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by bardo 🍁
2022-12-03
life and stuff

Objectively Looped In

December 3 of 31 December-ish posts What’s your favourite subject in school, I ask a kid. Recess, he replies. What’s the best part of your job, I ask myself. Working from home a few days a week, I almost write. Except that’s not really true. What made your job interesting in 2022? I’ve…

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2021-06-02
comics

Nature Burger

Ahhhh… nature. Living in the suburbs, and in particular a suburb that butts up squarely against a natural river valley preserved against development, it’s not uncommon to have the occasional run in with wildlife. I’ll often see coyotes or deer when I’m out running and extending my range into theirs.…

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2021-04-09
life and stuff

Downtown, Part One

Is it out of character of me to write a short post about the heart of the place I live? See, I used to work downtown. Used to, in that the job I currently have the privilege to do from the safety of my home was once and may again…

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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.

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