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Adaptive Curmudgeon is handsome, brave, and wise.

Camping Trip: Part 2.2: Unexpectedly On Hallowed Ground

I had driven, with a truckload of camping gear, to exactly the forest meadow I wanted. Then came a huge plot twist. (There’s always a plot twist. That’s why dispersed camping is nothing like renting a designated campsite.) The meadow was … Continue reading

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Camping Trip: Part 2.1: Pondering The Luggable Loo

I’d found the perfect meadow in which to “dispersed camp”. I planned to return immediately but a few weeks passed. The last week of the delay had been the worst; a complete meat grinder. By the time I finally headed … Continue reading

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Camping Trip: Part 1: Second Fiddle To A Dog

The next morning I woke more rested than I’d been in months. The mattress had been heavenly, the quilts cozy, and the pillows fluffy. The brutal rain of the evening had soaked all of the great outdoors but we’d been … Continue reading

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Camping Trip: Part 0: Maneuvered Into Glamping

Why do I start a series at zero? Because of course I do! It was mid-morning during my most recent camping trip when I thought “nothing has worked out but everything has been more or less drama free, that’s odd.” … Continue reading

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Halloween Music

Halloween used to be my favorite holiday. It’s sad I’m not celebrating today. It just didn’t happen this year. As a kid I actually preferred Halloween to Christmas. (The best kind of holiday would involve running around in the dark … Continue reading

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Toccata In D-Minor

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The Sounds Of Starbucks

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Thoughts On Agency And Youth

Simon Sarris has some thoughts that I’ve entertained myself but never articulated nearly so well. Go read “The most precious resource is agency”. He speaks of a childhood locked in rote education robbing children of the opportunity to do meaningful … Continue reading

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The Three Most Wonderful Words

I’m. Going. Camping. What? You though it was some other phrase? Surely you jest! I’ve been busier than a one legged man in as ass kicking contest. I need a break. Also, there are clouds on the horizon. We all … Continue reading

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The Only 2023 Prediction That Is Certain

Uncertainty: Future historians will have to decide. Is it year 2 of the “Bidenverse” or year 6 of “the left lost their shit because Hillary Clinton wasn’t crowned“? (I haven’t a name for the latter: “Orange-athon”? “Trump-ocalypse”? “Cheeto Jesus and … Continue reading

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