Category Archives: Critical Thinking

A new direction for self sufficiency? Dr. Paugh’s post is key in understanding where we are.

As I intensely study my new direction towards being self sufficient, I continue to read Dr. Paugh’s message. She is ‘first hand informed’ beyond her years. As as a child she learned  that the promise of security in exchange for a vote … Continue reading

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Stocks Surge in DIYer Skills!

If you have invested in developing your skills and tools to do the job, you need feel secure in your investment! While others have invested fully in the false promise of security, you have something than no one can take from you.. and … Continue reading

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John Laswell, Notes on Burning Wood

It’s that time of year, and thoughts now turn to what’s in the wood shed.  John, a retired Engineer who has experimented with wood burning over the years has made three posts here. You can find all three of his installments by … Continue reading

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Current Events, Agenda 21, a Guide for our Children?

Amazon Books… Is this the better place to learn which way the wind blows? We know of people who sift through the past in an attempt to understand how a civilization met its demise and why.  But how many study how … Continue reading

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DIYers, Digitial Computers, and today’s musings

 I snapped a picture of this Amazon page this morning. Is this real? The owner of a copy of Forrest’s paper back has a $55 asking price and he’s rejected four offers and holding fast to the asking price?  When I … Continue reading

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DIYer, Critical thinking, and a must read..

I bring this topic up quite a bit, and I do think that the experience we gain with ‘hands on’ does cause us to experience the consequences of NOT thinking! Can’t we all recall that last big mistake we made? … Continue reading

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We need make time to review yesterday’s news.

Do consider reviewing this article: People are often critical of true leaders…  Leaders lead, they don’t wait for the polls to give them the more popular path. Of great interest to me is the comments. It really does make me wonder if we … Continue reading

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Who killed the electric Car?

Now’s the time to watch this movie….. now that some time has gone by.  Now that the Leaf has proven that people were not lined up 3 miles deep to buy such a car…. and now… will they say the … Continue reading

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QE3, did you ever imagine?

As the outside world looks in, what do they think?     I’m pretty sure I have the answer, the majority don’t spend more than a second thinking about QE3, because they don’t understand how connected they are to it. Understanding QE3 is easy. … Continue reading

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Sharon Silke Carty, Comments on the Chevy Volt.

Carty, Dip Stick Of The Week? Finally! We have an answer as to why such a popular car has poor sales figures!   If you’re like me, you’re sure if one out of every 50 people who told you they liked the Volt bought … Continue reading

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