Posters have become a staple of American home decor in the last half-century. What started out as a teenage fad, of mostly cheaply printed designs, aimed at the younger generation, has grown up with that generation. Today’s idea of posters isn’t just psychedelic designs, done in fluorescent paint so that they would glow under a … Read more
Camping has been around since the beginning of human history. Long before our ancestors built the first towns or even houses, they lived in a variety of different sorts of tents. While that wasn’t camping to them, it had a lot in common with what we would call camping today. Even today there are nomadic … Read more
The sport of rock climbing has been around since the late 19th century. That’s not to say though, that people didn’t climb cliff faces before then. The Mesa Verde cave dwellings were inhabited from 550 to 1300 AD and those probably aren’t the oldest example of man scaling cliff faces. Assassins, ninjas and other specialized … Read more
Christmas is coming—actually, Christmas is always coming. Ask any genuinely dedicated aficionado about this joyous holiday, and they’ll tell you that the next Christmas season starts on December 26th. My wife starts Christmas shopping during the after-Christmas sales and plays Christmas music most of the year. For those of us who make the Christmas presents … Read more
Tables have taken on an extensive variety of different shapes and styles through the ages. Functionally, the shape and style aren’t the important part; what’s important is that the table provides someplace to set things, whether for storage, décor or use. Even so, style defines our lives, giving us a way of expressing our unique … Read more