It’s been years since I rode my mountain bike with any regularity. It’s something l always loved to do, but somewhere along the line I let life’s daily grind and responsibilities, and just sheer laziness, take over my schedule and motivation. This all changed this spring when a friend from work invited me to participate…
With the change in the weather (thought it’s still hot) and the fall harvest underway, it’s time again for some autumn and winter winemaking. This is my second year making wine, and wine batches 7 and 8 are in the secondaries. Batch 7 is a 5 gallon batch of Merlot made from a concentrate kit,…
Of all of the retirement planning resources I’ve researched, read, or consulted, this book, The 5 Years Before You Retire written by Emily Guy Birken, is one of the best organized and informative of them all. I highly recommend it so much that I will be doing a series of podcast episodes framed around this…
Firewood racks need to be neither expensive nor fancy. Their essential purpose is to keep the logs or (ideally) split firewood off of the ground and accessible to decent airflow, to help the wood dry out. Given the opportunity, I prefer to build my log racks out of recycled and found materials. After our complete dock…
With the TNG car siding all stained and ready to apply, it is time to get it affixed to the trailer frame. This phase of the project presented some interesting challenges. First, the frame is neither straight nor consistent in tube size and material. This trailer had lived a hard life before I purchased it,…
Looking to improve your dart game? It all starts with how you set up your dart board. One of the most important factors to throwing well, in addition to practice, practice, practice, is having your board setup at the proper height and in a good location. In this article I will be discussing steel tip…
As a follow-up to my video and article on cooking awesome chicken wings in an air fryer, this article and corresponding video link, will cover oven baking/broiling hot wings in the oven. Just like the air fryer recipe, this recipe is Low Carb and gluten free, with no flours, breading, or added sugars! These wings…
Air Fryer Chicken Wing Recipe While the Super Bowl is possibly the peak annual chicken wing event, delicious hot wings are simply awesome any time of year! This air fryer chicken wing recipe is a very low carb meal that fits well into a low carb or LCHF lifestyle! Here is a quick and easy…
Here we are on Christmas day, quickly approaching yet another new year! As I’ve been doing for the last dozen or so years, this time of year I sit back and review my past year’s goals, which I wrote down this time last year, and begin to formulate/ update the list for the approaching new…
On cold winter days, long after the summer garden has been put to rest for the year, it’s always nice to have some of your own home grown peppers ready to use in your favorite recipes. Yes, you could always buy some fresh peppers at crazy winter prices, but why when you can just grab some…