Last month was the last straw for my right shoulder. It’s suffered more than 20 years of abuse, and decided that it was mad as hell and wasn’t going to take any more. My upper arm felt the time was right to secede from my shoulder and maybe, eventually my entire body. […]
Filed under: General Observations, Yesterdaze on February 20th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Roman Empire, which the American empire is frequently compared to had a penchant for sick diversions. As much as I like to decry the violence in our society as well as the violence often shown in the mainstream media, sometimes you just have to sit back and enjoy sick humor. This is […]
Filed under: General Observations on February 12th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We can see the light at the end of the construction tunnel now. The paint is on the walls and the kitchen cabinets are in, so the house has the look of a house that’s somewhere near approaching civilization.
DOUG and Bill did the priming and painting throughout most of last week and this […]
Filed under: General Observations on February 11th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I think this is the first snow day we’ve had all year.
The first thing you need to know about snow days for teachers is that most of us like them and look forward to them more than the students do. The reason is that not only do we get the day off, […]
Filed under: General Observations, Teaching on February 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
…..Dad, have you looked at anything about Ron Paul? I really think you’d like him. He’s a small “r” republican like we are and wants to go back to a strict interpretation of the constitution and a lot less federal power. You may not like his stance on the war, but […]
Filed under: Politics on February 11th, 2008 | Add Comment! »
This is an excerpt from Richard Heinberg’s Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World. I learn really well from analogies like this. This is why I like Elaine so much.
Much like the first time I listened to another alcoholic’s story with an open mind, this excerpt […]
Filed under: General Observations, Politics, EWAKI on February 10th, 2008 | Add Comment! »
Coming home with a bag full of zingy bright greens in the winter is an easy, nonsexual way to impress your spouse.
Luckily, there are literally fields of salads around here, because behind our neighborhood is a creek, and behind that is really large nature preserve.
When I first started thinking about wild sustenance, I had this […]
Filed under: EWAKI on February 10th, 2008 | Add Comment! »
If you’re the type of person who likes authoritative narrators and solid information, these posts will frustrate you.
I’m a neophyte at wild foods, falling all over the place with dumbness, so most of these posts will be reporting the obvious and maybe even promulgating lies until I improve a bit.
Sorry about that.
Anyhow, let’s start with […]
Filed under: EWAKI on February 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On a gold forum somewhere, someone asked, how did everyone here get into precious metals? And since THAT INCLUDED ME!, I wrote:
For the first time this year I had some meaningful cash to stash into a 401K. I realized I didn’t have the slightest idea of how to invest it. I started reading up on […]
Filed under: EWAKI on February 9th, 2008 | Add Comment! »
It was 12:02 on Super Bowl morning and I was nervous and excited about my Patriots… the first team I’ve had an emotional investment in and watched all season potentially making history again with a completely perfect season. It was the same kind of nervous I get the night before an election, or […]
Filed under: Politics on February 9th, 2008 | Add Comment! »
