Plastic Farm AnimalsCamille lives with her soul mate Bob in the back woods of central North Carolina where she hikes, gardens, cooks, and writes.
Today I paid $9 for a Compact Fluorescent Bulb when I could have bought an incandescent bulb for about a $1. Why would I do this? Because every little bit helps. According to this site: Most electricity used for lighting is generated in coal and oil power plants. These power plants pollute the atmosphere and […]
I dreamed that Bob and I were in Mexico. We were sitting at a table in a restaurant with Kris, Heidi, John and Avery. As we waited for our drinks, an old woman with crooked eyeglasses came over. She chatted on about this and that as she reached a thin arm across the table to […]
October was a bad month for the civil rights of American citizens. It began with the passing of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, in which, as Garrison Keillor put it: The U.S. Senate, in all its splendor and majesty, has decided that an “enemy combatant” is any non-citizen whom the president says is an […]
We returned from an idyllic 5 days on the beach via a series of humiliating airport security encounters to find a post election political shift. I’d like to hope this indicates an end to war, tyranny and greed. Meanwhile, the threat levels were high and airport security invasive. We took two flights down and two […]
Bob and I are headed to the airport for a short trip to the Baja Peninsula. Even though it is business-related, it feels like a vacation and we intend to take full advantage. No computer, no cell phone service, lots of sand and sea. Ahhhhhhh! We’ll be staying at Cabo Pulmo. If you don’t hear […]