In my research on Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch for the limited edition soap release, ahem, tomorrow, I found out about Josie Bassett, January 17, 1874 – May 1, 1964 (which means she was born 100 years and 363 days before I was, if my math is correct). Josie was amazing...

This Friday, we pack up our car and head down to Los Angeles for the Renegade Craft Fair! We've been prepping for months, as you can see from our Road to Renegade, Part 1 and Part 2. Last week, the final element arrived:

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson Cathy Farrar: Given that you and Russ "do everything," how do you sustain enthusiasm? We don't. Lots of days, I wake up and don't want to do it. I don't want to open my email and deal with...

In January 2005, 25 or so of my friends agreed to come to Las Vegas, Nevada, to celebrate my 30th birthday. We rented out several rooms in The Stardust, a now-gone hotel on the Strip, conveniently proximate to Circus Circus (see Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas). Our mission: to...

This is going to be a quick post, since I'm writing from Bruno's Hotel in Gerlach, Nevada. I think the population here is about 75, and 90% of those people are a stone's throw from this room.As you may have read, my friends and I come here frequently, but not...

You may have read yesterday's post about the last time we went to our 4th of July camping trip. As I said, this camping trip has a long tradition behind it, so here are some photos from my previous excursion in 2008. My first dog, Diva, was still with me...

For many years, my friends and I went camping to a desert in Northern Nevada on a moderately regular basis. Since Russ and I have been working, we haven't been able to enjoy this passtime very often and it has been sad. This year, however, we're shaking off our soap shavings and...

In honor of the Hunter S. Thompson Clean Getaway Subscription Box going out tomorrow (was supposed to go out today, but as usual things are a little late), here is the story of one of the most significant moments of my life. An ad in The LA Weekly I was...

"Have you lost your damn mind. I tried to order products from your website and was never able to do so. You sent a message saying trouble with sight [sic] currently. Get a job." - a real email response from a real person in response to our email newsletter This...

You may remember seven months ago, we redesigned our packaging from bio-film shrink wrap and a sticker to our new box design. Old: New:

HOORAY! Check this out: That's the mural I painted and talked about in the previous "Road to Renegade" post. Russ (seated) made a structure that was curved and without overhead structure, so the light could fall on the mural evenly, and the appearance of a panorama could be better achieved.

If you'd like to try the products inspired by Joshua Tree, check them out here. Photo Notes: I many, many, many photos of Joshua Tree to include even a significant fraction here (at least a thousand). I have included some at random because Joshua Tree is pretty. If you would like...