Beltane Emergence Moon
Been taking brain befuddlers over the last 24 hours to reduce the pain in my back. Works pretty well, but leaves me with less than a complete train when it comes to thought. Not liking this effect is one of the strongest guards against addiction, that and limiting use to times of genuine pain.
Like the low-lying mental cumulus the back pain comes once in a while. Limits movement and reminds me to appreciate those hours when it is absent.
Beltane Emergence Moon
This post is for friend Tom Crane who bought a Chevy Volt a couple of years ago and, in engineer fashion, has been keeping data about it ever since. Here’s a link to an NYT article today: Owners Who Are Happy When the Engine Doesn’t Start. This article itself references three blogs: Volt Stats, Volt Fan Site, and CarKnow. This last one is for those who want to hack their rides.
The era of the all-electric car is not yet upon us, but the consumer fleet will move that way as responses to climate change push us further into electricity as the dominant energy source for more and more things.
Kudos to all of those who are willing to pioneer these changes. May they breed others.
Beltane Emergence Moon
We’re only 4 days away from the average date of the last frost. That means in a couple of weeks the warm weather crops like tomatoes and peppers can go in the ground. Once they’re planted along with a few others like herbs, beans, peas, egg plant and ground cherry the work of the garden and orchard shifts to nurture.
Then we weed, drench the soil, spray with the International Ag Labs products, watch for bugs, thin. This year will be first with a full program for the orchard, so much of the work there will be new.