About that presidential speech to the Boy Scouts that has everybody in such a tizzy? Former scout (and Jamboree attendee) Jim Bovard sez maybe it was a better lesson than the stuff they usually get.
McCain’s cold revenge against Trump, followed by Rand Paul’s fresh, hot revenge against McCain. (And remember, children, Your Government is made up of wise men and women who know better than you what’s right for everyone. They carefully deliberate always make the best possible choices for you and me.)
Remember before tiny houses were trendy? I liked ’em. I especially liked the unassuming designs from Cherokee Cabin Company. My Cabin Sweet Cabin was based on one of their plans. The other day I stumbled upon some less unassuming designs for little cottages, including the Writer’s Haven linked there. Wouldn’t buy their ready-mades, but the plans are reasonable.
Interesting about Trump and the BSA. Yes, questioning non-voluntary government “authority” is the first and most important step to individual liberty. As long as people believe in that authority, little can be accomplished. People who worship the “state,” and those who also profit from the injustice, are not apt to question any of it.
It is very strange to think that Trump actually does question it, since so much of what he’s said and done actually supports government “authority.” Sessions, and many of his other appointments, are clear indicators of continued government “authority,” and heavy handed enforcement of it at that. The newly escalated “war on drugs” is a perfect example.
R.L.WurdackJuly 30, 2017 6:55 am
A person could spend the rest of his life cutting all the angles in that cottage and wear out four saws in the bargain.
Remember before tiny houses were trendy? I liked ’em. I especially liked the unassuming designs from Cherokee Cabin Company. My Cabin Sweet Cabin was based on one of their plans.
I’m a bigger guy and I need head and elbow room and I’d end up hitting my head and banging my elbows in a tiny house.
When my daughter and son in law got married 3 years ago, the wedding was held under a big party tent at campground that was next to a pond and surrounded by Canestoga cabins, where the guests stayed. Those cabins were cozy and nice, but I still had plenty of head and elbow room. I was told by several guests that it was the best wedding they ever went to! It was such a joyful occasion and everyone had a blast!
I like those cottage plans. But then I’ve long been intrigued by alternative housing. My main thought is I could live in a small place like that, if I had a 2nd building as a shop/storage facility. I do like the idea of an auxilliary structure as a work-at-home site. It provides the (I think) needed space for separation of personal / professional life.
R. L. WurdackJuly 30, 2017 9:08 am
Amongst the Rubidium standards for owner-built homes has to be the efforts of Dorothy Ainsworth. Her studio was 1000 Sq ft IIRC.
E. Garrett PerryJuly 30, 2017 10:13 am
Dotty Ainsworth actually built -two- of those houses. The first one was destoyed in a fire on the very day it was finished and recieved the COO.
Meanwhile Texas conservatives are tying themselves in knots over bathroom bills and the border wall, and the “Turn Texas Blue” folks are touting universal unionized alternative-medicine health care. But neither philosophy is selling well.
About one out of every 24 Texans, and counting, have a license to carry, with black women leading the charge. I have license classes scheduled for two unrelated couples moving here from California.
The July Mensa gathering guest speaker was the marketing manager for the Hustler Hollywood store in San Antonio.
It’s almost enough to encourage optimism.
I could live in a small place like that, if I had a 2nd building as a shop/storage facility.
Between my stuff, my wife’s sewing, my cousin’s crafts, the dog and cat, and a sister-in-law who bases here when she’s not at sea, I’d end up with a compound.
Interesting about Trump and the BSA. Yes, questioning non-voluntary government “authority” is the first and most important step to individual liberty. As long as people believe in that authority, little can be accomplished. People who worship the “state,” and those who also profit from the injustice, are not apt to question any of it.
It is very strange to think that Trump actually does question it, since so much of what he’s said and done actually supports government “authority.” Sessions, and many of his other appointments, are clear indicators of continued government “authority,” and heavy handed enforcement of it at that. The newly escalated “war on drugs” is a perfect example.
A person could spend the rest of his life cutting all the angles in that cottage and wear out four saws in the bargain.
🙂 By the time you finished it, you’d have forgotten what you wanted to write.
Remember before tiny houses were trendy? I liked ’em. I especially liked the unassuming designs from Cherokee Cabin Company. My Cabin Sweet Cabin was based on one of their plans.
I’m a bigger guy and I need head and elbow room and I’d end up hitting my head and banging my elbows in a tiny house.
When my daughter and son in law got married 3 years ago, the wedding was held under a big party tent at campground that was next to a pond and surrounded by Canestoga cabins, where the guests stayed. Those cabins were cozy and nice, but I still had plenty of head and elbow room. I was told by several guests that it was the best wedding they ever went to! It was such a joyful occasion and everyone had a blast!
I like those cottage plans. But then I’ve long been intrigued by alternative housing. My main thought is I could live in a small place like that, if I had a 2nd building as a shop/storage facility. I do like the idea of an auxilliary structure as a work-at-home site. It provides the (I think) needed space for separation of personal / professional life.
Amongst the Rubidium standards for owner-built homes has to be the efforts of Dorothy Ainsworth. Her studio was 1000 Sq ft IIRC.
Dotty Ainsworth actually built -two- of those houses. The first one was destoyed in a fire on the very day it was finished and recieved the COO.
LarryA, you got any comment on this?
The pendulum swings.
Meanwhile Texas conservatives are tying themselves in knots over bathroom bills and the border wall, and the “Turn Texas Blue” folks are touting universal unionized alternative-medicine health care. But neither philosophy is selling well.
About one out of every 24 Texans, and counting, have a license to carry, with black women leading the charge. I have license classes scheduled for two unrelated couples moving here from California.
The July Mensa gathering guest speaker was the marketing manager for the Hustler Hollywood store in San Antonio.
It’s almost enough to encourage optimism.
I could live in a small place like that, if I had a 2nd building as a shop/storage facility.
Between my stuff, my wife’s sewing, my cousin’s crafts, the dog and cat, and a sister-in-law who bases here when she’s not at sea, I’d end up with a compound.