Author Archives: Eddie

Two Cows, A Calf, And An Egret

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Eddie

Huhn; wasn’t that the name of a movie?

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Visitation

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Eddie

Two of the parents, and one each of the aunts and the uncles just departed after a ten-day visit to the Big Island. We were five nights in a house in Puna, and four in a condo in South Kohala. … Continue reading →

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Organic Farming Explained

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Eddie

“What,” you’ve probably asked yourself dozens of times while goggling at the Farmers’ Markets’ vendors’ endless cornucopiae of newly-harvested deliciousness, “Just what makes the organic farmer tick? Through what manner of prestidigitation does he or she manage to coax such … Continue reading →

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The Saga Begins

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Eddie

Well, on Christmas Night I done and et my first Durian since coming  to Hawaii. See, they’re three bucks a pound here (compare with one dollar per — Thai, frozen — in Seattle’s Little Saigon district), which is decidedly out … Continue reading →

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A Collapse Primer In Recent Podcasts

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Eddie

Going off-topic for a bit here, as there’ve been some quite informative and interesting podcasts of late with regards to the ongoing collapse of Industrial Civilisation. For the scientific background, we’ve got Charles Hall in episodes #234 and #235 of … Continue reading →

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