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One Strong Belief

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Seonaid

One Strong Belief by Buster Benson It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance The [...]

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Peak Oil and the Zombie Apocalypse

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Seonaid

Have you ever had this conversation? Amy: I’m sort of worried about this peak-oil thing. Bruce: Yeah. What are we going to do when we can’t afford to fill our cars? Amy: Well, groceries are going to get more expensive. Bruce: We might have to fix up those old bikes. Amy: And I guess that [...]

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