The arrival of spring has many of us thumbing through seed catalogs making great plans for another growing season. I have a small plot behind the garage but am looking to expand the garden (yet again). I’m a little behind in my planning because of the snow and because I am taking a different approach to the garden based on some interesting successes this past season. Living … [Read more...] about Garden Planning 2014
The Dog in the Manger
The greek fable is a metaphor for those who prevent others from having something that they themselves have no use for – A high degree of interest in the fate of the 3 Dog Farm Special Use Permit (SUP) led to an overflow crowd last night with dozens of citizens ready to speak their minds. The crowd of over 100 people arranged itself like an angry wedding, with supporters of … [Read more...] about The Dog in the Manger
Lost and Found
God has His way of leading us. He takes us on journeys we don’t even know we are equipped for and sometimes he doubles us back into the path of someone just to bless us. When I was a small child, I lived in the woods in a rural part of Loudoun County. There were only three houses on the one-mile private road where we lived, and I remember it was a long walk to the bus stop … [Read more...] about Lost and Found
Animal Farm – Pick It Up Again
Arriving home late one evening I sat at the kitchen table eating a warmed-up plate of food when I spied a little paperback perched on a pile of papers. I flipped it over to see Animal Farm by George Orwell. It seems my teenage daughter was supposed to have read the classic fairy story and it had now been tossed aside. Napoleon and Snowball. Indelible marks of division and … [Read more...] about Animal Farm – Pick It Up Again
Yelp Reviews – Digital Bathroom Graffiti
Yelp has built a brand that gives the impression of fairness and authenticity without actually delivering either. Their reviews are no better than bathroom graffiti. How do you know when a company is circling the drain? When its salespeople can’t explain what they are selling or give a legitimate defense of the product. Based on the discussion I had with a well-intended yet … [Read more...] about Yelp Reviews – Digital Bathroom Graffiti