Bicycle Time

June is bike month. Bike month begins with beautiful weather. It’s difficult to spend any time indoors on an electronic device when the trails are beckoning and the weather is fabulous. But first… …it’s time to invite some friends. The trails are calling my name, your name, everyone’s name, so we may as well make …

Legend of the Cairn

The cairn, as a cultural peculiarity, is as entertaining as it is clever. It’s purpose, since the beginning of time, is to designate the correct trail. So, for instance, if you were hiking along a trail unfamiliar to you and the trail forked, all you would need to do is look for a cairn. The …

Earth Love

If you love the green of trees, if you love the smell of rain, if you love being outside, you might be a sandal-wearing hippie. On the other hand, you may have Earth Love. Love isn’t exclusive to hippies. It isn’t reserved for Christians. Love doesn’t only happen on the day you get married, and …

Aaaah, Spring!

Spring is when we all get out of the dungeons we usually inhabit, get some real air in our lungs, and rediscover the sun. We get outside! Yeeeehai! It’s almost like we’re back from the dead, only not quite as extreme. Don’t mix it up with being undead either, that’s something entirely different. Spring isn’t …

Creepy Creatures

This week’s brain trip comes from the mind of my odd friend Percival Popadakoulis, who is obsessed with mythical creatures. We all know about the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot, and if you spoke with Percy, you might learn new facts about even those commonly-known creatures or you might not. The great thing about him, …