We broke the rule. We knew the rule. We knew it very well. It was kind of hard not to know the rule since we wrote it ourselves. It is a simple rule. A just a few words…
Saving The Books
If I could have participated in only one flood relief effort in Iowa, this is the one I would have chosen: June 14, 2008 Heroic story of books By MIKE KILEN mkilen@dmreg.com Iowa City, Ia. — In all the statewide…
Where My Heart Lies
I am in a rural area. It is a flat plain, with rich, dark, loamy soil. The dirt here is dark, from cocoa to black – from merely laced with fertility to boiling with it. The…
The Operator
If my foulies could talk, I’m sure they’d have expressed mixed feelings. Sure, they were grateful for finally breathing fresh air again after being packed away since sailing across the north Atlantic, but this was fresh water running off…
A Place
I know a place For the rest of the story, click here: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/aplace.pdf
Parallels
In the early 1900s Argentina was the second richest country in the world. In subsequent decades its middle class enjoyed a very high standard of living. The country was rich in seemingly infinite natural resources, copious crop producing areas whose…
Gildas Kansas Jones
3 February, 2008 Trevelin, Argentina Dear Troop 27, One of the best things about traveling around the world is that you discover unexpected things in unexpected places, including here in Patagonia. As in the United States, when…
The Falcon Sanctuary
01 February 2008 12:06:37 GMT I was a car guy most of my life. I became car aware pretty early. By the time I was eight or so I was making model distinctions. I blossomed into full scale…
Impressions of Santiago, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar & Riñaca
We spent our first month in Chile in Santiago and the Valparaiso areas. In general, Chile is a fully developed economy. There is very, very little that is available in the U.S. or Europe that isn’t available here or won’t…
The Next Sunday
One week ago, our rig came off the ship damaged. We didn’t know if it was destroyed or not. One week ago, a couple of kids playing with matches started a brush fire that became a wind driven…