Neanderpundit

has a small side and a big side. Oh, once and a while you get some straight grained wood, but for the most part, firewood is not symmetrical. The upshot of this is the need to be careful stacking.

Ever stack three ring binders? it’s kinda like that only the difference in size is bidirectional. You not only have to alternate front to back, you have to alternate side to side. And that alternation has to be tempered with the fact that no two pieces of firewood are the same size, either.

Bad picture taken after dark, but you sort of get the idea. This is about a half cord, and will be more than a full cord when the rack is full; what looks like chaos is actually a pretty solid pile.

The germans build a thing called a holzmiete or timber rental that is an actual structure, you take the wood from the inside as you burn it. They rely on the tapered nature of the wood to make an upward sloping cone over which they place a crude roof, and use the interior portion to split wood. here’s a good article on how to build one, and how they look when complete.

I’m not that concerned about looks.

Take the knife out of your pocket and take a picture of it, and post it. Or post a picture of the same knife from a brochure or whatever.

No, not your favorite knife, or your prettiest, but the one that never leaves your side. Mine’s a Schrade 897 Uncle Henry, made in USA, from when they still were made in the USA. it’s stainless because I can’t find carbon steel ones anymore.

I have a handful I bought at gunshows. I buy them when I see them, and keep a reserve supply on hand. it’s the knife I always have.

If you don’t have a blog but would like to show off your knife, send me a picture at mhardig at aol dot com and I’ll post it here.

Update: Reader Skip sends a picture of his VERY NICE Spyderco Endura 4.

The Civillian is the only spyderco blade I’ve lusted after, but the Endura is very nice indeed.

that once upon a time we went to a movie, and sat down quietly, and watched. We had paid money to be there, and we wanted to enjoy the experience. Also, it was rude to ruin the experience for others. Your parents would shush you- or maybe even beat you- if you raised a ruckus in the theater.

In public, on the other hand, we spoke up when shit was going down badly. Sometimes- a lot of the time- our speech wasn’t politically correct.

Now you can’t go to a theater without listening to someone yapping at each other or the screen. And if you speak up about bullshit that’s going down in the real world, you get shushed or beaten up. Witness the attacks on the tea party.

The left knows that wingnuthead is doomed, and they will use this to their advantage, to get him replaced with an even bigger statist. Give this some thought. The more you think the worse it will get.