Vets Co-Opted
Our dog needs flea meds - so I went to the vet yesterday to get them. The vet would not sell me the flea...
The Cost of Predators
Eggs are getting to be as expensive as steak used to be - and may become unavailable - which is part of the reason...
Fireside Chat
It's single digits outside as I type this - but 72 degrees inside, as I type this. The fire is keeping us warm.
But that's...
What to “Invest” in . . .
If you invest in something, the expectation is you'll get a return - as in of money. Cars (and trucks) typically cost you money;...
Duck Smiting
Some people call it "harvesting." Others - more directly - "butchering." We call it smiting. As in, smite the ducks. As in what the...
The Truly Mobile Home
Mobile homes are the punchlines of many jokes about rednecks, but the real joke is that they're not really mobile homes.
They can be moved,...
Strategic Debt?
Normally, it is wise to live not just within but below your means. To try to spend less than you earn, in order to...
Pace and Lick
If you've been trying to prepare for what seems to be already here - as by making provisions to provide your own food when...
Another Variant of Devaluation
Nature sometimes echoes government in that both can suddenly devalue what you thought you had.
Last Monday, I had a flock of 12 chickens -...
The Cost of Lost Opportunity
One of the reasons I'm no longer married is because I didn't want to "plan" for "retirement" - by putting more or even any...