than the right’s…

Carl Sagan is spot on for today

2017-01-24D Klein

“I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest…

Trump’s madness has begun in earnest

2017-01-21D Klein

Check out the whitehouse gov site. All mentions of climate change, immigration, and healthcare are gone. If you almost vomit every time you see Drumpf you’ll certainly want to not go to the site. It’s all “America First” now and making things great again. Reading the information under each topic seems more like misinformation and…

My little Theo

2016-12-252017-01-31D Klein

Update: I’ll be tracking all information on it’s own page: CLICK HERE On December 23rd around 4pm Theo had a seizure that lasted about a minute or more. I got him to the vet for blood work right away. For those who have asked questions, here are the answers. Update: Blood work came back…

Always tighten your handlebars

2016-12-112016-12-11D Klein

Yesterday I went to a Art Festival in downtown Phoenix with my friend Amy. We rode our bicycles from her home to the festival, met some of her friends who were painting at the festival, and wandered around the numerous booths full of unique and fun wares being sold by their makers. On the way…

Anti-Trump business application and browser add-in

2016-12-06D Klein

There is a great application for mobile devices that allow a consumer to quickly see what businesses support Trump or are owned by Trump. Do what you can to not support him or his businesses. Click here to download for your iPhone. Here is another great add-in you can use in Chrome. Click here

Showing what it means to be a good leader

2016-11-10D Klein

Hillary Clinton’s concession speech was excellent. She gives me hope.

Support Planned Parenthood!

2016-11-102016-11-10D Klein

While I am attempting to find the positive things about the coming Trump presidency I am also talking with others and trying to find ways to help institutions likely impacted by his rhetoric leading up to his election. Which happened because voter turnout by Democrats was lower than ever. They are to blame more than…

Onward

2016-11-10D Klein

We’ve all had over a day to let the news soak in and either give up for a while, or get up and begin moving forward again. This is not going to be a fun four years, but at least we can all be determined to not let it ruin our lives even though it…

Donating to Movember will make you feel better!

2016-11-072016-11-08D Klein

Sick and tired of the election garbage? Do you know what would make you feel better? Supporting our man parts! Donate to Movember and do some good! That’ll reduce your election malaise. Donate online at http://mobro.co/darinklein

Riding (comfortably) weather is back!

2016-11-062016-11-06D Klein

Comfortable motorcycle riding temperature is back and it’s been glorious. Saturday morning a friend and I rode up to Bartlett Lake north of Phoenix and then had some breakfast at “Local Johnny’s” in Cave Creek before riding back into town. Please do not text and drive!

I still do not understand your support for the republican candidate.

2016-11-05D Klein

I saw this online this morning and it sums it up so well. The election is close and I still cannot understand your support for Trump. I’ve heard your arguments, and I cannot understand them. My site is not a democracy and I can do whatever I want here. “Bill Clinton cheats on his…

2016 Havasupai Hike

2016-11-032016-11-07D Klein

This past weekend I was invited to hike into the Havasupai Falls area with a group of 30 people. I had been wanting to do this hike for years and thanks to a fantastic friend I was able to go. We didn’t all hike down together, but in our group there were four of us.…

Energy saving changes have saved energy!!!

2016-09-142016-11-03D Klein

Over the past 6 years of living in my home I have made various upgrades to reduce my home’s energy use, but the one that seems to have made the most impact are the window shades installed 2 years ago. I was able to reduce my yearly use by 3,000kWh and that’s even after adding…

New paint on this old house

2016-09-042016-11-02D Klein

After about six years, it was time to get this house repainted. I chose a different color scheme this time (4/option2) from our approved HOA paint guidelines. As stupid as some people think HOAs are, I have lived in neighborhoods with them and prefer to have one. Not only does it keep people from painting…

2016 Ride has been completed

2016-08-282016-11-02D Klein

Well, two weeks are up and I’m back in Phoenix. It was a fun two weeks of visiting family and friends. See the notes here: CLICK

Heidenau Scout K60s on my DL650

2016-07-252016-11-02D Klein

For the past few years I’ve been riding a Suzuki DL650 and have used mostly street tires. The last tires used were the Bridgestone Battlax Adventure A40 tires and they did fairly well. Prior to that I had the Michelin Anakee 2 tires and also liked them. The problem was when I wanted to ride on dirt…

2016 Motorcycle Trip Route

2016-07-222016-11-02D Klein

Let’s get to the ride!!! This year’s trip will be a little different from others due to the fact that I am focusing on one state…Colorado. I’ll take an extra day on my way north to the Black Hills in South Dakota to not only make it a more comfortable ride, but to explore some…