Learning to Listen
Apr 30, 2022
life in the forest
We’ve been living in the forest for coming up on 19 years, now. It’s been a non-stop series of lessons in the art of listening. When we first moved
DFL > DNF > DNS > DNT
Apr 22, 2022
ultrarunning & musings
I’m a fan of Seth Godin. I envy both his clarity of thinking, and his ability to articulate his thinking clearly and concisely. He writes: The
Rim to Rim to Rim
Apr 14, 2022
ultrarunning
The Grand Algorithm of Youtube coughed last night and offered up a stellar video: ultrarunner and filmmaker Billy Yang and some friends run across
Towards A Modern Mobile VHF/UHF (part 1)
Apr 8, 2022
amateur radio
The current crop of mobile vhf/uhf radios is, er, disappointing. It’s like they were designed in the 1980’s and have been preserved in amber all
Sometimes There's Only the Hard Way
Apr 7, 2022
musings & ultrarunning
“Sometimes there’s not a better way. Sometimes there’s only the hard way”. — Mary Pearson I don’t know where that quote is from; some young adult
The Death of the WWW
Apr 7, 2022
musings & www
I’ve been slowly realizing that the era of the world wide web having much utility seems drawing to a close. Partly this seems to be an effect of
The Portable Repeater Project
Apr 5, 2022
amateur radio & portable repeater
One of my amateur radio projects I’ve got underway in a low intensity background sort of way is building a repeater that is portable - not intended
Sometimes things get better
Apr 4, 2022
musings
This Stihl 021 chainsaw has been a trusty companion/tool for a long time. It was given to us as a gift in, oh, 2000 or so. So it’s at least 22 years
Social Media
Mar 20, 2022
musings
Sometimes people ask how to follow me or contact me using social media. The answer is that I don’t use social media at all. I don’t use Facebook