2014: The Year in Review

December 29, 2014

.... Pascal and Mia are working on a book that I predict will be the foraging book. September Stoicism Today In a very unlikely turn of events, an essay we wrote was included in a book on stoicism. I tried not to let it puff my ego up too much. October I Made Shoes In October we hosted an intense three day turnshoe making workshop with Randy Fritz. This was one of the more commented upon things we did this year. I ran into Randy over the holidays and...

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Leisure The Basis of Culture

Mr. Homegrown

March 6, 2015

Thoughtstylings

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...hat holds the world together: vas die Welt Im innersten zusammenhält only for a moment perhaps, and the lightning vision of his intuition has to be recaptured and rediscovered in hard work. Fr. Mark Kowalewski, who tipped me off to Pieper’s book, describes this state of leisure as “profoundly counter-cultural.” And yet I hear Gmail calling me. Time to update my Facebook profile and get out some tweets. How do you deal with life’s distractions? How...

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New Slow City

Mrs. Homegrown

September 28, 2015

Nature Awareness, Reviews

...ven in the heart of the world’s “fastest” city. It’s a beautifully written book, and covers more ground than the previous sentence even begins to suggest. Read it. Bill is in the middle of a book tour right now, so I wanted to put up his schedule so you can catch him if he comes to your town. He’s an engaging speaker, so do get out and see him if you can. See his events page for details on each event. Wednesday, Sept 30 – SAN FRANCISCO Friday, Oct...

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Obsidian: A Free Note Taking App

Mr. Homegrown

January 26, 2025

Design

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...he importance of contextual relationships in understanding information. My book list made with a plugin that searches a book catalog and creates my own personal Goodreads. A lot of people use Obsidian for daily note taking but I prefer a pen and paper diary for this. If you prefer a computer I think it would be great for this purpose and you can even integrate your notes with a calendar. Obsidian is highly customizable if you’re willing to sift th...

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Sandwiches of History

Mr. Homegrown

November 25, 2024

Food

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...sandwich with salmon instead of turkey). When Barry announced a nationwide book release tour I snapped up a ticket for the local show making me, I guess, some kind of Sandwiches of History groupie. It turned out that Barry’s a natural entertainer, easily trading witticisms and barbs with his co-host, actor Rob Huebel while they made one of the stranger sandwiches from his book, the “Dairy Sandwich” of 1909, which consisted of only two slices of Sw...

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