This here: "Every day a little more of 'the news' is people telling you what you must not believe, what you shouldn’t permit yourself to think, what conversations are to be considered out of bounds, and on and on and on. As a secondary consideration, the news is sometimes about things that happened. Step away from that garbage from time to time."
One of the great surprises and disappointments of my career has been to watch as so many people ostensibly in the First Amendment business so readily embrace censorship and government propaganda. It really wasn't so very long ago that journalists regarded government pronouncements with skepticism. Question authority. Question everything. And now . . . who are *you* to question *anything*?
Chris, I do not want you coming back to us with your description of third degree burns, singed lungs, and dried up eyeballs, so listen up.
How to be warm.
Hit the campsite. Pick your spot for the tent. Light a big fire there.
Now light a smaller fire opposite where your tent entrance will be, or downwind, whichever makes more sense. After you have eaten and washed up, get a arm-width branch and rake the big fire over to the other fire. Don't miss any hot coals. Shovel an inch of soil over the hot ground, and lay out dry bark, dry leaves, dry grass, or ground sheet across the hearth and erect your tent. The heat will radiate slowly up into your tent all night and you will even be warm in the morning.
No need to thank me. A small RPG for Xmas will do.
Nice job with the little stove, pile of proper sized wood ready to go.
Just west of Lone Pine is pretty country. Pics prove it right? :D
But I had the same experience; a few days away from the MSM narrative and it's all the more jarring on re-entry. The decoupling really helps even the keel.
I learned long ago that when a horrendous incident occurs and the first thing out of the mouths of authorities is: 'we know it's definitely not ....' it's code for: IT DEFINITELY IS WHATEVER WE JUST TOLD YOU IT ISN'T--go back and look at the initial reporting of almost every US based terror attack by a Muslim starting with Ft. Hood and you will see the pattern. Obviously they've been doing this since at LEAST the JFK assassination, so it seems like an oldie but a goodie from the MSM's playbook...Happy New Year by the way!
Chris - that's awesome with the cold weather camping!
Missed you and was honestly wondering and hoping all was well, glad to see that it is. Yes, taking a break from the worldly craziness is a good thing to do - get connected with nature, that would be the good stuff! I would suggest that we all take time, smell the roses or deal with the harshness of Mother Nature, both are good to do!
May God be with you and your family for 2023 and beyond!
No problem, been occupied with the Kabuki theater of a shit show in the US house humiliation of McCarthy losing over, & over, & over again, 6 times so far, yet, they almost didn't adjourn last night, since the Dems all voted NOT to! Best part, the chair asked after the time to vote was up, "does anyone want to change their vote? 🤣😂😱
Listening to the online, play by play from various conservatives, for each vote, was hilarious too.
Welcome back Chris and happy new year. Haven't done any winter camping in many years but you are inspiring me to try. The stove seems risky in theory but looks like you've got a pretty workable model; I might opt for either sub-0 ZenBivy or adapted van (neither of which I have and both of which are above budget...). Anyway, we need you as the fight goes on and the once "question authority" types Ben B. notes become the authoritarians. As a historian, do you think that the period of the journalist as outsider and questioner of official narratives was more myth than reality or is the current period the anomaly? ,
“Every day a little more of “the news” is people telling you what you must not believe, what you shouldn’t permit yourself to think, what conversations are to be considered out of bounds” = perfection.
Thanks for being the voice of reason around here (i.e. in the culture and its wars) and welcome back!
This here: "Every day a little more of 'the news' is people telling you what you must not believe, what you shouldn’t permit yourself to think, what conversations are to be considered out of bounds, and on and on and on. As a secondary consideration, the news is sometimes about things that happened. Step away from that garbage from time to time."
One of the great surprises and disappointments of my career has been to watch as so many people ostensibly in the First Amendment business so readily embrace censorship and government propaganda. It really wasn't so very long ago that journalists regarded government pronouncements with skepticism. Question authority. Question everything. And now . . . who are *you* to question *anything*?
Welcome back! Great article :)
Chris, I do not want you coming back to us with your description of third degree burns, singed lungs, and dried up eyeballs, so listen up.
How to be warm.
Hit the campsite. Pick your spot for the tent. Light a big fire there.
Now light a smaller fire opposite where your tent entrance will be, or downwind, whichever makes more sense. After you have eaten and washed up, get a arm-width branch and rake the big fire over to the other fire. Don't miss any hot coals. Shovel an inch of soil over the hot ground, and lay out dry bark, dry leaves, dry grass, or ground sheet across the hearth and erect your tent. The heat will radiate slowly up into your tent all night and you will even be warm in the morning.
No need to thank me. A small RPG for Xmas will do.
Nice job with the little stove, pile of proper sized wood ready to go.
Just west of Lone Pine is pretty country. Pics prove it right? :D
But I had the same experience; a few days away from the MSM narrative and it's all the more jarring on re-entry. The decoupling really helps even the keel.
Love it. Just the kind of Reset I need. I'm going to make time for some winter kamping and "burn wood like a German environmentalist" :)
Glad you were able to get away & be warm too.
I love road trips & seeing trees, mountains, waterfalls & anything outside!
I've been watching the news & wondered why?!?!
You summed it up exactly!
I learned long ago that when a horrendous incident occurs and the first thing out of the mouths of authorities is: 'we know it's definitely not ....' it's code for: IT DEFINITELY IS WHATEVER WE JUST TOLD YOU IT ISN'T--go back and look at the initial reporting of almost every US based terror attack by a Muslim starting with Ft. Hood and you will see the pattern. Obviously they've been doing this since at LEAST the JFK assassination, so it seems like an oldie but a goodie from the MSM's playbook...Happy New Year by the way!
Chris - that's awesome with the cold weather camping!
Missed you and was honestly wondering and hoping all was well, glad to see that it is. Yes, taking a break from the worldly craziness is a good thing to do - get connected with nature, that would be the good stuff! I would suggest that we all take time, smell the roses or deal with the harshness of Mother Nature, both are good to do!
May God be with you and your family for 2023 and beyond!
Welcome back! Glad you were able to get away.
I am envious! Damn, I love the outdoors! What beautiful country...✝️...thank you for sharing...very cool!
No problem, been occupied with the Kabuki theater of a shit show in the US house humiliation of McCarthy losing over, & over, & over again, 6 times so far, yet, they almost didn't adjourn last night, since the Dems all voted NOT to! Best part, the chair asked after the time to vote was up, "does anyone want to change their vote? 🤣😂😱
Listening to the online, play by play from various conservatives, for each vote, was hilarious too.
You look like a Dad. 😉😊😋
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. OK, so you weren’t in the ocean this time, but you get the idea.
Welcome back Chris and happy new year. Haven't done any winter camping in many years but you are inspiring me to try. The stove seems risky in theory but looks like you've got a pretty workable model; I might opt for either sub-0 ZenBivy or adapted van (neither of which I have and both of which are above budget...). Anyway, we need you as the fight goes on and the once "question authority" types Ben B. notes become the authoritarians. As a historian, do you think that the period of the journalist as outsider and questioner of official narratives was more myth than reality or is the current period the anomaly? ,
“Every day a little more of “the news” is people telling you what you must not believe, what you shouldn’t permit yourself to think, what conversations are to be considered out of bounds” = perfection.
Thanks for being the voice of reason around here (i.e. in the culture and its wars) and welcome back!
"...burned more wood than a German environmentalist..." Beautiful. I'm stealing that - quidquid bene dictum est ab ullo, meum est.