The Metric Pledge

I pledge to use and internalize the Metric System in my own life wherever possible, so long as it does not impact safety. Further, I will not make it easy for others to cling to outdated measurement systems.

Time to Retire?

What’s this?  A blog post?  After all this time? It is indeed. For want of a better word, I have retired.  My former employer, the State of Arizona had (before they ruined it for newer employees) a fairly liberal retirement annuity program.  To be fully vested for retirement you simply needed a combination of 80 … Read more

Camping

Tent at Kehl Springs

Friends and long-time acquaintances will know that I’ve clocked up more hours camping than most can hope to in a lifetime, and I’ve done so in most every conceivable configuration: From sleeping with nothing but a sleeping bag under the stars or even a primitive lean-to to staying in a self-contained truck camper with everything … Read more