Day: March 29, 2011

A few years ago, headlines similar to:  “If your house was insulated well enough, it could be heated with a toaster!” filled the popular “science” magazines. Today, magic gadgets are “just about to be invented” that will “let you produce all the energy you need off the grid!”  If you look for them, you’ll notice […]

“The White House announced that this year’s Easter Egg Roll will be “more environmentally friendly,” including eggs made with wood certified by an environmental activist organization and packaging “to minimize waste and environmental impact.” The press release issued by the White House states that the eggs will be produced in the United States from hardwood […]

I bought our farm when twenty five years younger.   The farmer had retired, and I had no interest in farming.  The huge barn blew down in an awful windstorm.  That generated a substantial, and welcome, check from the insurance company.  The two brick silos at one end remained.  We put concrete platforms on the tops.  […]