I am officially obsessed with sheep. I want to raise sheep, in the hills of southern TN, in the middle of the perfect plot of land. Not to mention the house I have designed to be totally self sustainable. (i.e. no electricity, etc.) So why am I so obsessed with sheep? Good question really. I guess it all started when I became really interested in textile arts; particularly
Well, this is the last of the "list" posts. I hope through some of this you have found interesting thoughts and what not. Any who, let us begin.Look at today's society... what do you see...suburbiadead-zonesgarbage in the pacificerosion out of controlshopping malls the size of football fields and largersoaring gas pricesmediocre health careIn a Nutshell--- EXPLOITATIONExploitation-
WARNING: HOT TOPIC Agriculture: let us define it. the work of producing crops and raising livestock; farming (Webster's 2003)the art of cultivating the ground; husbandry (Webster's 1877)Holy COW!!!! (no pun intended) Have we as of yet seen such a discrepancy between definitions??? This goes from ART to WORK. What a tremendous shift. When did this happen??When American began
Yesterday in Soil Science 210 lab (a class I am in right now) we watched DIRT! the movie! It was an awesome documentary about how a a global entity humans are constantly moving farther and farther away from the land. Soil in particular was the focused upon part of the land in this film. After all, our whole lives exist because of the soil. Think about it... what do we eat,
Democracy-The official definition of this term is:1.) government by the people directly or through representatives. 2.) a country, etc. with such a government. 3.) equality of rights, opportunity and treatment. (2003, Webster's)1.) government by the people. (1877 Webster's)let us make this brief for the sake of efficiency and understanding. Notice how the 1877 definition leaves
I know this is not following the format I set up for myself at the beginning of this blogging experience, but I have found that too restricting.Recently, my passion for birds of prey has been ignited! Birds are such fascinating creatures, how can one help but to admire their grace and utility! I have great respect for a creature that can do most of the things a mammal can,
Who, in this day and age, is not familiar with the ever so 6th grade "click syndrome"? This is the pettiest of expressions of our allergic-ness to diversity. Now don't get me wrong, I believe that we are drawn to those whom we have something in common with. I do find it important though, to stir things up a bit with who you make your friends.For instance, I never would have
For this post, I have yet to really determine the reasons for why it is the way it is. Lets start with some statistics.... over 50%.50% of marriages fail, they end in divorce. Worse than that even, the percentage is the same within the church.Why do marriages fail? I have no idea, it is just the way it it. Maybe it is too hard for some couples, maybe they didn't realize what
I feel that in systematically working through "the list" (reference my first post), I will only be able to complain of our world today. So here is for some positive thought. I promise I am NOT a "Debby-downer".A Blessed LifeI live an extremely blessed life.I am in collegeI am married to a loving, patient and smart manWe have food, clothes and shelterThough we are not rich,
My dear friends I know this is an odd title for this next topic; a topic in which I would like to discuss the discrepancies between a class based and a community based society.Class based SocietyYou may be thinking of the caste system in India when I say class based, or perhaps even feudal Europe, but I highly doubt you would be thinking of modern day America. Even if you
Today I would like to discuss the issue of specialization and what it implies. First let us define specialization."to concentrate on a particular branch of study or work" ~Webster's Dictionary (2003)"Particular, noting something more than ordinary" ~Webster's Dictionary (circa 1877)Is it not interesting to note how the definition of specialization differs from what it once
How life is and how life should be....How life is....specializedbased on moneydisparaging of the familyconflicting diversityone over manydistant from the landmassive monoculturemechanizedexcessively exploitedHow life should be....Many faceted based on communitynourishing to the familycooperative relationshipsa people's governmentone with the landdiverse ecologyprescribed care