Today was a Great Day for Canvassing in NH
What a beautiful fall day for walking and meeting neighbors. I had the pleasure of canvassing with Kate, the Londonderry Field Organizer. It actually felt like a mid August sunny day while we strolled...
View ArticleObama Electrifies DNC faithful. My personal account of yesterday's DNC Fall...
"Hello fellow Kossacks" I finally decided to pen my first diary; it only took me 3 years to transition from a lurker to a diarist, Lol. Okay so first things first..... Full Disclosure: Although I am an...
View ArticleWhy Democrats Should Turn Their Backs on John Edwards
By Jwilkes from Eyes on Obama: Democrats have a responsibilityto turn their backs on Edwards. As a person, I forgive Edwards. But as a representative and a spokesman for the party and its issues, I...
View ArticleWhat's Your Favorite Month? (w/Poll)
We got into a discussion on this topic at work today and I thought it would make for a fun diary. As with everything, people have different preferences in terms of season. Hailing from the Upper...
View ArticleFALLOUT: Coming Home from the War in Iraq - Watch it now!
I haven't posted in awhile, so please forgive me! As some of you know, I've recently been working on finishing up my first "full-length" documentary. This project was a two person project(my brother...
View ArticleSub-par is the New Excellent
You want to believe, but you don't dare believe. Then it sneaks up on you, and you find yourself believing... only to get mad at being suckered again. No, I'm not talking about being Cubs fan, or a Sox...
View ArticleFree Food: Foraging with the Squirrels, Part I
For 3 weeks I foraged in new places without returning to my favorite park. I expected change because each week brings it, but I was still shocked. Since March, I've visited this park about 20 times,...
View ArticleA **ACHOO!** Strange Stasis **snorfle**
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaachooo! Cough. Cough. Cough. Cough. Cou---aaaaaachooooo! **snorf** This...cold. This weeks long cold. I have no idea where my children got their titanium constitutions but my wife and...
View ArticleFree Food: Foraging with the Squirrels, Part II
Over the past month my foraging has reached a new level. As odd as it sounds, my surroundings seem to be subtly urging me in certain directions. (Left: Chicken Mushrooms by wide eyed lib) Here are 2...
View ArticleFree Food: Foraging with the Squirrels, Part III
Sometimes you just have a magical day. Last Tuesday was like that-- beautiful blue sky, a light breeze, leaves crackling underfoot and trees settling more into their autumn colors with each passing...
View ArticleFree Food: Foraging Exotic Fall Fruit
Walking around a local park yesterday, I realized this series is nearing its logical end. Everywhere I look, plants are dying back. Birds, squirrels and other small mammals are fattening up or storing...
View ArticleNew Mexico Autumn - A Photo Diary
This is another in a series of distraction diaries. These shots are from a recent trip to New Mexico. I was a little late for the peak of the aspens near Santa Fe but as you can see there was still a...
View ArticleNot Free Food or Foraging: Small Farms Photo Diary
(Above: Norwich Meadows Farm Panorama. All photos by wide eyed lib) As anyone following this series knows, I'm a big fan of local eating for lots of reasons, including: • Cost effectiveness (no...
View ArticleFree Food: Foraging for New Ideas and Volunteers
I mentioned 2 weeks ago that this series will end soon (at least for the winter), and RonV had some suggestions for continuing: Doing a series on regional foraging. Like, desert plants. Plants of the...
View ArticleWYFP- Blue Edition
WYFP is our community's Saturday evening gathering to talk about our problems, empathize with one another, and share advice, pootie pictures, favorite adult beverages, and anything else that we think...
View ArticleFree Food: Preparing for Winter Foraging
Every week when I go out foraging, there's less and less to discover, less and less to collect. Leaves crunch underfoot, branches are increasingly bare, and annuals are dying back. The weather has...
View ArticleFree Food: Foraging by Genus
Scientific classifications of plants may seem confusing, but they're very useful. The groups (species, genus, family, etc.) are designed to reflect an evolutionary truth. All species within a genus...
View ArticleSome Fall Music
A relatively small selection, with a few repeats, and a few new findings, and at least one terrific new name.
View ArticleFree Food: Foraging Beneath the Snow
I've been talking for the last few weeks about how there's nothing to forage, but what I really mean is that there's nothing new to forage. (Left: Winter Scene by Peter Coughlin) The foraging season...
View ArticleFree Food: The End of the Foraging Season
This is the end, my weary friend, the end. --Jim Morrison So this will be my last regular post in this series, at least until Spring. RonV, wvvoiceofreason and ninkasi23 have all offered to post...
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