cool underground….

I was talking with my son about underground houses the other day. I thought that if things were going to “heat up” that it might be good to have some underground coolness going on. This is a building style called … Continue reading

working it….alone

Man….I love this. Of course, I fill my life with noise and distraction. I’d probably do that even if I didn’t have children. I would make my own noise. I might be up on that mountain with a boombox given the … Continue reading

Iohan….and a typical day of bikepacking in Columbia….

I haven’t checked in with Iohan for a while….but it’s always good to catch up. He’s cycling down from way up North….heading for Argentina. He’s a good guy and makes great videos. Good stuff….. Check out his YouTube page for … Continue reading

What a property could be….permaculture in Ireland

  This is what Jenny would like our property “down the road” to look like. It sure could….with a lot of time and a lot of work. Here’s what our property looks like now:         Greened up … Continue reading

hang drum…

This instrument is called a “hang drum”. The woman playing it is named Yuki Koshimoto. Pretty darn cool. Man, I love music so much. What a world of music….even the birds….especially the birds! This world could have been a gray … Continue reading

every home an ashram, every house a church….

This is pretty foreign to my experience. I grew up in the Lutheran church tradition. We didn’t clap a lot….or play unusual musical instruments….or sit on fancy pillows and burn incense. That’s not the way Lutheran worshippers roll. I like … Continue reading

long and slow…..

Slow TV. Leave it to the Norwegians. Vikings. Brave. Norwegians! The only people fearless enough and patient enough to broadcast a 7 hour train trip in real time….and enjoy watching the results. I can waste a lot of time “fast”….how … Continue reading

send me someplace strange…

What a job….getting sent someplace different from what you know….to report on it. What a good deal to be able to experience some of these things. Here’s a story about a reporter who goes to Northern Finland to meet a … Continue reading

Snoopy’s House

Awwwww. Nice. When you’re done being a rockstar, this is what you should do with your money. Here’s the YouTube description of this video…. Alban “Snoopy” Pfisterer is still perhaps most well known as the drummer for the rock-band ‘Love’ … Continue reading