Last week something happened, which gave me pause. It wasn’t about the weather, but how several people reacted to it. Last month almost 50,000 U.S. airplane flights were cancelled due to weather. And things aren’t getting much better this month.
Continue reading Backpacking, weather, airplanes, and free will
Last week a couple thoughts hit me:
If you have been reading my website for a while, you probably know that LW, UL, SUL, and XUL are backpacking categories for base weights. Base weight is the weight of your backpack and contents minus any consumables such as water, food, and fuel.
Most people define these as:
Continue reading It’s Time to Shit-can the LW, UL, SUL, and XUL Labels
Addictions are obsessive behaviors that result in negative consequences. I have tendencies for obsessive behavior. Work is one. I must be productive and I thoroughly enjoy work. I have been known to work for 24 to 48 hours non-stop; not because I necessarily have to, but because I want to. This is bad for people relationships. I now have this under control – I don’t want to hurt my relationship with my wife – she is too important to me.
Last week I realized I have another addiction. This one started decades ago.
My kids got me a Jawbone Jambox for Christmas. This isn’t a review about the product; you can find that via Google. It is not backpacking or camping gear for me either. So we shall call this my experiences with Jawbone.