Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
The Snow Moon is certainly living up to its name this year. But then, the Wolf Moon was snowy also. In fact, there have been only a handful of days in 2025 when it was not snowing here in central Vermont — and only a couple days above freezing. So the garden is deeply buried… Continue reading The Daily: 10 February 2025
In my town, it has snowed every day but one in 2025, not that you'd know it by looking at the weather forecast, nor the officially "recorded" conditions. For example, yesterday it was supposed to be sunny with a high of 34°F. I thought I might finally be able to shovel my walk and maybe… Continue reading The Daily: 14 January 2025
It's activity time! We're going to analyze the US economy... How's that for ambition on a Tuesday! But anyway... here are some useful tools. First, here is a handy take-home pay calculator that estimates a bi-monthly paycheck for a given annual salary, based on taxes where you live (if you live in the US). It… Continue reading The Daily: 19 November 2024
“We’ll stop them,” Collum said. “They’ve always invaded and we’ve always stopped them. There has to be a way.” “Not this time,” Morgan said. “Because they’re not invading.” “Well, what the hell do you call it?!” “Emigrating,” Morgan said. “Fleeing. They can’t stay in Saxony. The sea there is rising and flooding their lands, and… Continue reading The Daily: 14 November 2024
So last week happened... It was not entirely a surprise; however, it still left most of us in a state of enraged shock for many days. But... While Trump et al have terrifying new capacities for causing harm, we have survived this once and I'm pretty sure we will survive again. As people. I am… Continue reading The Daily: 13 November 2024
A Parable of the 1%* Imagine a flock of pigeons in a corn field. Imagine that ninety-nine of them, instead of pecking the corn they need and using it as they need it, start to collect all they can into one big heap. Imagine that they do not leave much corn for themselves, but save… Continue reading The Daily: 23 February 2024
Our overlords seem to be growing frantic these days. In spite of controlling everything from the US Supreme Court to the IPC, their iron-fisted hold seems to be ebbing. BoJo was forced into abdication for knowingly hiring an actual groper — and posting bad jokes on social media about the guy. (As BoJo himself seems… Continue reading Overlorded…
By My Solitary Hearth 