Where Civilization Went Wrong...

Nearly every day I go out and collect water and firewood but if I'd had to rely on my fishing prowess of late, I'd probably be very hungry.
Without attending to my most  fundamental needs I wouldn't feel as though I was truly living.
It's what our long ago ancestors did.
It's still there alive and well in my DNA and I still have the pragmatic and philosophical reasons to do the same.
For me, a day without doing something about getting back to basics wouldn't be worth living.
Another who feels similar is Sixbears In The Woods, a blogger, who with his lovely wife lives and writes about their alternative lifestyle and his philosophy on living.
He recently posted an astute, short and simple piece titled Where Civilization Went Wrong.
You can see it here...

Flower Power. October 1967...

Flower Power. Or, if you like,
The Power Of The Flower.
It was a gutsy thing to do that the young man, said to be eighteen year old George Edgerly Harris, did on that day, October 21st 1967.
Part of a crowd heading to the Pentagon, marching for peace and an end to the war in Vietnam, he calmly stood with a bunch of carnations and ignoring the guns pointing at him, placed the flower stems in the dumfounded soldier's rifle barrels.
On the same day others proffered flowers to the armed military police who were baffled as to how they should respond.
Billy Boston was working for the now defunct Washington Post and took the photograph of the young George Harris. The photo became known as Flower Power and was nominated for The Pulitzer Prize.
It was an amazing time to be alive.
Some of us still are...

I Like What Pope Francis Says...

I like Pope Francis and I like what he says.
And no, with a name like Levy, I'm not Catholic.
Again recently, Pope Francis has been denouncing the global financial system, blasting The Cult Of Money that he says is tyrannising the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods.
In his first major speech on the subject, Pope Francis demanded that financial and political leaders reform the global financial systems to make it more ethical and concerned for the common good.
He said Money Has To Serve, Not To Rule. 
Of course, making these statements to the world's leaders and policians is like expecting the deaf to hear.
Perhaps this Pope of the people will sell off some of the Vatican's vast worldwide wealth and distribute it to the poor.
I could love the man for that...

A Fun And Novel Way To Make Hot Running Water...

You know what they say about necessity being the mother of invention.
Well some enterprising lateral thinking and creative soul came up with this novel way to make hot running water.
Not that the water's going to be very hot and nor is it going to run very fast but hey, it's one way to make a califont and get yourself into a bit of hot water...

Some Of The World's Oldest Motorhomes...

These tiny homes on wheels are some of the oldest around, from even further back than way back when, and that's a long long time ago.
The second one is reputedly the world's oldest but I'm sure someone will either prove me right or wrong.
I love them all but the top one is my favourtist.
And you're right, there's no such word...

Now It's So Easy To Assemble Your Own Stunningly Simple Sandwich Bike...

Inspired by IKEA and designed by Basten Leijh and Pieter Janseen at the Dutch design agency Bleijh about seven years ago, the concept has taken awhile to reach the marketplace.
The stunningly simple Sandwich Bike comes to you packed flat in a cardboard box.
The beautiful frame and components all assemble with one simple tool.
The unconventional Sandwich Bike's form is two pieces of pressed plywood, wonderfully suitable for this very user friendly product. The easy assembly makes it a lot of fun, the bike is sturdy, ecological sensible and evidently the ride is smooth.
There's more to like about it here and here...

A Bum Start To A Marriage...

Not a great way to start married life.
I take this bum, to have and to hold, for better
or for worse.
Perhaps they didn't even make it to the honeymoon...