http://www.bluelinefarm.com From Urban to Rural in one big step... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:51:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, actually, it's one of 3 weeks this year designated as Read an RPG Book in Public Week, but this is the first. In honor of the event, my good friends at the Purple Pawn are running a contest for best photo of someone reading an RPG Book in a ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=165 Just when I thought I knew some shit. Our neighbor was at the local library today when one guy attacked another guy in front of the Recent Periodicals. Hijinx ensued. Elderly librarians freak out. Seniors on field trip from nearby old folks home are horrified. Local police almost let wrong ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=161 Pack it up, pack it in. Let me begin! It's been a busy month. As usual I am stretched too thin. I am trying to launch a new web site that involves a staggering amount of data entry. I am trying to redo our 4th bedroom so it is no longer ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=158 One of the nice things about living out in the schtix is the fact that even when you have neighbors, the tend to be far enough away that they don't mind (read: can't hear) when you play Digital Underground REALLY LOUD. Some of you are no doubt saying, "Ben, who ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=154 I was feeling pretty smug about all the wood I have stacked. Then I started noticing how fast I am using it. Crap. After our little blizzard yesterday, its a little late to go out and cut more in the woods, too. Time to call Tim Green, the wood guy. On ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=152 Few things in life give a sense of accomplishment like laying in wood for the winter. Maybe running a marathon or completing an advanced degree in Astrophysics or finishing the Kenworth platter at Deano's. Whatever. All I'm saying is that when you start the day with a giant pile of ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=148 It was a beautiful fall weekend. The temperature was over 65 on Sunday. A perfect day to sit in the backyard and yak with friends while kids run around and play in the leaves. Sadly, one glance at the iPhone Weather Channel app told me what I knew in my ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=144 Tomorrow is election day. Not just here in Rural America, but everywhere. Its a tweener, so no state and national offices are being voted on in Michigan. That said, it's an important day. Michigan's state budget is a fiasco of disastrous proportions. County and city officials being elected this year ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=141 I have a confession to make. I couldn't eat another pot roast leftover for dinner tonight. I chose Ramen Noodles instead. Creamy Chicken flavor. I think the words chicken and flavor were even in quotes. You know, as if to indicate that neither word was entirely truthful. I just couldn't ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=138 The wood fairy came to my house while I was out camping in 29 degree weather this weekend. Actually, two wood fairies visited. One dropped off a load of cut firewood. The other put some of it in my wood furnace while I shivered in my tent halfway across the ... http://www.bluelinefarm.com/?p=135