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I love your haiku. May I write it on my wall?

1. Buy some land. Make sure it meets basic requirements for building, ie not a slab of impenatrable granet, not a seasonally dry lakebed, etc. Make sure it is accessible by delivery trucks/ earth movers so you can get building materials to the site unless you plan to do everything with a shovel...

So just from basic research and talking with friends who've had knee replacements... One of the big contributors to degeneration around joints is deterioration of cartilage. I don't know what can be done to retard this degeneration; and the gist of what I've heard is degeneration (esp around...

Beautiful videos, beautiful person. Thanks for sharing.

Just wondering.

You should be able to find tea tree oil fairly priced to use as Slanky suggested above - just don't use more than a few drops. Wish I knew how to prevent blisters. I get them everytime I walk over 2 miles in a stretch - regardless of how many days I've been walking or what shoes I wear...

So where's the HOW TO STOP IT part? Because after the 11th grade history review in chapters 1, 2, and 3, it's just two chapters of naive, idealistic whining. I get the point and the lesson, but the money-makers continue to call the shots 80 years later, and are not about to give up their power...

The Biolight gear works well, but is $$.

Large hospital lots work, though I find them depressing. Casinos are usually welcoming. Some places open up their fairgrounds lots when there are no events scheduled. I think staying out of town is best though. Better rest & less hastle.

Images from tv and movies come to mind - of the Kurdish peoples of Iraq/ Kuwait, of caravan camps in the Middle East and United Kingdom, of people walking around in the middle of nowhere in Africa. I think it would last for exactly as long as the circumstances that forced the upheaval, then...

Swimming helped my recovery more than all the PT. (Well, moving around in the pool... not "swimming" exactly...)

That may be true, but the people this article is aimed at are also the ones who vote and sit in counsel meetings. IMO, the "homeless problem" is an issue of perspective. You can't "solve" it like you can't make everyone see the same image in a cloud. The efforts of city councils to reform people...

1. I want to be part of a community of people who have removed the blinders of american sitcom/ ladder climbing life. It doesn't matter to me what stage of life they are in - from curious to retired - just that the conversation doesn't revolve around employers and the comparison of home equity...

Is there a way to watch this without buying it?

I've been wondering about the possibility of Beauty ambush. Like, once Beauy knows you love and appreciate it, it runs ahead and waits to surprise you. Like an uncle waiting around the corner to scoop you up with tickles and hugs. :) That's pretty silly I suppose. But it is interesting how...

So, while you're out collecting this (which can only be found in the eastern half of the usa), please watch out for the little tri-leafed plant you can see down and to the right of the bloodroot in your photo. It is a trillium flower - kind of special because it takes 7 years to bloom. It's also...

In my experience, grocery stores are the easiest places to find employment after incarceration. I've never lived in TX tho.

My huz and I went thru some shit that had the docs throwing every name there is in anxiety drugs our way. Huz got off them first. He was all anxiety/ ptsd, no depression. Had to smoke weed/ drink himself to sleep every night for about a year and a half. I got off them about a year after he...

I lucked out several times. Five near-instances I can think of without thinking too hard. Back then when I was 20 and on the road, I was clean, sober, and quite confident, which I think helped with being able to talk myself out of corners I got backed into. But, seriously, I think luck had a lot...

"Oh cool, you lived in England? Did you have to learn their language?"

I used to try to get lost while driving around. Never worked. Too many signs.

I bought a year-pass before. No surprises. Show it at the gate, go in. Great deal. Everyone in the car gets in on one pass.

Looks nice. But.... Is anyone else bothered by this: "Inside my tent I have everything that I need, and nothing that I don’t." Uh huh. Like a dinner plate, salad plate, and soup bowl stack? Cuz that's the shit you need right there. Courtesy of some people on this site who actually live in...

My truck and "bed" were almost identical to what you're showing here. I hung curtains with velcro.

Thank you for sharing.

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Looking to stay in PA? Oh... my bad... forgot title...

Vouge-tastic. ::pompus::

@Faunus we're in the desert just over 5,000 elev. It's a rough place to start from scratch. We have a huge dream projects list too, with all the components basicly adding up to a hand-built home in a permaculture oasis. I want a library too! I figured it would be a good project to practice...

I just finished my garden work for the day. Unfortunately, I am only putting in work to create soil... with the hope that next spring we can actually plant food.

As an American who lived in England for several years, I was always trying to analyze this question as well. My "biggest difference theory" boils down to cultural/ social maturity. Despite running around like spoiled brats demanding that our every desire be fulfilled NOW, Americans are still...

So, one of the things to realize about your stuff is that often it's not about having, it's about a memory it triggers. For a lot of items, you can take a picture or journal a description to keep, and get rid of the item. If one journal of memories can take the place of 20 items, you're making...

I can never find chill music this good when I need it...

You could try asking around in Williams for a gate reciept. The park allows 7 days of re-entry when you purchase admition, but most people are only there one day. Many visitors stay overnight in one of the dozen Williams hotels before leaving the area. I watched the sunrise over Bryce Canyon by...

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Welcome Kim, it's great to hear that you are ready to pursue your dream. I live off grid, on 40 acres in the middle of nowhere. Set-up costs a lot of money... at least the way my huz and I try to get established out here. We had to secure land, shelter (a 5th wheel), power supply, and water...

I frequently underestimate my need for sunscreen. And overestimate the toughness of my feet. The thing that always sneaks up on me is poor air quality. I never think about it being an issue beforehand. Windy conditions in arid areas or during heavy spring pollon days always have me wondering...

The Tillimook cheese factory tour is fun.

As far as festivals in the US, I looooved Mardi Gras in New Orleans and would go back every year if I could. Burning man was great for the art and expression, but the physical environment is too difficult for me. If oodles of money were available, I would consider spending a year or two...

My recommendation, no matter what product you choose, is to wait until the big day after thanksgiving sales. I hate that day - our country's spend-like-an-out-of-control-dumbfuck worshiping capitalism celebration - but if you're looking for a big ticket item, you may as well piss a little bit...

Best of luck to you. Sounds like it's worth a shot even if it doesn't work out long term, or seasonally. You've probably already considered all this thoroughly, but I would be most concerned about smoke and cooking smells, wearing trails, trash and food scraps, shit pits, and debilitating injury...

I love the idea of retracing his steps!! Fun article, thx.

You sound 100% normal. Though, when I feel the way you describe, such words don't help much. I hate giving advice because it always seems arrogant, esp without knowing the person I'm giving it to. But here it goes anyway, in the spirit of compassion and helpfulness. Remember always that we are...

So hard to pick a single spot. Think I'd just have to say "The West". Too many roads and fences on the Atlantic side for my taste. Bozeman, Montana Thermopolis, Wyoming Goblin Valley, Utah Redwoods NP, California Central Oregon Port Angeles, Washington Black Rock City, Nevada South Padre...

Thanks so much for posting this!

At this point in my life, I prefer to be blissfully unaware. No news channels, no daily rag, no radio. I love it. Focused on getting in sync with Earth instead. In the past though, I really enjoyed quarterly report publications for in depth current affairs information. Though found along with...

“Look,” Paul says. “It costs you nothing to come into this world, why should it cost so much to just live? Here, here.

Wow. What fucking brats. If anyone ever tries to steal our panels, they will hit the ground before they get to the fenceline. What is up with people thinking that stealing is okay or somehow part of a desirable lifestyle? There are ways to get what you need and what you want without being a...

I thought Wichita was alright. Maybe because I went in with very low expectations. There was a decent art and music scene, but I'm reminiscing about 18 years ago...

My sleep patterns are really close to yours, Jerrell. I kind of hate it. Mom raised me to use daylight as a resource, and I'm still guilt-ridden at 40 for sleeping past noon. Boy, do I wish there was more available to quell boredom and loneliness after 8pm. Anywhere. Let me know if you come...