Upper Left Vermont?

Out my window today

 Describing my location has been a sort of how do I thing. This morning, in the light hearted spirit of snowing, I now call the area where I live Upper Left Vermont.

Vermont is a 322 mile long state from the Canadian border in the north to Massachusetts in the south. Upstate New York, and 107 miles of Lake Champlain, is our western border. New Hampshire is our eastern border. Vermont has cool borders. 

My area on the upper left of the map, on a screen, is a few miles from Lake Champlain and 22 miles south of Burlington along Route 7. 

I think it is fair to say I live in Upper Left Vermont because the majority of communicating that I engage in, is on an LCD screen, flat like a paper map.

Also, I have been brainstorming names for my YouTube channel since last summer. The name has changed once or twice. I have finally found a title I like that, I feel, fits the format. 

Really. Putting together a YouTube channel takes a lot of time in planning. At the development stage, I’ve gone through as many formats as I have names. Words that may help, (as it has me) are: don’t force it. 

Have brainstorming sessions, think about it, and then let it stay or fade. The format/style I’ve chosen was created that way. Now, so has the name, Upper Left Vermont. 

With no date selected for when my YouTube channel starts, it will be interesting to see if the name changes. Hm? Maybe I should add from, From Upper Valley Vermont. 😎

What to do at 2 AM waking up from a nap

A blog rambling on about myself mostly. I hope I make sense. 

Guessing here, maybe too many marshmallows in my hot chocolate earlier brought on a sugar crash nap. I did not plan on sleeping that early. 

So, I turn on the TV to watch YouTube videos of craft making, furniture restoration, travel, thrifting, camping, art and some documentaries. I think I dozed off watching a frame upcycle video. 

The best creator channels for me, are those that balance talking with footage; and, only add what personal details are relevant to the content. I watch the experience performance. I don’t need to know all about the person’s life to appreciate their content.

For traveling shows, I feel, it is good to diversify watching what is out there because, for example, the RV (recreational vehicle) life has a scary side. I recently watched enough different channels about the good and bad to grasp a camper reality balance. 

The scariest element of camping, I believe, is the danger people pose over wild animals, snakes and nasty bugs.

As good an experience camping life is, if I were ever to RV out in the wild or a campground, then I would travel with a male companion fully trained in firearms, survival, and physical combat. I’d want a bullet proof camper running on one main power source with a reliable backup system that can do just about every thing but fly off like a chopper. 

Over done and as silly as that may sound, the freedom of going into Nature has a path right through the people gaunlet that has no property line, no city limit, no gates, no borders.  

I now have zero (0) dreams of camping alone anywhere. Same goes for hiking alone. 

Oh! And as for bushcrafting tent camping in bad weather, rain, thunderstorms and snow storms…No. I am an umbrella person. An anti shiver in the cold person. A don’t want heat stroke, hypothermia, frost bite or even frost nip person. I love the outdoors in context.😎

Day 269 of Week 39 September 2025

The horrors being done to  America as reported in the news can’t be ignored. Fascism builds. 

Speaking up against wrongs can be a risky thing to do. My recent dip into the Instagram waters has been interesting in helping me think about being on YouTube.

The debut of my YouTube channel next week is in a hold because I am not sure I can handle the criticism going public exposes me to. I need time to think, process, and decide if my mental health can handle posting videos.

Have a wonderful weekend