Volkswagen's MQB Platform Will Be Around For Two More Generations

Two cheap old bikes, ready to roll again. This is my older bike for when I go on trips and don't feel like bringing a better one. Knew there would be rain coming back, didn't want to haul a better bike through rain in the back of the Ranger.    Been into bikes lately, like the look of this Surly fat tire bike. I love steel frames.    Music!

My thanksgiving dinner. 

Met this critter on a ride... Trolls at the Hike at the NC Asheville Arboretum        

I try to boycott all of the above every chance I get, including trying to avoid flying on Boeing planes.  Interesting spring trip.    I plan on being home for a few months though, spent a pleasant Thanksgiving seeing family, and hiking and biking in Kentucky and North Carolina.  Pics from Kentucky, Dawkins rail trail.     

Just not slowing, but those that have followed what companies do especially in support or lack of support to the current Lemming Administration dictates where people will spend their money. Home Depot CEO / Chairman and the Founder of Home Depot are hard core Idiot47 supporters and has paid millions to the Dirty Dumb Donald. As such, I have stopped shopping there. There is a local chain and Lowes here so Home Depot is no longer a place I shop. If you wonder who has changed DEI or support Idiot47 you can get the full details here: List of American Companies that Support President Donald Trump - Newsweek Below are a list of companies that have either donated to Trump's presidential campaign or the Presidential Inaugural Committee. Elon Musk: $290 million Timothy Mellon: $150 million Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment & Research: $106 million Linda McMahon of WWE: $16 million Hendricks Holding Co: $15 million Bigelow Aerospace: $14.1 million Laura & Issac Perlmutter Foundation: 12.4 million ABC Supply: $11 million Cantor Fitzgerald: $11 million Uline: $10 million Pratt Industries: $10 million British American Tobacco: $10 million Southern Waste Systems: $9 million Elliott Management: $7 million Andreessen Horowitz: $7 million Viotl Inc: $6 million Timothy Dunn of CrownQuest: $5 million Jeff Sprecher of Intercontinental Exchange and Kelly Loeffler: $4.9 million Phil Ruffin, a business partner of Trump's: $3.3 million Jimmy John Liautaud of Jimmy John's: $3.1 million Geoffrey Palmer: $3 million Bernard Marcus, former CEO of Home Depot: $2.7 million Robert Johnson, owner of New York Jets: $2.7 million Winklevoss twins: $2.6 million Kenny Troutt of Excel Communications: $2.2 million George Bishop of GeoSouthern Energy: $2 million J. Joe Ricketts of TD Ameritrade: $2 million Chevron: $2 million Robinhood Markets: $2 million Andrew Beal of Beal Bank: $1.8 million Don Ahern of Xtreme Manufacturing: $1.1 million Roger Penske of Penske Corporation: $1.1 million Steve Wynn: $1.1 million Richard Kurtz of The Kamson Corporation: $1.1 million Antonio Gracias of Valor Equity Partners: $1 million Douglas Leone of Sequoia Capital: $1 million OpenAI: $1 million ExxonMobil: $1 million Amazon: $1 million Meta: $1 million Uber: $1 million Boeing: $1 million Qualcomm: $1 million Coinbase: $1 million Kraken: $1 million Galaxy Digital Holdings: $1 million Crypto.com: $1 million Paradigm Operations: $1 million Goldman Sachs: $1 million Altria: $1 million Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America: $1 million Bayer: $1 million Johnson & Johnson: $1 million National Association of Manufacturers: $1 million AT&T: $1 million Comcast: $1 million Verizon: $1 million Carrier: $1 million Intuit: $1 million Coupang: $1 million GE Vernova: $500,000 QCells: $500,000 Ericsson: $500,000 CoreCivic: $500,000 GEO Group: $500,000 Abbott Laboratories: $500,000 PayPal: $250,000 HCA Healthcare: $250,000 Oklo Inc: $250,000 Coca-Cola: $250,000 American Beverage Association: $250,000 Syngenta: $250,000 International Flavors & Fragrances: $250,000 Elevance Health: $150,000 American Clean Power Association: $100,000 Instacart: $100,000 Airbnb: $100,000 Socure: $100,000 Barnes & Thornburg LLP: $100,000