still from the movie Gasland: A film by Josh Fox www.gaslandthemovie.com (it looks from the picture above that once you punch through the water table that you’re home free) A couple of days ago, I wrote a … Continue reading
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Unless forbidden to do so by Congress, which has moved in the past to prohibit five-day-a-week delivery, the agency for the first time will delivery (sic) mail only Monday through Friday. The move will save about $2 billion a … Continue reading
This summer we took a long family road trip out to Idaho. My cousin warned us that we “didn’t want to have to stop in the Dakotas…you probably won’t be able to find a motel room because of all the … Continue reading
Yesterday we got the official news that the Post Office would be going to a 5 day delivery week in August. This was after a pretty long period of rumors and waiting…wondering if the USPS would ever get the … Continue reading
It is way too early in the morning. I’m going to drink a lot of coffee, read some news I don’t need to know on the internet, and write my morning blog post. I’m going to drink a lot of … Continue reading
I have had a real problem liking John Mayer for a while. I hope you noticed that I didn’t say that I had a problem liking his music. I never had a problem with his music…always thought that he was … Continue reading
A tree falling in the forest, one hand clapping, a bell ringing in an empty sky…all these zen descriptions of what might be effort that remains unknown. How about something human scale like blowing a whistle in an empty field? … Continue reading
I’ve heard about a diet that says that if you restrict your caloric intake to the bare minimum, you can really extend your lifespan. Apparently, they tested it on rats and found that a limited number of the right kind … Continue reading
I don’t always understand where kindness comes from. I’ve seen it in action. I understand it when I see it…but I don’t always comprehend what leads people to express it. In some of the books I’ve read about the West, … Continue reading
It’s funny how small incidental moments that have no real personal meaning to us stick in our heads. In 1976, I was a freshman in High School. I remember early on in the year sitting by the window of a … Continue reading