Time to Get My Float On
Last night was my first kayaking expedition of the summer (even though it’s not yet summer). I would say it was my first of the year, but that’s not true since I spent part of New Years day in the river. At any rate… several of my friends now have kayaks and for me that...
Read MorePig 'n Bull
Long before Wendy’s, McDonald’s and Burger King lined every street in America, there were a number of hamburger “drive-up” places around the area. You can still many of them, either run down or converted into a used car lot, however one still remains open for business and...
Read MoreBuzz for Spring
Yesterday I was walking aimlessly around my yard because it was nice outside and sometimes I like to do that. My big pear tree is a huge mess of flowers right now and as it typically does, has attracted a huge swarm of bees. Normally I am not a fan of insects, especially when they are of the...
Read MoreNo New Trail!
Today at lunch I read this story in the Globe about a new round of litigation that the Ruby Jack Trail is up against. Stuff like this frustrates me to no end. Basically the story is that the Joplin Trails Coalition is developing a 16 mile rails to trails project from Carthage to the KS state line...
Read MoreDark Sky
I am a huge fan of the night sky. I absolutely love it. So light pollution is something that has bugged me for a long time, even though a lot of people don’t even know exactly what it is or care. According to the international dark-sky association, light pollution is “Any adverse...
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