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Some things to think about...

(Original art work by William Rafti of the William Rafti Institute)

Every once in a while, I see something that gets my blood curdling, my skin into goosebumps. I don't want to look. I keep looking for a while and feel a sense of revulsion, or voyeurism, of even a bit of…

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Added by Michael Levin on November 22, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

HAWK WINGS FOR SHEL

I know why I try not to have idle thinking. It’s a waste of my mind-time. Today while driving from Palm Coast, Florida, where I spend 4/7th of my week with Batina my love, to Gainesville, Fl. where I spend the other three days, I looked at the feathers I have hanging on my rearview mirror and thought about the closeness I feel towards the Native American way. That has been part of my way of life for many years. As I drove on I thought of my grandparents from Romania and Russia and how I knew so… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on November 21, 2011 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Good music!

Wow! CMC music: http://civicmediacenter1.bandcamp.com/

Added by Michael Levin on November 14, 2011 at 9:02am — No Comments

Guerciotti Dream - Bike of the Day

"Bike of the Day {BotD} ::: Guerciotti - this bike is something special. It's everything an Italian road bike...loves to be. Right down to the vintage die in the chainring. See it? Here's a link to more photos…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 25, 2011 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Payne's Prairie Hike

(photo from the Florida Payne's Prairie website)

I headed out to the Payne's Prairie the other day for my first adventure hike with Lars Anderson, Adventure Outpost owner and Zoobird member. That photo you see above is from the… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on October 9, 2011 at 2:11pm — 2 Comments

Breathing in Mt. Rainier

Bob Sh’mal Ellenberg

11319 8th Ave. NE Apt. 106

Seattle, Wa. 98125

352-256-9279

shmal8@yahoo.com

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BREATHING IN MT. RAINER

Harry was sitting on a bench near Puget Sound with a fixated stare 50-miles away at mammoth Mt. Rainer. He was feeling a connection, inwardly laughing, musing to himself: “we’re both part of the earth; she just happened to grow a bit larger than me.” He wondered if there was a way to make a tangible,… Continue

Added by Sh'mal Ellenberg on October 7, 2011 at 4:01pm — 2 Comments

New farms, Old ways

I had a chance to visit one of the new kind of dairy farmers yesterday – the kind who fills a farm

with a variety of people, and animals, plants and trees, and new ideas. This kind of farmer is fascinated with the way things work: how water and air flow through soil, how organic matter is built up or depleted, the impacts of plowing, the intricacies of grazing, the behavior of cows, chickens, predator hawks, shepherd…

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Added by davidreed on October 6, 2011 at 3:16pm — 1 Comment

A Fabulous Ciocc

This is a beautiful vintage Ciocc. Click on the photo to go to the set. Pelizzoli World (the bike shop that made it) favorited it! It's all Campy and rides like a dream! Enjoy...

Added by Michael Levin on September 20, 2011 at 11:20am — No Comments

From Shmal - A Story About Aging

(Night Jasmine photo by Michael Levin - Taken in Portland, OR one beautiful night)

I’ve been sick the past year, but still get around on my own, taking walks around the block a few times a week and have two caregivers that come in a few times a week to put some meals in the fridge for me and clean up my messes. I’ve never been much of a…

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Added by Michael Levin on September 18, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

Fall Planting Ideas

Best bets for starting a traditional garden this month are:…

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Added by Michael Levin on September 18, 2011 at 8:07am — 2 Comments

A Great Day at the Garden!

I went to the garden tonight. What a good time! So many nice things happened. I rode up at dusk and found the garden drenched in the light of the sunset. My mission tonight was simple. I wanted to pick some mint for tea. Mint is dependable. I pulled one strand of the mint, took a look around and saw that the garlic chives were thriving, as always. Troopers! Tomatoes all over the place. Meanwhile, someone visiting the garden said hi. I took a walk around and saw some old… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 6, 2011 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Back in Gainesville after three years in Seattle

After living in Seattle for the past three years, I moved back to Gainesville a month ago. My first impression, a feeling really, was that Gainesville felt as close to me as my skin. Lying in bed on one of those first nights I easily thought of all the things I love about this city. The first week I walked out on Bolens Bluff to the lookout platform on Paynes Prairie. I find that place as sacred and peaceful as any place I’ve meditated. A few days later I was on the wooded paths of…

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Added by Sh'mal Ellenberg on July 31, 2011 at 12:59pm — 1 Comment

Firefly Primitive Skills Gathering 2011

Coyote tells us about the Firefly Primitive Skills Gathering:

"We just got back from Firefly Primitive Skills Gathering in Asheville, NC and this is a summary of what we got into…

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Added by Michael Levin on July 21, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Burning Man

Burning Man is an art festival that occurs annually in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Emergent community, radical self reliance and a gift giving environment are some of the attributes of this unique happening in… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on July 20, 2011 at 1:55pm — 3 Comments

Featuring Carraig Dúlra & OOOOBY Store

Carraig Dúlra is an organic small-holding, run by Mike and Suzie Cahn, that features a variety of educational and community initiatives. They teach organic growing, permaculture, gardening for bio-diversity, sustainable and traditional skills, and a host of other primitive living and nature courses for groups of all ages. Along with all of these wonderful courses, they also run an OOOOBY store in order to promote healthy organic food at affordable costs.…

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Added by Anjuli Vivian Atwal on July 13, 2011 at 3:36pm — 2 Comments

Hang this in your Home

I dedicate this to my dog. You can dedicate this to your present family. I dedicate this to my mom. We can all dedicate this to the future families.

Read the rest here, at Elephant…

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Added by Michael Levin on July 9, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The last shuttle launch

The last shuttle launch got me thinking about how important the space program has been in my life...

My father worked for General Electric in New York state (Schenectady? Syracuse? one of the two) but he transferred to Daytona Beach when I was three. Daytona Beach was selected because of its relative proximity…

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Added by Kevin Neelands on July 9, 2011 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Why I Don't Eat Organic {inspired by Elephant Journal}

Photo by Michael Levin

There's an eye catcher on Elephant Journal entitled "Why I Don't Eat Organic". The answer, of course, is because it's so expensive. The recent freeze has thrown tomato prices skyward.…

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Added by Michael Levin on July 8, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Could you be poisoning yourself or your family?

Organic food. For many it is a way of life that promotes an active lifestyle and good health. Chemical free, most organic foods can improve the quality of life for many individuals. Supposedly grown with a low amount of contaminants, organic food is a great way to eat the foods you love without ingesting the harmful materials found in non-organic pesticides and fertilizers. Large corporations of organic foods grow their produce using fish emulsion, a fertilizer produced from the fluid…

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Added by Anjuli Vivian Atwal on July 4, 2011 at 7:46pm — 2 Comments