This was one of those late night discoveries when I couldn’t sleep and turned to PBS in the hopes of finding something interesting to watch that didn’t feel like a total waste of my time. I do waste some time … Continue reading
Category Archives: environment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_opFvLpMHl4 It feels like I’ve sort of lived on the edge of “living out in the woods” for a while now. The longer I live anyplace, the more it feels like I’m living in a suburb. If I learn to … Continue reading
I’m listening to the audio book of Jon Krakauer’s “Into the Wild” again. I’ve read the magazine article in Outside, read the book that Jon Krakauer developed from his article, watched the movie that Sean Penn developed from the book, … Continue reading
We went to the beach this weekend. My youngest son turned 4 and he’s really excited about staying at motels…and he’s really excited about the beach…so we decided to kill two birds and stay at a motel on this trip. … Continue reading
I was running this morning and thinking. I can’t disconnect the two activities completely. If I’m breathing I’m thinking. That doesn’t mean that if I’m running and I’m breathing hard that I’m thinking more than usual. It doesn’t mean that … Continue reading
What a dramatic title. Makes what I do sound so much more mythic and “trial” like. Actually, it’s more like “third day discomfort” than any real pain. I try and pay attention to my body a little more than I … Continue reading
We have a new neighbor. He’s developing a piece of land across the street from us. One of the first things he did was put up a big fence around the perimeter of his property. One of the things that … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XN_B1I6IpM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smXcLrn-iWM Here’s the last two parts of the video those two guys made about the Whittier Hotel in Detroit. Some of the language is kind of rough…they drop the “f-bomb” fairly frequently….so be prepared for that. I’m fascinated with … Continue reading
I watched this the other day on one of the “weird channels” that we get on Dish Network . We have a really limited channel selection because I found a super cheap package that I think they sometimes offer hoping … Continue reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-9ZyQTVtkA I made fun of this video when I first saw it. I watched it…my smug attitude barely in check…and thought, “Good gosh…this guy is in for a bruising. Imagine him living off the land? Holy smokes…it’s going to be … Continue reading