Another Earthship…Tour with Deek.

You know…..no matter how unconventional a house is, you can get away with it if it’s as good looking as this one. Funky and ugly doesn’t float anybody’s boat. Here’s another earthship video….out in Taos, NM….part of the Michael Reynold’s … Continue reading

When you work at a tire store….make lemonade/earthship

Here’s a guy who was working at his Dad’s tire shop when he realized that he could build a house with tires. That’s what you call an epiphany. He went to a seminar put on by Mike Reynolds….and was off … Continue reading

Awwwwww, Dylan! How you meeting all these interesting people?!

It’s a pretty safe bet that a Dylan Magaster video is going to be a good one. How’s that for a blanket recommendation? You can’t say that about everything on YouTube. Here’s one about a van owner up in British … Continue reading

cool underground….

I was talking with my son about underground houses the other day. I thought that if things were going to “heat up” that it might be good to have some underground coolness going on. This is a building style called … Continue reading

working it….alone

Man….I love this. Of course, I fill my life with noise and distraction. I’d probably do that even if I didn’t have children. I would make my own noise. I might be up on that mountain with a boombox given the … Continue reading

Iohan….and a typical day of bikepacking in Columbia….

I haven’t checked in with Iohan for a while….but it’s always good to catch up. He’s cycling down from way up North….heading for Argentina. He’s a good guy and makes great videos. Good stuff….. Check out his YouTube page for … Continue reading

What a property could be….permaculture in Ireland

  This is what Jenny would like our property “down the road” to look like. It sure could….with a lot of time and a lot of work. Here’s what our property looks like now:         Greened up … Continue reading

hang drum…

This instrument is called a “hang drum”. The woman playing it is named Yuki Koshimoto. Pretty darn cool. Man, I love music so much. What a world of music….even the birds….especially the birds! This world could have been a gray … Continue reading

every home an ashram, every house a church….

This is pretty foreign to my experience. I grew up in the Lutheran church tradition. We didn’t clap a lot….or play unusual musical instruments….or sit on fancy pillows and burn incense. That’s not the way Lutheran worshippers roll. I like … Continue reading