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2022-12-01
life and stuff

when they go high (tech) we go low (tech)

December 1 of 31 December-ish posts. Oh, how those billionaires-who-shall-not-be-named would factor into a good political-type post that I’m sure would attract all sorts of readers like wasps to a honeypot. How would I… should I describe my 2022 in tech or tools? As the year wraps up I’ve dabbled…

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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…

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2021-12-31
deeper thoughts

Better

One word that sums up your theme for 2022 Better. Just… better. Better days. Better minutes. Better hopes. Better self. Better efforts. Better me. Better you. Better world. Better everything. Better. Happy New Year! See you in 2022.

2021-12-30
deeper thoughts

Groundhog

One of my favourite films stars Bill Murray as a weatherman who, while visiting a small town to report on the festivities taking place to celebrate groundhog day finds himself trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of reliving the same day over and over and over again. He wakes up…

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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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