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I grew up in what was a lovely place…southern California.  At some point in the late 70s it started turning into the best place in the world to be a vinyl siding salesman.  What used to be orange groves turned … Continue reading →

“May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.” Think what you will of Emmanuel Kant.  I like the dude.  Most of his stuff was practical, easy-to-digest philosophy that avoided the intellectual-for-the-sake-of-intellectual … Continue reading →

…why not watch the Log Channel? It was bloody cold tonight, and we lit the first fire in the fireplace, so tonight we’re watching the Log Channel.  It’s Oak Week, and we’ll be watching all the ways that fire and … Continue reading →

Near Cheneyville To relieve the monotany of the corn belt, I’d sometimes point the D200 out the window and “empty the clip” so to speak.  I can get 10-15 pictures in a burst, and there’s often something good hidden in … Continue reading →

Brilliant idea for all us bike commuters. Bike to Work Pants from Cordarounds on Vimeo.

The Cannes Film Festival is usually in May, but these are early entries for Best Short Features Produced Over a Box of Franzia.  Your vote is important! 1)  Patrick Swayze’s masterpiece “She’s Like the Wind.” 2)  Kenny Nolan’s opus magnum, … Continue reading →

I hope to run into Venus Flytrap. See ya,  Canoelover

Monday Meet with bank and accountant. Show them reams of paper that show we’re profitable and that we have a healthy balance sheet, which we do. Meet with ad rep from radio station. Figure out how to cut another $5,000 … Continue reading →

Yesterday Jason became a man. It wasn’t his bar mitzvah.   Or some weird pagan ritual or anything like that. Yesterday, Jason learned how to weld. Now I don’t mean to suggest that a man is not a man unless he … Continue reading →

Wood gunwales are sorta like owning a pet.  You take upon yourself certain obligations, acknowledging your willingness to spend some time keeping the pet alive and healthy.  Aluminum gunwales are like owning a goldfish.  Wood gunwales are like owning a … Continue reading →