We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
California’s Heat-Pump Fantasy - Regulators move to phase out gas furnaces for an electric-powered appliance that will raise costs, cause more climate damage per pound than carbon—and won’t even keep people warm.
From the American Indians to present, with plenty of NYC and colonial history, the story of the wonderful North American oyster. A few factoids I learned: the ancient Romans farmed oysters (European oysters are an entirely different critter, however); wild oyster beds are a thing of the distant past, as are 12" oysters; French chefs introduced Americans to eating raw oysters.
Essays on politics and culture from Sasha Stone's Substack. A former Democrat and Leftist who escaped the bubble to get to know the other side of the country and to take a more critical look...