Back in November, I posted a piece about Pioneer Nights. Seeing this piece from Jamie Lee Curtis about an incident at her families mountain get away home made me both laugh and sad all at one time. Seems there really is a value to being … Read More →
Category Archives: Life
Cold Antler Farm
Jenna from Cold Antler Farm has released a neat little video covering her last few years… Cute!
Pioneer Nights
OK, so the inspiration for this is many fold. I was thinking about it and then saw a post on a site where a couple did the same thing for a time. I like the idea of forming this as a weekly theme, tradition, whatever … Read More →
Latest (FUN!) Project
It was driving me nuts in some ways that we sold our teardrop to P&P so I was looking for something to do that wouldn’t take a lot of time, was easily built (and hence easy on my back) and unique. While researching my dad’s … Read More →
Coffee Shop Rant
OK, so I’m sitting in a major label coffee shop… Here’s what’s wrong: Wi-Fi strength is weak. Wi-Fi login sucks. It doesn’t redirect to the correct login page. Wi-Fi costs if you don’t surrender your info (competitor offers free wi-fi) and you only get 2 … Read More →
What do I read?
I often get asked what type of things do I read. What do I read as far as articles for work, articles for our property, ideas for the home and land, gardening, cooking and etc. It dawned on me that since I use Google Reader … Read More →
Latest Visit
Well, we went down to the property this past week. Glad to say not much has changed at all which is a good thing. We had a great time visiting with our neighbors Dan & Judy! Great folks, always a laugh with them. We also … Read More →
Wow!
Long time no post. I can believe it’s been 2 months since my last post… We’re going to the property this week to check things out, pay a visit to our neighbors and generally just to get away. Only 1157 days left as of this … Read More →
The Greater Depression – The Renaissance – Finding A Place
So I made my choice a few years ago. I left NYC for Truth or Consequences, NM, a tiny desert town that was never fully dependent on the national economy. Folks here have skills: welding, sewing, woodworking, canning, growing etc. The domestic economy is vibrant, … Read More →
Slowing Down in a World Built for Speed
NOTE: The volume in the pre-roll BMW ad is quite loud! Journalist Carl Honore—author of the best-selling book In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed—discusses how he believes our culture’s obsession with speed “erodes [our] health, productivity and quality of life”.