If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, what does a spoonful of fire cider do? Fire cider is a concoction of hot peppers, ginger, garlic and apple cider vinegar, and other stuff if you feel so inclined. It is a health tonic that can help boost immunity and improve circulation. As Jack… Continue reading Make your own fire cider
Sucking chest wounds. Blisters. Altitude Mountain Sickness. Spider bites. Evacuation techniques. Sprained ankles. These are just of a long list of ailments and injuries I learned how to treat in my Wilderness First Aid Certification class this past weekend. As any first aid knowledge, the skills I learned will come in handy at any time,… Continue reading Wilderness First Aid Certification class
Never tell your frustrations to a prickly ash tree. Back in May I attended a two-day spirituality and energetics workshop taught by Scott Schoner of The Human Path. I’ve been trying to get more in touch with my own spiritual identity lately, but I really didn’t know what to expect from the class. The weekend’s… Continue reading The wisdom of trees
There was no way I was going to be outrun by a yorkie. Even though it a holiday, we were out at 7:00am yesterday on the hike and bike trail for our regular three miles of Couch to 5K running. Despite knowing I could run the route in 46 minutes based on my last attempt,… Continue reading The Yorkie Effect
I like not coming in last. As a kid, I was one of the slowest in my class, and generally big and clumsy. Whenever we had to choose teams, I was invariably the last one picked. Then there were the dreaded Presidential Fitness tests, in which I always scored way below the average percentile for… Continue reading Pushing limits
True self-reliance would entail growing all of your own produce and raising your own livestock for meat. In an urban area like Austin, that’s not feasible for most people. Even a backyard garden can only produce so much food. Most people will therefore purchase their food all at a large chain grocery store. The Sustainable… Continue reading The sustainability factor
