Lowered Expectations of Middle Age

When I was 20 I’m going to live in a mansion at the foot of a ritzy ski resort. Today Hopefully, I’ll have that starter-home paid off before I’m too old to know the difference. When I was 20 The woman I marry will be intelligent, gorgeous, love the outdoors and have a great sense [...]

How to have an Eco-Friendly, Guilt-Free Green Christmas

First of all, DON’T refer to it as “Christmas”.   It’s preferable to use “Inter-Denominational Winter Solstice Love-Your-Neighbor Happiness Group Hug Fun Day“. Don’t use a tree, EVER.   Plastic trees consume non-renewable petroleum resources and the real ones kill trees.   Either way, three penguins DIE. Avoid holiday treats.  Sugar is an addictive poison, [...]

Splatta Cake

Some Genetically-Engineered Foods I’d Like To See

Thumbing through a Popular Mechanics magazine from 1950.

I like the manly, confident way this guy hews his logs,  but look at his  pants. (Good Lord).  They come up to his ARMPITS! Now I know why today’s seniors dress this way. a a aa You gotta love this back seat playpen.   Obviously, they didn’t worry about children’s safety seats (or anything else, [...]

Viking Nursery Rhymes Updated

Earlier this year, I posted my Viking Nursery Rhymes.  But those were just quick sketches. Now I’m in the process of redrawing and improving them, to eventually put into a book. Here are the latest. It’s getting there…

“Doc” Peters Saves The Day.

I love these cheesy old ads from the 50′s. This one’s from “Boys Life”  from 1955,  a magazine that appears to be targeted towards 10-15 year olds. So let me get this straight. A bobcat is minding it’s own business, trying to feed itself. So Jimmie and “Doc” Peters decide to KILL IT. Good Lord. [...]

Working for Electrons

People ask me what I do for a living.    I write documents and fill out forms.    Basically,  I push paper. But I really don’t even do that.  I sit at a computer and tap on a keyboard.   This affects the flow of  electrons to my monitor, which changes the appearance of black and white symbols being projected on my screen.     I do [...]

More uses for bacon.

Neys Provincial Park

On of my favorite spots on Lake Superiour is Neys Provincial Park.   It’s at the northernmost part of the lake, four hours from the Soo, near the town of Marathon. This photo was taken last September, on Labor Day weekend.    It was quite windy…there were 4-5 foot waves, and I spent hours walking [...]