The adventure begins very soon. I can’t wait. I generally get one of three reactions when I tell people about my plans. Some can’t imagine WHY I would do such a “crazy” thing. Others think it is a cool idea and wish they could do something similar. Most fall somewhere in between, thinking it is […]
I have not had an update for a few days due to Global Warming. I am sure most would say what has one thing got to do with an other, but I am also sure you know I will come up with an explanation (even if it might be far-fetched). Basically my newest batch of […]
I just got the newest toy for the hike! Since we will be pretty much carrying our lives with us on the trail, weight i kind of an issue. This means if I want to regale people with legends of the trail on a regular basis, I need something slightly lighter than a full blown […]
As the time of launching approaches, tension builds. Not only do we need to make sure we have all the toys needed, but we also have to make sure we actually know how to use the toys, and that they work properly. A backpack would not be too effective if the first time we try […]
I have a new toy to play with guys! I figured that it would be very cool if we could actively plot our progress on an accurate map for all to see. So I went into the woods, built an alter, and did did sacrifices and other appropriately gruesome acts to the God Google, and […]
I may have mentioned once or twice that I am an antiestablishmentarianist. If I have not actually mentioned it, it probably shows. That is actually one of the few ists / isms I have ANY respect for. And not just because the word simply has character! For those who have not encountered this philosophy, or maybe […]
I am quickly turning into a curmudgeonly old man starting many of my sentences with "In my day …", or at least the blogging equivalent. I can’t say I am proud of this, but on the other hand … serious WTF people? Who’d a thunk that the more "advanced" we get as a society … […]
Back in the dark ages (in other words … before electricity), the best way to spread misinformation was print. Basically if it was printed in some form or other it must be true. Before that it was even easier … one just had to say it with authority. But as humanity became more tech savvy, […]
These days, the concept of news as a way of actually letting the world in on what is going on in the … well … world … is obsolete. In our over-informationed, money worshipping world, news has become just another business. As far as I can tell, its product is "facts", if one defines "facts" […]
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. –Albert Einstein Einstein has always been one of my “idols”. And it is not just because of his cool hair. The man just made sense. Granted in order to understand some of the sense he made on needs a degree in physics […]
