it’s the life….it’s the home

I was going to say something snarky about stainless and granite. That’s the clichĂ© on all these home improvement shows….stainless and granite….”I need my stainless and granite”….but….these guys have it in their tiny home and it looks pretty cool. Who … Continue reading

VW Van in the French Riviera

I need to find some new shock cord for our thrift store tent. These guys are renting a vintage VW Van to camp in the French Riviera. WTF?!! That’s how they roll. Our existence (right now) doesn’t include doing anything … Continue reading

Wherever you go….whatever you get…you still want to be that child who gets to live in a tree.

From the YouTube description…. Fred Reid has reached the top of his industry- he’s been president of Delta Airlines, CEO of Virgin America, president and CEO of Lufthansa and today he’s president of Flexjet-, but often when he’s not working … Continue reading

Tiny House….Big Outside

From the YouTube description: Today we’re featuring an amazing tiny house that is a modern version of a traditional Danish allotment hut. Back in the day, allotment huts were owned by people living in apartments who didn’t have a garden, … Continue reading

I like to move it….move it

Here’s another video about Jay Nelson…out in San Francisco….getting creative. A funky little homemade electric bike thing. You go, Jay Nelson! You….go. Video by Kirsten Dirksen … Continue reading

Jay and the fence….

Here’s Jay Nelson again….out in San Francisco building a tiny outbuilding out of recycled material. Don’t pass by a fence demo without getting the fencing for a new structure. He talks about the old material….how the boards were wider on the … Continue reading

it’s the lifestyle…

I wasn’t a very good climber. Or…I had the potential to be a reasonably good climber….I could climb…but….I was terrified of heights….so…I was never a very good climber. I was a scared climber. My friend Steve asked me once, though, … Continue reading

It would be a scary thing to realize that the world is a place of huge possibilities…and then only act on that new certainty. Isn’t the option of possibility scary?

Here’s a good video about a young girl and her tiny house up in Alaska. We can do so many interesting things….and this is just one of the pretty interesting ones. Man….a comfort zone can be a really comfortable place….until … Continue reading