higher….higher….higher.

Something is always happening….and, sometimes, more needs to happen. More….that’s how people roll. We need “more”. We live in an old house….and we have an older house a couple of miles down the road that needs some immediate action before we can … Continue reading

high in a yurt….an airbnb adventure

The San Juan’s. What’s that? Who? Where? I’m just kidding….that’s where Jenny’s folks live. It’s pretty nice out there. Here’s a yurt you can rent through airbnb  ( https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/8286641 ). Man….you can rent just about anything. We need to rent an … Continue reading

“New Backyard in Norway”…..

This is a another great video from Salomon TV…..again, featuring Killian Jornet. Here’s the description from the YouTube video…. Kilian Jornet is considered the greatest mountain runner ever. But he doesn’t consider himself a runner. Join Kilian in his new … Continue reading

the moment….

We now have a very shaky, handheld video of the sun hiding behind the moon. I took it yesterday….when totality came. It, for all its weird shakiness and….weird shakiness….is kind of cool to have. It’s nice to have some kind … Continue reading

totality

If we were in Norway in 2015, this is what we would have seen. Our eclipse (Our! Like proximity equals ownership!) is today….the 21st. We don’t have snow on the ground in North Carolina in August. That’s not how we … Continue reading

In the Path of the Throngs…..

Jenny thinks that I’m kind of a reactionary…..a “Nervous Nelly”. We’re going to try to go in the “back way” tomorrow…..drive down a long, dirt road into the totality zone, find a place to park at the state forest with very limited spaces, … Continue reading

Another Earthship…Tour with Deek.

You know…..no matter how unconventional a house is, you can get away with it if it’s as good looking as this one. Funky and ugly doesn’t float anybody’s boat. Here’s another earthship video….out in Taos, NM….part of the Michael Reynold’s … Continue reading

When you work at a tire store….make lemonade/earthship

Here’s a guy who was working at his Dad’s tire shop when he realized that he could build a house with tires. That’s what you call an epiphany. He went to a seminar put on by Mike Reynolds….and was off … Continue reading

Awwwwww, Dylan! How you meeting all these interesting people?!

It’s a pretty safe bet that a Dylan Magaster video is going to be a good one. How’s that for a blanket recommendation? You can’t say that about everything on YouTube. Here’s one about a van owner up in British … Continue reading