I haven’t gotten outside much these past three weeks, so I thought I’d share a gear experience or two this evening. When I was a kid, there were two kinds of socks: cotton and wool. Wool socks were like burlap and nobody wore them without wearing another sock underneath. Today, there are a variety of natural and [...]
While cleaning up storm debris two days ago, I heard a faint yet distinctive throaty rattling from somewhere high in the sky. It was Greater Sandhill Cranes on their spring migration. Spring migration? Yes, I know it seems early, but February is when they usually appear over Kentucky. My guess is we’ll see more and [...]
Worried about BPA leaching out of your plastic water bottle? For a long time a metal bottle was your only alternative; that meant aluminum or stainless steel. If you’re the type to worry about BPA, then you are probably leery of aluminum as well (and will bypass all those pretty Sigg bottles), so the stainless [...]