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
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Runner’s World had a short article about night running the last issue. It listed all the safety accessories you should buy and use…the headlamps, reflective clothing…the bear alert…just kidding about that last one…most of the urban runners wouldn’t need something … Continue reading
My son Isaac and I went on our maiden canoe voyage yesterday. A couple of years ago, my wife and I talked about how much fun it would be to have a canoe. Now we have 3. I’m not sure … 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
I was obsessed with surfing for a time. I think that when I was a little younger and a little more flexible, I entertained the thought that maybe I could stand up on a wave and feel the freedom that … Continue reading
I drive the mail around. I sit on my butt and reach into an organized pile of mail, pull out the pieces that are supposed to go to the address I’m currently stopped at, and put them into the mailbox. … Continue reading
We had a big console stereo that my father would play his Johnny Cash records on. If I was going to grow up with a selective and small record collection in the house ( I remember a Porgy and Bess … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6mS2zPmv_c Sitting staring at the computer screen…the modern version of the writing pad…completely empty of ideas and motivation. That doesn’t bode well for an interesting post. Here’s a video from a guy named Josh Ritter…song called “Idaho”. When in doubt, … Continue reading
We went to the beach this past weekend. It was a dirty beach…I wrote about that part of the experience yesterday…but it was a fun beach. We had a good time. On our second and final night at the shore, … Continue reading