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More on the Jet Boil Recall from CPSC This is the press release from CPSC which was in my email box this AM: NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2009 Release #09-126 Firm's...

Tolls and Taxes--WOW a political debate!!! I can't believe it's gotten this far! Chomp (whom I still haven't forgiven for his Red Squaring of me three years ago, though I am trying) is, I say without hesitation, right: the $$ has to come from somewhere. It seems fair to ask users to...

More editorial support for new negligence standard The faraway voice of the editors from the New York Times has now been added to the support for a negligence standard when it comes to reimbursing the state for rescue. Get it here

My Wife Loves Spot Though Spot has not been outside enough lately, when it does go out with me, my wife loves receiving those "I'm OK" messages on her Blackberry. For those occasional solo hikes, it's useful for sending that reassurance home. It works fine for me.

My wife won't let me have a goat But you have to admit, it sounds like it would be a lot of fun to have a frisky little goat along for the hike. I don't know anything about the subject, at all, but I know there is a potential milk supply there. Imagine, a little fresh goat milk in your coffee...

Vegematic: I'm saving Carrigain for last two, but I have about 8 in NH and the whole lot in Maine. I was thinking it would be the way to top off the NY/NE 115, but we'll see if I just use it to wrap up the NE peaks. My White Whale is Gray in NY. I walked by it when I was a teenager when it...

Since someone mentioned animals . . . The best story I heard about unwelcome animals was from friends sleeping in the dessert in Arizona. Eric woke up to desparate whispers, "Eric! Get the knife! There's a snake in my sleeping bag!" Eric though better than to go stabbing randomly with his...

I generally think of the Whites as a beautiful place to hike, but the Boston Globe this weekend talks about the dangers, and the follies of inexperienced weekend warriors, on some of our favorite peaks. A Beautiful Place to Die Some familiar talking points here, to be sure.

Turning Back All of Ed's amazing accomplishments--without oxygen--were the obvious centerpiece of his book. But I really liked his message about personal safety. He was never unwilling to turn back when safety was a question, even when a summit was in view.

Bee Whispering I was pleased to see that Nartreb is a bee whisperer. Like him, I will occasionally pet a honeybee or bumblebee, as long as they seem relatively preoccupied by a flower or are running really slow because it's cold. Little kids are very impressed, others are really impressed by my...

Getting the space weather forecast There is a great website, www.spaceweather.com, which provides up-to-date forecasts for solar storms, geomagnetic disruptions, and the glorious aurora borealis. So you can decide whether to favor your GPS, traveling when the lights might be out, or to head for...

Other information to include Like BikeHikeSkiFish, I put my name/phone number in my bike helmet. I also include my insurance information. It's handy when I split the helmet open after crashing--the information reveals itself, like a fortune cookie. I carry similar information, and ICE info, in...

Phoebe We have them for the first time at our house in Westwood, MA. They took up residence on top of the bat house. A long long time ago the family struggled with an old Peterson's Guide to the birds, trying to sort out the various flycatchers, then realized there was a great little trait to...

Home-packed mayo for the trail? Maybe I'm missing a point here--is this just for the sandwich on the day hike, or for day 2 or 3 or later? I can't imagine wanting to take unsealed mayo in a little home-packed squeeze tube on the road for more than a few hours, unless digestive ailments is...

Could probably be converted To a very unprivate outhouse pretty easily.

More on Yellowstone I also heard the story about the kid with honey put on his/her face, back in 1975. The story was told to us by an off-duty ranger, who was kind enough to pick up a couple of straggley hitch-hiking hippies and give us a tour on his day off. He also had the tale of the fellow...

This from the NY Times this evening: Canada is on the verge of declaring bisphenol-A (B.P.A.) "toxic" because of disruptions in hormonal systems in animals, and "some concern" about neural and behavioral changes in humans who consume B.P.A. B.P.A. is used to make plastic bottles, including...

Cougar in . . . Chicago (!?) Poor little fellar met his maker at the hands of the local police. Seemed like an odd story, maybe a loose pet? Police Shoot Cougar in Chicago

Alookanooni -- pronunciation: a look' a noon ee (the look rhymes with wookie) Meaning: A warning to move ahead (or upwind), given before farting Purpose: To help your family and friends avoid "blowback" (see MadRiver, above) Used in a sentence: "Alookanooni" Derivation: Ancient native...