blogging – Cast Iron Guy

2023-02-27

three-sixty-five.

I don’t want to say I’ve been saving up for this post, but after two years and two months of keeping a so-called “daily” blog, this — what you’re reading right now — is post three-sixty-five. One post per day for one full year. This should have been the post…

2022-12-31

life and stuff

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…

2022-12-16

deeper thoughts

Welcome to the Fediverse

December 16 of 31 December-ish posts I think it’s fair to say that for anyone who has been online this year, 2022 has revealed itself as another parade of madness in the growing poli-cultural mishmash that we call modern society. I’ve decided to take a year long break from corporate social media for…

2022-11-30

life and stuff

December-ish (but still November-ish)

Every year I tend to get a bit sentimental and reflective when December rolls around. As I close in on the end of my second full year of this blog, I’m hoping to channel some of that sentimentality into some productive creative motivation here (and also in other online and…

4/31

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.