Monthly Archives: August 2011

Tomato Mess

Posted on 20/08/2011 by fishinthewater

Well, we’ve been using the tomatoes, but I haven’t included any pictures of the big mess of them in a while. The trellising system we’re using is working really well except for the ones that got to be 7′ tall … Continue reading →

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Food? Update

Posted on 19/08/2011 by fishinthewater

I am even more inundated than I was last week. And next week we’re going away, so the blog will be taking a week hiatus while I get in a last hurrah before the Renaissance Festival starts and I’m 100% … Continue reading →

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Campaign Finances

Posted on 18/08/2011 by fishinthewater

I’m going to go off on a total nerd tangent for a minute (as if this whole series hasn’t been one long indulgence in my nerd tendencies). One thing in particular has always bothered me about Star Wars (even more … Continue reading →

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Dumbledore’s Army

Posted on 17/08/2011 by fishinthewater

Before I get too far away from Harry Potter, I want to revisit The Order of the Phoenix (Book 5). One of my favorite things throughout the last three books is the DA- the Defense Association, or Dumbledore’s Army. Essentially, … Continue reading →

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Spreading the Word

Posted on 16/08/2011 by fishinthewater

Spreading the word is always one of the first steps of “revolution.” You see this again and again in science fiction. What’s the first thing the characters in Harry Potter do when Voldemort returns? They try to alert people to … Continue reading →

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Media Control

Posted on 15/08/2011 by fishinthewater

Speaking of the media (as I was at the end of last week). Harry Potter is very easily dismissed as a series of children’s books. It’s very easily dismissed as a lot of things- after all, anything that becomes that … Continue reading →

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Garden Update! At Last.

Posted on 13/08/2011 by fishinthewater

I am very busy. I think I’ve made that clear. Hopefully it will only be another year or so before I have a lot less to do, but that’s all still in the works. In the meantime, I don’t sleep … Continue reading →

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A Food Update of Sorts

Posted on 12/08/2011 by fishinthewater

Well, I sometimes cook these days, but considering the non stop go go go go of my life there’s not a lot of cooking going on. Most days its fortunate if I eat, much less sleep for more than five … Continue reading →

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Mind Control, Part 2

Posted on 11/08/2011 by fishinthewater

Yesterday I introduced the idea of “dolls”- that most people, right now, are dolls, programmed to believe certain things. Programmed to react in certain ways to certain stimuli. Even if we haven’t gotten to the full on brain wipe-personality implant-sleeper … Continue reading →

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Mind Control, Part 1

Posted on 10/08/2011 by fishinthewater

I recently slammed through the entire Dollhouse series. All two seasons of it, with my usual gusto. And once again, Joss Wheedon delivers. The premise, if you’re not familiar, is that a company, Rossum, figures out how to wipe someone’s … Continue reading →

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