Knowing how to build a fire and keep it going is still the best way to do that, if you ever end up in one of those situations. Seriously. So, I am way into practicing that kind of stuff. Because I don't ever want to be caught off guard in case something unexpected happens. Like I'd rather be a hero than a victim. Which is why I spend so much time figuring all this stuff out. Not to mention it's more fun than sitting around the house all day.The thing is, sometimes I find my best information in old books hardly anybody even knows about anymore. At first, I had a way hard time getting through some of them because a lot of words for things have changed since then. But I kept at it because I wanted to find out a few things. Then I made an interesting discovery. My brain sort of stepped up to the job. Like I picked up the language after the first few pages. I don't know exactly how. It's just that somewhere along the line it got easier to understand, and I hardly realize when it's happening anymore. Pretty cool, actually.
Except sometimes it seems like one of those old-fashioned words is the only one that will fit for something I want to say -- and out it pops. Then I have a lot of explaining to do. Which is what happened today when I was sharing out Cool Tips about fire-building with some Wilderness Protectors over at WKC. I could have said kindling, but that meant something else. Or I could have said tinder, but that wasn't it, either. It was a mixture of things. It was a ball of...
Sheesh, I still can't think of a better word. It was a punk. So, if you want to know what that is, you'll have to head over to the feature article at WKC and find out. Because I'm only good for one explanation a day.
Besides that, I'm sorta proud I got to be in a feature.
No kidding.
W.K.
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