Plastic Farm AnimalsThe last week of December is the week when I usually make my New Year’s Resolutions. But Bob and I are moving this week and are consumed with the endless chore of packing, cleaning, unpacking, sorting and shuffling our monstrous mountain of household goods. Today should be our last day in Camelina and tomorrow we’ll […]
We often say we’d be Amish without the religion because we admire their simple, industrious lifestyle. Not to mention their expertise in farming with animal power. We also think Quakers are pretty neat. Especially as regards their Peace Testimony. Over the years, many conscientious objectors have been Quakers. The tireless promotion of non-violence earned Quakerism […]
Here’s a great little video exploring the possibility of the U.S. Dollar tanking that was snipped from a documentary recently aired on Dutch National Television: If you think it can’t happen, think again. Just this week, the Federal Reserve rescued the stock market again. Here is how James Howard Kunstler described it in his blog […]
This just in: The Federal Government has earmarked 1.5 billion dollars, not for education or health care, but to help consumers continue watching television. According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle,, after ordering broadcasters to shift from analog to digital television to clear the airwaves for emergencies, the federal government has earmarked $1.5 […]
Matt got a new camcorder and brought it by Camelina the other night. At the same time, Ian dropped by with the good news that he had passed the big test, allowing him to move forward with his Ph.D. So, over peanuts and beers, they filmed this: Something tells me this is just the beginning…