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Can odorless socks handle my stinky feet?
I’ll admit it. My feet tend to stink. I wander around the house sock-footed, I put my semi-wet feet into socks after swim practice, I ride my bike and run all over town and rarely change socks, and, worst of all, I dunk my shoe-and-sock encased feet in cold river...

How I backed up and deployed a trailer rig by myself
I did it! And yes, I'm bragging! Yesterday, I backed my Woolly Bear trailer down a long, narrow driveway and set up camp entirely on my own. A friend had alerted me through social media that I might bump into a woman named Marilyn Harlow of Oregon, who is traveling...

Taking the 3-(wo)man canoe out for a spin
My three-woman Texas Water Safari team chalked up a short training session this morning on Lady Bird Lake. Besides the first spin in the actual canoe we'll put on the water at this year's race, a 260-mile jaunt from San Marcos to Seadrift on the Texas coast, it served...

Why I became a Junior Ranger at 44
A story about a 103-year-old woman sworn in as a Junior Ranger at Grand Canyon National Park recently caught my attention. Most Junior Rangers fall between the ages of 5 and 13, according to the National Parks Service website, but people of all ages can participate. I...