heaters make THE difference

Camping at the mouth of the Columbia River (Washington State side), I took note of a number of conveniences. First, we rented a cabin. It was 13' x 13' and had electricity which we used for heat and light. We cooked outside under cover of a porch which probably stuck out about 4' further than the basic cabin. Our cooking was all done on a propane stove. We also had quick access to good water.

It is perfectly acceptable to slog through delicious mud and even take a couple of dives in it if you know you can get back to your cabin and warm up. Taking a shower was also pretty nice. If I take out the access to good water, take out the lights, take out the decent shower, I really come down to some basics that I don't think I want to do without.

I like a roof and some kind of wind block. Most of all, I like a heater.

I think I can boil water in many conditions but even my stove didn't work as well until it was sheltered from the wind. Too bad you can't cook indoors with those stoves. So, at least, a wind shelter (that's got to be better than a tent), and some non-poisoning, heat source.

just thinking out loud....

Later

Schwingen and Swingin'

I am really tempted to start a new variation on the traditional swiss sport of schwingen. It would involve some style of swing dancing, so it would be a dance competition, and then shortly afterwards it would be a wrestling competition.
The rules are as follows:
• teams of two will be scored together during the dance portion of the competition.
• the winner in each team gets the points from the dancing.
• both team members must have at least one hand on the other's canvas shorts during the entire round of play.
• Tournament play continues until there is one winner. However, he does not win. The person who gets the most points wins.
• If you lose, you have to keep hold of the person who defeated you by their canvas shorts, even after the round is over. This shows who has won and who has lost. If you let go, you will get schwinged to the ground and all of your points will be taken from you and divided among the people you defeated, who are desperately trying to hold on to your canvas shorts.


Oh yeah, one more rule...
• anyone named "Alton" automatically scores 1846582934756.89467 points at the beginning of play.

Things I didn't do today

• earn buzzillions of Brazilian pesos short-selling Citigroup derivatives
• learn any Klingon genealogy
• fly a crop-duster
• trick any toddlers into fighting each other
• eat Fritos at Tranquility Base
• stump a podiatrist
• juggle geoducks whilst whistling "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On."
• bag groceries as a SuperTarget bagboy
• trample upon the freedoms of Laotian frequent fliers selling lotion
• there are actually a lot more things I didn't do today
• but I meant to do these, or at least something similar to the items on this nicely-bulleted list
• and I didn't
• and I guess that's OK
• what didn't all y'all do today?