Posted by Dappert Michael on September 4th, 2007 in Environment ·
A couple of years ago our daughter thought we should buy a gas heated clothes dryer. Having moved into partment life during graduate school she thought having to carry the laundry out to the line was just too much work for her mother since she was getting old, or at least older…
Posted by Dappert Michael on September 3rd, 2007 in Politics ·
I woke up this morning thinking about Iraq. Last night I learned President Bush has asked for another 50 billion dollars to cover the cost of the Iraq war. Some news agencies report the cost of the war is now at 3 billion dollars a week.
How much more suffering can be inflicted on the Iraqi people for another 50 billion?..
Posted by Dappert Michael on August 3rd, 2007 in Internet ·
Parts of rural America have broadband internet access and I guess you could say it is available to everyone if you consider the satelite services which cover the entire country which are ridiculously expensive for the initial setup and monthly service…
Posted by Dappert Michael on July 12th, 2007 in Politics ·
On July 6 there was an article on the Washington Times website about a ruling given by a federal appeals court panel in Cincinnati challenging the Bush Administrations claim to be able to conduct secret surveillance on individuals within the United States…
Posted by Dappert Michael on July 10th, 2007 in Environment ·
Imagine this, every home in the US with solar panels on the roof. Each one feeding power into the national power grid. Or, industrious individuals producing biodiesel out on their suburban or rural homesteads…
Posted by Dappert Michael on July 3rd, 2007 in Home ·
Over the years I have purchased my garden seeds from a number of different places. I have ordered seeds and I have purchased them over the counter. If you order seeds you need to do it well in advance to be ready when the ground is ready to work in the spring…
Posted by Dappert Michael on June 13th, 2007 in Home ·
I really like the idea of green manure crops. You grow some vegetative crop up to a certain point and then take your tiller and work it all into the soil. This operation probably takes a rear tine tiller like one of the Troy Bilt series tillers. I think it is a wonderful thing for the soil…
Posted by Dappert Michael on June 13th, 2007 in Home ·
June and it is still 70 degrees. It has been pushing 80 today but overall it has been very nice weather…
Posted by Dappert Michael on June 5th, 2007 in Internet ·
The general public probably missed the minimal debate about Net Neutrality a few months ago. For the time being, the Forces of Darkness were held back. But, I am sure the battle will be fought again…
Posted by Dappert Michael on May 31st, 2007 in Environment ·
Are Americans lazy or just poorly informed? In today’s world, there are no valid reasons for being poorly informed, only excuses. Our current crop of power holding politicians seem to extol the virtues of being less than interested in learning or gaining greater understanding of the world around us…