Prologue:
The idea for this blog has been wandering around in my mind for ten years. Through a set of circumstances (sadly, of my own making) I never had the chance to share with my children or grand children the ideas, facts, thoughts, folklore, recipes, observations, advice, etc. I was not able to share all that I had learned as well as the knowledge that comes from your lineage, both spoken and remembered. Genetic coding (what we remember at birth), Societal memories (the memories we are bequeathed from our society.) Yes, these are real memories as factual as any you may have.
As a researcher, I tend to drift toward scientific explanations of the world we live in. Luckily, for you and me, I have a wife that asks, “What in the world are you trying to say, spit it out simply.”
Advice is normally best left unsaid. Advice is usually given to make the giver feel good it is at best, marginally useful. The search for advice is an ongoing process that you do for the rest of your life. If you ask a person for advice normally, you are hunting for someone to agree with you. The only advice I ever found truly useful was from my grandmother and grandfather (they had no axe to grind, this is truly, almost impossible to find). It is interesting that I will listen and believe the same advice that was given to my parents, which they promptly ignored. It must have to skip a generation.
This blog is laid out in sections, by alphabetic categories. Specific topics are listed alphabetically. The various one-liners through out are alphabetically listed by first word, in last section.
Next to the text, you will see a wide margin so that you can enter your own thoughts and comments. Do not hesitate to use a black magic marker to block out text you don’t agree with. You are not censoring, but merely expressing your opinions, much as I have.
At the end of each blog post, you will find blank area to post your thoughts personalize these ideas for your children and grand children.
The pages are laid out in such away that a brief note or an annotation can be added to each subject or recipe. As you live life, some of the observations may not be germane. (As an example, I found a copy of the Lighthouse CookBook probably printed in 1934. I had laid out a beef pot roast for that evening. Out of curiosity, I looked at the recipe for beef pot roast, it started out: first get your gun and skinning knife and go to the cattle barn.)
To The Benefactor:
You are giving this copy of this blog to your most treasured family members in the hope that a lifetime of knowledge can be shared. As long as this patrimony (heirloom) exist and is used you will live in the memories of all to come.
To The Recipient:
This Blog is a gift of common sense, opinion, and little known facts. This blog is intended as a manual for survival in the new millenium. This blog is a collection of knowledge. This is part of what I have learned in this lifetime. All that I wish I had learned. And truly, something’s I wish I could forget. The gift of this blog makes me feel a little more complete. Makes me feel finally convinced that I was on this earth for a time for a reason. Finally, these writings are a gift of love. I hope you will pass along to your children or loved ones. Don’t forget to add your wisdom and experiences or fables to this Book of Life.
The idea for this blog has been wandering around in my mind for ten years. Through a set of circumstances (sadly, of my own making) I never had the chance to share with my children or grand children the ideas, facts, thoughts, folklore, recipes, observations, advice, etc. I was not able to share all that I had learned as well as the knowledge that comes from your lineage, both spoken and remembered. Genetic coding (what we remember at birth), Societal memories (the memories we are bequeathed from our society.) Yes, these are real memories as factual as any you may have.
As a researcher, I tend to drift toward scientific explanations of the world we live in. Luckily, for you and me, I have a wife that asks, “What in the world are you trying to say, spit it out simply.”
This blog is laid out in sections, by alphabetic categories. Specific topics are listed alphabetically. The various one-liners through out are alphabetically listed by first word, in last section.
Next to the text, you will see a wide margin so that you can enter your own thoughts and comments. Do not hesitate to use a black magic marker to block out text you don’t agree with. You are not censoring, but merely expressing your opinions, much as I have.
At the end of each blog post, you will find blank area to post your thoughts personalize these ideas for your children and grand children.
The pages are laid out in such away that a brief note or an annotation can be added to each subject or recipe. As you live life, some of the observations may not be germane. (As an example, I found a copy of the Lighthouse CookBook probably printed in 1934. I had laid out a beef pot roast for that evening. Out of curiosity, I looked at the recipe for beef pot roast, it started out: first get your gun and skinning knife and go to the cattle barn.)
To The Benefactor:
You are giving this copy of this blog to your most treasured family members in the hope that a lifetime of knowledge can be shared. As long as this patrimony (heirloom) exist and is used you will live in the memories of all to come.
To The Recipient:
This Blog is a gift of common sense, opinion, and little known facts. This blog is intended as a manual for survival in the new millenium. This blog is a collection of knowledge. This is part of what I have learned in this lifetime. All that I wish I had learned. And truly, something’s I wish I could forget. The gift of this blog makes me feel a little more complete. Makes me feel finally convinced that I was on this earth for a time for a reason. Finally, these writings are a gift of love. I hope you will pass along to your children or loved ones. Don’t forget to add your wisdom and experiences or fables to this Book of Life.
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”
Confucius quotes
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