Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

[If this is TL/DR for you. There are pics if you scroll down.] Heating with firewood is good for you. It induces mental habits like society used to have by default. You can’t be a stupid lazy monkey and also … Continue reading →

I went about my day’s errands trying to remember that my shop minefield of 4 traps had a tan mouse needing disposal. When I finally got home I turned on the light and gingerly fished out one trap among three … Continue reading →

Mice are a fact of country life. My crappy old farmhouse doesn’t do a good job keeping them out. My rickety workshop is worse. Feed stores in the barn (for the farm animals) can get ridiculous if I don’t keep … Continue reading →

[In my last post I explained how, in a world where people go broke trying to buy the newest cell phone, I got all ecstatic to find a couple small dead standing trees. Why? Because they were perfect for firewood … Continue reading →

[In my last post I explained how I was driving my tractor, with the brush hog on the three point hitch, through deep weeds. I was simultaneously fretting over my inadequate winter firewood supply.] Unexpectedly, the front tire popped high … Continue reading →

I welcome winter. I’ve had a rough year and winter, no matter how harsh it may be, inevitably ends what was. It paves the way for what will be. Ice and snow is the price you pay to encounter spring. … Continue reading →

“Was looking for one of the PC 800’s, but wanted to ask an actual owner (who is not trying to sell me their bike) how reliable they find it and what sort of mileage you get in actual riding?” The … Continue reading →

My snowshoes were bought in Kittery Maine about 35(!) years ago. I don’t know if the store still exists. I barely know if Maine still exists. I’m not sure why I remember the purchase location (the mind is a weird … Continue reading →

The thing about traditional snowshoes is that you’ve got to take care of them like the delicate equipment they are… ha ha ha… bullshit! I abused my snowshoes for years and then rebuilt them without a lot of drama. I … Continue reading →

In my last post I talked about “traditional snowshoes”. These are the wood and rawhide devices that look so “old school cool” that people hang them on walls at rustic bars. If you’re traversing Greenland or packing out a caribou, … Continue reading →