10E2490: Convenience Is The Enemy

Hope you create a happy family day everyone. Spare a thought for those reeling from the weather and worse...

This post is now tradition, and have to say thanks to all the readers [both of you! oh! -ed] and best wishes to the extended 10engines family. Cheers.

10E2489: History. AMIRIGHT!

I tell the interns all the time (and appreciate it myself too) - it is amazing to live in New England and experience on a day to day basis the sites and monuments and stories that other kids in America only read about. During this time of Thanksgiving holiday tales, and revised tales, Pilgrims and 'Indians' and Atlantic travel are constantly referenced across the States - but in New England you get to walk it if you want to.

Plymouth - as in ROCK - is a short drive away. So much history. Fantastic. Just words on a page to others - daily life for yankees (small y... #evilempire).

And speaking of Revolutionary, [nice segue -ed] we live just north of Boston and Paul Revere basically rode past our front door in 1775 (ok it was Medford but I can walk over there anytime...).

And walking the kids to school we pass markers of battles and more. Minuteman Trail on a bike - big smiles.

Over the River and Through the Woods (to grandmothers house we go)? That one? Original title A Boy's Thanksgiving Day, that was another (sleigh) ride nearby. http://10engines.blogspot.com/2011/11/boys-thanksgiving-day.html


As another commentor mentioned, one of the best parts of living here is imagining the civilization that has trod this path before us--from Wampanoag in our backyards, to JFK at Harvard.

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The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower is a historical fictionalisation of young John Howland's travel to the new lands here form England. Detailed first person account of life in the 1600s form busy London to Pilgrim-style living in early America. Suitable for the interns...

10E2488: Giveaway - Ursa Major Hoppin' Fresh

The crew at Ursa Major have delivered on a long-time request, creating an all natural deodorant that really works. I bought a few during their kickstarter a little while ago and it has a nice minty/grampa zing to it. Made in the USA. Recyclable container.

- Eliminates odor-causing bacteria
- 24-hour protection
- Fresh, cooling aroma on application
- 100% natural & toxin-free (no aluminum)
- Non-staining formula

You can buy it right now at Ursa Major.  Join their email list and you get $5 off right off the bat. Boom!

GIVEAWAY - plus they are giving away sticks to two 10engines readers - today. Just go check out the product at on their site and email me the favorite ingredient they use. Or follow them on twitter @UrsaMajorVT and tweet and us both the favorite ingredient you see. Winners will be picked at 5pm - prize delivered for the weekend. UPDATE: Winners notified; congrats Stuart and Michael.

 

10E2487: Very Orange Work Gloves

Steerhide palms (like those woodstove gloves your gramps had), Thinsulate liner, and nylon backing. Slim fit. And orange as all get out. Made and shipped out of Missouri. $3 + postage.

10E2486: Hugh's War On Waste

This guy Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstal is a British chef/turnedfarmer/turnedmostlyvegetarian. Anyway - he rails against food idiocy in many forms. He did a great thing on fish bycatch a few years ago - even got some EU laws changed.

His new one War On Waste focuses on supermarkets and home food waste (related to recycling a few ways). First episode is an hour so brew a cuppa. We know some of this but seeing it (esp at the sharp end at the farms) is pretty insane...

Pops has an expression, "Americans are the only people on earth that refrigerate their garbage for 2 weeks before throwing it away..." Many western countries guilty of this in fact - but it was not always this way... Happy Monday!

10E2485: Carhartt Cord

Great looking piece from Carhartt Europe aka WIP / whatever you want to call it. Sleeves and handwarmer of a Detroit and pockets of a chore coat. Cord double knees are still a unicorn, along with unwashed denim Detroit - American Classics in London used to have them (unless I dreamed them up), 25 years ago...

You can bid on the above from seller VanKits12.