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A friend thought I might have been a Larry’s patron while I attended Ohio State, and sent me a link to Larry’s: ‘Center of the universe’ closing. Not only was I a patron, but I worked at Larry’s for two or three years, and lived in an apartment above the bar during my last [...]
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Finally, I’m skinny and have dance moves. Thank you, Santa!
I’ve been enjoying the (currently) free service, Paperback Swap, a web site that helps you trade books (and not just paperbacks…you can trade hardcover and audio books, too).
The basics are easy: you create an account and enter the ISBN of the books you want to offer; enter ten books, and you’ll get two free credits [...]
I’ve talked to a few people who seem to get it. I asked one doomer with the four horsemen threading through his conversation, “What it is like to believe all of that, when you have all those grandchildren?” He said simply,
“I don’t know. There’s not enough for all of them.”
So I can [...]
I really like this post, Five Lessons Harvested at Green Gulch Farm by Natascha Bruckner. It’s been about a year and a half since my own short stay at Green Gulch, and I think about it often. There’s a lot of overlap between that way of life and the way of [...]
In one of my happier moments of consumerism, I just ordered a pound of worms from Wendy and Mikey at Holy Scrap Hot Springs.
I’ve been looking for a good source of red wigglers (or Eisenia fetida, a species of worm prized for the rich compost (or “worm castings”) they produce. I’ve got my worm [...]
Today I helped with “Turkey Transition Day” with Slow Food Russian River.
I like to support the efforts of farmers who are raising heritage breeds of animals. Heritage breeds of livestock are often in danger of becoming extinct, because industrial livestock breeds create a monoculture of animals. Industrial breeds were developed for [...]
In case you didn’t already see it on my Citizen Science Projects weblog, I was a guest blogger on Science Cheerleader, with a post there titled Getting back to our roots as everyday scientists: Permaculture. (Yes, Science Cheerleader is Darlene Cavalier, a former NBA cheerleader; and no, you won’t see me in her promised [...]
Cat Urbigkit, a sheep rancher, writer and photographer from western Wyoming, is a nice addition to Stephen Bodio’s Querencia blog. She’s done a fascinating series of posts (with stunning photos) that help satisfy my need to vicariously travel to Mongolia:
We ran the horses across the steppe. Armanbek had another young man bring me Armanbek’s [...]
I’ve heard that the Sonoma County Permaculture Guild has had about three incarnations over the years, and I’m really happy that it seems to be getting new life now. Thanks to Erik Ohlsen of Permaculture Artisans, Lenaya Pongan, and Angela Bohl, this past week featured the first meeting of a reinvigorated Guild, and the [...]
