Archives for July, 2007
I neglected our community garden space this week, because we’ve had some rain, and some cooler weather, so I figured it didn’t need me. When I got there, I discovered that rain not only waters the plants we planted there, but also the weeds. It’s a very green, very weedy garden! But there’s plenty of [...]
Peak Oil folks keep saying that the sky is falling, and we’d better get ready. It seems like wishful thinking to me. Yes, sure, we’re running out of oil. But if you’re thinking that means we will no longer be able to depend on the folks with the power, that we’ll have to become human [...]
I went to a hempfest this weekend. Here’s proof! I was helping at a booth supporting Ron Paul for president. If you haven’t learned about Ron Paul, you should. Generally, I think politicians are all part of the problem, but Paul may be an exception. He’s a good guy, and could really help to wake [...]
This year, we’re gardening. We’re growing food, which is as spiritual a thing as I’ve ever done. It’s really beautiful. As a result, though, the “trash” we create when cooking isn’t boxes and packaging. It’s food scraps. And I began to get really tired of throwing them away. Working hard to grow food, then cutting [...]
I still can’t get it through my head that this is not going to go away. I still think after a few good days that I’m all better, and I still blame myself when I have bad days. Actually, I don’t even realize that they’re bad days. It’s a strange mental process that lets me [...]
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