Jessie Newburn
Each generation has strengths (and it has weaknesses). Each generation becomes what it becomes during the time its members were children, and during the time in which they come of age.
We have now a generation born 2006 to (likely) 2028. As a generational archetype, they are the Artists. Their inward exploration, emotional angst, sensitivity and…
An impromptu day trip to Rehoboth Beach yielded good news and bad news.
The bad news first: not a soul was in the water more than to their ankles. Jelly fish. I thought, foolishly, I could avoid them with my keen eyesight and focused attention. Alas. I could not. I was stung several times within minutes.…
If you're in the Maryland-ish area and have experienced a number of Big Summer Maryland Rains in the last couple-few weeks, you're probably also seeing a lot of mushrooms pop all over the place.
They sure are interesting to look at, but do be (ultra, ultra) careful before putting any in your mouth.
Years ago, I went…
I'm sure plans are already underway.
Somewhere, someone--or many someone's--are developing businesses, both online and brick-n-mortar, for selling some of the culinary delights World Cup attendees are experiencing while in America.
There will be, in the UK, Europe, Australia and, heck, maybe even Japan and various African nations, stores selling --
* ranch dressing and ranch…
Much is spoken on the importance of drinking water and staying hydrated, particularly when at Burning Man.
And that's good advice
Getting sufficient electrolytes in ya is equally good advice. And, for that, some made- and harvested-the-old-ways salts can be quite effective.
The key thing for getting such electrolytes in you on the regular while at Burning Man?…
I've been chatting the last day or so with someone curious about (but a little wary) of attending Frostburn, a regional burn in West Virginia and held in mid-February. Along the way, this little memory popped up in my mind.
After attending my first Frostburn in 2014--the year it was really, really, really, really cold…
A good decade-plus or so ago, I created a packing list for those going to Burning Man called "Surviving Burning Man: A Packing List for First-Timers."
The list is published as a Google spreadsheet, and it is available to all. Always has been. Always will be. It's an amazing packing list. Thorough. Detailed. Very helpful.
On the…
Finally! After many attempts, over quite a few years, to create a toad house, I finally have a resident. Or at least a visitor.
While I've cobbled together many large rocks, planks and whatnot in shaded areas of my garden plot, I've never been able to create a place toads call home. But earlier this year,…
Squishing Colorado potato beetles and larvae by hand.
Dumping slugs and tomato hornworm caterpillars in buckets of water.
Putting the iridescent, invasive jumping worms (these things are DEVASTATING for your soil's health) in containers to fry, dry and die in the sun.
And, of course, knocking spotted lantern flies from grape vines and putting my eye-hand coordination skills…
I remember sorta liking the Key & Peele show--which ran 53 episodes across five seasons from 2012 to 2015--when it was first produced.
I watched some shows. Laughed a bit. Didn't pay it much mind.
Of late, the Key part of the team, Keegan-Michael Key, has become the face of some Choice Hotels ads: none of which…
I don't recall exactly why I decided to take a typing class in high school. Maybe it was because it wouldn't add to my academic-class load: a load which was rather high. Maybe it was because I had some semblance of understanding such skills might be important down the road. Maybe it was required. I…