Since I’ve been having random sneezing and coughing fits, I have not been Ubering. This means I have not made enough to pay for my next week’s rental! No, I am not up to any 12 hour day make up days, either. More like 6. Not feeling quite well yet. It is not only potential … Continue reading “Storing Old Junk Is Like Wearing Old Tattoos”
It is time I started writing again. These things go in cycles in my life as seen from what is now some many orbits around the sun.
This trip resulted in a looooong video! Even with all the cuts, it still came out to almost forty minutes. I guess I do like details in stories. Maybe you do too. Like I said, I’m kind of into “anti-popular.” I find the vast majority of “influencers” to be utterly repulsive. I make this stuff … Continue reading “Walking Up the San Joaquin River, Part III”
Plugging away on the video production. I got Part II up a while ago, but I made no post! The photo shows the destination that I never achieved, but I was in sight of this very view you see. Made it as far as Lost Lake. Did not attempt to make it to Millerton Lake … Continue reading “Walking Up The San Joaquin River, Part II”
Last weekend, I finally managed to get out for a shakedown walk up the river. I had a lot of new gear. At the same time, I truly wanted to go ultralight: No sleeping bag and no stove. I had a fleece blanket I cut down and sewed a foot sock into, and I decided … Continue reading “Walking Up The San Joaquin River, Part I”
I finally figured out what to do with this blog I’ve had for a year and never did know how to use it. I have a Facebook account that’s gotten rather beat up, I have an Instagram account I rarely use. I have a Substack account I have not put any stories on yet, and … Continue reading “Glue”
I wrote an essay one time, long. long ago how the Fourth of July was my favorite holiday. First, it had no gods or ghosts. Just people. Look over the calendar and notice how often they have to add that stuff in. Second, it celebrated a dream I believed in — and still do. Third, … Continue reading “Independence Day, 2023”
What a boring post title! It is the best one though. I have been generally too busy with life to much bother with social media though. At this writing, this blog gets hardly any views and less comments, so it’s a bit of an unsolved bore. I am not one for promotion either. I could … Continue reading “Quick Update”
This carrier has been a difficult project every step of the way. I had no plans. No model. Nothing copied. Totally original work. I was simulating boat construction technique and designed this as a practice project to familiarize myself with “stitch and glue” construction. I’m glad I did! How thick and how smooth do fillet … Continue reading “A Rooftop Carrier For My Camper Van”
I’ve been walking what some would consider a huge amount. Fifty miles a week! I’m not trying to sound awesome, but fifty miles a day would be “huge.” Nope. Just putting away. Enjoying the rain. Sometimes even going barefoot. My feet stay warm so long as I’m moving, and I do hate the feeling of … Continue reading “Walking, Walking, Walking”