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OYB Looking for Freelance/Part-time Work!
May 13, 2013 - Do you have any projects that the OYB skillset can help you with?
Bikes, boats, skis, skills ... and media/web/biz/social/event/hand work relating to same.
That's the resume'! : ) 20 years of it!
Want to do something together? Lemme know!
...Or if you know of anyone, please pass the word along.
Thanks.
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RIP: Joel Brockmyre -- Strappin Dude, Fighter
May 06, 2013 - Here's a memoriam for Joel Brockmyre, a longtime pal who has gone to Valhalla ahead of us. He had a rough last while but got to leave in his prime. No fading for him, or years of walkers.
We were housemates in Breckenridge in the mid-80's then went and took on a wild sailboat out in LA in '87 -- with me just out of a thigh-cast! ...
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Not Bragging If Ya Did It: 3 Diverse, Innovative Articles in Nat'l Media
May 04, 2013 - Last year I pulled off a stunt that I think is cool and that I don't think anyone else has done. (I'd love to see some info to the contrary to help me flesh things out.)
I wrote articles for national magazines about 3 totally different areas of sport and each of them was first-ever's for the media, that is, they weren't just repor...
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What is OYB? --An HQ for Indie Outdoor Education
August 22, 2012 - OYB fans the indie outdoor flame. How? First, OYB offers 2000+ articles that show, from diverse angles, how the active indie world connects together. Second, it's a catalog that makes hard-to-find media & gear available and keeps a bunch of good old books alive across a wide range of indie cultures. Your purchases let us keep working on the mission. A wide range of indie business...
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OYB Action on Facebook! ...and eBay!
August 21, 2012 - OYB has a couple other big ways to keep in touch or to shop the indie outdoors.
I have an OYB Facebook Page where I post more timely items and event dates. (More people leave comments there, too -- even though it's cinchy to do so here.) -- https://www.facebook.com/outyourbackdoor
OYB also has a huge eBay Store which lists ...
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10% Off Sale on EVERYTHING at the OYB eBay Store!
May 17, 2012 - I dunno if you know OYB has a store at ebay, but it does! (I've posted about it here before.) We're now up to 400 items!
But here's the news: I started a 10% off everything sale!
Now, it's all priced good'n'low to begin with, so this is kinda crazy, but it's meant to jumpstart our new and hugely expanded listings.
I have d...
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Robert Mosher: New OYB Staffer!
March 09, 2012 - I am pleased to mention that for the past while OYB has had the privilege of the assistance of an enthusiastic and talented outdoorsman, a fellow bike and boat buff (and old climber besides): Robert Mosher.
He is a local kindred spirit who wanted to pitch in. He's been making it possible for OYB to get twice as much done as befo...
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We Get Mail...
February 27, 2012 - Here's the OYB Brag Sheet. I get Fan Mail from time to time. And no one seems able to use my built-in Comment system so I have to manually post it here. I just started this page a couple weeks ago, since a few interesting items have come in lately. So the past is past, I guess. When I get Hate Mail, I'll post it, too. Critici...
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OYB in the News!
March 16, 2011 - Hey! The "State News" paper/website of MSU is running a nifty little multimedia report with pics/audio about the OYB indie outdoor media empire... : )
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OYB has an eBay Store!
March 07, 2011 - I've launched an eBay store for OYB.
I've had the Outyourbackdoor username there for a few years, which I've used to sell luggage, books, magazines and other goodies. Heck, Martha and I have been eBaying since it started and we together have 1000+ sales with a 100% rating since, like, 1994.
But I've ramped things up there, wi...
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Donate! Help the OYB cause...
March 06, 2011 - I've had several people recently ask how they can support the OYB cause. I've been relying on my offerings of great books'n'goodies that you can't hardly get anywhere else as being the best way. "Money for stuff" is the only way I can understand making a living.
But I can accept that OYB *stuff* isn't right for everyone. Also,...
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Let's See Your Comments!
December 01, 2010 - Each of our OYB articles is now followed by a brand new, easy to use "Reader Comments" section, hosted by the 3rd party provider, Disqus. If you have a reaction to the story or had a similar experience or a tip to pass on, please do! (No more tricky registering via my Forum.)
The OYB Forum is probably disabled right now, but ...
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OYB Wall Calendars?
November 30, 2010 - What if each year I started offering Wall Calendars in the various main OYB themes?
That is, diverse, candid, indie presentations of...
*outdoor activities (w/ XC ski come winter!)
*DIY fun in Michigan
*bike culture
*traditional seasonal outdoor subsistence sport (hunt, fish, trap, bow, gun, dog, snare, atlatl, flint, o...
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OYB 10---Print Window to Modern Folkways
September 02, 2010 - [$6 postpaid.] This biggest-ever issue of OYB is a great way to get a full-figured view of the OYB scene! (I thought I was out of stock, but I just found a couple dozen. What fun! First come, first served...)
The OYB "catazeen" has to be the only magazine of authentic, informal, do-it-yourself, indy adventure and outdoor cul...
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Team OYB Up North for July/Aug!
June 30, 2010 - Yeah!
So I won't be shipping til we get home.
We're test-riding the Up North lifestyle.
Peripatetic. (Is that how it's spelled? I'm not getting a red line under it, so...)
Actually, who needs to move up north when you can just *move around.*
A cottage here, a trailer there...
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Should OYB & Company go Non-Profit?
April 23, 2010 - That's what I'm wondering. This is an educational cause, after all. Sure, I sell some things, but that's to support the Indie Outdoor culture and heritage outreach. I've always thought to just keep the whole thing simple, but maybe going Non-Profit would make the OYB mission clearer to the public. ? I've always thought that folks k...
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Hey! It's OYB's *20th ANNIVERSARY!*
February 10, 2010 - An OYB reader just emailed me today and said he was just reading the paperback compilation of Issues 1-8 and was amazed that I'd been publishing OYB since 1990. Well...I am, too! I hadn't even thought of it!
I kinda had 1991 in my brain for some reason, but I suppose Issue #1 says 1990 on it somewhere. So I guess I've been o...
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What if OYB went Pro?
February 01, 2010 - I just read a WSJ story about smallshop guys who offer knifesharpening services. The story spent most of its attention on evaluating the various levels of ordering/shipping service.
I wonder how much good it would do OYB if I could do same-day shipping and had a totally pro buying/shipping interface.
I wonder how many of m...
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OYB Now Caught Up on Hot New Tips!
January 29, 2010 - The OYB Homepage has, like, 60 recent posts!
I'd been backlogged on cool links, tips and ideas since before Xmas. Now they're all in!
Actually, I still have some sweet fresh mags to profile, but, whew...
So, feel free to take a scroll down thru the diversity of indie roots outdoor culture that is OYB!
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90's Flashback: OYB Ezines (Issues 7, 8, 9)
June 26, 2009 - Here's a link to the old Homepage for the OYB Ezine.
It contains the stories that ran the print issues #7 & #8, circa 1996. Many of these are presented here and there on this new website but I think quite a few are missing as well.
http://outyourbackdoor.com/OYB8/contentsnew.htm
The above Contents page misses a fair amount ...
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OYB has 1500+ Stories! --HEY!
June 23, 2009 - According to my stats, a couple weeks ago OYB sailed past the FIFTEEN HUNDRED stories/links/blurbs mark!
And, hey, I just checked the date of my first article posted to this particular incarnation of my website and it was in 2000. But this count only dates back to the start of my database-based website. OYB has been rockin' as a...
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Hanging out the How-to Shingle!
December 03, 2008 - If anyone relatively near Williamston would like to learn how to have more fun---no matter what their current level---with XC skis, bikes, canoes, kayaks (rolling!), inline skates or the shooting sports, lemme know! I bet I could help give some uplift. In short order. For cheap. $20/hour, say. Kids, too.
I'm hanging up my shi...
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Season's Greetings!
October 21, 2008 - [BUMP from 10/13/07, which was bumped from 10/5/04] It's the prettiest time of year around Michigan. Our boy just had his birthday. During 'his' week the sassafras trees in the front yard light up like, well, birthday candles---roman candles, more like. Every year. They were lit up when he came home from the hospital. Light 'em! ...
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OYB Forums: Share the DIY Worldview
... in one place!
October 16, 2007 - [UPDATE! The Forums are updated and new! They had been using old software and spambots were getting in. They're all sparkly now.]
Like most people, I use various Forums. There are some great ones out there. The problem is that they're all scattered and they all involve different people---even th...
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OYB Pics on Flickr!
December 30, 2006 - I started a webpage at Flickr.com awhile ago to share OYBish photos. If you only read OYB for the pictures anyway, check 'em out! : ) Or just go there to see a bunch of my pics in one place...
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The OYB Gift Shop!
December 29, 2006 - Chock full of goodies in fresh demographic styles. Check
it out! My favorite is the khaki hat with the "skate style" green'n'blue logo. Next would be the shoulderbag. These are great items! All items priced at cost. How...
Check out my "RSS" feed!
December 28, 2006 - See the new button up at the top-left by the Search button? If you use an RSS feed and want to get notices whenever I put up something new here (which is a couple times a week lo these past 10 years), just add OYB to your line-up. Cool!
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Non-USA Excess Postage!
December 17, 2006 - I offer a wide range of products here at OYB. And I don't always remember to list the various PayPal buttons for non-USA excess postage. One of these days I'll get an official shopping cart with global postage! Anyway, for items that don't have excess postage buttons, or just for convenience: here's some buttons that will basica...
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Power to the People! Easy 10% OYB Affiliate Action!
December 10, 2006 - There's been a huge affiliates scene online for years. Amazon is famous for it. They give their "Associates", like, 5% of what people spend who come there from an affiliate site. Well, I'm doubling their ante to 10% and giving the power to the people!
Anyone can free'n'easy become an OYB affiliate.
You just click on the l...
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24-hour Priority Postage for the Holidays!
December 01, 2006 - If you want your item shipped fast during this holiday time, just use the button below in addition to the regular ordering button. It'll add another $5 to your bill. I'll then ship via Priority and get your item out within 24 hours. (I'll be doing my best for fast turnaround anyway.)
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