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Rose and Ben

June 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Texas, music, video

My neighbors across the street have been makin’ music for a few years now. For a while my youngest son played bass with them on some of their local gigs.
These days they seem to be reahing a bit higher…And I for one, am very impressed with this video they did in Tennessee…

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Priscilla Ahn

May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · music, video

From Facebook…
Priscilla Ahn’s brand new performance of ‘The Boobs Song’, recorded live in London!

There is something about this young lady’s voice that just grabs me. I could listen to her sing any time at all…
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend.

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Play…Do You? I Know, I Don’t…Enough.

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments · health, just musings, video

Another in the TedTalks Series of videos I try to visit on a weekly basis as a method of personal continuing education…Have a look at what a “play expert” has to say about the importance of play…Stuart Brown: Why play is vital — no matter your age

A pioneer in research on play, Stuart Brown says [...]

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Sissy Farmer? I don’t think so…

March 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blue Ridge Mountains, farming & gardening, writing of place

Stumbling through my news reader I came across a reference and a video of Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I have been aware of the work Joel is doing for a while. His success with Polyface is an inspiration that will become more important as we go forward in [...]

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Mark Bittman Obsesses About Veganism, Priuses, Carbon Footprints and All That : TreeHugger

March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Food, Writers, climate change

We love Mark Bittman for his sensible approach to cooking and eating. The name of his column in in the New York Times,Scryve Corporate Social Responsibility Rating The Minimalist, says it all. In a recent web interview, Bittman expounds on ecological eating and his philosophy on cooking. Check out the charmingly unedited video from Obsessed [...]

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TED – Ideas worth spreading

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Food Safety, climate change, farming & gardening, video

Mark Bittman at TED
Why you should listen to him:
Although Mark Bittman never formally trained as a chef, his pursuits as a curious and tenacious foodie have made him a casual culinary master. His weekly New York Times food column, The Minimalist, meshes accessible and inexpensive ingredients with “anyone-can” cooking techniques to produce exceedingly delicious dishes. [...]

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The Power of Less

January 10th, 2009 · No Comments · retirement, twitter, video

The Power of Less Video from Leo Babauta on Vimeo.

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Foie Gras To Sustainability?

December 20th, 2008 · No Comments · farming & gardening, video

This is an amazing story…

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