Hiking Two Days / Camping One Night / Warm Weather
Backpack Camping Gear for Hiking to a Camping Spot and Back
Notes: I prefer to camp during the Summer (70-90 temps). Having hiked and camped almost every year of my life, i do not wear rain gear. Since im only a leisure hiker, i prefer to hike without rain; if it rains I stop, set up a tarp, and prepare a small fire pit under the edge of the tarp to dry any wet clothing or gear until it stops. I keep the fire small so the heat does not go high enough to burn the tarp. More gear is needed for colder weather (below 70 degrees F). This list is only for nice, warm days and nights.
(this is Drogo’s opinion based on his American hiking experiences)
I divide the backpack gear into 3 categories (they are all related though): Shelter, Cooking, and Personal Items
Shelter: sleeping bag, straps, long cord, 2 tarps (minimum 7’x7′), tent / hammock (lighter weight for smaller people), sheet (blanket if chilly), flashlight
Cooking: cook-pot (durable with secure lid), food (keep safe in cook-pot), water containers (minimum 2 liters), bowl / cup (durable), utensils (spoon, knife), fire items (scrap paper, matches, lighter)
Personal: clothes (pants, shirt, 2 underwears, 2 sock pairs, head cover), Off, odorizer (deodorant, scented oil, lotion), medicine (prescriptions, spiritual, relaxant, celebration), medical kit (anti-bacterial, bandages), tooth-brush & paste; small musical device (ipod, harmonica, flute), cell phone / camera, small book, writing tools (paper, pencils, pens, markers), towel / washcloth, walking stick…
* Drogo’s Common Backpack (personal preference)
* see also: Survival Inventory List
Good and Bad Politicians
What does SCOD think about professional politicians? Well it depends on the individual and their behavior regarding others. This is an ongoing lists of our representative leaders, past and present; judged using SCOD theory criteria for architectural design evaluation. Think of this list, as a list of real life “Heroes and Villains”. By “Good” we mean “Ethically and Morally Good”. By “Bad” we mean “Corrupt, Evil, Vile, and Sinister”. Neutral or flip-floppers (including traitors) will be called ‘It’s Complicated’. Many people think there is no such thing as a good politician, because when they open their mouths they lie; but politics does have a variety of personalities like in any field. Some politicians handle power better than others, as with any type of leader or boss.
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Good Politicians
Kucinich – honest egalitarian peace promoter, environmentalist
Sanders, Bernie (US Senator) – honest egalitarian peace promoter
Gravel, Mike – honest egalitarian peace promoter
Unger, John – honest egalitarian peace promoter
Gore, Al – honest egalitarian peace promoter; environmentalist
Carter, Jimmy – honest egalitarian peace promoter
Tulsi Gabbard – honest egalitarian peace promoter
Alexandria Ocasia-Cortez (AOC) – honest egalitarian peace promoter
Nelson Mandela (yeah he is not US, but too amazing not to include) – honest egalitarian peace promoter
Andrew Yang – honest egalitarian peace promoter
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Bad Politicians
Reagan (and all corporate neo-conservatives)
Bush Jr. – lying war monger
Cheney – lying bigoted war monger
Rummy – lying bigoted war monger
McCain – bigoted war monger
Nixon – lying bigoted war monger
Jackson, Andrew – bigoted war monger
The Clintons (and all corporate neo-liberals) – lying war mongers
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It’s Complicated
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, most of the famous founding fathers,….
Elizabeth Warren
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List for The Great Plains & East-Coast America
(eat with caution)
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Blue-berry Bush
Mul-berry Tree
Black-berry Bush
Rasp-berry Bush (Wineberry)
Straw-berry Patch
Snake-berry Patch
Cran-berry Bog (New England)
Mayapple-berry (American Mandrake)
Nanny-berry
Ground Cherry Plant (Chinese Lantern, Wild Tomato)
Elder-berry Bush
Wild Grape Vine
Bear-berry Shrub
Rosehip-berry plant
Sea Buckthorn plant
Thimble-berry Bush
Goose-berry Bush
Fig Bush
Hack-berry Tree
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Nannyberry
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Ground Cherry (Wild Tomato in Chinese Lantern Husk)
Although most electricity used to run computers still comes from Fossil Fuel Combustion, there are some electronic games that may help to build a more sustainable future and switch to more renewable tools. If we are going to be on the computers already, smart education through fun game play can help plan a better future. The best of these games are those that make you feel better after you have played them, and even better when you are not playing them because you are not using Fossil Fuels.
Video games are often a reflection of Society’s politics (social studies) and Culture’s history (customs & wars). That people want to understand what is systemic through simulations is not a bad thing. What crosses the line is when people perpetuate actual murders; which whether in defense of the system or against it, is still part of Society and Culture. The violent drug addict and the drone operator, or the gangster and the soldier can be the same person, one disgracefully illegal and one honorably legal. Laws often ignore the inherent dichotomy, and public dialog largely ignores the terror within.
1. Power Up! (the basic educational game)
2. Power Up (the advanced game)
3. Eco Ego
4. Sun-Shire – SCOD Eco-village creation
(list to be continued)
(image from STOP THIEF board game)
Abstraction in art and games can be as interesting as the realism.
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