A JOURNAL OF NATURAL AND UNNATURAL EVENTS
ARCHIVE OF BACK ISSUES from April 1999
Volume XI, Issue 3
September 2009
- Confusing, beautiful, quirky - How to Get (Purposely) Lost in Venice.
- Light packing gets squeezier - an illustrated guide to Layering/flipping suitcase packing in Eagle Creek Packing cubes.
- Meghan Miller joins the Couch Surfing movement and shares a homestay.
- A visit to Nemo 33, a spring-water deep diving tank in Belgium.
Volume VII, Issue I
May 2005
- Saffron Rules! Christo & Jeanne-Claude's Gates blow sunshine through Central Park.
- The Bathhouse: An English teacher in China takes in the traditional luxuries.
- Dave "Aplodontia" McBee Stalks the elusive Mountain beaver. Then makes off with its little carcass.
- Amazing Bats! Pat "Bat" Barbosa and friends have a bat-load of bat facts on these remarkable creatures.
- Lemon sorbet in lemon shells, and ditto for oranges - We fell in love with them in Italy, and made them at home.
- The Ultimate Stupid Recipe - Texas Tornado Two-Step Muffins.
Volume VI, Issue V
December 2004
- Mac World Expo - Steve Jobs trots out the cool new stuff.
- Lonesome? Full bladder? McBee solves two problems at once and makes friends with mountain goats.
- Life in Congo Part V: Road Trip.
- Rachel and Carly drift into a vacation on the Floating islands of Peru.
- The classic Stupid Recipes cookbook
- Friends of Bats, they have their day (after beating the guano out of Mike McCrea).
- EDITORIAL - Searching for the Big Three: Get a Secure Job, Find a Nice Guy, and Buy a House.
Volume VI, Issue IV
May 2004
- Sex and the Single Entomologist brings us more Bug High Drama from the Shrubbery of Northern Virginia with The Return of the Periodic Cicadas.
- The Casual Cook's Strawberry Cheese Pie
- Artichoke Wars - I never tried to stuff an artichoke until I found myself embroiled in the Great Stuffing Controversy and asked the scientific question: Is it really worth the trouble?
- Mauritius - "...Getting lost on these roads is guaranteed, especially in the surrealistic, Middle Earth-like mountains of the central region, as there are no road signs and villages all look fairly identical...."
- Life in Congo, Part IV - Military Danger. Riverman Buck's continuing adventures teaching and living in Africa.
- Chiroptera Fishing - Bat fishing offers a way keep those casting skills sharp even when the hatch is off.
Volume VI, Issue III
March 2004
- Atkins Squirrel - Foraging in the City - McBee just wants to get it right, and ends up on the County Weirdo List.
- McBee details Giardia symptoms, treatment and prevention.
- Ladybugs invade a rifle range
- Marry An Orphan, and seven more excellent guidelines for better living, in The Wendy Way.
- Bake yourself an Orange Coconut Angel Food cake for Mother's Day or whatever spring holiday you have.
- Life in Congo, Part 3- Typical Day - a vibrant life of Africa, the place they invented the color green.
- Letter from Japan - Poetry from Ethan Gilsdorf
Volume VI, Issue II
February 2004
- Editorial - Now THAT'S Pioneer Spirit... In this age of high-tech warfare, it's good to remember the brave men and women who deployed their hosiery against the British in the War of 1812.
- A Valentine's Day offering from poet Ethan Gilsdorf - Afternoon, Even Early Evening
- Attack of the Wi-Fi Girls, Part III - Kensington Wi-Fi Finder, Wi-Fi Priceliners, and a little mill town mixes amazing espresso, wi-fi and books.
- Riverman, I presume? Living in Congo - Part II.
- Bruce Alderman takes an Alaskan taxi ride to the wilds of Homer Spit
- The Casual Cook's ultimate guide to grilled cheese sandwiches.
- A Valentine's Day Dessert Party
- Cocktail hour! Home-made edible barware
Volume VI, Issue I
January 2004
The "Ice Everywhere" Issue
- Poet Ethan Gilsdorf "In the Snow" plus snowflake macro-photographs
- Riverman takes on a new Life In Congo, Part I
- Curling - It's More than Big Stones, and We Got 'Em
- Andrew Hartnagel gets lost in a Tofino Quest
- McBee defies the season's first freeze.
- Why Fred the Trumpeter Swan was relocated to a breeding program for anti-social behavior.
- Onion lore, Odes to Onions and Onion Soups for the New Year.
- Editorial
- Your Very Own Cosmic Answer Machine
Volume V, Issue II
July 2003
The Big "Casualties of the Road" Issue
- McBee enjoys his store-bought skull but Don't Fuck with a Weasel
- Summer poetry - Ethan Gilsdorf's Overpass
- Attack of the Wi-fi Girls - Part II
- A sharp reader McDonald's wi-fi, Bee movies, and descriptive signage.
- Editorial - Postcards from Everett
Volume V, Issue I
May 2003
The Big "Learn to Settle" Issue
- Samoan Delicacy, Worm Debauchery.
- Can this man's dignity be saved? Three Jobs in High Tech Hell.
- Attack of the Wi-Fi Girls, Part I
- video review "Over... and Out - Deep Water Kayak Rescue Techniques
- book review Trail of Feathers - In Search of the Birdmen of Peru
- Disasters Preparedness interpreted for cynics.
- A small rare prime rib for two people.
- Editorial - We're Still Getting Lost, So Thank You for Traveling
Volume IV, Issue IV
OCTOBER 2002
The Treason & Blasphemy Issue
- We bring you the worst of our blasphemy search.
- Gail Preset recycles in the most unlikely place.
- Ethan Gilsdorf arms himself with words.
- Mike McCrea brings us a nice canoe trip, and Paddling Baltimore.
- Hal Streckert visits a salt werk.
- Reviews: Britain's Best 500 Pubs
- Your Editor goes to her 30th high school reunion.
- How to eat a two-quart jar of olives. without drinking 158 martinis.
- Editorial - Blasphemy and Treason, now in minty-fresh bite-sized mega-packs. 10/02
Volume IV, Issue III
AUGUST 2002
The Small Town Torture Issue
Volume IV, Issue II
JUNE 2002
The New Starts Issue
Volume IV, Issue I
MARCH 2002
The Deep Freeze Issue
- Rowing to Latitude
- minute-by-minute
- Don't ask the diminishing Western grebe for tips on cool moves
- don't ask the pigeon for dating tips
- Gail retires her famous and well-traveled shoes
- So you think flying is bad?
- honeymoon trip to Morocco and Spain
- the Grand Canyon Solo (and Backward)
- Mt. Blanc Madness
- for Two at an Airport Near You
- Editorial - Ice - Make Mine a Single / The Travel Video Stalker
Volume III, Issue V
OCTOBER 2001
The "Charm" Issue
Volume III, Issue IV
AUGUST 2001
The "Souvenirs" Issue
Volume III, Issue III
June 2001
- America from the Window Seat
- Undertakes an Undertaking
- Canoeing Latvia's Gauga river
- Stupid Questions About Europe
- Feng Shui for the Traveler
- Chowing Down
- Strawberry season
- BC Car-Free
- Top Nine preparations for Hurricane Season
- Top Ten Splendors of the Fabric Store
Volume III, Issue II
April 2001
The Big Second Anniversary Don't Go There Issue
- Welcome to Kosmos
- The Marriage Test?
- Joe Isuzu
- A Century of Flight
- An Irish Chowder Mini-Odyssey
- Corn chowder
- Lost List
- Leslie's 14 Favorite Travel Smells
- Jeremy's five Favorite Places in Ireland
- Ethan's 29 Terrorist Demands
Volume III, Issue I
February 2001
Volume II, Issue X
November 2000
Get Stuffed for the Holidays Issue
- love of travel
- Spring Break In the Island Continent
- bears
- Boniface, Plastic Joseph, and a Large Dead Dog: A Love Story
- we review four packing books
- Stuffed? We'll show you stuffed
Volume II, Issue IX
October 2000
Fashion, Gear and Luggage Issue
Volume II, Issue VIII
September 2000
Fall Back to School Issue
Volume II, Issue VII
July/August 2000
Summer Spectacular Double Issue
Where each and every click takes you closer to literary Nirvana
Volume II, Issue VI
June 2000
SPECIAL LATE-MONTH EDITION
Volume II, Issue V
May 2000
Volume II, Issue IV
April 2000
Heartsick Spring
Volume II, Issue III
March 2000
Volume II, Issue II
February 2000
- Orienteering
- Los Angeles for Y2K
- Potomaca
- The Plight of Light.
- Assateague
- Dick's Drive-In
- Leslie Gets that sea kayak
- Small Boat Car-Topping
- Shuttle Bunnies.
- Lunar Eclipse
- If You Get Lost at Sea, "Follow That Ship.
- Obscurity Lost
- Snowbirds in Florida
- Street Atlas USA
- Meatloaf! Meatloaf! Meatloaf!
- Pumpkins and squash with a REAL flare
Volume II, Issue I
January 2000
Volume I, Issue 9
December 1999
Volume I, Issue 8
November 1999
Volume I, Issue 7
October 1999
Volume I, Issue 6
September 1999
Volume I, Issue 5
August 1999
Volume I, Issue 4
July 1999
THE MEAT ISSUE
Volume I, Issue 3
June 1999
Volume I, Issue 2
April 15, 1999
Volume I, Issue 1
April 1, 1999