There is an interesting thread in progress titled: "Popular
Mechanics new take on Heinlein's
skill list", over at The Mental Militia Forums (formerly called the
Claire
Files Forums.) I agree with the consensus view there. Parenthetically, I'm glad
that
I'm
raising our kids out in the hinterboonies in a largely self-sufficient lifestyle
with
plenty of "do it yourself"--mostly by economic necessity but partly
by choice.
A
boy
should
know
how
to
build
a
field
fence just
as well as a web page.
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From Bloomberg: U.S. New-Home Sales Drop, Prices Fall Most Since 1970
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At The Economist web site: The turning point--Does the latest financial crisis signal the end of a golden age of stable growth?
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SF in Hawaii recommended this site: You Grow Girl--Make Your Own Pop Bottle Drip Irrigation System
