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Monthly Archives: September 2014
For the love of god and country
I once opined that no one can face a fiercer opponent than someone fighting for what they hold most dear. We Americans, and really most Westerners, have a very romantic view of that idea. When we hear it, we see … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Entities, Foreign Policy, fundamentalist Islam, Government, Groups, Hamas, Hezbollah, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Nations, Syria, Taliban, Turkey, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged Ideals, ideas, Reality, romance, War
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Science and Technology: So you want to automate some stuff…
Automation systems are all the rage in certain tech circles these days, and rightly so. Being able to save money by adjusting your thermostat from work via your smartphone or being able to shut off a light you forgot about from the cafe are great ideas. The problem is that most of the mass market […] Continue reading
Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Five years on: Disasters, reevaluations, and the straight and narrow
There are few things like a disaster of one’s own making to cause one to reevaluate. We’ve had more than a few disasters, big and small, since we came back to Innisfree on the Stillwater. They kind of come with … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Philosophy
Tagged Anniversaries, commitment, disasters, failures, Farming, goals, learning, reevaluation, work
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Innsfree Farmhacks: Hello world!
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9-11
Thirteen years on, it’s hard not to be negative on a day like today. The memories are still fresh, though perhaps finally tinged with that halo that begins to surround an intensely lived day, fresh enough that I see our … Continue reading
