Mayburn

Southern Appalachian husband, father, and outdoorsman.

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@JayRock_QueenCi The correct place to ride

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@uncledoomer Hey, put some respect on the bungalows name. They are typically deceptively big inside.

[Ricky Berwick @rickyberwick]

@Ilerioluwakiye_ as a severely disabled person, i promise we can tell when “i value disabled people” is just the soft intro before saying you don’t

retard

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@Gryphus_322 @GREENY_SO As if NFS needs rose tint. Its a timeless series.

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

Mountain biking in the south be like

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@MatyM007 @PubWanghaf If you traveled to Europe, would you call yourself an American?

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

God bless this man.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

USA. Summer. It is 95 degrees outside, and I am shivering inside a sandwich shop.

I have discovered how Americans forge strong souls.

Outside, the sun is trying to kill everyone. Inside this small restaurant, it is winter. My breath does not fog, but it is thinking about it. A man near me is eating a cold sandwich while wearing a jacket. In summer. Indoors.

In Japan we would simply turn it down. Americans do not turn it down. And now I understand them better than they understand themselves.

This cold is not an accident. This cold is a gift.

The owner has built, inside his shop, a second season. He invites you in from the brutal heat and hands you the one thing the sun has denied you all day: a reason to be cold. To endure it is to be tempered. You walk in soft and sweating. You walk out sharp and clear, a slightly stronger person than you were.

So I did not complain. I removed my outer layer and offered it to the woman at the next table, who was hugging herself. She said, "Oh, no, I'm fine, thank you." She was not fine. Her lips were blue. But she, too, understood the training. She would not break first. I respected her deeply.

The owner asked if everything was okay.

"It is perfect," I said, through my teeth, which were chattering. "Thank you for the winter."

He said, "...I can turn the AC down if you want?"

I told him no. A man does not ask the mountain to be shorter.

I stayed two hours. I ordered a hot coffee to survive. Then a second one, to hold. By the end I could no longer feel my hands, but my spirit had never been clearer.

So now, on the hottest days, I seek out the coldest rooms. I sit. I shiver. I sharpen.

And when I finally step back out into the summer heat, and it wraps around me like a warm bath, I feel it.

Reborn.

A man who has survived the winter, in August, indoors, for the price of a sandwich.

[Azure @The_Azure_Gale]

@DatChaosGuy Nah I'm holding out hope for the GOAT

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@GraveyardGoyim Makes me miss the japanese that much more

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@Druglord121 @TheCanadianGTR I remember playing GT3 and 4 and being confused as to why Acura was a USA brand.

[MordeStack @MordeStack]

@TanneriteCortez The denominational triumphalism is just obnoxious at this point. When I look at the church I am just grieved. This stuff is everywhere.

[Long Story Farms, LLC @longstoryfarms]

This is carpet bagger propaganda. Our sovereignty didn’t begin with the Union.

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@MedicNamedHope God bless America and her hardy women

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@msjuris70 They were moving some serious water yesterday after the drenching rain. Ground is so dry it doesnt want to soak in and just flows off.

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

North Carolina waterfall nationalism

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@SeanRussellBook Absolutely agree, and I think the Edge is the best iteration of the G2. The subtle texture and matte black finish is really nice compared to the smooth, clear plastic on the OG.

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

Its not just nostalgia. Not all, but most new games actually just suck. My kids, who are both younger than the Nintendo Switch, play and enjoy more older games than new.

[🌘ʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴀɴᴛ⚡ @revenant_MMXX]

PS2 and GameCube emulation is free and near-perfect. There's no "games aren't fun anymore," there are more good games than you could ever possibly have the time to play

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@Vero_atLast Thats a bit more than what I snagged from my 2-door JK on 35s. I had M/Ts, though.

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

@KenShepherd This one needs to stay in the past too

[Mayburn @Mayburn_SC]

Know your state's beverage.

[Buffalo Dan @BuffaloByGodDan]

Know your state beverage.