Fall Is Here

Where did not summer go? I cannot believe that fall is here and growing season now over..WOAH. This means that canning season is coning to a close. now I hope that I can have a little more time to read..SWEET.

Fall is one of my favorite season, due to the fact that Halloween is my holiday. I look for it every year. I have always has a spook factor about me though. I can sneak up on pretty much anyone and make their heart go though the roof.

What am I reading now it is called the Never List. Thus far, it is quite an interesting book. It sure does make one think and yet it doesn't matter how what precautions a person takes to stay out of dangerous situations.

Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds by Norma Cobb

Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds by Norma Cobb


The Cobbs remind me so much of my wife and I. Throughout the book it seemed like that they could not catch a break a day late and a dollar short.I just seems like we can never catch a break either. I call it German luck.

In the book, Norma Cobb was the last pioneer woman to take advantage of the homestead act in Alaska. The Cobb family is like any hard-working American family of the 70's, struggling to find their place, achieve their dreams and are willing to sacrifice and work hard to get to where they aspire to be.

I love it she does not sugarcoat anything just tells you the way that it is and how she feels. This book is quite the roller coaster of an adventure. I know that it is not for everyone.

The Cobbs are an instriation to me and my wife in that follw your dreams and SOMEDAY it can be true.

I am back

It is official that I am going to open up shop over here again. I would like to say that I was sorry to everyone that I left the blogging business for a bit. I am expanding my focus on the blog everything from geeky, food related and everyday life.

I missed this blog over here so here we go again. So how has everyone's summer been going considering that it is almost over.

One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith

Why I Read It: My wife and I are loving the Alaska shows that have been on the Discovery channels. It a dram of our to move up there or in NW Wisconsin and be more self-sufficent(no we are not those crazy preppers).

This an inspiring book. It is from the journals of Richard Proenneke. He was in his 50s when decided to leave the life of the Lower 48.

In the 1970s, he chronicled his life in Alaska for 16 months building his homestead his with own two hands. His perspective of the nature around him.
Now his cabin is entrusted to the Park Service.
This book makes you think,"What do you really NEED?"
This book is an inspiration to me. Someday…Someday.

What I Liked: I enjoyed the way that we brought in Richard' everyday life while being the ONLY person in the area bwsides the occosioal hunters. Oh yeah and his brush pilot Babe.

What I Disliked: The only problem with the book that it was DRY at some points of the book..:) 

hmmm...

Great now I am second guessing my closing the Geeky Daddy shop. We will see what happens, I guess.

Closing Up Shop

I am going to be closing up shop over here :(It started to seem like work and force posts and I just did not have the time. It was a great run, but what I wanted to do over.I am starting a new blog, it has a homesteading/ hunting theme behind it. If you want to join in my outside life hop over to Homesteading Hunter

If you want my reviews my good reads profile is here. I have met so many great people over the past couple of years. I made many great friendships. I will still be around at your spaces as well.

Take care everyone

Not Sure what is Up...

I am not that sure if it is because I am getting older or what. 5 years ago...I BARELY touched a non-fiction book. Now it seems that I have been gravitating more and more to read non-fiction books. Well at least historical fiction.  This is what is keeping my interest as of late. I read sci-fi/fantasy, but it is usually in the audio format.

So I am unsure if I am coming of Age or what is going on? I was wondering if any of you have gone through the same type of a different book taste(s)?