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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: The test of time
I recently discovered that the building housing my coffee roastery is falling down. It’s an old brick garage, quite possibly converted from a carriage house at some point, that had the misfortune of taking a direct hit from a barn … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged buildings, challenges, Experiments, Farming, learning, Lessons, Self-sufficiency, Tests, work
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Overlord
67 years ago today, the allied forces of the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Poland, and others fought one of the most significant battles in human history against the occupying forces of Nazi Germany. The Allies won that battle by … Continue reading
Posted in D-Day, History, Holidays, Military
Tagged 1944, anniversary, D-Day, History, learning, remembering
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Ex post facto moral judgements
My friend Chris linked to a interesting article over on Facebook about a sober anniversary that comes around every August 6: the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The author makes the point that, without that bomb and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military, News, Philosophy, Society, World Watch
Tagged Action, atomic weapons, Consequences, Hiroshima, History, learning, Nagasaki, Results, War, Weapons, World War II
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