I’ve been driving my 1989 Toyota van for 10 years. It was 21 when I got it, so it’s an antique now. It was the … Read More ›
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Ever since the clearcut nextdoor, I have started “participating”. I have started showing up at local community meetings. I have gathered signatures for a petition … Read More ›
In the mid 1980s, I owned a travel agency which specialized in cheap airline tickets to Asia. I still have my ledger of every ticket … Read More ›
We’ve all heard the terms carbon credits, carbon offsets and “cap and trade”. We know this has something to do with the environment and global … Read More ›
Climate change has made urgent the need to preserve the trees and forests we already have, as well as increase tree coverage by planting new … Read More ›
Don’t you hate it when you buy some nice lettuce and you get maybe 2 good salads out of it and then it starts going … Read More ›
As you can see in this video, I am not the only person who thinks the key to leaving the world a better place is … Read More ›
It has been a while since I have posted, so I need to get into the rhythm of posting regularly again. This post is a … Read More ›
About a year ago, we ran out of people to impose Kebab our Corgi upon while we travel. Family and friends had all done their … Read More ›
I just finished reading a book by Dr. Richard Wiseman called The Luck Factor (2003). He is a psychology professor in Hertfordshire, UK, who studies … Read More ›
Black pepper is the most widely used spice in the world and has been for centuries. So much so, that there’s no doubt it is … Read More ›
I want to tell you about an app I’ve found to be a lot of fun. It’s called Radio Garden. Odd name, but it is … Read More ›
British author Arnold Bennett wrote in 1910: …I have seen an essay, “How to live on eight shillings a week.” But I have never seen … Read More ›
I struggled a long time to learn how to make a pie crust, but I finally came up with a recipe and method that works … Read More ›
I got into photography when I was about 16. I bought myself a Konica TC, which was a lightweight SLR. I developed my own B&W … Read More ›
In 1982, in the middle of Khao Sok National Park in southern Thailand, the Rajjaprabbha Dam was built. This filled in a series of connected … Read More ›
The overnight train ride from Bangkok pulled into the town of Surat Thani at 5:40 am, still dark and few businesses awake yet. This did … Read More ›
I love Turkish food. It has all the healthful aspects of other Mediterranean cuisines, plus the spices and complexity of Ottoman, Central Asian and Persian … Read More ›
My husband and I were discussing someone and he used an expression which I thought was very cogent: “He is misdirecting his suffering.” How well … Read More ›
“Rise an hour, an hour and a half, or even two hours earlier; and — if you must — retire earlier when you can. In … Read More ›