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Emmett Till One – The Barn
It’s March and no longer Black History Month, but I am sharing the story of Emmett Till anyway, as I am learning it. Being an old white guy, we’ve pretty much always been slow to the truth so consider the source. I only ask your patience with me, such as I am. Chances are, I won’t get everything right.
Viva Aqui! Today Will Be A Joyful Day!
We have so many illuminating conversations with our 7-year-old grandson Jackson. Many happen in the car. Wherever we go, he’s in the back seat chatting away about something. He’s always looking for new words. He sees them on the signs going by...
Love Wins: Signs of Holy Resistance and Compassion!
Love wins. Believe it. Not as hope. As a fact. In fact. Love wins. If you have a rough time believing, when you wait for the “arc of the moral universe to bend toward justice” (MLK) but the wait is too long, find the places with the people who will take your face...
Walls: How We Build Them and Why It Matters
It’s pretty basic: wall building—a fundamental of human occupancy for awhile now. In our two net...
Foundation of A Better World: What I Learned from Watching the Trowels
Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to pour concrete,Don’t let ‘em run backhoes and and drive...
Passive House Rules: Building As Holy Work
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Passive House the Sequel: Here We Go Again!
In September 2015, we sat on a pile of gravel, announcing the build of our forever house—a...
Things I Should’ve Known, Especially Today
How will/did you spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day?!? Last blog I was just learning my ancestors...
Epiphany A Year Later—Time to Unmute!
Today is January 6, a date etched in our national memory now as much as 9-11. Many don’t...
My Grandparents Got Slaves As A Wedding Gift—How Could I Not Have Known?
John Pitney, my grandfather and founder of the Pitney Century Farm, was married to Elizabeth S....
Oh Yum! Oh Yum!—We Know Where Our Food Comes From!
Several years ago, we were living in Eugene, Oregon and I was on the Board of the Willamette Farm...
The Wheels On the Bus—Will It Be Diesel or Justice All Through the Town?!?
The wheels on the bus go round and round,Round and round, round and round!The wheels on the bus go...
Every Day is Mother’s Day, Part 1: The Goose and the Flicker
I hope you all had an important time with your mothers and a time remembering your mothers on...
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