Category Archives: Daily life

A Bright Idea

More boring #EDC stuff… But, with COVID still around, winter coming, and tumult, pretty much, guaranteed by the election I do think it’s good to talk about how we get through times like these. And having a small, always near you “boo-boo” kit and a couple good flashlights helps in that regard. I like non-rechargingContinue reading “A Bright Idea”

Altoids Tin “Boo-Boo” Kit

Altiods tin kit, plus a few things anyway. I usually have something like this around as a “just in case kit” that will take care of most of the little discomforts and oops’s that I might have. I figured with the election and the possibility of protest marches in the near future I’d share whatContinue reading “Altoids Tin “Boo-Boo” Kit”

This Post Is For The Birds

Didn’t manage to get the camera in time to document it but, the score in my neighborhood is Coopers’ Hawk: 1, Chipmunk: 0. Weird thing is that in 3 years of looking, I’ve never seen a Cooper’s Hawk* in my neighborhood before. *Possibly a Sharp Shinned Hawk, hard to tell from the angle I wasContinue reading “This Post Is For The Birds”

Got Lost In My Own Neighborhood

I live in the Putnam Heights neighborhood of Eau Claire which, I guess, you could call post WWII semi-suburbia, the lots are a little too small and the blocks are a little too square for Putnam Heights to really be “the burbs” for me. Despite living here for about 3 years now I still haven’tContinue reading “Got Lost In My Own Neighborhood”

Coffee Outside: The O’ Fuck, Hornets! Episode.

I was going to do some coffee outside action at Carson Park this morning and so I got the Bridge Club loaded up with my coffee fixings, stopped by Qwick Trip for a cinnamon roll, and then rolled the couple miles down to Carson Park. All was good in the world as I was settingContinue reading “Coffee Outside: The O’ Fuck, Hornets! Episode.”