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81Coffin-sized solo tent may work for ultralight camping, but beware of claustrophobia
I like to camp, and I usually go with minimal gear. So, by rights I should love those smaller one-man tents and bivy sacks. I should, anyway. Not long ago got to test one out on an overnight trip with a...
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72.txt file makes a simple, elegant to-do solution
Daily agenda (as todo.txt) is shown on this Linux desktop; it works just as well in Windows too. The file is easily accessible from the Fluxbox menu to the left, but you can also create an icon and store that on your desktop. Productivity is big...
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80Hipster PDA: Getting mileage from index cards
The classic Hipster PDA (center) is flanked by a miniature version made from half-sized index cards and magnetic money clip, and the author's unit. It's right up there with the pet rock and the Incredible Weather String, except the Hipster PDA...
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68Where do these laws come from?
On Charleston's smoking law: People who move to another area tend to want a couple of things: First, they're seeking a new life. And, once that's achieved (or not), they seek to make that new town just like home.
3 comments62Rediscovering a truth: Getting loud and dangerous
Journal writing is great. You get to put your thoughts down and, if you forget them later, you can always dig them right back up again. Going over my old journals is like looking at an old treasure map I'd drawn. I found this entry this...
0 comments67CFD: It doesn't matter how good you are
Charleston's top-rated fire department has been seeing a facelift with the chief fighting for his job since the June 18 warehouse fire that killed nine of its firefighters. Several studies have been made into...
2 comments72A human in civil service - believe it or not!
(Note: This isn't really a departure. But more, different material will find its way into these pages. Material in this new section, "Radio & Meter," comes from my day job driving a Yellow Cab in Charleston,...
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58In first-ever race, running like a fish out of water
Even though my birth certificate suggests I am firmly into geezerhood, I'm in pretty decent shape. I bicycle at least 50 miles a week, work a job that demands a lot of footwork, and I'm an outdoors type. As I write this, I'm in training for a hike...
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80Bear encounter at Mt. LeConte, sort of
The Great Smoky Mountains For those who are following my many exploits on my blog of record (The Column, Reloaded) you'll know I took time off for a hiking trip. And I said I'd be back if I didn't get eaten by a bear. As you can see here, I did not...
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74To be a writer: How do you know?
So the discussion got pretty good after Evylyn Rose posted a recent Hub: "Online publishing: Author or not?" While I’m going to let that discussion continue without any more help from me, I had to throw one of my infamous rabbit-trail questions...
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