Archive for Environment

Swamp Buggy

// April 30th, 2008 // 2 Comments » // Design, Environment, Family, Hunting, Outdoors, Parenting, Travel

When mom and dad were over here in West Palm Beach a few weeks back, we went out to the South Florida Shooting Sports gun club where I am a member for some shooting. We took the whole family because Lily just loves to go out and watch me shoot. An incredible storm came up out of nowhere, so the shooting didn’t last long. We even were hailed on.

What is RAGBRAI?

// August 24th, 2007 // No Comments » // Community, Cooking, Environment, Family, Learning, Outdoors, Personal, Relationships, Travel

“What is RAGBRAI” is a question worth answering. I will be riding it at the end of next July. Wikipedia says one thing and the RAGBRAI web site says another, but let me give you my version.

One Bold Take on the Virginia Tech Shootings

// April 16th, 2007 // 5 Comments » // Community, Environment, Government, Health, Leadership, Miscellaneous, News, Personal, Theology

We don’t yet know the stories of heroism or bravery which happened today at Virginia Tech during the shootings. We may never know. In that classroom full of kids, there may not have been any brave souls who ventured to take on the lone shooter without a weapon of their own. There may *have* been. We simply don’t know.

Hover Mower – My kind of work!

// October 6th, 2006 // No Comments » // Design, Environment, Outdoors

Toolmonger.com, which is fast becoming one of my favorite leisure sites, has the Hover Mower review:

The HoverMower floats effortlessly on a cushion of air; Without any wheels it mows in any direction following the contour of the land. It hovers with ease on lake banks, slopes, wet grounds, sand and retaining walls. It cuts and mulches tall, wet grass for a clean professional look. The new 4-cycle engine is light and specially designed for continuous incline operation.

On Mercenary Killings and the Love of Hunting

// September 22nd, 2006 // 1 Comment » // Economy, Environment, Health, Hunting, Outdoors, Theology

If you know me, you know it is time for the beard. The beard is the annual signal to friends and family that it is now hunting season. This is that time of year when men, women, and children all over the US prepare to hunt the warm-blooded beauty of God’s creation, the white-tailed deer. For real hunters, which I would arbitrarily define as someone who thinks about hunting at-least weekly, hunting isn’t only a hobby, a pastime, or a sport, but a lifestyle choice.