“If you’re not learning while you’re earning, you’re cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.” – Napoleon Hill

I hunt down supplies for making dying part of my halloween costume, and getting supplies for mini kites.  more on that below

It turns out that only having 55% of Cotton might have been reason the color did not take as well as expected.  I basically cooked shirt in food dye for two 45min session with wash in between.

On Friday evening went for a Hike out at Settlers Cabin which corresponded with a full moon that same night.  On the hike out found this massive leaf that was larger than my hand.  It was significantly larger than the other leaves around.

I caught this guy out the corner of my eye on the hike out.

The moon in its glory.  Camera phones never do justice.

Found these FREE REI classes recently with a Beyond Bike Maintenance Basics free class held by REI which was very useful. Since then have kept an eye on upcoming events on their calendar. Tonight’s class was on medicinal plants.

what i need to do

GPS Trail + American Ginseng
juicing aloe vera

I forget what else was Appalachian specific, or possible in this area.  my note taking sucks, but i know someone that does better notes, and.. i am, because we are

Thursday night I was told of a favorite unique sound of Pittsburgh, that of Lungs Face Feet playing at venue have never been at in downtown Pittsburgh called Mexico City.

After a meal of some custom veggie buritos at MC we headed to the point to see this duck

Headed back and saw the show, which started like over hour later than expected.  I was exhausted by the time that lungs face feet finished up, but after hearing there was 27 people in the next band, I had to check it out.  with non stop energy of 27 piece band in your face, literally.. I could not leave

Detroit Party Marching Band, was unexpected, shocking, and enjoyable.  This is the best quality video of their live show.

Fortune is to advise other fortune telling mediums.