Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "It always rains on tents.  Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent."   ~Dave Barry -- Camping Season --  Yes, it is camping season ! Yay! (sound of heels clicking and hands clapping). Dave and I always joke that it is time to help out the farmers and go camping... because it rains and storms like 80% of the time that we can get away! lol I see RV'ers driving our roads in bliss (while the rest of us wither in jealousy). So the call to sleep in the woods has come... but are you ready? Last year I realized how frustrated I was becoming in the stages of set up prior to leaving. There was just so much to be done around the home and office in advance of the time away, and all the preparation of food and clothes and... only to get there and get a cramp or something and realize you don't have any pain killers, no muscle r...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Different people have different duties assigned to them by Nature;  Nature has given one the power or desire to do this, and the other that.  Each bird must sing with his own throat. " ~ Henrik Ibsen -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's Positive Eco-News segment is covering the concept of leave-no-trace use of the outdoors. Find great reuse ideas, learn how to have a campfire more responsibly and what to do when we can't have one at all... we'll have a lot to cover today - so do join us live and drop in the live chat room if you can at 10-11 AM Pacific - or access the archived interview... Link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/05/31/positive-eco-news * Note: Winners of our contest will be drawn randomly tomorrow morning and announced here on this blog. (See last Wednesday's post - contest closes tonight at midnight.) Find Dave and Lillian Brummet ...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “You have to trust yourself,  Be what you are and do what you ought to do  The way you should do it.  You have got to discover you,  What you do,  And trust it”. ~ Barbara Streisand -- Tips for August Outdoor Safety -- Bears, especially Black Bears, are now getting ready for winter, putting on lots of fat for the long weeks of hibernation ahead of them. So make a lot of noise when you are on the trails, especially those near water-ways - where there are bound to be berry patches, and other things that bears are looking for right now.  Clapping your hands every 8 min or so is a good idea, always having a person with you, and talking regularly are things that will let the bears know you are around. Keep in mind that rushing water, heavy winds and canyon like conditions can greatly influence how far sound will travel.... and you definitely want the bear to hear you coming.  Carry a sport whistle with you...