Well, folks, it took me a while to find this tender fungus mushroom and get the ball rolling with this latest fire starting technique tutorial.  There were cloudy days and “misfires”.  I would get smoke and no flame, the tinder burning out.  But I finally decided that after I found this fungus growing on the stump of an Aspen tree (just outside my daughter’s pediatrician’s office), I would get back to trying to learn to start the bloody fire.

I asked my fire coach, Eni, and my buddy, Eric over to get a fire lit under my butt to tackle this firey task.  In the video, I do as much as I can to be the teacher, and then I turn it over to my Poly friend, because he knows fire better than me.  He can get the smoke turned into fire.  That’s what a mentor is for, though, right?  Thanks, Eni.  And Eric, thank you for filming for me on short notice.  Anway, to borrow a phrase from my brother, Kris, “to make a short story even longer,” we did get the fire started, and this is a very useful tool of knowledge to have.  I think you would probably get rockstar status in front of the girls (if you needed one) if you were in charge of rescuing people in a dire situation and you could do this fire starting with a flashlight.  It could be that this is where the song with the words, “Come on baby, light my fire!” came from.  Who knows?

The short story made longer has come to an end.  Watch the video!  Oh– and if you have it in your heart, subscribe to my YouTube channel, and “friend” me!  Thanks!

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