Awaking from a dream in which I was fighting with an ocelot to hear Jasper barking, I kind of wondered how the rest of the day (my 52nd birthday) would go. :-) I then looked out the window and saw a possum - the first I've ever seen in the wild, or in an RV Resort parking lot. Pretty cool. We were leaving the Golden Shore RV Park in Long Beach that morning for San Mateo Campground to try … [Read more...]
Personal Musings
Rants, raves and thoughts about topics such as politics and religion.
Stop Wineries from Destroying California Redwoods
A Spanish company is angling to build a new vineyard in the town of Annapolis, California. Sounds fine, right? But the plans call for: Destroying 140 acres of majestic redwood forest, Building the vineyard on top of the ancient burial grounds of the Kashia Pomo tribe (many of whom still live and worship in those woods), and Harming the Gualala River, home to endangered salmon and … [Read more...]
3 Bananas
This has been bugging me since it happened yesterday. I arrived at the checkout till at my local supermarket with a cart full of goodies for my planned detox diet. You know, good stuff. Fruits, veggies, and whole grains. Ahead of me was an old fellow with his (purchased re-usable) bag and only 3 bananas on the belt. "90 cents", the clerk told him. "90 cents?", he asks. "I weighed … [Read more...]
Canadian Federal Energy Rebates Renewed
Ed the Energy Miser was dancin' on July 14th, 2011 after hearing that Ottawa renewed the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program, an initiative that provides grants of up to $5,000 to help make energy efficient home upgrades. We replaced doors, windows last year (see video below) and installed a heat pump. We kept the gas furnace as a backup. To benefit from the program this time around, … [Read more...]
Snake in the Garden
I'm not particularly fond of snakes, but I found this bull snake when I went down to my garden to do some weeding. Poor thing, it was caught up in our deer netting. What you don't see (or hear) in the video is my first scream or the next 15 minutes of deliberate effort (by Ed) to release the snake from his bondage.... amidst much MORE shrieking from me. :-) … [Read more...]
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