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I have several pair of Duluth Trading firehose pants. The second two pairs are much more durable than a regular pair of jeans, similar to Carhartt. The first pair I got (I guess they don't sell that weight any more) are almost like Dad's old canvas army tent. Their double-thick loggers...

TADA! I was at another surplus store this week. This one's tag says: "Feuchter, Ringelai" and "80% Schurwolle / 20% Polyamid" (my German is limited to form school, but I can still decipher that). It has a German flag on each shoulder. And, a chest pocket which is kind of useful. (I...

A few years ago, we put the ol' jack-o-lantern on the compost pile behind the garden. We have A LOT of wild turkeys here and one tom REALLY took offense at that pumpkin. For a month, he would show up almost daily and puff up and strut back and forth and peck at that pumpkin, until it turned to...

Jack-o-lantern seeds! Baked while slathered in butter and heavily salted. "A country boy will survive...!"

But... it kind of looks like Uncle Jim! They didn't, like, have candy waiting for us while wearing their own costumes, but the neighbors whom knew us well went into their house and found us something. Other neighbors just smiled and waved and closed the door. (I DO remember the very...

I like to celebrate Día de Muertos. If that thing knocks on my door, it must be an ancestor. (As children, we tried to celebrate Halloween in London. When we went trick-or-treating, I think most people actually knew what we were doing, but still thought we were a bit "off".)

I recently picked this up at a thrift shop for a handful of change. It certainly looks vintage but google doesn't seem to know what it is. It's not really my style but I'm going to wear it often because it's very warm.

The closest city to me has that problem. They call it a "food desert". All of the local grocers left a generation ago. You can either catch two buses, there and back, to the nearest store... or, eat at McFuds, which is at the end of either block. A recent news story told of the new...

I immediately heard the Jaws theme song in my head while watching that .gif. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum-ba-dum-ba-dum-ba-dum. Ba-Dah-Dum!

I go with the Gorton's Fisherman look. Shaving it into a goatee is just wasted minutes each morning. Besides, having a solid Scottish ancestry (and name), it just goes with the territory.

I remember seeing an interview with the guys that produced that show. They said they found boxes full of the original shows in some studio and bought them for a song. They had no idea what the characters were saying and they just "partook of some substances" and got very silly with it. Sure...

I have tooooo many vintage military surplus wool blankets from all over the world. Some of them weigh up to five pounds. They are often my best friends.

Around here, Autumn is synonymous with deer hunting season. They actually close the schools on opening day. Unfortunately, it also signals the beginning of basketball season. "Never the twain shall meet...":

...when we could spell "BOOBS" with our space-age four function calculators.

I had several friends, when I was a kid, and their house had a living room that was NEVER used. "Keeping up appearances", or something like that. Maybe when the Dad's boss came to dinner, once a year, it was used. (Little did Mom know, that when we were in the house alone, we went straight...