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Michael Pearce

@ozarkdrifter.com
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 19h
In the foreground, a blue Trek road bicycle leaning against a railing. In the background, the Gateway Arch and the St. Louis cityscape, as seen from the east side of the Mississippi River.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 11/10/2026
A bat signal superimposed onto a bamboo cutting board
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 03/10/2026
By just about any metric, this was my best century yet. I finally got my nutrition/fuel right. This year's cooler temperatures also helped considerably. I arrived a little late, so I didn't get into any pelotons, which means this was all me.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 03/10/2026
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 30/09/2026
Getting ready for my ride Saturday ...
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 21/09/2026
I have to admit, I have a tendency to be a little resentful when I'm working to pedal up some grade, and some guy on an e-whatever blows past me. However, I feel quite gratified when a couple minutes later, I pass the same guy pushing his e-scooter up the hill because his battery is dead.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 07/09/2026
Sautéed salmon chunks atop linguine coated with (garlic and caramelized onion) alfredo sauce, with nori fumi furikake rice seasoning.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 07/09/2026
Closeup of a blonde wooly worm on white limestone pea gravel
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 11/08/2026
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 08/06/2026
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 08/06/2026
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 21/05/2026
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 06/05/2026
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 05/05/2026
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 17/04/2026
Smith & Wesson 386 Night Guard in .357 Magnum, scandium-aluminum frame, 3 inch stainless steel barrel, 7 round stainless steel cylinder, tritium night sight, adjustable rear sight, rubber grip.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 02/04/2026
Waiting for dinner
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 31/03/2026
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 10/02/2026
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 07/02/2026
POV: You're a bachelor with an air-fryer toaster oven and you realize you can make fries and hot dogs at the same time
A dinner plate with hot dogs, seasoned air fries, and a bit of pickle relish on the side
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 03/02/2026
The news would often make more sense if they replaced "Elon Musk" with "Rich White Guy".
Several headlines regarding a comment made by rich white guy Elon Musk about the casting choice of Black female actor Lupita Nyong'o.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 13/01/2026
A row of rifle cartridges in .350 Legend, 5.56x45mm NATO, .300 Blackout, .300 HAM'R, 7.62x39mm Russian, 6.5mm Grendel, and 6.8mm SPC
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 24/12/2025
Jones Gap Falls
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 06/12/2025
Ready for the next 500 groundhogs ...
Five boxes of .21 Sharp ammunition
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 05/12/2025
So close ...
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 23/11/2025
St. Louis Water Intake Tower #2
A close photo of an ornate stone masonry building standing in the middle of a wide river
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 23/11/2025
Today's pro tip: don't drop screws down your garbage disposal.
Small phillips screw held in needle-nose pliers. In the background is the garbage disposal drain of a stainless steel sink basin.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 20/09/2025
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 06/09/2025
Sometimes in IT, the solution is more maddening than the problem.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 07/08/2025
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 18/07/2025
I'm going to have to send Subaru some orange habaneros so they know what color they are. Also, they have a new all-electric vehicle, www.subaru.com/2026-subaru-...
2026 Subaru Uncharted Sport all-electric vehicle in Habanero Orange Metallic
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 04/06/2025
Today was World Bicycle Day
A brown Giant Trance X 2 mountain bike propped up in a bare rock creek bed in the Missouri Ozarks, surrounded by sparse vegetation and a small flow of water.A backcountry trail in the Missouri Ozarks, covered in pine needles, with a finger of a lake in the background, and beyond that the sun close to setting behind the forested ridge. A mountain bike and helmet are seen laying in the foreground.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 11/05/2025
My car in its natural habitat (at a trailhead on the Ozark Trail)
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 28/04/2025
Murphy's Law of New Tires
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 24/04/2025
Salisbury steak (not a TV dinner)
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 01/04/2025
New Car Day!
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 04/02/2025
Fountain Creek, near Fountain, Illinois on today's ride
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 01/02/2025
This liberal propaganda seasoning blend is pretty good.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 21/01/2025
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 14/01/2025
1995-me would have been utterly amazed.
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 01/01/2025
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Michael Pearce @ozarkdrifter.com · 01/01/2025
This year, I had no mileage goal for the year, but I still managed 2750 miles (versus 3000 last year). I bikepacked the Katy Trail earlier this year, and rode another century. My fitness overall is still gradually improving, but there is still much room for improvement, especially climbs and speed.
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