Plastic Farm AnimalsCamille lives with her soul mate Bob in the back woods of central North Carolina where she hikes, gardens, cooks, and writes.
Last week I saw this bumper sticker on a car belonging to a retired science teacher: Great idea, but where would we get the money? Well, if the U. S. Congress re-appropriated 7% (or $30 billion) of the $419 billion Defense Budget for Education, we could cover tuition and fees for […]
Just scanning the headlines with my morning coffee while the blue jays scream outside and seeing the same ole, same ole. The top stories today are the sensationalized resurrection of an sordid murder that happened 10 years ago, endless death and destrruction in Baghdad and this little item: “A six-month Associated Press investigation found that […]
Every morning I get a cup of coffee and read the news on the Internet. The best thing about this arrangement is that I can browse the stories from dozens of online newspapers – from the China Daily to the South African Post and no trees have to die. My favorite source for quick access […]
“If you walk into a room full of other kids,” I asked my young friend, Katelyn, “How do you decide which ones to go hang out with? “I’d look for the nice kids,” she replied. But how would you know, I mused. It’s not like people wear badges that say, I’m nice, or I’m cool, […]
Describing himself as the “fattest Vegan” you’ll ever meet, Bob danced, barefoot, through a presentation on the Testing of Biodiesel Using Gas Chromatography. With his penchant for full disclosure, he admitted he had flunked chemistry twice at the undergraduate level eliciting a response of “Congratulations!” from the 60 or so biodiesel enthusiasts attending this lecture. […]