Rebuilding NOLA
In August and September 2006, I traveled to New Orleans, LA to photograph and document the post-Katrina reconstruction….
Farmhouse Cheddar
This weekend, we continued our cheese-making tradition by creating our first hard cheese: a farmhouse cheddar. Hard cheese…
Unshoveled
Blast the imperiousness of Nature: her rains that drench, snows that blanket and winds that harry! One could…
The Crying Game: A Bentley’s Trip Report
As a caving trip leader, there are several things one works diligently to avoid. Some caves are notoriously…
A proven method to reduce pedestrian dysperspicacis
You are likely aware written rules exist to govern what a driver, bicyclists and pedestrians should do. There are…
A Word on Reimagining
Ah, yes! Reimagine. On my walk home, advertisers prod me to reimagine yoga, reimagine Colony Square and reimagine tacos. Perhaps I’m daft…
On the Banning of the Stick
Shockingly, voters in the town of N. recently approved a ballot measure to ban children under the age…
Plum Jerkum
With batches of hard apple cider and pear cider fermenting upstairs, I wondered: what else might ferment into…
Bike Touring: Packing List
This year, we biked Vermont’s northern half. Ramon’s route started near Rutland, followed the valley northward through to…
Nutty Norman
In June, the LaGrange Art Museum (LaGrange, GA) launched an exhibit to showcase Norman Rockwell’s correspondence and photographs…
Boston to New York City by Bike – Routing information
This is a brief post to summarize the details of an August 2012 ride from Boston to New…