life and stuff Archives - Cast Iron Guy

2022-12-31

daily

December 31 of 31 December-ish posts Oh, rich. Coming from the guy who couldn’t manage a daily post in December, huh? Daily? One word that sums up your theme for 2023. Daily. Yes. That’s it. It’s New Years Eve. Again. And rolling into 2023 leaving 2022 behind I got to thinking of…

2022-12-27

deeper thoughts, life and stuff

long ago, and far from now

December 27 of 31 December-ish posts What do you want the world to look like in the future? The past is behind us. The present is fleeting. The future is what you make it. What do you think the world will be like 25 years in the future? Every day I get up…

2022-12-26

deeper thoughts, life and stuff

Excuses Me

December 26 of 31 December-ish posts We were driving home from the last of multiple family christmas gatherings today and, as we sped north down the highway, we passed the giant outlet mall on the outskirts of the city. Then we passed about five hundred cars driving slowly bumper to bumper in the…

2022-12-06

life and stuff, stoicism

Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Temperance

December 6 of 31 December-ish posts I’ve been reading Marcus Aurelius. Specifically, I’ve been reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor circa 161 -180 AD and noted Stoic philosopher. What do you want to learn in 2023? Wisdom is acting on knowledge, experience and understanding. Courage is willingness to confront pain, danger…

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about

It’s about more than just food.

It’s about a mindset and a perspective on living a full, active and interesting life.

The Cast Iron Guy blog heated up in January 2021 as a journal of uncomplicated things, life lived, and a mindset that reflects the philosophical practicality of well-seasoned cast iron frying pan: enduring, simple, down-to-earth & extremely useful.

I write regularly from here in the Canadian Prairies about things that interest me, including the artistic inspiration I get outdoors, travel, gear, growing and cooking food, fire craft, suburban and nature trails, running, and (of course) the clever and curious ways I find to use my many pieces of cast iron cookware.