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Every Day Carry

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 "Every Day Carry" or EDC is a "thing". Search it up on Google ( here are some search results ) and you'll see hundreds, nay thousands of references, websites and companies devoted to this topic. I think you'll be amazed at what some people claim to carry every day. Some gear choices are very fashion conscious, matching colors and styles. Others are very self defense themed (hand guns, knives, etc). Collections might have themes of rescue, handyman or a little bit of everything. I've gone through several iterations of what I carry when I leave the house. NOTE: What I describe below is actually what is ON ME. I will sometimes carry a small sling bag that contains even more items and sometimes a daypack (backpack) that contains even more than the sling bag. Although they are both trimmed down to what I believe is essential, the full daypack has just about everything that I might need (and have used!) on an outing. I won't go into DETAIL, but just for e...

San Diego Spring Scootering 2022

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 Scootering with my dog Selah on the last day in April CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR A LARGER VIEW If you HAPPEN to be in San Diego, have a small dog, a doggie backpack and a scooter ... here's a great way to spend the day.   :) Bring your dog to Fiesta Island Dog Park. LOTS of off-leash run-around space. Sea World across the Bay We then drove to Liberty Station, formerly known as the Naval Training Center. It's now open to the public. Housing, grocery store, restaurants and lots of open park space.  This is my scootering route for the day. Starting off at Liberty Station and turn around at Seaport Village. About 10 miles total. The path along the Embarcadero is full of people watching opportunities. There are historic boats on display, part of the Maritime Museum. Cruise ships and the U.S.S Midway aircraft carrier. Beautiful sights all along the way! Starting location at Liberty Station Turnaround point near Seaport Village Met these stilt-walkers at the starting spot A st...