The transition to longer daylight during winter solstice in the less-connected, less-commercialized times made for more grounded local, personal engagements. Writing that letter, making that treat, giving that gift, sharing that moment during the colder, darker times. Many of these individual productions are no longer created. Lost and replaced by layers of conveniences and alternative social interactions developed with each generation. Piled on through centuries of commerce. No wonder its evergreen.
For that time of year, as an aging introvert, the darkest days remind me to keep working on my one-on-one engagements.
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56:2656:28 They cut the forest, burn the forest.
56:2856:30 And then they run water through the sand.
56:3056:33 And the sand particles have bits of gold in it, not chunks.
56:3356:37 But just little almost microscopic flecks of gold.
56:3756:40 And then they use the mercury to bind that.
56:4056:41 And then they burn off the mercury.
56:4156:43 And that vapor goes up into the clouds.
56:4356:46 So just like everything else, it's all connected down there
56:4656:47 and then rains down into the rivers.
56:4756:50 And so the people in the region are having birth defects
$305 for a scythe (snath + blade) to replace a gas-powered riding trimmer. Quite a different experience coming from a loud, heavy, bouncy, overly-destructive machine to a much more elegant, surgical, and meditative tool. No need for noise cancelling earphones, can listen to audio book/podcast/news/birds, and is more wildlife friendly (deer will walk and graze past me over avoiding the area entirely for one). Super relaxing once you figure get into a good form and rhythm. It's a slow-and-steady effort giving me a better position to observe the field or my thoughts.
Looking forward to using it on fresh, green growth this spring since I had received mid-summer when the grass was already tall and dry.
How long did you have to wait for your scythe? It took about six months in 2021 of waiting to get one, due to snath manufacturing delays in canada. Love it around trees and certain areas where i want to retain full length clippings but still need a mower until i figure out an appropriate blade for it.
Wasn't too bad for me though I was a bit worried because I needed it before fire season was in full-swing. ~35 days from order, June 1 to 1st week of July (onescytherevolution.com).
Yeah real great for navigating around trees. And avoiding other natural plants that grow in the middle of grasses allowing them to flower and provide food for pollinators/arthropods.
This year I'm looking at getting a peening hammer and related tools to improve the blade. The one I have is quite soft. A second blade would be nice for thicker black-berry, bramble type stuff.
I'm going to have to dig into Wendy Carlos more and will thanks to this thread and comments. When I came across the above I must have gotten sidetracked with Laurie Spiegel.
I recommend reading the short book/guide The Underachiever's Manifesto as an alternative view (which someone here had suggested awhile back). Decide on the right amount of effort, place, and time to do something good instead of great. The person who will care the most about anything you do is yourself and good enough is good enough for most things in life. Especially when you're here for a short amount of time and there's so much you want to do.
I'm not sure if it's this episode or some other documentary, but I remember seeing the food experiment as well. Where wolves would not look to humans for help.
I wish I could filter this type of non-content out of my life. How can someone write this filler article knowing they'll be wasting everyone's time who reads it?
I wouldn't say immediately or even regularly, but I do like to catch up on them every so often. Short food for thought.