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Its 215am I am leaving to go to St. Bernard Parish in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans tomorrow at 130p. I am still not packed, I have about 4 blog entries that are not going to get done. And worst of all Im pretty sure I lost my digital camera. When I tired to […]

I really enjoyed the post A Brief Comment on Footwear on groovin’ on up. I encourage you check it out for your inner hippy… or if you have no inner hippy then I demand you check it out because you probably really need it.
But here’s what it all boils down to: for both situations, what […]

Shri Satyanarayan an Indian grad student has come up with a great micro windmill battery charger that can easily put out enough juice to charge common small gadgets such as radios, mp3 players, cameras and maybe even laptops.
In his biography it says that Mr. Satynarayana works towards inventions that are useful for middle-class people (actually […]

You may want to hold off on that digital camera purchase a few more
weeks. Sony is soon to be announcing a couple of new Cybershots for the PMA (Photo Marketing Association) show. The stats continue to look amazing highlighting high end Carl Zeiss optics. These cameras are in the 6-7 megapixel range with the high […]

With a little over a year to our (Aimless & myself) planned Appalachain Trial thru-hike we have stated to condense and organise our home. Today we cataloged, sorted and packed about 250 books with another 200 or so more books to go. Our books were overflowing our house and were always a major problem when […]

First surprise Easter Mountain Sports actually carries articles on there webpage.
After that initial shock, there a pretty good quick read on winter endurance nutrition which includes all the hiker trash favorites.
BEER - Twelve grams of carbs per half-liter doesn’t put it in the pasta category, but grog has the edge on linguini when it comes […]

I finally got around to reading an old article from Adventure Sports Magazine that had some great common sense tips for foot endurance for longer adventure races but this also translates very well to longer hiking trips.
1. Condition Your Feet
You may be doing 5-6 short walks a week but your feet need to build up […]

I came across this way cool digicam tripod that is made to latch on anywhere. Its three legs are made out of all environment 360 degree flexible joints so you can set up your camera to take pictures in any setting. Well worth looking at their site gallery to see this thing in action. I […]

Procrastination: Ten Things To Know by Hara Marano is a good article at Psychology Today. It looks at procrastination as a legitimate negative learned behavior. It does a good job pointing out negative health consciences of procrastination. My favorite point is;
Procrastination is not a problem of time management or of planning. Procrastinators are not different […]

Excellent find from treehugger.com a pre-made mix for homemade energy bars. For 6 bucks you get enough mix to make 6 bars. Compare that .50 to over a buck each for brand named energy bars.
Flavors come in…
Cranberry Walnut Discovery
16oz - Just add yogurt and/or applesauce.
Ingredients: Organic rolled oats, walnuts, turbinado sugar (cane sugar), dried […]