Hot Colonoscopy Summer

September 22, 2024

...ever, is the fact that a colonoscopy can prevent some terrible cancers that the home test kits can’t detect. Both times I’ve had a colonoscopy the doctor found and removed polyps. The gunk you have to drink and the time by the toilet during the prep time is a small price to pay for the peace of mind you get once you’ve checked off this important task. If your doctor wants you to get one make that appointment today....

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Disaster Nationalism: A Politics of Cleansing Violence

Mr. Homegrown

November 28, 2024

Reviews

...I think about as I, and I’m sure many of you, struggle with the amount of time we are captured by the algorithms. Seymour has a new book out, Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization that grapples with our present confusing moment. In the book Seymour analyses the international rise of authoritarian leaders in the U.S., Brazil, The Philippines, Hungary and elsewhere and how these emerging movements create compelling, though fals...

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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional: Murakami on Running

Mr. Homegrown

May 30, 2026

Fitness

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...’ll never see reflected what’s inside.” I may be counting my chicks before they’ve hatched. I’ve only been back to running for a month and I know, all to well, how easy it is to push too hard and end up with an injury that can take a very long time to recover from and, at this point, might end my running for good. Like Murakami I have to accept the inevitability that my running days will draw to a close someday. But until that time I hope to enjoy...

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Day to day, our decisions count

Mrs. Homegrown

April 30, 2015

Back to the Garden

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...at all, especially if you chat with her every week. If you can’t find the time to shop at farmers’ markets, you might want to try a CSA. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s like a subscription club you join, and, typically, you get a box of local produce a week which you pick up at some central point, or perhaps is delivered to your door. Some CSAs go beyond veggies and fruits to provide m...

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Kelly’s New Desk

Mr. Homegrown

September 14, 2020

Design

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...he past and to this day in many places in the world. As this was the first time I’ve ever built this type of table, mistakes were made but I’m pleased with the end result. Schwartz emphasizes hand tools which means that this desk could be made with just a few tools in a small workshop (though it does kinda call for a drill press to cut the circular holes for the legs). In my tiny garage workshop I use a mix of power and hand tools: power tools for...

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