Obama at Notre Dame
The Holocaust took some six million lives. Abortion in America has taken some 50 million lives. You do the math on this one. Barack Obama stands for abortion. The Catholic Church says abortion is always an … Continue reading →
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styro-foam cup crops…
A teacher from Cleveland came to the farm we’re at in mid-Ohio on Saturday. He dug in the garden and spread many wheelbarrows of mulch around. At one point, this teacher looked at me and said that each … Continue reading →
Remember scythes?
We’re currently working on a farm in mid-Ohio and doing research on sustainable agriculture. Last night I was using an old-fashion scythe to cut some high grass. It worked fine, I got some good exercise and the planet … Continue reading →
cars and traffic lights…
A couple weeks back I was at Cleveland’s City Hall Building and saw a “Cleveland Hall of Fame Wall” that displays portraits of Clevelanders who somehow made their mark on the world. For instance, Clevelander Garrett Morgan invented the … Continue reading →
5/11/09
We’ve been on a farm in mid-Ohio looking at sustainable agriculture issues. Besides the research, every day I’ve been chopping a considerable amount of wood. I once interviewed author, and farmer, Gene Logsdon who has done his own … Continue reading →
5/3/09
I was in Danville, Ohio, where I talked with a woman who had traveled to Pakistan several years ago. She said among a good number of people there, she experienced a distinct “coldness toward Americans.” One of the … Continue reading →
5/1/09
We have traveled to mid-Ohio to look at sustainable agriculture practices. Today I found myself in a conversation with several social-justice oriented farmers. One said that we so take for granted having access to fresh drinking water, while … Continue reading →
4/28/09
I talked to Chris Knestrick who is part of a Christian Peacekeeper Team in Columbia, South America. He said it is not uncommon for subsistence farmers there, and their families, to “disappear” at the hands of para-military groups. … Continue reading →
4/22/09
It’s Earth Day. At the Recreation Center I took our kids to in Cleveland today, there were a series of “Think Green” factoids posted all over. One said that in a year we now use so many aluminum … Continue reading →
4/18/09
According to National Geographic, Haiti is “dirt poor.” That is, hunger is so bad for many there now that they have taken to eating cakes made of clay, salt and shortening. Even though people realize these are terrible … Continue reading →