My Favorite Links
“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” Voltaire
The Criminal State
by Albert Jay Nock
Written in 1939, it's as applicable today as it was then. The only difference being how much easier it is today to see that he was right, than it was in 1939. Read it here.
Obama! Oh No!
Does Obama really stand for change? Of course not. He won't close all foreign military bases. He probably won't close any. He won't bring all American troops home. He won't stop bullying other countries. He won't stop the wars.
Anthony Gregory explains it clearly. Civil Liberties in Obama's America
Obama is prosecuting Bradley Manning for helping expose the premeditated murder of Iraqi civilians by the US military.
Give Bradley Manning a Medal of Honor, and a parade down Fifth Avenue. He's a true American hero.
Help free Bradley Manning.
The federal government has granted natural gas drilling companies the right to pollute the air and water with impunity. See this documentary. Gasland
Common Sense about the economy from Peter Schiff
And more from Jim Rogers.
Andrew Napolitano on government lies.
Cycling
The Charles River Wheelmen is the largest cycling club in this neck of the woods.
NEMBA promotes responsible mountain biking and trail maintenance here in New England.
The Seven Hills Wheelmen rule the roads in central Massachusetts
Sheldon Brown has more information about bicycles than anyone will ever need to know.
The Icebike site is cool.
Myra VanInwegan has some great articles on lights and other things.
Hans Christophe Timm's web site shouldn't be missed if you ride a tandem.
For those of you who just don't ever want to get off of your bike, I recommend a good brevet. Not that I'd ever do one myself mind you. After 100 miles or so, I get tired and cranky. Not a pretty sight.
Boston-Montreal-Boston 1200 kilometers every August that Paris-Brest-Paris doesn't happen.
The Boston Brevet Series 200k, 300k, 400k and 600k qualifiers for BMB and PBP.
And for general all around randoneuring in the U.S., go to RUSA
Another site for randonneurs is BC Randonneurs Cycling Club
Here's a new site for mountain bikers; www.mtbmind.com.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Bridgestone bikes is here.
If you're a girl, you should go straight to Girlbike
If you like vintage bicycles, VBQ will please you.
If you ride on the road, Road Bike Rider is a must see.
Bicycle Touring 101 has lots of information for touring by bicycle
Adventure Cycling has lots of info about bicycle touring. They not only run tours, but sell maps of well researched extended touring routes. It's a great resource.
Parts & Bikes
It's right here in my Carradice bag!
The nicest people in the bike biz and some of the nicest stuff are at Rivendell.
I sell lots of Phil Wood hubs and bottom brackets.
I build some wheels without Mavic rims, but not many.
If I don't build with Mavic rims, I usually use Velocity.
I have a soft spot in my heart for Campagnolo.
And if it weren't for Shimano, you'd all still be using downtube shifters. I still do! (on my road bike)
If you use a Schmidt dynohub, you'll want Busch&Müller lights.
Breezer makes bicycles with dynamo lighting systems.
Speedplay makes the best pedals.
What's that right behind me?! Oh, it's a BOB trailer!
Every bike should have aerodynamic wire baskets.
Greenspeed trikes are way too much fun.
Lock your bike's expensive components with Pitlock
Pedersen Bicycles are amazingly comfortable. I'm not kidding. You just won't believe how comfortable these bikes are.
Bicycle Touring
Rim Tours in Moab has off road trips throughout the southwest.
Todd Rodger wrote the definitive guide to riding the Lewis & Clark Trail.
If you've always wondered what a fully loaded touring bicycle looked like, wonder no more.
Utah Bicycle Touring Society promotes self-supported bicycle touring.
Frame Builders
Peter Mooney is in Belmont, Massachusetts. I have had the pleasure of owning several Peter Mooney frames, both racing and touring models. The only reason I no longer own them is that I decided to take up frame building myself. I've known Peter since 1976, when he built my first racing frame. He's a terrific person to deal with, does immaculate work, and has hundreds of happy customers riding his bikes. You could be one too.
Richard Sachs is in Chester, Connecticut. I've never had the pleasure of owning a Richard Sachs frame, but I've assembled a few bikes on his frames, and serviced many others. As a frame builder myself, I can say that he is a master craftsman who cares deeply about the work he does. It shows in every frame he builds. I highly recommend his work.
Vanilla Bicycles are unique, and beautiful. Sacha White (no relation) builds in Portland.
ANT builds beautiful and practical bicycles for people who use their bikes for transportation, as well as fun. Here's a bike Mike built with a Rohloff 14 speed drive and a Schmidt lighting system. The wonderful front rack holds and protects the two E6 headlights. I want one! Here's Mike in action.
Assorted Bicycle Clubs
Birmingham
Bicycle Club in Alabama
…The majority must be persuaded by ideology that their government is good, wise and, at least, inevitable, and certainly better than other conceivable alternatives. Promoting this ideology among the people is the vital social task of the "intellectuals." For the masses of men do not create their own ideas, or indeed think through these ideas independently; they follow passively the ideas adopted and disseminated by the body of intellectuals. The intellectuals are, therefore, the "opinion-molders" in society. And since it is precisely a molding of opinion that the State most desperately needs, the basis for age-old alliance between the State and the intellectuals becomes clear.
Murray N Rothbard
Friends
When it's time to make your own web site, you can do it yourself, as I do, or have Ken Hablow do it. He does it better, I'm just stubborn.
Next time you're in Nashville, stop by Cotten Music. Kim Sherman sells the finest hand-made guitars.
Paul Mozell is a fine arts photographer. And a very fine one at that!
Great Local Stuff
The Colby Hill Inn in Henniker, New Hampshire is just down the road a piece from us, and has the best food we've found in New Hampshire. The chef is a creative genius!
We're still waiting for a great restaurant in Hillsborough. ;-(
Windblown has great cross country skiing.
Good Stuff & Services
Over the years I've come across various things that are really well made, like Smartwool socks and old Leica cameras. Here are some companies that just make really great products and/or offer terrific services.
Color Services does the best film processing and printing anywhere. They're located in Needham Massachusetts. The owner, Marc Elliott, is a perfectionist. If you want the best quality images from your film or digital file, trust him with your processing and printing.
I like to cook, and the best kitchen knives I've found are made in Japan. Mac Knives are the best. They hold an edge better than Henkels, Chicago Cutlery or Gerber, other knives I've bought over the years. And they balance well.
Are you near Acton, Massachusetts and need accounting services, or help figuring out what to do with a 1040? See: Coughlin, Sheff & Associates, P.C.
For general legal services in Acton, talk to: Graham & Harsip Both Steve and Barry are highly respected attorneys and were regular customers of mine for many years while I was in Acton, and they handled all of my legal affairs. It was great! I didn't have to go to jail; not even once!
If you buy or sell across political borders, you'll want to know how the particular fiat currency you use is faring against all those other fiat currencies. I use XE.COM's daily currency update service. It's free. Every morning I have an email which gives me the current value of all major currencies. Just register. They won't send your address to spammers; all they do is send you that one email per day.
After suffering through several web hosting companies over the past 8 years, I finally found a company that gives great service and even answers the telephone! Port City Web in Portsmouth New Hampshire is a small company that cares about each and every customer. It's a relief to find a web hosting company that bends over backwards to keep their customers happy.
My favorite Radio Show from Harry Shearer. Click on the link for Le Show. All the programs back to 1996 are available for download.
When we toured through parts of Germany and Switzerland in 2005, we found many great hotels with fabulous service. The best was in Rodt, east of Cologne. Hotel Landhaus Wirth has been family owned and run for four generations. And you'll find the fifth generation running about having a great time after school. So next time you're there, I'd suggest you stay here.
In Switzerland, we found a great hotel in Kandersteg, the Blümlisalp. Great food, nice big rooms, comfortable beds, really helpful staff, reasonable rates, and did I mention the terrific food?
Any business needs a good way to keep records. I use Business Professional from Database Creations in Connecticut. It's a Microsoft Access database that is fully customizable. So you can change any form and add capabilities to suit your needs. I've been using their software since 1997. I like it, and most importantly, I trust it!
While the internet is a pretty good thing (my business wouldn't be as successful as it is without it) much of the content on the World Wide Web is pretty disgusting. If I had young children, I certainly wouldn't have a television set in the house, and I'd lose a lot of sleep over how to deal with what my kids were seeing on the web. There's an interesting product available for free that might help like-minded parents. K9 Web Protection is server based and password protected. You set the rules and it obeys them. Give it a try. I runs on Windows computers as of June, 2006, with a Mac version coming soon. You can even use this software to track what websites your kids are accessing. So if Johnny is reading about interspecies reproductive techniques, you can make time for a little chat. These guys make their money selling the service to businesses, and give it away free to households as a public service, and as a way to get people interested in their commercial product. Now all we need is effective spam control.
If you need tires for your bike, we have them. If you need them for your car, Tire Rack has them. They have a wide selection, a knowledgeable sales staff, and great customer service. I've been buying my car tires from them for about twenty-five years.
Guilty of Mass Murder?
The public relations firm Hill & Knowlton produced the false stories of Iraqi soldiers pulling babies out of incubators in Kuwait, stories that were used, along with others, to convince Americans that the US should go to war with Iraq in 1991. Read all about it here. Do you think Hill & Knowlton contributed to the deaths of not only several score American service men, but also to the deaths of thousands of Iraqi conscripted soldiers, and unknown tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, including infant children, by the bombing that ensued? Should Hill & Knowlton be held accountable?
AIDS/HIV
The Obstinate Community of The Unconvinced
I'm not a scientist, just curious about lots of things, including AIDS.
Peter Duesberg's highly controversial and fascinating website critical of the HIV/AIDS hypothesis.
Peter Duesberg, Claus Koehnlein and David Rasnick's article claiming AIDS is caused by drugs; both the drugs used for recreational activities, and those to purportedly treat HIV.
The NIH website critical of Duesberg's DRUGS/AIDS hypothesis, and their "Fact Sheet" purporting to prove the HIV/AIDS hypothesis.
The Rethinking Aids website, and their rebuttal to the NIH.
The Perth Group claim that the existence of HIV has not been proven.
This scientist quit the HIV business.
Has HIV ever been isolated?
A fascinating article in Harper's magazine by Celia Farber.
Must Reading! Peter Duesberg's book detailing his AIDS hypothesis.
Celia Farber's "Serious Adverse Events" expands upon her Harper's article.
A short list of skeptical scientists and professionals.
Even some Canadians are questioning the HIV juggernaut.
The Establishment view, in a nutshell.
Why is "African AIDS" so different?
Fun Facts, to know and tell:
Glaxo Wellcome, the manufacturer of AZT has this to say about their drug. "it is often difficult to distinguish adverse effects possibly associated with AZT administration from the underlying signs of HIV disease."
I wonder, is that another way of saying that AZT causes AIDS?
Just Wondering...
Why are we spending hundreds of billions of dollars "defending" ourselves from a few swarthy guys with box cutters?
Governments Love War
Given what the United States is doing in Iraq, it seems to me that the intent of our government is to make more enemies for America. This is good for the defense business, but bad for everyone else. Here's a shocking account of how many of our troops are acting in Iraq, in their own words. If this sort of behavior can possibly have any positive effect, I'd love to hear what that could be. From my reading of the situation, US troops are doing in Iraq what they did in Vietnam, what the French did before them in Vietnam, what the French did in Algeria, the British did in India, the US in the Philipines and virtually all colonial powers have done all throughout human history. Essentially, we treat the locals as sub humans, killing and maiming whomever we choose to, all in the name of "self-defense". Of course, if the US military wasn't in Iraq, US troops wouldn't need to "defend" themselves from the local population.
Will the person who did this to Ali Ismail Abbas ever be punished?
Why we must address US war crimes.
Feeling a bit too human? Join the military. They'll straighten you right out.
Glenn Greenwald regularly dissects the lies of corporate media, the creeps who extoll the virtues of the warfare state.
Our brave men in uniform? Murdering civilians, and then covering it up.
But Americans do feel some responsibility for the behavior of our foreign armies of occupation, right?
Should foreign governments treat US prisoners of war the same way that the US government treats foreign prisoners of war? If so, this documentary lays out a blueprint of how we do it. I'm providing this link as a public service, so that any foreign governments will know exactly how it should be done.
Everything you've needed to know about Iraq, but were too terrified to ask.
Why occupying troops commit atrocities against civilians.
Do you love war? If so, you'll hate this.
If you were Ali Ismail Abbas, and had an opportunity to meet George W Bush, would you shake his hand? Oh, never mind.
When fools go to war.
The US has spent billions of dollars and thousands of lives "liberating" Afghanistan and Iraq. Please read this if you think it's worth it. Silk purses from sow's ears.
War in Iraq? What War in Iraq?
George W. Bush & Cho Seung-Hui, Comrades in Arms.
See this PBS report on how the media deliberately misled the public in the months preceding the invasion of Iraq. It's ironic that this comes from Bill Moyers, who helped Lyndon Johnson bamboozle the public about the dire threat to civilization from North Vietnam some forty years ago.
Here is what some soldiers think of this lovely little war. Read the Fight To Survive blog.
The Russian Gulag is gone. But don't worry, all you lovers of torture and slavery, we've got one here. The American Gulag, read all about it. Makes you proud!
"Another neighbor, a patriarchal old Englishman with a white beard, kept a great stand of bees. I remember his incessant drumming on a tin pan to marshal them when they were swarming, and myself as idly wondering who first discovered that this was the thing to do, and why the bees should fall in with it. It struck me that if the bees were as intelligent as bees are cracked up to be, instead of mobilizing themselves for old Reynolds' benefit, they would sting him soundly and then fly off about their business. I always think of this when I see a file of soldiers, wondering why the sound of a drum does not incite them to shoot their officers, throw away their rifles, go home, and go to work."
Albert Jay Nock
The finest trick of the Easter Bunny is to persuade you that he does not exist.
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