Monthly Archives: July 2026

[This is for nerds who like technical details. I’m not mocking anyone, I love technical stuff. I own and enjoy a 3d printer! Also it’s for the CPAP people who care about such details and want something other than an … Continue reading →

You don’t have to watch a clip from the old Disney movie Kung Fu Panda, but it’s what I’m talking about in the rest of this post. Spoiler alert & synopsis: Wise protector Oogway has a vision that a super … Continue reading →

[I had plans to go camping by motorcycle. I abandoned them and chose instead a simple, easy, lame single overnight with my truck.] Compared to my motorcycle plans, the truck’s air conditioning (and therefore also filtered air) was a lot … Continue reading →

I had a plan. I wanted to test the moto-camping gear I’d used in the Wyoming backcountry in 2024 (and test myself with the lighter, less comfortable situation). I’d strap the small-ish, light-ish, gear on my large carrying capacity Honda … Continue reading →

I’d love to have the boat trailer fixed up, my plucky little DIY boat repainted, and be towing it to some remote lake for a mini-adventure. It’s such a fun little sailboat! It’s not coming together just yet. Why? Because … Continue reading →

[I’m thinking about thinking. I bitched about wildfire smoke and came off like I was kicking Canada while it was down. I’d like to rectify my rude griping.] Like all (most) summers, this one has forest fires. I want to … Continue reading →

The last time I went hiking I stupidly ventured forth in an extreme heat warning. I also traveled to the trailhead and back via motorcycle (a sweltering ride). No regrets! The heat was more serious than I’d bargained for, but … Continue reading →

Background: This winter I bought a KBS Premium 2LB Convection Bread Maker. I posted about it in Survival Bunker Wheat Update. (An oddly cryptic title, what was I thinking?) I compared the new machine to two very old machines (which … Continue reading →

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger” Friedrich Nietzsche … “Some stuff beats your ass pointlessly.” Adaptive Curmudgeon Nietzsche had some good thoughts, but still I think he’d have benefitted if he’d been stuffed in a locker a … Continue reading →

Forgive me. I’m about to roll in politics. I post less about politics every year. Whatever the media / internet once was, it’s now a manipulation factory; designed to push us into emotional excess. I don’t want negativity to infect … Continue reading →