Category: Improvization

Terrible Tips

I don’t know why I’m such a sucker for the “handy tips” routine.  I should know better by now.  These insidious tips always appear to come from innocent appearing sources:  a cute e-mail from an old friend, a slightly damaged book on the discount… Continue Reading “Terrible Tips”

The Free and the Brave

I wouldn’t be quite the man I am today if I hadn’t grown up in a rural Alaskan village. Moose Hole added a perspective to my formative years that would have been impossible to replicate in any other setting.  Its remoteness and rusticity have… Continue Reading “The Free and the Brave”

The Versatile and Indispensable Five Gallon Bucket

I’ve always known that the measure of a true Alaskan could be determined by the number of five-gallon buckets he owned.  You call yourself an Alaskan?  Prove it.  Count your buckets.  Mind you, I’m not talking about the ones that are still half full. … Continue Reading “The Versatile and Indispensable Five Gallon Bucket”