The wood-worker who made barrels was going, if the tin-worker was coming. From that industry, at any rate, old skill was “getting the push.” And the wood-worker was going, or at any rate his ancient provincial skill was falling obsolete, … Continue reading
I just ran across this, and had to share it. I’m reading Boomerang by Michael Lewis, about how different countries mis-handled massive amounts of credit. So I start searching items on Wiki, just to be sure that I understand what I’m reading. … Continue reading
Is this the Fayetteville we know and love; or WHAT? The other night, we went out for a while to a benefit for one of our local artists. Hosted by a popular restaurant, silent auction of donated art, cash bar … Continue reading
“Now the first and greatest of necessities is food, which is the condition of life…” Plato, The Republic When I came to Fayetteville in the late seventies, to live with strangers in a rented house, and study English, the University … Continue reading
“on Saturday there was a policy of allowing people–anybody—to come in and use the shop…$1/hr…in the beginning people shared jobs, and we also shared wages.” JKM One Saturday morning, in the fall of 1988, I wandered into a basement workshop … Continue reading
