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Great book: Born to Run
I just finished a book you’d love. It’s called “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen” It’s by Christopher McDougall. A good story and useful information—what more you could ask for. … Continue reading
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Good documentary: Deep Water
I saw a good documentary called, “Deep Water.” There is this sailboat race around the world to see who would be the first person to sail around the world unsupported. This guy decides it’s just the thing he wants to … Continue reading
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Because ideas and information should be free
You probably know about Google Books; you can type in any word or phrase and they will show you a bunch of books with that word or phrase and then you can preview the books. It’s supposed to be like … Continue reading
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Cob Builders Handbook–online.
This is a good book about how to sculpt your own dirt cheap house– The Cob Builders Handbook, and now it’s offered for free, online. If I ever stay home for a summer this is the kind of home I … Continue reading
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Humanure handbook– now free and downloadable!
Think you need a 3000 dollar system to compost your poo? No. All you need is bucket with a toilet seat lid, and this free downloadable book. A link to the site: http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/humanure.html And here is a link directly to … Continue reading
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My favorite documentaries.
For people who love documentaries and all those movies that you could only see if you lived in a big city with an art house, Netflix has been a boon. They have everything. I live out in the middle of … Continue reading
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True Stories: Talking Heads
A happy upbeat musical movie about finding happiness, beauty, and individual expression in a world of prefab buildings, consumerism, efficiency, and clones. “There will be chairs for your convenience, so you don’t have to sit on your coolers.” This is … Continue reading
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The most hated people in America
Here is an great BBC documentary available for download on youtube It’s the story of a church were everyone is related, most of them are lawyers, and they hate everyone who isn’t them. The most hated people in America. I … Continue reading
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The best thing I have watched, ever.
Errol Morris’ First Person: the complete series. He uses this thing called an “Interrotron” – an innovative camera device Morris invented to maintain merciless eye contact with his subjects”. All they see is him on a little screen– no camera … Continue reading
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Online documentary
Most of my Netfix selections have been documentarys. One I found particularly good was called “Country Boys”. It follows the lives of two Appalachian teens from the age of 15. After watching it, I went to the PBS/Frontline website for … Continue reading
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Peace Pilgrim
The Peace Pilgrim walked away. She left all off her stuff and walked. For thirty years she walked, walking until offered shelter; fasting until offered food. She never asked for anything. She only brought the clothes she was wearing, a … Continue reading
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Library for a nomadic wilderness dweller.
It would be impossibly expensive and take up too much room in my cabin to buy enough books to last me through even one winter. So rather than sit with my own thoughts, last year I bought a laptop, and … Continue reading
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Yoga class for recluses
I first heard about Richard Hittleman’s Yoga: 28 Day Exercise Plan from Ray Jardine in Beyond Backpacking. He said that it was one of the things he did to prepare for a long hike. It’s not just a twenty eight … Continue reading
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What I’m watching
I’ve been watching a lot of documentaries lately: There is sequel out to the documentary “The Selling of a Serial Killer” It’s called ” Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer”. It takes the story up to her execution. … Continue reading
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