Welcome to The Old Blog
Below you will find entry into The Old Blog. These posts cover the entirety of The Big Change from Life Afloat to The Hiatus. It’s a long read so take your time and come back often. While it’s a big ask on my part, understanding how I ended up where – and why – I did will simplify the so-called narrative arc and make a lot less work for me trying to explain all that in each and every current post. So strap in and get started but be warned: there be dragons here.
The Old Blog is shown starting with the oldest post. This – rather thoughtful move on my part – means that, when read in order, you get to see how the whole story with all its twists, turns, and confusing diversions simply falls into place. Sort of like tossing a jigsaw puzzle into the air and having it land with each piece exactly where it belongs.
But that’s life.
Thanks for reading.
Truckin’
In which the author reveals the economic analysis that aloowed him to self-justify buying a truck for the micro-farm.
I’ve Got Your Number
In which the author teases apart the fibers of the rich tapestry that is the modern day Surveillance Economy.
Your Number’s Up
In which the author, with skilled use of his marlinspike, splices together the theory of advertising with the US national debt and the unemployment rate to layout exactly how the people in possession of these numbers use them to influence how you think and, more importantly, how you feel.
The Battle is Joined
In this post from the front the author, dodging bullets and shrapnel, brings his reader(s) up-to-date on the ongoing War of the Micro-Farm.
All In a Day’s Work
In which the author walks through the steps required to turn a twenty-three year old truck from toxic work horse into a smooth running machine.
Back to My Roots
In which the sleep deprived author weighs in on the endless hours spent removing the vegetation that should be growing on the micro-farm and replacing it with species more suited to life on distant continents.