Alright kirby, you win this time. I completely wimped out on the DIY ultralight backpacking stove challenge. I sawed a clean hole in the bottom of a Diet Coke can and used my Dremel to drill 24 pinholes around the shoulder using the super-useful templates at Zen Stoves. But then something happened. While I was out…
Kieran Healy at Crooked Timber has a thread about this type of attack. He doesn’t have a solution but it sheds a little bit of light. He seems to believe it was a problem with Dreamhost. This makes me wonder if Bluehost has been hacked, or if the hack was a php exploit. (Not that…
I’ve been blogging sporadically so it took me a while to notice that the Google ads on this blog have been advertising a big breakfast of pharmaceuticals. My first thought was “hallelujah, I’m going to be rich!” Overnight my site became a billboard for SPAM, and any minute the cash should come rolling in. But…
Yosemite Originally uploaded by phoutz
“I’ve got a Jeep. I can drive anywhere!” Har, har har! So here’s how I spent the first part of my Yosemite weekend: digging the snow out from under my axles with a folding trench shovel the size of a coffee spoon. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad to have had the shovel. No matter…
Just a few observations about the High School mission trip with YWAM Mission Adventures in San Francisco. After doing this trip for five years I have to say that it’s the best way to expose kids to inner-city missions. San Francisco is such a diverse city and the various neighborhoods are so accessible. The YWAM…
Here’s the crew, combined EPC and CPC high school groups on the final day in the YWAM center before heading home from a successful mission trip in San Francisco.
Last Day’s Chores at YWAM Originally uploaded by phoutz
Hugging a Tree When You Get Near It (Golden Gate Park) Originally uploaded by phoutz
The Triumverate at the Golden Gate Originally uploaded by phoutz
Holy Cow Originally uploaded by phoutz
South of the Financial District Is No Place to Be Homeless Originally uploaded by phoutz
Inhospitable Benches, Embarcadero Plaza Originally uploaded by phoutz
Homeless Plunge, Financial District Originally uploaded by phoutz
Talking to Tourists on Market Street Originally uploaded by phoutz
