Sarah Kay at TED

“If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she’s gonna call me Point B … ” began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011.

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Demolition

This will be the last video in the series on our home building project…Demolishing the old… Now…It’s on with life and settling in. Thanksgiving at my mom’s and Christmas here

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Getting Near The End

We passed a milestone yesterday when we said goodbye to the bright yellow modern equivalent of my grandparents “Quarter Moon”. In other words, they picked up the “port-a-potty” that has

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Good News Is Blowing On The Wind

While my home state has never been at the forefront of environmental consciousness, the news in the electrical generating front is finally turning toward the green. After an initial rush to install

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Blog Action Day – Let’s Talk About Food

Just last week Tipper was talking about “Tater Soup” which brought back all kinds of childhood memories. Reading her post from the southern Appalachians had my nose and taste buds fooling

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And It Rained…At Last

Heavy rains for drought-stricken Texas A slow-moving low pressure system brought the heaviest rains of the year to large portions of rain-starved Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas over the weekend. Radar-estimated

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