The Part You Don’t See….

A good documentarian probably lets the subject of the film tell the story. They don’t intrude. Here’s the story of the filming of Alex Honnold’s free solo of El Capitan. That’s some crazy stuff….climbing like that. And…it’s pretty crazy to … Continue reading

The Terrifying Art of Free Solo Slacklining UNTETHERED….a film by Levi Allen

I heard a story on the radio about pro football players who had retired before 1993 and the small retirement benefits they receive. It was Hall of Famers….living at poverty level….unable to pay for their funerals. Man. That was pretty … Continue reading

Ben Harper….Hallelujah….live

There’s lots of versions of this song….some listenable….some horrible….some Jeff Buckley….but…. Man! Ben Harper! Pretty darm great! (Pretty “darm” was a typo….but maybe that’s my new, more emphatic version of “pretty darn”…sounds almost like….?)

Family of 7! Off-grid in Canada!!

Big ice storm here….the trees bending and popping….getting ready to let mayhem rule on our power lines. Maybe we’ll lose power soon? I better write fast. Here’s a family who live in Canada….solar powered homestead….off-grid. Check out the new “battery … Continue reading

Mandolin Orange

The beauty of having a really great radio station in my area (WNCW 88.7) is that I get to hear music I might not if ….I didn’t have a really great radio station in my area. They play this band … Continue reading

the conundrum….

Here’s a nice video about a woman living in a yurt on some friend’s land up in Canada. It made me think about the things we do to support the things we have. Maybe that’s part of being a “grownup”? … Continue reading

in the ditch

I’m tired when I finish a day of driving the mail around. Coming out of town on my way home from work, I must not have jumped on the transition from 20 mph to 55 mph quick enough, because a … Continue reading