Alan Arnette climbs mountains. A lot of mountains. So he knows a thing or two about mountaineering gear.

When I wear a bow tie, the most common question I get is: “How do you tie a bow tie?” The answer is sort of complicated, so here’s how that gets done.

As a kid I read that in the 1987 of ‘Buck Rogers in the 24th Century,’ gas sold for $4 a gallon. It seemed a high price at the time. As it turns out, it wasn’t too far off.

In which I talk about my DIY observation hive for beekeeping lectures.

My first foray into the brave, offbeat, but always exciting world of urban beekeeping.