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Once upon a time, I lived in Texas. In a former life, I was an adman. Yet, when I lived in Texas I somehow missed the fact that the ubiquitous phrase, “Don’t Mess With Texas”, is an advertising slogan trademarked by the Texas Department of Transportation. Its inception was a television advertising campaign that first ran [...] Finish Reading »
Climate skeptics… I’m not afraid of skepticism and I’m calling you out! Defend your position or admit you don’t have one. The time for hiding behind the politics, pundits of Fox News, financial interests, and the general propaganda is over. Saying you’re skeptical is not good enough. Politics and pundits and propaganda… Oh my! Winning [...] Finish Reading »
There’s something about biofuel that grabs attention. Maybe it’s the romantic idea of running our cars on free recycled waste oil from restaurants. Maybe it’s the allure of bending the ecosystem to our will to create fuel from seemingly mundane crops. Maybe it’s as close as we think we’ll personally get to Mr. Fusion from [...] Finish Reading »
I’ve been reconsidering the mission and route of the expedition lately. My initial plan was just to untie my boat and sail wherever I felt. That morphed into planning and the intent to wrap some sort of purpose around my meanderings. The basic idea was to undertake an adventure that didn’t involve burning fossil fuels [...] Finish Reading »
After my last post about being more than an accidental activist, I’ve done a bit more research. I hoped to receive some feedback about specific organizations I should work with. Unfortunately, my goal was not achieved. That’s cool though… I wasn’t asking because I couldn’t find enough organizations. I asked because there are 9 zillion [...] Finish Reading »
If you ever want to get close and personal with forced environmentalism, live on a boat. Dealing with garbage, recycling, human waste, and “grey water” becomes an immediate and pervasive challenge. Every time you take something out of a plastic wrapper, you’re forced to make a decision… Am I going to throw this in the [...] Finish Reading »
For those of you not completely up to speed, I’m in need of a new boat. Needing a new boat also means I’m in need of some serious cash to invest in a boat. At the moment I’m leaning toward a catamaran. The price range for a modest cat is in the $100,000 to $250,000 [...] Finish Reading »
As a location decentric geo-neutral lifestyle constructing nomad time-exempt techno shama-lama-ding-dong slayer of all things that start with ‘cube’, you’ve probably had the disconcerting feeling of waking up and being freaked out for the few moments until your pupils catch up with your eyelids and your mind catches up with your GPS tracking system. If [...] Finish Reading »
For my quest to explore more of planet earth than anyone in history using only human, wind, and solar power to be successful, I need a variety of skills. My chosen methods of transportation are sailing, mountain biking, kayaking, and… well… by foot. Since I’m not a fan of being dead, it’s in my best interest to... Finish Reading »
[flickr size="small" float="left"]www.flickr.com/photos/coconino/1497081601/[/flickr] That’s not my boat pictured. Pretty though! There are two questions I’m often asked in reference to living aboard that are closely related. 1) How do you cook onboard? 2) What does living onboard cause you to miss the most? Cooking on my current boat is a pain. Thus, cooking is one [...] Finish Reading »