Jeremy VanGelder

I made a pair of bookends for my wife. She was thrilled!

I haven't done much with the project. But I am a part of my neighborhood's Buy Nothing facebook group. And the church I attend hosts their Junk in the Trunk events about once a quarter. It is a great place to pass along things tht we don't need and get some useful things.

Alex Ronan wrote:

The lower the "yes, I do" number is, the more reason to use platform and draw those new platform users to the site.

Yes! Do do you know any cool homesteading or permaculture channels on TikTok?

My industry, land surveying, gained major efficiencies from automation 20 years ago. Robotic total stations can be run by one person, when in the past you needed at least two people on a crew. So a bunch of companies just sent out one-man crews. Which worked for them, but it dried up the pipeline of new surveyors. So now the average age of a licensed surveyor in my state is 68 years old. And surveyor's clients are wondering if there will be any surveyors in the future.

All that is to say that automation comes in waves. The technology companies and other industries that go all-in on AI will probably slow down on hiring for a generation or two. Eventually they will need people again.

I suppose agriculture has gone through it's own waves of automation over the past 100 years. And pretty soon it is going to need people again.

Copied from the Cowlitz Tribe's Facebook post:

Join the Tribe’s Natural Resource Department and the Community Garden for our upcoming qáwmʼ (Camas) Planting on Saturday, December 13, now scheduled from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. (note the updated start time!). Come lend a hand in planting Camas bulbs and discover the ongoing restoration efforts at the Gospodor Property. You'll have the chance to learn more about Camas, enjoy a warm bonfire, and lunch for all participants.

A shuttle will run from the Toledo–Winlock Park & Ride (100 Camus Road, Toledo, WA 98591) straight to the site. All tools and lunch will be provided. Since this is an outdoor December gathering, please prepare for chilly or wet weather.

Learn more and register before Thursday, December 11: https://bit.ly/4pfSsIv

Nicole, down at the South end of Washington State we have a double ambiguity. We get to say, "I'm from Vancouver, not BC, Washington, not DC."

If one really doesn't have a use for woody debris, it would be so good to send it to a greening the desert project.

Permaculture replaces petroleum with people. Paul replaces brush burning with people.

The counter at our kitchen sink has a rough underside. The particleboard is exposed. It has worn holes in some of my wife's shirts. So I have taken to covering it with duct tape. Eventually the tape falls off and I have to replace it. But what have you all done to prevent wear and tear on your clothes?

The old key is on the left, new key on the right. That W is the only cut. I imagine most lock smiths could do that from a picture.

Briggs and Stratton key blanks are available at a number of places online.