Clarke Martin
@msmartin.bsky.social
Dog mom. Horse girl. Criminal defense attorney. All trials, no tribulations. She/her. Opinions my own.
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They fucking did it. They mushed to Nome.
March 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
They fucking did it. They mushed to Nome.
We call it net zero laundry and we relish the 20 minutes each week when the hamper, washer, and dryer all sit vacant and adrift.
March 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We call it net zero laundry and we relish the 20 minutes each week when the hamper, washer, and dryer all sit vacant and adrift.
All of this is to say: as a distance athlete in a vastly different sport I am devastated for Q, S, and J. If the athletes are healthy and fit to continue, and there’s no predetermined time limit for making certain checks or to finish the whole course, teams should be allowed to run their own races.
March 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
All of this is to say: as a distance athlete in a vastly different sport I am devastated for Q, S, and J. If the athletes are healthy and fit to continue, and there’s no predetermined time limit for making certain checks or to finish the whole course, teams should be allowed to run their own races.
We celebrate our final finishers with a red lantern equivalent: the turtle award. At the right race under the right circumstances a rider might even ride deliberately slower than they otherwise would to win the turtle.
March 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We celebrate our final finishers with a red lantern equivalent: the turtle award. At the right race under the right circumstances a rider might even ride deliberately slower than they otherwise would to win the turtle.
But it would be inconceivable for ride management to pull a team of otherwise healthy athletes because they’re “not competitive”. And if ride management added mileage to the route for weather reasons I’m certain they’d at least consider adding to the max time allowed.
March 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
But it would be inconceivable for ride management to pull a team of otherwise healthy athletes because they’re “not competitive”. And if ride management added mileage to the route for weather reasons I’m certain they’d at least consider adding to the max time allowed.
Ugh. This is so disappointing. As an endurance rider I have so much respect for mushers and their teams.
Endurance riding has a max distance of 100 mi/day and those races have a max time of 24 hours, so it’s common for folks to get pulled if there’s no way they’re going to make time.
Endurance riding has a max distance of 100 mi/day and those races have a max time of 24 hours, so it’s common for folks to get pulled if there’s no way they’re going to make time.
March 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Ugh. This is so disappointing. As an endurance rider I have so much respect for mushers and their teams.
Endurance riding has a max distance of 100 mi/day and those races have a max time of 24 hours, so it’s common for folks to get pulled if there’s no way they’re going to make time.
Endurance riding has a max distance of 100 mi/day and those races have a max time of 24 hours, so it’s common for folks to get pulled if there’s no way they’re going to make time.
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There will be time for other thoughts and critiques, but for now I'm focusing on two - love and pride for Q, Pepe, Leap, Opal, Yotam, Waller, Whip, Bob, Kiwi, and the rest of the team (sorry, I can't find the roster right now). Rest well and travel safe. New adventures await. #mushersky 6/6
March 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
There will be time for other thoughts and critiques, but for now I'm focusing on two - love and pride for Q, Pepe, Leap, Opal, Yotam, Waller, Whip, Bob, Kiwi, and the rest of the team (sorry, I can't find the roster right now). Rest well and travel safe. New adventures await. #mushersky 6/6
![A Facebook post by Lindsey Bivens Granados from 11:30 AM today:
TODAY in the WCJC from an attorney friend of mine (who has given me permission to share this info, sans her name):
I had just pled someone with an ICE hold to misdemeanor larceny. Both myself and the judge went over the consequences of the plea in depth (and to be fair he has bigger problems out of state). Dane and I were standing outside in the 301 bench area talking about it (not screaming) and about how we are scared and everything is really difficult right now. A white man in a gray hoodie lunged at us and showed his badge and demanded Dane and I take the conversation somewhere. I said "no, I'm an attorney." He we NEED to go somewhere else. I ran into the courtroom and said "Judge Parker this ICE agent is trying to tell me I can't have a conversation in the hallway." Dane stood with me. She [the judge] called the agent up and basically ripped into him and said I have a 1st amendment right to talk to my best friend. He said I was screaming in the hallway (I was not) and didn't like that I was cussing (I probably was). The agent asked to talk to me in the hallway, and said he just didn't think that it was professional that I was cussing. The deputies came out and protected us. The agent kept going and Dane told him the conversation was over.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v6v4s3nvtnsrdd5gm6iejxck/bafkreicfxtgborgjr5pm6l5ogtqk3oya4zfyeibol7ra2c6romokvokyfe@jpeg)
Kiddo has excellent taste.
December 14, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Kiddo has excellent taste.