Birth Is . . . Not Unlike a Death
I breathed a sigh of relief–birth is very dramatic and scary, not unlike a death. Novella Carpenter Novella Carpenter is an urban farmer. And as the lead-in to and article about her on SFGate says, she is “dirt poor.” She farms and raises goats and rabbits near downtown Oakland. Her blog, Ghost Town Farm will [...]
Victory!
Twice this morning I have quit Firefox just before clicking on the Send button to post my response to comments I did not like. My words were ill chosen. Noise. Not addressed to add to understanding, but to rant. “Pause before pressing that button” is my new motto. Walk well. God is love. Share Hide [...]
The Times
Log Log Duplex Decitrig That was the model of Keuffel & Esser (K&E) slide rule I carried as a kid. Carrying one and being able to use it quickly got me to the Inter Scholastic League slide rule competition and a handshake from then former President Harry Truman. Such a geek. Friends and I would [...]
Jesus Told Me to Fix Healthcare
Bill Maher gets it right. Walk well. God is love. Share Hide Sites $$(‘div.d659′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
A Kernel of Corn
Each kernel is a result of pollen from the tassel (male) falling on the silk of the ear (female). I planted onions, garlic, and leeks last October, and we have finally harvested them. Carlos and I dug up that bed today. I’m not certain what I shall plant there. We have been harvesting the potatoes [...]
Interesting Times
Communism is not dead. The Chinese version, modified by rampant commercialism, is thriving. At least the government side of it. The totalitarian side. It will be interesting to me to watch the competition between the loosey-goosey American economy and the closely controlled Chinese economy. No predictions. I have been hoping that our current economic woes [...]
Frontier People
Nation of immigrants. I have a friend who came to the United States thirty years ago with $17.00 in his pocket. Seventeen dollars! He started working as a bus boy and did that until he earned a college degree and learned to speak English like a native. A friend of his said, “Americans love their [...]
Love More; Do Good Things
The spiritual guides who teach love and doing good things have it right. Cleanly. Purely. The relief in my grief is the loving things I shared with my brother. The times I encouraged him. Listened. Supported. Understood. The times I let him know I was learning from him. And we were growing in that. Neither [...]
A New Adventure
Every day. Two things help me enjoy the details of every day. One is looking at what I enjoy and deciding to emphasize that part of my life. And the other is planning each day. A freedom. One of the best things I learned in my late 50s is that ” . . . because [...]
Rattlesnakes and Coyotes
Southern California. I lived in Santa Monica the last year of my Uncle Jim’s life. One of the best decisions I have made. I knew he did not have much longer to live, and I wanted to be with him. I was named for him. Even in his 80s, when I was in my early [...]
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