Having no internet where I live has its advantages, I get sleep at a good time and have been able to make it to shul in the mornings more often, the disadvantages are that you get to suffer with less blog posts than normal. I decided two things after my little backpacking trip to Yosemite last week, one that I would try and do more backpacking more often and two that I would try to lessen the control that this blog has over my schedule.
For the most part I have been true to my word, instead of scheduling posts I have just been writing when I can get to an internet connection, rather than wracking my brain for a good idea and pre-scheduling posts for when I would be at work or out in the woods. Wednesday was the last time I was at my computer because on Thursday night I decided to try out my new super-lightweight backpacking tent on a mini overnight.
I got out of work on Thursday at 3:15, drove 2 hours to Big Sur (which is possibly the most awesome area on the California Coast) hiked 8 miles into the Ventanna Wilderness area, camped out and then hiked another 10 miles out on Friday morning. Thus proving that while working 40 hours a week I could still spend at least one night a week in the wilderness. By the way, my tent is a freestanding solo tent that weighs about a pound if I don’t use the spikes (not nec since it’s freestanding) and rain fly (it doesn’t rain until November) Now all I need is a titanium pot and a wife who wants to do this sort of thing with me.
So in truth, I miss blogging twice a day, but until someone donates a computer, or a I suck it up and pay for internet access in my house – the blogging – may or may not be sporadic. I do enjoy going back to roots and merely writing whenever I feel like, oh and not paying attention to stats is awesome.
Sounds great. Go for quality and not quantity and enjoy life. Also, you could use the extra time and energy to look for a wife!
Nah it’s just used to read, go mountain biking and hiking
well if it’s a solo tent then you need a wife + a new tent that’s big enough for two 🙂
I loooove camping but i’m married…unfortunately my husband hates camping (he’s allergic to everything outdoors and gets overheated very easily so it’s always a miserable experience for him). Most camping I do is camping with friends though, not by myself, usually at music festivals (although me and a bunch of friends have also camped together randomly at camp grounds for someones birthday or something). I know there are other jews into camping…i’ve met some at fests. 🙂 We even had a potluck semi-kosher shabbas meal once at Gathering of the Vibes…
Right on! :^)
was too cheap to have my own internet for the past year. was probably the best thing for me. then a neighbor found out and offered his password. now im back to being the biggest time waster. and reading your blogs.
hey heshy on shabbos did you go to emek bracha in palo alto? I thought I saw you at kiddush… But then again a lot of guys looks like you…
Yep – I was there
And I hope your caps lock key comes unstuck!
The abusive and nasty comment someone left was removed, so now my caps lock comment makes no sense! ;^D
While I am all for your blog posts being more sporadic and not letting this blog or any other singular thing control your life, I don’t know how you live without internet in your house?! I cannot imagine not having internet where I live, where I work and on my cell phone. Any one of the three has internet issues and I don’t know what to do with myself… it may have something to do with the fact that my husband is a huge techie and must have the latest and greatest in all things electronic 🙂