Comments on: Week4: Foraging a New Path

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:22:05 +0000

Hello!

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By: Meeting My Meat | Urban Scout: Rewilding Cascadia

Meeting My Meat | Urban Scout: Rewilding Cascadia — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:24:04 +0000

[...] Honoring the Animal (Reposted from Week4: Foraging a New Path) I didnâ€™t feel much skinning the squirrel, but later when I told the story of how I think it [...]

By: jmyerz

jmyerz — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:21:55 +0000

They make a tubless rim and tire. While it would take some “investment” you would go through less tubes and can patch the tire instead and keep it rolling for longer. Why are your tubes going flat so often? Is it actually something piercing it or is it a rim pinch? If the tube/tire is not correctly installed you can pinch your tubes quite often. I ride in forest park / streets every day and (knock on wood) have not had a flat since…well over year.

By: Urban Scout

Urban Scout — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:17:30 +0000

Thanks for the tip on the bike repair!

I know it sounds trite, but squirrel really does taste like chicken. Gamey chicken. But chicken nonetheless!

By: jumpdown

jumpdown — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:10:47 +0000

Scout, that seems like good advice about keeping Sasha around, she seems pretty nice.
Anyway. There is a guy in SE portland who does free bike repair work for people. I think the name is Jacobsen Bike repair or something like that.
He basically has a garage with a ton of bikes in it. People come in…he fixes their bikes, and they go away happy it seems.
He is on SE Ogden at about 66th or 67th. He is a nice guy who likes to help people stay on bikes, might be able to hook you up with some tire liners or something to slow the rate of flats…
Keep up the good work!
You didn’t mention how the little lady squirrel tasted though?? inquiring minds want to know. Every time I have had to eat something like that I have been pretty hungry, I have always wondered what it would be like if I wasn’t quite so hungry as that… do tell…

By: rix

rix — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:00:17 +0000

Would you be interested in doing a wiki article on miner’s lettuce? I’ve heard you yankees talking about that stuff, but I’ve never run across it before down here. Actually, I never ran across it in NYC either, so maybe it’s local to the PNW?

I loved the story of the squirrel. You’re right, when I saw the pic, I immediately though, “SWEET, he did it!” Nice mislead. I like that it took learning and telling her story in order for you to feel connected with her life. You told it well. It reminded me of what Quinn says about how reading tracks and being able to tell the story from them… did something to us… made us spiritual creatures? I can’t remember. Sorry, I only got 2.5 hours of sleep last night. (Stupid baby). But anyway, thanks for telling her story.

By the way, that Sasha is one hell of a woman, being able to speak your language in order to get you to take a bike ride with her. Maybe you should try bathing more often (via tap or rain barrel) in order to make sure you don’t drive her away.