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Jim Harrison isn’t really a pervert

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Peter RorvigJanuary 31, 2013

Jim Harrison is one of my favorite writers. My wife thought he was a major pervert for a long time…wouldn’t read him. It was something about nearly every book having a character who was having an affair with a younger … Continue reading →

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excellent article in Esquire magazine about saving the USPS

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Peter RorvigFebruary 7, 2013

Esquire magazine had an excellent article about the problems and hopeful solutions at the Post Office this past issue. It’s unusual to read an article that paints the USPS in any kind of positive light. Usually the commercials and comments … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 5 day, financial, save the post office, usps

don’t tailgate the mailman

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Peter RorvigJanuary 29, 2013

I’m a victim of circumstance. That’s what a winner believes, isn’t it? I don’t know why people want to tailgate the mailman. We have flashers…we have signage…we only stop at the mailboxes. It’s not hard to tell who we are … Continue reading →

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the non-virtual life

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Peter RorvigJanuary 28, 2013

I sit at my computer, typing a blog that no one except my family knows about, listening to a presentation on Youtube about living the non-virtual life. How ironic. That’s the way our lives go now…the computer and “connectedness” is … Continue reading →

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treehouse

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Peter RorvigJanuary 27, 2013

My little boy would like a tree house. He’d like me to build a tree house fast. This video shows how to do it. … Continue reading →

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…until you’re sliding

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Peter RorvigJanuary 26, 2013

We had one of our “ice storm scares” yesterday. I hate going to work in the morning with the parking lot just beginning to ice up, each drop that falls from the sky coating the windshield…knowing that after a couple … Continue reading →

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lego alchemy

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Peter RorvigJanuary 25, 2013

We are blessed to live in a geographically rich area. It’s rich in mountains, trees, rivers and lakes…if you drive a little ways, you’re at the beach.  There’s a lot going on. And there’s plenty of thrift stores. Any way … Continue reading →

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yvon chouinard and the germ

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Peter RorvigJanuary 24, 2013

And then the lesson: “You know, I absolutely forbade my children from washing their hands before they ate. Weakens their immune system. You have to learn how to handle germs. I drink from every stream I fish for the same … Continue reading →

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Posted in creativity, survival, Uncategorized | Tagged climbing, germs, yvon chouinard

the hand that feeds you

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Peter RorvigJanuary 23, 2013

W-2’s are eye-opening. It’s a time every year when we get to gauge what we trade our lives for. It’s also maybe a time of year that we can be thankful for opportunities that we are given to keep things … Continue reading →

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Posted in family, money, survival, Uncategorized | Tagged employment, family, freedom, right livelihood, w-2

i’m walkin’, yes indeed, i’m walkin’

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Peter RorvigJanuary 22, 2013

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill It’s funny how we measure our lives. Until you go to your high school reunion and some friend from the fringes guilds the lily and tells … Continue reading →

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