Mon - May 1, 2006

A Letter to My Family on Peak Oil


On Christmas Day, a group of us were gathered around the table, and the talk turned to energy and economics... finally, I felt, we were starting to discuss real issues rather than the partisan Democrat-Republican distractions du jour. This led to a letter that I wrote after Christmas, reproduced here with links and annotations.

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Thu - April 21, 2005

The Machine, part 2: what can you do if it really does break down?


Suppose it really is true... that the accumulation of environmental, energy, and monetary crises catches up with us in the next year or two, and we experience a significant decline or collapse? What can you do?

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Wed - March 16, 2005

The Machine, Part 1: how long can this go on?


What if the 21st century American lifestyle is not sustainable? Houston, we've got a problem.

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Fri - April 23, 2004

Questioning 9/11


As the events of late 2002 and early 2003 unfolded, and the U.S. marched into a war based on lies, I found myself looking backwards... at the event that set all this in motion.

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Mon - March 1, 2004

Cognitive Republican dissonance


I don't envy my Republican friends and relatives. If this is what they call winning, why isn't the country and the world in any better shape?

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Thu - February 12, 2004

Blog of the week: The Fighting Democrat


Starting this week, I will try to highlight various resources on the Internet that I find useful and worthwhile. The Fighting Democrat is certainly one worth visiting.

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Fri - February 6, 2004

Dorothy Soelle's Creed


Our pastor at St. Francis of Assisi, Valerie Chapman, discovered this creed and shared it with us. It speaks volumes about how faith calls us to be revolutionary.

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Tue - January 6, 2004

Bush In 30 Seconds


MoveOn.org sponsored a contest, in which members were asked to submit video ads on the topic of George W. Bush, 30 seconds in duration, to be aired during the coming election season. They received three times as many ads as they expected, many of them high quality, and the ads themselves became an underground internet sensation as friends traded ad URLS. Along with other members, I ranked on dozens of ads; these are the ones that I liked best.

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Thu - November 27, 2003

Things you have to believe to be a Republican today


Scrolling through the tiny print at Buzzflash.com , I clicked on an entry titled "Pending the Freezing of Hell," not knowing what I would get. The link took me to Cory Farley's Reno Gazette-Journal column , which I found pretty funny. Enjoy.

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Sun - November 23, 2003

Republican Congress Declares War On Ordinary Americans


Well, not really, but they may just as well have. As Congress tries to wind up business before the holidays, it seems that they have nothing but bad bills that they want to pass. Please take a moment out of your week to call our senators (especially Gordon Smith), and tell them that you don’t support these citizen-hostile laws.

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Fri - November 7, 2003

A response to my cousin's defense of G.W. Bush


George W. Bush's resume has been making the rounds of email... I received two copies, from two different relatives. One of my relatives responded with a vigorous defense of Bush; I disagree with most of his points, and give many links to support my views.

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New look for the web site!


Greetings, and welcome to the new look for Rototillerman... I have finally taken a crack at merging the content of the old hand-built site with the iBlog software, and you are looking at the result.

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Wed - July 23, 2003

Welcome!


How I Became A Blogger In Just A Few Easy Steps

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