The Dodge Grand Caravan had a screw in the right front tire the other day. It was a slow leak, and I probably could have lived with it for a while. I have a compressor now at the house…so I … Continue reading
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We have a four-year old who can be particular. He is the only four-year old I’ve ever met who can be “particular”. I’m kidding…aren’t they all particular? I think so. I’ve mentioned before that I get up early. It’s quiet … Continue reading
I don’t watch the big ball fall. I get up early in the morning…and go to sleep kind of early at night. I am a party machine. Last night, my wife said, “Why don’t you try and stay up this … Continue reading
I had an old Datsun 510 station wagon that I bought when I was in my mid twenties. It was pretty ragged out when I got it. It was a mess. It was a young, single man’s car. It had … Continue reading
I wrote a post a couple of days ago about thrift shopping after the bounty of a materially focused Christmas. I used George Harrison’s “Living in the Material World” song to accentuate what I was talking about. My friend John … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7h1eRiJwow I was going to write about Mike Reynolds and the Earthship community out in New Mexico this morning. But then I lost interest. So I thought I’d post a link to this video on YouTube called “Garbage Warrior”….and write … Continue reading
There are things that we get excited about. Just mentioning a situation can get our blood pumping. And when I say “our” I mean “me”…and anyone out in the world who’s still breathing. The unified “us”. That’s what I’m talking … Continue reading
This is a song by a guy named Chris Rosser. It’s the only song I have with “Benjamin” as a title…so it was the only obvious choice. It’s my friend Ben’s birthday today. Ben was a running buddy. We were … Continue reading
We cooked a big ham for Christmas dinner. It wasn’t huge…it didn’t need wheels to get it over to the oven. But it was big. You don’t notice how much “more than you need” it is until everybody’s full…and the … Continue reading
My family took a bunch of slides when I was growing up. If we were taking pictures, we were developing them as slides. That was the way to do it. We could always make a print later if we wanted … Continue reading