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Astrological Gardening
As a child, I remember being told to avoid astrological sign related activities. Horoscopes were frowned upon, and rightly so.
But this past Thanksgiving while watching football, I began reading the Foxfire books that my in-laws had stored away on basement bookshelves. In "The Firefox Book", there is a chapter on planting by the signs. Interviews ( Read more... ) -
Pria
Every once in a while we feel a little cliche about having a golden retriever, but that soon passes because she's so great! So far, the rabbits don't dare stay in the yard too long, although Pria isn't fast enough to catch them ( Read more... ) -
Vermicomposting
Yesterday, I took a tour of Growing Power, Milwaukee's best known urban farm. Through thoughtful partnerships, they have expanded to Chicago and other places in the Midwest. Through a partnership with President Clinton's foundation, they work in South Africa, Zimbabwe and potentially Haiti ( Read more... ) -
Fall Chores and Headaches
I had a full day off because Wauwatosa public schools were not in session today, so I didn't have to work at Easter Seals ( Read more... ) -
Late October
It was a crazy weekend. Abe and Lindsay came up for a wedding and spent Thursday and Sunday nights with us in Wauwatosa with Aislynn and Caydence. Both girls are young, but adorable. It was tough traveling for the parents, but well worth it for Leah and I. Tom and Jan came up too and stayed with us. We had a great time and really strengthened our ( Read more... ) -
Fall in Tosa
It's starting to get colder. Leaves are mostly on the ground and the day time temps are in the low 60s ( Read more... ) -
Intro to Milwuakee
So, Leah and I are in Milwaukee now. We've been here for almost two months, since the beginning of August ( Read more... ) -
2007 Trip to Yuzhny Ukraine
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Colts are going to the Super Bowl
What a game. I hope you all caught it, cause Indianapolis won.
I do believe there were some naysayers who, if I recall correctly are fans of the Vikings... no comment. -
Round 3 Loss
Sad Sad Day.
The hoosiers lost in round 3 of the NCAA men's soccer tournament. I am sad.
Also, it turns out that the Hawkeyes football team really unraveled this season. To lose to Minnesota is just embarrassing.