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The Rambling Road: Are we awake?

Posted on 15 March 2017 by dlhitzeman

Unfortunately, sometimes we’re awake when we don’t want to be. Insomnia has many and various causes, but for some people the problem is both chronic and enduring. I’ve struggled with sleep as long as I can remember. For whatever reason, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Food: The problem with making your own food…

Posted on 16 December 2014 by dlhitzeman

The problem with making your own food is that you actually have to make it. It’s amazing to me how, in certain ways, lazy we moderns are compared to our ancestors or people living in parts of the world without our standard of living. Granted, all sorts of measures say we’re the most productive humans […] Continue reading →

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Coffee: The thing about artisanal things

Posted on 24 September 2013 by dlhitzeman

The coffee roasting I do is probably best defined as artisanal. That word tends to conjure the image in most people’s minds of a skilled craftsperson working tirelessly to produce masterpiece after masterpiece in his or her chosen form, and to a great degree, that image is correct. Most of the time. The fact is, […] Continue reading →

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Underhanded

Posted on 13 July 2011 by dlhitzeman

In American politics, at least, underhanded tactics are a time tested way to bully one’s political adversaries into doing what one wants them to do. Barack Obama seems particularly versed in underhandedness, as he once again demonstrated yesterday. The problem, … Continue reading →

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