A couple of months ago I decided to read the Bible differently than before. I’ve always tried to wrestle Knowledge or Truth from the Holy Scripture. Sometimes it works. Sometimes not so much. This time around I’m trying to read more as if I’m having a conversation with God. It’s a subtle difference. But an…
Maybe you’ve noticed. Maybe you haven’t. But I haven’t been posting much. Just firing up the browser and logging in seems like more work than I can bear. I’m exhausted. I suck. I’ve lost my bearings…sliding off the trail into a slippery slough of late bills and bad karma. Here it is, the opening season…
In this segment of British TV’s Fifth Gear, a Jeep Wrangler goes head-to-head with a Willys WWII model. Guess which Jeep wins? (Link c/o Mike’s Totally Free Jeep News Now) Don’t think it was a fair competition? How about a timed test through whoop-de-doos? Or a race up the sand dunes? I guess there is…
Where do you go after winning the Miss Outdoors beauty contest? If you’re Dakota Abbot, the 2008 winner of the Miss Outdoors crown, you go back to your first love – skinning muskrats. “The first cut is crucial – you have to pinch the fur at the hind legs and cut straight into that meaty…
I wanted to quickly prototype a new website with the purpose of getting information to the high school seniors at our church. So why not use Apple’s iWeb 09 and my Mobile Me account? There’s a lot to love about iWeb – just select a template and badda-bing, badda-boom you’re done. If you don’t like…
I’ve blogged about poison oak before but there is something I’d like to mention while it’s still fresh on my mind. So to speak. POISON OAK IS NOT HARMLESS DURING GREEN PHASE Some people are under the mistaken notion that you won’t get a rash from poison oak until the leaves have turned red. Let…
A. I’m a pretty creative thinker. I’m not sure this blog really gets that point across very well, partly because: B. Along with being creative, I have a terrible tendency to slavishly follow imaginary rules, protocols and etiquettes. Does this sound contradictory? Very well, I contradict myself. (See A, above.) To break free from some…
According to Wend Blog a 23 year old Australian was apprehended while trying to smuggle a pair of pigeons into the country in his pants. This man was clearly an amateur. In 2002 a California man was stopped at customs when a rare bird of paradise flew out of his carry-on luggage. He was also…
I had good intentions. As I wrote earlier, my plan was to follow Mr. Walsh as if I was following a seasoned trail guide and get my life in order. Purging my life of detritus and crap-ola would reveal my life’s true purpose. Two weeks later I still believe that. But it’s harder than…
First week I owned the Pig I found that I couldn’t shift it into first gear from neutral. I started freaking out but then I tried a few things. Wiggled the sidestand. Played with the ignition. Rolled the bike back and forth. Then magically it shifted. It turns out that this is a peculiarity of…
People are dying to see Ventura’s favorite dog park become a cemetery? Speaking of dying, no wonder soft drinks are refreshing. Soda contains so much mercury that when it gets hot, you get high. Rebel, rebel. What your Nalgene may be doing to your genes. Free lunch. Making electricity from thin air. Speaking of thin…
Riding a motorcycle into the rising sun is like getting poked in the eye with a sharp red stick. You can wear a pair of Ray Bans but you’re still riding blind. Now I know why a lot of dual sport riders wear moto-style helmets with visors. I’d gladly swap my flip face lid for…
I can’t say for certain that Y Indian Guides made me any closer to my father. It did give us some shared experiences. At age 7 I was able to see my father use his amazing creative abilities. For examle, he taught me how to use the drill press so that we could put an…
NOTE: Some of these links are newer than others. I’m cleaning out my closet of starred RSS feeds. Do it in the dirt: Wikipedia-style dirtopia.com maps out off-road trails by state and region Coffee has its perks: Moderate coffee usage reduces health risks Buddy can you spare a dime? How to be a microlender Low…
All Climbing is reporting that Cliff Bars are recalling their peanuty-good energy snacks. (See the complete list at All Climbing.) This is on the heels of a widespread peanut butter recall following a salmonella outbreak, which applies to peanut butter that is inside other foods but not to peanut butter itself. The kind you get…
