Can’t look 🔙

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I was setting up camp tonight wishing I had a cold beer to crack open, some sausage to grill up and cookies to snack on. But those days of my younger years are beyond me.

The truth is I don’t miss the hang overs or feeling like I’m so stuffed that I need to be rolled over. I think my meals taste better – fresh onions, tomatoes, mini potatoes, spinach and tofu really are great fried up with the right amount of salt and pepper. The fresh blueberries and strawberries and apples are great, as are the roasted chickpeas. It fills me up with energy not calories.

But it’s still an adjustment. I like how I’m starting to look and how much more energy I have. I think my camp meals taste much better. Things are less boring as I really try to chat things up meal to meal while still using healthy, natural ingredients. Yet it’s not the world I once knew.

Upcoming Sunsets – May 5th

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8:15 pm sunset – Wednesday, May 17
8:30 pm sunset – Saturday, June 3
8:15 pm sunset – Wednesday, July 19
8:00 pm sunset – Thursday, August 3
7:45 pm sunset – Monday, August 14
7:30 pm sunset – Thursday, August 24
7:15 pm sunset – Saturday, September 2
6:00 pm sunset – Sunday, September 10
6:45 pm sunset – Tuesday, September 19

Spring Day Across 13th Lake

Cheney Pond Outlet

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Heading over to Lester Flow. I never went all the way down to Lester Flow, as the current started to stronger, and I did not make a good map up of Lester Flow, unlike Cheney Pond.

Taken on Saturday May 21, 2011 at Lester Flow and Cheney Pond.

Planet Money : NPR

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A Computer Fit For The Amish : Planet Money : NPR

Last week, I had a story on an Amish trade show. It was mostly about power tools, but there was another other thing that we didn't mention in the online version: The booth selling computers to the Amish.

The key selling point, perhaps not surprisingly, is all the things the computer doesn't do. Like the sign says: No Internet, no video, no music.

It's '80s-era technology that lets you do basic word-processing, spreadsheets and accounting. It's the kind of thing some (but not all) Amish people would find acceptable to use for work.

In general, the Amish are more willing to adopt new technology if they can justify it for business reasons and they can keep it out of the home. I met an Amish businessman who gave me his business card with a phone number on it.