Here’s a quote from Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Then one day I was walking along Tinker Creek thinking of nothing at all and I saw the tree with the lights in it. I saw a backyard cedar where … Continue reading
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I’m growing grass as I write this. I guess that what I mean is that I threw some grass seed on the ground…and I have faith that it will grow. It grows on its own. I don’t know if I … Continue reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwDIOQbeDMw There was a great old skit on SNL that featured Chris Farley as a motivational speaker. In the skit, he mentions “living in a VAN…down by the RIVER”. And here’s this guy…this angry guy…living in a van somewhere. Holy … Continue reading
I was having a dream last night. It was a dream I remembered when I woke up. It was a dream I remembered when I woke up relieved. In my dream, I was delivering the mail. I was delivering out … Continue reading
Watching this, it makes me wonder if you don’t have to have some resources to really live the simple life? When frugality and simple living is a choice, it sure does seem a lot more appealing…otherwise you’d lay in bed … Continue reading
Here’s a short video of Mike Oehler’s underground house. Mike is the author of the 50 Dollar and Up Underground House . … Continue reading
“You just have to put your mind to it….and that’s what scares people.” What a tremendous thing it would be to…in addition to an education…give a kid a place to stay that was their own. What an education it would … Continue reading
When I was in my early 20’s, I helped my friend Sam move out of his condo. There was a bunch of folks helping with the move. We had quite a crew. I remember that Sam’s father was helping. He … Continue reading
I was going to write a post about the mature reaction to adversity….and then the computer was messed up and all my mature vision flew out the window. This is what I felt like doing to the computer this morning….just … Continue reading