A pirate is running for Congress in Iowa.Every day I fight the urge to drink, debauch women out of wed-lock and beat people on the street. One urge I do not have is to sell myself to the highest bidder. I see new accounts every day. These ‘men’ who sell ...

Forecast for the Dolly Sods Wilderness in West Virginia this weekend? Real good chance of rain.We're planning on taking our first ever backpacking trip, and I've spent a fortune on top of the line gear (we plan on doing a lot more of this). I hope the rain ...

I’ve regained my coherency.I lay in bed for most of the afternoon, not feeling incoherent, just extremely uncomfortable. Soaking up the blood with gauze, listening to classical music, and trying to process my feelings toward and about the pain. There was an awful time when the anesthetic had ...

I'm hungry and I feel a vague sense of doom.The cold air last night provided some delicious atmospheric rejuvenation; fall approaches soon. Richard Adams argues that people like cold weather because it tends to make them feel more clever in their ability to survive and overcome it. I ...

If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom then my tetra-impactions prove that wisdom in at least one of its forms is only semi-natural and may cause catastrophic pain.Alas, all of my wisdom teeth will be forcibly removed on Thursday morn. So where will that leave ...

As promised:

I’ve barely been on my computer at home, that’s why there aren’t any pictures up yet. Things have been busy, you know. Surprise B-Day yesterday for Jed (saw Cisco and Bartley too!). Britt and I had our “made it a year” day on Sunday.We went out that ...

I know, I know--I'm supposed to be leaving for my camping trip, but Britt is still packing and when I saw this I couldn't resist. Heat makes Pat Robertson a global warming "convert" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson said on Thursday the wave of scorching temperatures across the ...

The car is all packed up (gear shoved in the trunk) and the tank is mostly full. Ohio seems less like a desert today, which is good because I can’t sleep well when it’s really hot.Britt and I are going camping this weekend. She’s never been to Hocking ...

I’ve just read an article about the Teen Fight Clubs that seem to be cropping up throughout the nation. It’s fascinating—go read it for yourself.The article’s content is provocative—the existence of such a reality as described forces the ultimate question of why? On the surface the appeal of such seemingly ...