
Tracing Actions to the Source
Why do I like to make amateurish attempts to build furniture? Or brew beer, bow-hunt for deer, keep chickens, or grow food? Matthew B. Crawford helped me connect the dots… Read more Tracing Actions to the Source →
Why do I like to make amateurish attempts to build furniture? Or brew beer, bow-hunt for deer, keep chickens, or grow food? Matthew B. Crawford helped me connect the dots… Read more Tracing Actions to the Source →
If all of a sudden cell phones or internet access disappeared, what would you do? Several of my musings have explored possible effects too much digital communication is having on… Read more w/o my phone or internet, I’d die. →
Recently, my friend Joe and I bought a 1994 Ford F-250 for five hundred dollars. The previous owner named it Wynona. It has 230,000-plus miles, an eight-foot bed, and plenty of rust creeping along the edge of the crimson-colored frame. In addition, it leaks oil and probably gets about eight miles to the gallon— certainly not the most environmentally friendly vehicle. But it runs, and will serve us well for a while, facilitating bow-hunting excursions, home maintenance projects, and landscaping tasks. My fingers are crossed regarding its lifespan. We obviously… Read more Wynona →