tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.comments2020-02-29T08:02:40.435-05:00An Eaarthly CivilizationTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06814789401495389609noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-79036076140590580702011-12-04T15:08:51.083-05:002011-12-04T15:08:51.083-05:00I'm sorry you had to deal with that. If it hap...I'm sorry you had to deal with that. If it happens again ask them how they feel about unicorns or aliens.bitcliprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277055840758978797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-33040503587433649752011-12-04T15:07:23.961-05:002011-12-04T15:07:23.961-05:00That's sad. I feel your pain.That's sad. I feel your pain.bitcliprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277055840758978797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-4317459983375296622011-09-15T09:20:07.681-04:002011-09-15T09:20:07.681-04:00Thanks, Jack! I appreciate the comment. I'd li...Thanks, Jack! I appreciate the comment. I'd like to post more, but, alas, life.... Or maybe I should say "alas, a puppy...."Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814789401495389609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-53571650579082495272011-09-15T02:42:07.892-04:002011-09-15T02:42:07.892-04:00YES! Zen Lessons - The Art of Leadership!
It'...YES! Zen Lessons - The Art of Leadership!<br /><br />It's an excellent collection of wisdom - I just searched the internet for an excerpt - which you used in an older post! ("Don't Rush")<br /><br />Not only that, but I find that your website is still being updated, and, it's about transition towns and planning and all good things like that. <br /><br />I look forward to exploring the blog further :) Keep it up.' Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-48409561602100940902011-05-17T18:44:18.632-04:002011-05-17T18:44:18.632-04:00I feel your pain! My basement flooded twice in the...I feel your pain! My basement flooded twice in the last month. Apparently there used to be a stream one lot over which was covered over for a street. You can still see the remnants about 3 houses away: just a little trickle... and the rest creating a high water table. (I don't think we had wolves, tho!)Susan Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146632626992997728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-42452421452547113652011-04-01T18:03:25.878-04:002011-04-01T18:03:25.878-04:00Well done Tony. I have a pick axe ready and waitin...Well done Tony. I have a pick axe ready and waiting:)bitcliprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277055840758978797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-53173759090395926252010-09-13T14:32:51.242-04:002010-09-13T14:32:51.242-04:00Nice to read you blog. We rented while living in ...Nice to read you blog. We rented while living in Germany - like most people - and it was quite nice. But, as you say, having a good landlord is important. <br /><br />But what about current homeowners and landlords alike that make renting possible? Renting is impossible without them. If everyone wanted to rent, prices would go so low, buying would make sense. Until the glut is gone, I can hear you saying, rent. Owners should just hold on and try to foster good communities that can exist in an environment post peak oil.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767551186946312090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-17583662658603905032010-08-25T15:04:47.312-04:002010-08-25T15:04:47.312-04:00Ugh! I just did the eco-footprint and am using 3.8...Ugh! I just did the eco-footprint and am using 3.8 earths... and i don't have AC, don't drive much and never fly!Susan Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146632626992997728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-16652113035393322932010-08-18T09:37:30.689-04:002010-08-18T09:37:30.689-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814789401495389609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-72092360103073423012010-08-18T09:37:23.340-04:002010-08-18T09:37:23.340-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814789401495389609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-65999614212639195272010-08-18T09:37:03.108-04:002010-08-18T09:37:03.108-04:00Hi Dan,
Thanks for coming to the meeting last nig...Hi Dan,<br /><br />Thanks for coming to the meeting last night (every Third Tuesday, Lancaster's Downtown Isaac's, 5-7pm). I hope you enjoyed it.<br /><br />For your first comment, that is certainly a worthy debate to have. I myself frequently waffle back and forth between "will it be fast, or slow? And on whose time scale?" I think the prudent thing to do is to prepare enough to feel (somewhat) personally secure against a fast collapse so that you can continue doing what you're doing, all the while hoping for something more gradual.<br /><br />In addition to that, I'd recommend reading <a href="http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Dmitry Orlov</a>'s book <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Collapse-Example-American-Prospects/dp/0865716064/" rel="nofollow">Reinventing Collapse</a></i>, which examines American prospects in the light of the post-Soviet experience. It's full of dark humor and startling insights into what makes empires fall. Beyond the Soviet experience, there are innumerable examples throughout history of collapsed empires. Having never lived through such a process, I couldn't say whether those who did felt it happened "fast" or "slow", although I've written some accounts of people startled -- and horrified -- by the speed with which things fell apart.<br /><br />As for your second comment, it brings to mind a quote: "all politics is local." When I say we should "(almost) totally ignore national politics", I am basically acknowledging my almost total lack of ability to affect things, directly, on the national scene. To suggest otherwise is to have delusions of grandeur. Take the Transition movement as an example. Although it is intensely local in nature, it is a meme in the best sense of the word, and has spread virally to every inhabited continent, presumably catalyzing change wherever it goes. In that way, local people effect local change -- the only place they can -- and inspire others to do likewise. And <i>that's</i> how national and global change happen: the intense efforts of thousands and millions of people, working to make <i>their homes</i> better.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814789401495389609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-23315889026592370372010-08-17T17:04:43.950-04:002010-08-17T17:04:43.950-04:00Hi Tony,
Im excited to learn more about TL, being ...Hi Tony,<br />Im excited to learn more about TL, being a local citizen, and preparing in a positive way for a post peak oil society. I have two comments.<br /><br />1.- I tend to believe that the decline will be gradual, not cataclysmic. Why? <br /><br />1a. Because of how markets work to adjust for scarcity ... as oil becomes more scarce, the price will go up and drive gradual change to use other alternatives. Supply of oil will not dry up drastically. And even if they did, as the did with the OPEC embargos of the 70s, it forced some change, but not monumental change.<br /><br />1b. Human's inability to react to change. We think that the past (even if it's only been 150 years of fossil fuel expansion) is how the future will be. This means humans will sacrifice many other principles before they will sacrifice a change in their lifestyle.<br /><br />You may argue that human nature is going to ultimately force a more cataclysmic events - climate disasters. It may, but I feel that humans will adapt to that far better than they will voluntarily jetison a lifestyle that allows them to externalize and procrastinate changes that directly affects their lifestyle.<br /><br />2nd comment: I think it is dangerous to ignore global, political, media machine. I'm sure I don't have a good solution to it, but I'm also sure that if we allow our ship (Eaarth) to be led by those who care only about profit and corporate welfare, it will end up hurting all humans. It's like being on an airplane, sectioning off rows 45-50 for the Transition Movement folks, and hoping the guys in the cockpit don't crash the plane because they are focused on selling sandwiches to the passengers. Yes, we feel good about TL while the plane is still flying, but that doesn't mean a thing if we all burn up in a spectacular fireball. There will be no survivors.<br /><br />Got to run ... your meeting is now.<br /><br />DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767551186946312090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-30552756480327461652010-08-17T12:31:12.281-04:002010-08-17T12:31:12.281-04:00My guess is that you have a lot more than three re...My guess is that you have a lot more than three readers (but I'm sure you know that). I, for one, find so much value in what you put together, so thanks!Cassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106463834054220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-26296942524946241452010-08-15T18:59:11.320-04:002010-08-15T18:59:11.320-04:00well tony - i certainly understand your problems w...well tony - i certainly understand your problems with our current state of the union. my approach is to keep one pinky finger in the process - because i have some loyalty to the founding citizens. and to use the rest of the fingers to make relationship with my local community. <br />there's an interesting fellow,patrick o'keefe who is running as a democrat for state legislature - very tuned into reform in harrisburg. <br />we have recently put a solar installation on our garage roof that is tied into the grid. we've been pleased to watch how many kilowatts we generate - even on overcast days. we will have an open house here on 10/10/10.itsonlymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799116595392839692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-36582209487740733032010-08-13T15:48:05.348-04:002010-08-13T15:48:05.348-04:00Tony,
Thanks for your interest in The Story of He...Tony,<br /><br />Thanks for your interest in The Story of Here. I feel like a kid the night before a big camping trip--so much adventure ahead. I know some of what is shorty to come in our society will test me and my community to our very bones. But I'm determined to keep looking for those aspects of change that will make life radically better (like your vision for a carless future, for instance!). Keep up the excellent work where you are! I look forward to sharing more ideas in the future. Peace, AlanAlan Ray Warteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693538740864700765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-36563190712608634582010-08-12T20:04:31.964-04:002010-08-12T20:04:31.964-04:00Good job. I like how you cite scholarly articles a...Good job. I like how you cite scholarly articles and the like. But it's not that we're ABOUT to undergo a change. No change is that sudden. The precursors to change have been in the works for years, decades. We are in the midst of the change now. It's not something that can be avoided - it has to be remedied. The boat is running full speed into the reef, and it's not as if we can demolish the reef. We must realize how to control the boat and turn it around.Sidwreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953471812344622255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-60470238623369235122010-08-09T17:50:29.423-04:002010-08-09T17:50:29.423-04:00Yes! I support Dauphin County Library System. They...Yes! I support Dauphin County Library System. They had their funding slashed in 2009 and rely more heavily on volunteers. People can go there for free internet access! Where else can we go to get that and free books, too?!Susan Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146632626992997728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404679780850964001.post-60978776076141409262010-08-09T15:54:31.935-04:002010-08-09T15:54:31.935-04:00This is really great. Lancaster is very fortunate...This is really great. Lancaster is very fortunate to have you!Cassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099106463834054220noreply@blogger.com