I wanted to write something tonight, but I also wanted to write to a friend. The e-letter just went out--essentially, it was about the vacation, which I copied almost exactly from the blog--so now it's time for some blog-writing for myself.
The only problem is that I'm tired. But I'm determined to get something out tonight. In this corner, it's my oncoming sleepiness. In the other, it's my desire to write pawing the canvas. Fifteen rounds, and may the better force win.
Ding!
One thing I want to do pretty soon is upgrade this website. That's hard for a person with no artistic skills whatsoever to accomplish. I just want to include more interesting content--both in terms of graphics and in my usual verbosity.
I guess, though, I'm going to go with the flow of my mind and write what I've been thinking about. Namely, about a week and a half from now, when I'll be out camping for the first time in a few years.
That will be at the neopagan gathering I mentioned last time. This one will last several days, and I want to be part of it. So a-camping I will go.
Mind you, I had camped years ago back when I was with the Boy Scouts. Hmm, about 40 years ago. Those skills are kinda rusty. Then, a few years back, I went out to a gathering in southern Michigan and needed to camp, So I got a dome tent. Its most distinguishing characteristic is that it stands all of four feet tall at the peak of the dome (I'm about 5-11) and had about as much ventilation as my basement. Was it ever stuffy! I also had an old sleeping bag that had seen better days. I got along there all right. I survived. So I'll survive his one, right?
This time, though, I have found a good tent on sale at a local discount store and bought it. It's a dome that can sleep four (if need be) and is 6 feet tall at the dome. Cool. It has screened windows and all that good stuff.
I also invested in a sleeping bag. This one won't keep me from freezing in cold weather, but I'm not planning to use it in freezing weather. That's why there are motels. I also bought a tarp and an insulated pad for the sleeping bag.
The thing is ... I don't know how to cook. I can cook brats on the grill on the back porch (which is what we did for supper tonight), I can boil water, I can zap microwave popcorn and I have even been known to heat up some soup for myself in the microwave. But the odds of finding microwaves in the campground aren't that good. So what I'll probably end up doing is going into town for a warm meal each day and buy some goodies to take back to the tent. High-energy stuff. Crackers. Water. I've got a cooler that can keep cold stuff cold. That's cool.
Another "major investment" will be getting a small pair of binoculars, the better to enjoy the local bird population at the campsite. They make some nice lightweight ones now, and I hope they won't be too expensive.
I wanted to go further, but you get the picture by now. I'm yawning more and more, and I think it's time to put the laptop away for a while.
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