Look, it’s pretty simple.
It is certainly not Congress that keeps this nation together and rolling… no, not the President. No figureheads or leaders can make the machine run – that is the responsibility of every person. There are some who believe that this nation is held together by the police, but there are simply not enough of them [...]
Truckin’ with Ron: Monstrosity of Americana
In which I eat a KFC Double Down burger thing. I should get paid for my expert endorsement skills. I should also get paid to detox that crap outta my system. THE SPEEDING TREES DID THAT LITTLE BIT O’ MUSIC AT THE START! http://www.thespeedingtrees.com
The History of Fairfield and Jefferson County, Iowa
I recently wrote a two-part article on a basic history of my hometown, published down at Fairfield Voice. Part One: The Beginning of Time to the First Settlers Part Two: The First Settlers to Today It took me significantly longer than I anticipated to write these things. First, I put considerably more effort into writing [...]
No More Frontiers, No More Discovery
I’ve been researching the history of my hometown and county: Fairfield, Iowa in Jefferson County. I know it’s a myth, the idea of pioneers and settlers “discovering” the land, when people have been living here since 10,000 BCE. And, of course, what happened to the Native Americans was freaking tragic. But the settlers themselves didn’t really think about [...]
In Praise of America.
I love America. It may not seem like it at first glance, (and certainly not after reading some of the things I’ve had to say about our government) but it’s true. Moreover, I believe that America has been a net profit of good for the world. Of course I’m not ruling out or glossing over [...]
American Farmer (GF)
[This is one of my posts from Growing Freedom, my old blog on the trials of trying to start your own sustainable garden/mini-farm with almost no personal experience. This was originally posted on Apr 27, 2009] from “How To Grow More Vegetables” – “One mini-farmer may be able to net $20,000 to $40,000+ a year [...]
