It’s Getting Cold (or Be Kind)

    Yeah, I know the air is getting cold in the northern hemisphere, but I’m talking about the world’s cold shoulder.  Welcome back to Expedition: Runaway!  I have the next installment of the AZ Trip up here.  I give my (not so unbiased) review of the Wildlife World Zoo in Pheonix AZ. So what’s up with […]

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I Blacksmith?

Yep, I turn old rusty pieces of garbage into knives, axes, and other tools of mayhem!  This is going to be a short post, but I hope you enjoy the pics!  I’m hoping to do historical reproductions at some point.  This knife is made from an old parking barrier spike with a paracord wrapped handle.  The […]

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AZ Trip: Home Again?

    The pictures are here!  Sorry everybody, I had summer school finals and my family from Arizona was visiting but the blog will continue as scheduled from here on.  Last we left off, we had just gotten through the Painted Desert/Petrified Forest (awesome!).  You can check out that post here!  We spent the night in […]

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A Brief History of Midsummer’s Day

Midsummer’s day is the longest day of the year and the first day of my favorite season.  Also, for many European cultures, this day held significant meaning for them whether it be religious or agricultural, the whole community gathered for this day. The Germanic and Celtic tribes of Northern Europe celebrated a break from normal work because […]

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