Hot Colonoscopy Summer

September 22, 2024

Meme via @OpenlyGayAliens I was binging the Garden Fork podcast and the host Eric mentioned the importance of colonoscopies. In August, I had one and the doctor asked me, as I left, to promise to tell everyone I know about the importance of this procedure. So here we go. Yes, it takes a day and a half away from your schedule and the procedure is the butt (haha) of puns, old person humor and scatological jokes. A neighbor, in fact, told a fantasti...

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The Wild Yard Project

Mr. Homegrown

August 22, 2018

Garden Design, Gardening, Native Plants

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...landscapers to generate media and local projects aimed at inspiring and educating people to transform their lawns back into vibrant native plant and animal habitat. One yard can save a species, but many yards can transform the world. We’ll have David on the podcast to talk more about this important project soon. In the meantime, take a look at the video, read an essay by Kim Radochia, “A Meadow Grows in West Gloucester” and sign up for the Wild Y...

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Pumpkin Spice Apocalypse

Mr. Homegrown

September 11, 2024

Preparedness

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...leave a comment. As friend of the blog Johnny Sanphillippo discusses on a podcast appearance in early 2020, it’s better to rotate through bulk food than stockpile it. If you just stash it away odds are it will go bad or you won’t know how best to prepare it. Rotate through your food stocks and you’ll know what foods you like and save money while you’re at it. The weekend had a Road Warrior vibe when it became obvious that many or our neighbors ha...

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A Little Free Blockbuster

Mr. Homegrown

September 1, 2024

Thoughtstylings

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The last time I was on the Garden Fork Podcast, the host, “East Coast Eric” challenged me to build a Free Blockbuster Little Library and I finally made good on the promise. I managed to install this garishly painted DVD, VHS, CD and video game themed little free library in our parkway yesterday as the sun went down. With the exception of the hinges and Lucite, I used repurposed materials and patterned the design after a lararium I saw online. I d...

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Acedia Part II: An Internet of Narcissism

Mr. Homegrown

June 21, 2024

Thoughtstylings

...about techniques for dealing with social media addiction. In the meantime I recommend you consider taking a look at Lasch’s very readable book (here’s a pdf–the internet can still be useful!). The Regrettable Century Podcast has two episodes (I and II) about The Culture of Narcissism with guest, C. Derick Varn that provides some further context for Lasch’s work. And here’s a short article about Lasch and his other books....

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