Behind The Scenes At Backwoods Home Magazine » Gold Beach Beat http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes Behind the scenes of Backwoods Home Magazine with Dave Duffy. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:14:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Getting set for the Dallas Self Reliance Expo http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2012/01/21/getting-set-for-the-dallas-self-reliance-expo/ http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2012/01/21/getting-set-for-the-dallas-self-reliance-expo/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:43:15 +0000 Dave Duffy http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/?p=2525 I’m preparing to fly to Mesquite, Texas (right next to Dallas) for the Red Shed Media Self Reliance Expo February 10-11. Backwoods Home Magazine has partnered with Red Shed Media Group to help ensure these expos are a success. We are doing our new radio show in partnership with them also. I plan to attend all four of the shows they hold this year.

Big storm over, little one left

The biggest Pacific storms have passed by and we’re due for much calmer weather tomorrow. Here’s the weather forecast:

Tonight: Rain. Temperature rising to around 43 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind between 17 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Rain. Temperature falling to around 39 by 4pm. Windy, with a south wind between 40 and 43 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Imagine that — only 65 mph winds!

Here’s a photo of Pistol River (also taken by Robert K. Oliver), on my road 7 miles to my north:

]]> http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2012/01/21/getting-set-for-the-dallas-self-reliance-expo/feed/ 1 BHM Radio Show begins tonight http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2012/01/20/bhm-radio-show-begins-tonight-at-8-central-time/ http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2012/01/20/bhm-radio-show-begins-tonight-at-8-central-time/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:56:20 +0000 Dave Duffy http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/?p=2519 Oops! With deadline for the next issue just finished and and the enormous Pacific Northwest storms that are causing flooding, mudslides, and general havoc here, I forgot to mention that the BHM Radio Show begins tonight at 8 pm Central time. Jackie Clay and Massad Ayoob will be the first two guests. Click here to listen.

The following photo was taken by Robert K. Oliver. It is the road my house is on. This slide is about six miles south of me.

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My wood pile is starting to get the best of me. I’ve got a cord of seasoned, but gnarly oak and fir left over from last year, and a couple of new cords of barely seasoned oak. I have to pick through the pile to find something I can split. Maybe it’s finally time for me to get a wood splitter. I hate to admit that I lack the strength I used to have, or that I’m afraid of injuring myself if I go at the wood with too hefty a chopping stroke.

Luckily, Jake and Robby will be home this evening for Thanksgiving, so Jake will split a lot of wood for me. He, like me, loves splitting firewood. And he’s as strong as an ox.

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The week prior, Tiger played well to take third in the Australian Open.

I’m a big fan of Tiger. I like people who excel at what they do. I was a big fan of Muhammad Ali, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Wayne Gretsky, Michael Vick, etc.  I would love to see Michael Vick succeed because he’s a brilliant athlete who got too much punishment for his bad dog rap .

Golf has made Woods a millionaire, but it’s not all about the money. He’s lost many endorsements since his car crash in 2006, such as AT&T, Accenture, Tag Heuer, Gatorade, and Gillette. Last week he gained a deal with Fuse Science, Inc., a Florida-based sports nutrition company, and before that with Rolex watches.

Next week Lenie and I will watch Tiger in person at the Chevron World Challenge in Southern California, my old home town area (I lived in Oxnard and Ventura). I expect him to win it.

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I’m hoping a good Tiger performance the next couple of weeks at the Australian Open  and Presidents Cup will revitalize golf.

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