Barefoot Bouldering and Beyond
Running around barefoot is fun for the most part, unless you step on pine cones, sharp rocks or in dog shit. I’ve had the misfortune of stepping on or in all three this Summer. I’ve tried [...]
Articles by lzevon
Float your Troubles Away – Daredevil Style
Like most people I have a lot of stress in my life. Exercise is a great relief from that stress but we can’t exercise all the time. Yoga, meditation and even breathing a certain way, usually [...]
Bike Stand Update
As promised, here are pictures of the completed PVC bike stand. I modified the original plans found on Instructables somewhat to both reduce parts and hopefully increase the strength (I’m not [...]
Tap-into Your Inner MacGyver
Lately I’ve become the neighborhood bicycle mechanic. I was sitting on the front lawn replacing the brakes on my wife’s bike, changing the skins and adjusting the derailleurs. Soon a few [...]
Summer Flashback: Mount Hood
One Summer many years ago, my best bud Jason and I went to Mt Hood to snowboard ‘camp.’ We stayed at Rebel Lodge, which on paper sounded as good as the continental breakfast, dry-land [...]
A Better Way to Pitch a Tent
This one falls into the “dammit, why didn’t I think of that” category. Unlike rigid pole tents, AirZone Recreation‘s durable and easy-to-inflate tents are easy to stuff into [...]
After School Special Flashback “Stoned”
I have vague memories of an after school special called Stoned. Scott Baio played Jack Melon, a good doobie who dabbled in doobies and quickly saw his life take a dubious downturn. In one scene [...]
King of the Beat
I like to run with an iPod so I don’t have to hear the labored breathing of a man killing himself. I prepare song lists for different distances that are based on song type and length. The song [...]
Cool Shades
Of all the gadgets I own, the most basic of equipment eludes me – a good pair of workout sunglasses. I own several pairs of sunglasses, in fact 3 pairs in the same style with different lenses. [...]
SOG Seal Pup
When shopping for a survival knife there are several qualities to consider. Remember you’re not looking for a knife to open letters, peel an apple or, as some of the cretins I work with do, [...]
Survival Chic
For most of my 39 years I’ve had an interest in survival techniques. Some of these were as basic as avoiding a beating from one of my two sadistic older brothers, let’s call this family [...]
Getting Down to the Circadian Rhythm
Fitness magazines and Web sites stress the importance of diet and exercise, but rarely do you read about the importance of sleep. Sleep plays an important role in your overall wellbeing – [...]
Ropeless Jump Rope
About a year ago I bought a jump rope thinking I’d be Rocky Balboa and jump myself back into fighting shape. I couldn’t use the jump rope inside the house because there wasn’t [...]
Life in Moderation
When I tell folks that my grandfather Murray passed away when he was 99 years, 11 months and 1 week I often hear “oh, too bad he missed 100 by 3 weeks.” But holy crap, he lived 99 years, [...]
Power Skater – Dry Land Skate Training
Ah the Power Skater. I’ve been hearing about this beauty from a friend of mine for months. With minimal confusion, we got it set-up on the patio the other day. Lucky for us the assembled Power [...]
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