Never-Ready

This was my Christmas present.

It was a joke.

At least, I think it was a joke.

I haven’t had a need to use them yet.

In case you can’t read the tiny package, it says “emergency underpants”.

Like, I was going to poop my pants somewhere where I’d need to drop my drawers and freshen up.

Hahaha.

Very funny, family, very funny.

That’s not me.

I am not that man.

I don’t know that carrying a spare set of underpants (no matter how craftily they’re hidden and squished into a small package) is going to protect me from Armageddon.

I’m going to be never-ready when the hammer falls….even though I’ll be able to change my underwear after the dooky hits the fan.

Remember that song, “I Wish They’d All Been Ready”?

That’s a spooky one.

Lots of little Christian kids….sanctified or sanctimonious (and I suspect there is a big difference between the two)….were either terrified or lifted to a new height of religious superiority by songs like that.

There’s power in being able to look at all the “thems” and declare, “gee….I wish they’d been ready.”

That’s power …to be up in the life raft….singing a song with the other people floating along.

Awww, shoot.

I’d be grabbing everybody up until the boat began to sink….or, failing that, handing out my emergency underwear.

You can only do so much.

I wonder why my family thought that I needed that present, though?

Do they see something that I don’t?

barking at planes

Our dog, Appa, barks at planes.

He can’t see them.

He can hear something big in the sky…but he doesn’t know what it is.

I hear him barking at night….barking at all of the unseen things.

Barking at planes.

Great Pyrenees! Go figure.

I’m “barking at planes” a lot of my days, too.

Worrying about things.

Perceived problems and unresolved disputes.

It’s nothing I can see, either….probably nothing that even really exists.

It’s just something that I think is outside of my fence

Now, if the expression of my worry got too intense….if I started scratching holes in my skull or began talking to myself more urgently…someone might suspect mental illness.

I’m Norwegian, though….so my worry is expressed by just waking up early and drinking too much coffee…staring quietly out into that dark night….full of silent angst.

That’s the Scandinavian way.

That’s how I roll.

Anyway, it’s best to never show your cards….whether you’re playing a game or going nuts.

Who wants to see that?

People have enough to worry about.

I’m not sure what’s “out there”.

I don’t know how to figure all these people and their motivations out.

Barking at these planes isn’t going to stop them from flying.

I need to let them roll on by.

Roll by, planes…roll on by.

Go somewhere…. away from me.

Patagonia Korea! “Worn Wear” film…with Korean subtitles!

Awwwww.

Man.

This is the treasure that you accumulate that enriches….light enough to travel….soul food.

What a great company to hi-lite people like this….simple and expansive in spirit.

My friend Dusty said once that I was “good medicine”.

That’s one of the nicest things that anyone’s ever said to me.

These guys are all “good medicine”.

I hope that the Korean subtitles are helpful.

 

“Completed ish Shed to House Tour 16×52 with 2nd Level”….another way to do it…

Off grid….mortgage free….24 years old.

That’s what you call “taking care of business”.

Now, some folks may not think that this is the way to go.

It’s funky in a lot of ways…but….in a lot of ways it’s very cool.

When you have your stuff together….and you aren’t carrying a lot of debt….it frees you up to pursue a good lifestyle.

Good job!

I love to see these different ways of accomplishing building a home for your family!

How’my Gonna Get Me a RAILBIKE?!!

This is pretty darn cool.

How am I going to get me one of these cool bikes?

Man….people sure do know how to figure out how to have some big fun!

Check out thisĀ LINK for plans to build your own!

Ford Transit Van….big enough?

All these people….living in these vans.

Man.

I didn’t know how much a new Ford Transit van sold for….so I looked it up….and it looks like it’s around 25,000 to 35,000 dollars….plus the cost of conversion….so it’s not a really cheap way to go.

Hip…but not cheap.

But….if you’re living in an expensive place like California….or, even, ASHEVILLE (!!)….it might be a good way to go.

Bunch of hipsters….living in vans.

Man.