Simplifying. Minimalist lifestyle. Slowing down. These pursuits involve getting rid of excess possessions that choke our body and soul. Ask any empty-nester, recent retiree or minimalist officianado how destuffing leads to a new freedom. Some minimalists may also be anti-technology, although I am not. In fact, high-tech helps me to get RID of often burdensome possessions. The…
My personal locator beacon (PLB) arrived and is ready to use. Couldn’t be easier to set up. It comes activated with batteries that expire in 2019 and has a test button. The only other action required is to register the device and your name at NOAA. Their registration website comes with the PLB literature. Should…
Many people have expressed concern about my traveling into the mountains by myself for 6 weeks So I began to think–thanks to the incessant media coverage about black boxes, pings, and towed pinger locators–that the world needs personal black boxes. Someone could make a great deal of money by inventing a personal pinger device for…