Inspection- Most Economic Talking Points are a Load of…
by Ken Carman Talking Point #1: The rich and big business owners are the job creators. Talking Point #2: The poor are job creators. Talking Point #3: The market regulates…
In Heat
Not my stove "HERD ABOUT IT" by ana grarian Early this year I posted quite a bit about learning to live at reduced temperatures. Since my home was heated with…
But Keep the Cat Indoors
According to a new report, the Earth has lost half its vertebrate species --- mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians --- since 1970. The latest Living Planet Report, put out…
Inspection- Forgotten Folks We Thought We Knew
This column was inspired, in part, by Mart Allen's 2013 book: Adirondack Character and his portrait of Frank and Jessie Ritz. I never met Frank Ritz, but I lived…
Ye Olde Scribe Presents: WHY Would You Call it THAT?
Scribe ponders: hurricanes. Why do we call them names like "Rachel?" Ms. Scribe knew a Rachel once: ugly, yes, but a fine person: more beautiful inside than 99.9% of the…