Looks like a bunch of snow later in the week and Monday will be -3 or so and Monday night -8 or so. That means Tuesday morning is my only chance to get out of here and go shopping at the Big Village for at least a few weeks. I will leave at 7 a.m. […]
Sveta a few months back had bought us a weather station for the village. It was extremely reasonable in price and included everything to function and build it. I supplied the two screwdrivers and one pair of pliers and a lot of mental anguish as I deciphered the Chinese to English instructions… Finally, as you […]
by John Stanton In 2007 I wrote and presented a conceptual paper to an international studies group in Portugal. The subject matter was, generally, the use of Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience (ECN) to manage humanity. That paper would eventually finds its way, remarkably, into Rebecca Costa’s seminal The Watchman’s Rattle. I said back in 2007 that […]
Sipping a cup of coffee and deciding what to write. I am not sure I want to go at what I did yesterday again today. I am sore and need a rest. I am rebuilding the double gate on our land and tore it all the way out. Then I started to dig holes to […]
I sat up in bed and felt like a brick wall had hit me last night. I over did it yesterday, but it is time to get things done. The weather was perfect and I spent the day, dragging logs, fixing the fence, walking for four hours total, rebuilt a sled I borrowed, writing a […]
Today with the sun shining all day; it is laundry day and serious laundry day on top of that… Except for the sheets, everything has been washed if it is clothing and it took me three hours to get this all done. The machine helps do larger amounts. But everything is still squeezed out by […]
Sunshine in a Russian wintry day is rare and when we have it, Boza and I enjoy it. It went to -5 last night, but the sun is out and is beautiful. It will be +6 today and lets hope the melt continues… The gurgle of a creek, even if there really is no creek, […]
The world is not coming to an end, just an old friend, who is just slowing down. Wars and depressions come and go but here we are, still standing. Every person in America and or the world will still be doing all the other activities that constitute an economy, just at a much reduced level. […]
Vova made pancakes today… It is pancake week you know? Well if you do not, read the link above… Vova brought a huge platter of pancakes down and him and I gorged ourselves upon the tasty treats. These were what I call real pancakes and not the thin blini that are common in Russia. I […]
I took my cup of coffee and sat overlooking the lake this morning. I got up at 5:30 a.m. and felt good! Therefore, to celebrate, I watched nature and her bringing spring to us. Boza chased a fox, while I sat quietly and listened. After Boza calmed down and came back to his guard duty […]