Ian graduates 8th grade, St. Joseph, Kenosha, Wisconsin
< Previous Photos Next > Ian graduates 8th grade, St. Joseph, Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha, Wisconsin — Our nephew, Ian Thrasher, graduates from eighth grade at St. Joseph Interparish Junior High School, shaking hands with keynote speaker and St. Joe’s alum...Alfalfa mulch on garden beds, Racine, Wisconsin
< Previous Photos Next > Alfalfa mulch on garden beds, Racine, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin — After reading about Ruth Stout in Jerry Minnich’s Wisconsin Garden Guide, we have used alfalfa hay for garden mulch with good results. We buy it from a farm just...Posting on Facebook: Content creator or slave?
Consider this aspect of Facebook’s business model: There are currently some 500 million people creating content for Facebook, yet Facebook pays them nothing. Social media The implications of the social media revolution hit me one morning when I came down to the...Scarlet Tanager in our mulberry tree, Racine, Wisconsin
< Previous Photos Next > Scarlet Tanager in our mulberry tree, Racine, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin — This is the first Scarlet Tanager I have seen in the five years we have lived here. The mulberry tree has only recently flowered, so it’s too early for...Cooper’s Hawk on backyard birdbath, Racine, Wisconsin
< Previous Photos Next > Cooper’s Hawk on backyard birdbath, Racine, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin — A young-looking Cooper’s Hawk surveys our backyard from the centrally positioned birdbath, causing quite a stir among all the sparrows in hiding. See...My love for Indian Food
Oh my gosh! Last nights dinner was one of those that Mark and I literally high five each other on. I know it’s corny but that’s what we do when I am able to duplicate the experience we get dining out at most Indian restaurants. Earlier this week Mark came...‘A Man Named Pearl’: Pearl Fryar’s topiary garden
We watched a warm and inspiring movie last night. A Man Named Pearl (trailer above) is a 2006 documentary film by Scott Galloway and Brent Pierson centered on one astonishing yard on the outskirts of Bishopville, South Carolina. The owner, Pearl Fryar, was born in...Oil spills absorbed by donated hair booms: MatterOfTrust.org
Sitting down to work this morning, Amy read me a Facebook post from her friend Dana Boyle, who is looking for a way to spread the word that hair soaks up oil spills, and that hair can be donated to help cleanup efforts in the massive Gulf oil spill off Louisiana:...FedEx vs. UPS: ‘Brown Bailout Guy’
This was a highly irritating story on NPR’s Morning Edition today: Trucking Rivals Fight Lobbying Battle Over Legislation In short, back in 1996, language was put into a must-pass aviation bill which classifies FedEx as an airline, not a trucking firm —...
