Blogging.

Challenge of the Aging Website. Less time, more content, and the need to modernize strains. [February 11, 2005]

Why I Like Working on the Blog. Reasons that I like working on my blog. [May 28, 2008]

Central New York.

Don't Try to Go East or West in Central NY. There are relatively few roads that go over the steep hills that make up this area. [July 23, 2010]

Independence River Wild Forest: A Place I Want to Explore. There is a lot of interesting sounding truck trails and open lands that I want to explore next summer. [February 6, 2011]

Land Uses in Mohawk Valley. Quad color images in Mohawk Valley showing regions farmed, forested, developed, and water. [September 8, 2011]

Choices.

A Fork in the Road. There seems to be too many different life choices these days. [August 5, 2009]

Being Told to Change. I'm incredibly resistant to change, especially if I'm told to change. [February 16, 2009]

No Good At Getting Going in Morning. I really poke around and have to get up extra early if I want to leave early. [August 23, 2010]

Why I Want to Move to Pennsylvania. I like much about it's political culture, amazing landscape, recreational opportunities, and it's freedom. [July 16, 2011]

Dreams.

My Idea of the Perfect Day. I can't think of a better vacation, then doing some roadside camping in the woods, hiking, and kayaking for day. [March 8, 2011]

The 27th Summer of My Life. I have great plans this summer to get out and explore the wild lands of New York and Beyond. [June 11, 2010]

Drives.

5 Ways I've Driven From Albany to Plattsburgh. There are many ways I've taken this trip between the two cities in my truck. [May 12, 2010]

Brookfield Auto Trail. Driving the 13 mile, smooth truck trails, on a guided tour of a rather unremarkable state forest and horse camp. [June 26, 2010]

Chenago County is Different then Albany County. There is something so different about rural counties compared to more urbanized ones. [January 5, 2011]

Mount Piscah. An amazing place to see a sunset on a cold winter evening in Renselearville. [December 16, 2009]

Education.

Why I'm Thinking Of Going Back to College Eventually. I want to get more technical expertise and be able to move to a rural community. [May 2, 2012]

Folks I've Known.

Rural and Poor Neighborhood I Grew Up In. Thinking back about the rather poor but beautiful rural community I grew up as a child. [November 23, 2010]

Growing Older.

End of Summer of My 27th Year. Reflecting back on this past summer and some of the amazing places I've gone and explored. [September 23, 2010]

I'll Be Age 67 in 2050. That big round number futurists talk about is when I'll be able to collect social security. [September 19, 2011]

Start Year 28. Today is my birthday. Some plans, hopes, and ideas for the coming year. [January 29, 2011]

The Age of the Fun Suckers. Why do the old folks say we aren't allowed to have fun, when they had so much fun when they were young? [March 3, 2012]

The World in The Year 2037 (At Age 55). Wondering what the world will look like when I'm twice my current age. [August 4, 2010]

Twenty-Nine. Not the most exciting or planned out year ahead, but should be interesting. [January 29, 2012]

Was I Born Too Late? Sometimes I dream about living in an earlier time with more freedom and less development. [February 12, 2011]

Hiking.

Five Major Trips I Hope to Take in 2012. Some of the major trips I am hoping to get on during the coming year. [December 31, 2011]

Have I Ever Gotten Lost? There have been times in the woods, where I've been disoriented but not lost. [August 17, 2009]

The Evening Walk. Very rarely do I miss going out for a walk in evening before bed, regardless of the weather. [March 2, 2010]

Mistakes.

Bring Those Longjohns. It's nice to remember to pack them so to stay warm. [December 30, 2011]

Camping Plans Delayed Another Couple of Weeks. It kind of sucks, but it could be a lot worst. [April 3, 2012]

Terror.

9-11: A Memoir. My memories of that ever so tragic day as it unfolded three years ago. [September 11, 2004]

The Woods.

Bag and Burn Your Toilet Paper. Don't leave your shitty paper around in the woods for folks to find. [June 10, 2010]

Bird's Eye Views of Partridge Run. An interesting comparison of pictures and Google Satellite pictures. [April 30, 2010]

Empire Plaza vs. Switzkill Valley. Comparing a dense urban portion of our county to a relatively rural portion. [March 22, 2010]

Growing Appreciation for Partridge Run. I've been here a thousand times, but now I love it more then ever. [October 28, 2008]

Nobody at Partridge Run. Quiet time in the state wildlife management area. [May 28, 2009]

Solitude. Enjoying being alone in the woods. [March 26, 2011]

Taking an Anti-Vacation. Anti-vacations are periods of rest and relaxation, going camping without doing a lot of special work. [October 18, 2010]

Water.

Plattsburgh Bay. Reflections from sitting at the mouth of the Saranac River. [May 25, 2006]

Throwing Rocks. A fun and simple activity next to every water body. [October 24, 2008]

Where I Grew Up.

Google Streetview in Greenville. Views and memories from the town I went to Elementary/High School. [November 20, 2009]

Hilltowns Population Density Defined By Major Roadways. The most densely populated areas of hilltowns are close to NY 32, NY 85, NY 443 due to commute times to Albany. [July 13, 2011]

Neighboorhood Where I Grew Up. Google Maps takes me back to classy old neighborhood where I grew up. [November 25, 2009]

Writing.

Excuses for Not Regularly Updating My Blog. Just a list of excuses for the lack of interesting new content recently. [December 31, 1969]

Obscurity. There are many benefits to being off the beaten past. [August 10, 2009]

Recent Fodder. Here are the last 31-days of fodder articles featured on the blog, in case you happened to miss an article from a particular day. [December 31, 1969]

Social Context of Writing. Why our own words seem so foreign over time. [September 24, 2004]

Writing II. Some further thoughts on the art of writing. [June 7, 2006]