why would you want to do that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyEfgZW8Fqs This is pretty wacky. I thought I’d post it “just for fun”. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! I was reasonably interested in “survivalism” for a time….back when survival might be an issue….back when I thought something bad might happen. Now I know that … Continue reading

close to town

This is a short video about some folks seeking alternative places to live around Fairbanks, AK. Check out the “tiny houses”. Some of them look close to town….some of them are out in the woods. “Close to town” in Alaska … Continue reading

Alaska Into The Wilderness©

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tpNHqr6BWw&list=PL027Q6u6Ao4wI43gIFA12d0UolPX_tvM7 This is a long special…a series of specials…. that’s on YouTube now. Check out the lady’s last name who posted this…..IT’S “NORWAY”. How could I resist posting this? Wilderness living and a “poster” named “Norway”? It’s a “no-brainer”….just like I like … Continue reading

jeff buckley….live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfyVXqg2H64 Oh, man…this guy was so good. I don’t know if this film really does him justice. Check out this link to hear the “Grace” album…. There’s something going on that’s a bit deeper with the real artists….   … Continue reading

Sparrow and the Bee

Jenny called me at work the other day. When Jenny calls me at work, I need to turn off the radio and pause for a second before I open the next mailbox. I need to listen. “Do you know what … Continue reading

gasoline

I was filling up the Mail Jeep the other day….the “Mail Jeep”….very official….and realized as a I felt the weight of the gas begin to weigh down the back of the Jeep and move me a little even when I … Continue reading

GPS

We took a trip out West a couple of summers ago. We drove the old Dodge Caravan minivan….and except for leaving a gas cap somewhere in North Dakota, didn’t have any trouble with the old car. That was kind of … Continue reading

every year

Every year…these leaves come down….turning brown….falling down. No big magic in that. No big magic….but sort of amazing, really….to see the seasons come together, year after year, pulling off the mundane miracle of moving into another phase of our lives. … Continue reading

his brother’s records

I lived in Georgia growing up. It’s where I heard a lot of the music that I still love for the first time. A lot of the really “cool” music was on records that were owned by friend’s older brothers … Continue reading

paint

There’s a lifetime worth of old paint cans on the property we just bought. The more I dig into the situation, the more I think that the people who sold us the place didn’t do a lot to “stage” it. … Continue reading