I love ridiculous titles! We’re back to RV shopping again! Winnebago, because they are very popular and among my favorite models of motorhome other than Lazy Daze. End of Days, because anyone with a frontal lobe can see things aren’t…
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A Winnebago For The End Of Days
Tagged with: collapse, composting toilet, human compost, humanure, minimalism, motorhome, RV, small living
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy
Fight Or Flight In A Culture Of Rot
I don’t know about you, but I have very little invested in United States capitalism, United States empire building, or really anything to do with the United States. I am human. I am an Earthling. I think, feel and metabolize…
Tagged with: capitalism, collapse, democracy, environmentalism, global warming, society, survival
Posted in Dwelling, Marxism, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Dwelling, Marxism, Personal, Philosophy
Freedom to Choose Your Tyranny
The practice of an established monarchy is largely dead; the ideology of feudalism, although more common than you think, is met with hostility by most citizens; so, what makes you think capitalism and representative government is the pinnacle of freedom…
Tagged with: capitalism, government, money, political economy, tyranny
Posted in Marxism, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Marxism, Personal, Philosophy
The Practice of Victim Blaming
Capitalism is an incubator of the very worst behaviors in human beings, and it’s the greed, violence, addiction, gluttony and bigotry that the cynical majority cite as examples to the futility of building an alternative system. The people I meet…
Living Arrangements In The Zombie Apocalypse
Stupid title, I know. But, where are you going to be when the zombies are upon us? Do you have a stockpile of food, water, medical supplies, weapons, and a suicide plan if it all goes bad? I mean, you…
Tagged with: apocalypse, living arrangements, living small, minimalism, motor home, personal growth, social breakdown, zombies
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy
Empathy For Corporations. Really
I don’t necessarily blame greedy corporations for their actions. Their corporate charters (by law), require them to produce a profit for their shareholders regardless of the social, economic or environmental consequences. Corporate monopolies and destruction of small business is the…
Tagged with: capitalism, corporation, democracy, economy, empathy, extinction, greed, marxism, socialism, socialization, surplus value, wealth
Posted in Marxism, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Marxism, Personal, Philosophy
There Are No Monsters
Many people find it intolerable that I can empathize with everyone; from the lying drug addict to the hedge fund manager that pissed away your college fund. Even a serial killer wasn’t just born a sociopath, there are reasons for…
Tagged with: choice, dialectical materialism, empathy, environmental influence, marxism, society, upbringing
Posted in Marxism, Organized Entropy Expansion, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Marxism, Organized Entropy Expansion, Personal, Philosophy
Reform or Revolution?
American history is not one of revolution, but of reforms to quiet and appease a restless populace. From the beginning, we have lived in a class society; the majority who perform the work and the minority which make the lion’s…
Organized Entropy Expansion #1
I don’t like shopping. I buy used, if I buy at all. Sports are dumb. The TV is a propaganda box. Guns are a tool and should not be idolized. “The sanctity of marriage”, is a phrase uttered by bigots.…
Tagged with: biosphere, capitalism, consumerism, human potential, marxism, vegan, veganism
Posted in Marxism, Organized Entropy Expansion, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Marxism, Organized Entropy Expansion, Personal, Philosophy
A Comprehensive Collection
So, I’ve had this little conundrum for a couple years now: I want to own a home, someplace to call my own that facilitates my lifestyle and I can build it to suit my needs, but I don’t know where…
Tagged with: earthen home, goals, home, insecurities, minimalism, off grid, passions, tiny home
Posted in Dwelling, Marxism, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Dwelling, Marxism, Personal, Philosophy
Mobile Minimalism
I’m no minimalist. I don’t really know what that would look like. No such person, I suppose, but I like the ideology of minimalism. I tend to be an excessivist. Hmmm. Red Underline. My word? Anyway, I do things excessively.…
Tagged with: consumerism, lifestyle, minimalism, motorhome, organization, productivity, RV, tiny house
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy
Living Small in a Big World
So, I was rambling yesterday about living situations and 600 square feet being too damn big. Well, we’ve gone through a number of changes about how and where we want to live. The ‘where’ is anybodies guess, but that helps…
Tagged with: consumerism, downsizing, dwelling, living small, living tiny, personal growth
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy
Posted in Dwelling, Personal, Philosophy
600 sq. ft. Is Too Damn Big
So, I rent. We rent. I’ve always rented ever since I moved out of my parents home. FIrst, $300 a month, then $450, and now $895. That’s a lot of money I’ll never see again, but that’s the cost to…
A Slight Change Of Course
So, I haven’t been writing in a while. I miss writing on this blog; it helps me think and get my head in order. For months I was in a new city and unemployed, so I had a lot of…
Posted in Personal
An Analysis of a Construction Equipment Rental Company
I work for a construction tool rental company based out of Seattle, Washington. My time in the Portland, Oregon branch, although brief compared to the average employee, has led me to make a few small observations about the day to…
Tagged with: bourgeoisie, capitalism, class struggle, construction, Frederick Engels, Karl Marx, marxian, proletariat, rental, surplus value
Posted in Marxism, Uncategorized
Posted in Marxism, Uncategorized
On the Subject of Everything
What is humanity’s role in the universe? I don’t ask this question as though there is some sort of definite answer sought after for ages only needing decoded from some ancient religious scripture handed down from an omnipotent grand creator.…
Tagged with: consciousness, earth, entropy, evolution, garden, geology, memes, memetics
Posted in Philosophy
Posted in Philosophy
The KillCap Catalogue
I enjoy designing vapor compression machines. It all started with a refrigerator. I have thought long and hard on how these mainstays of modern living could be improved and someday I will make some of them a reality. In the…
Tagged with: air conditioner, appropriate technology, dehumidifier, flooded evaporator, heat pump, refrigeration, refrigerator
Posted in Dehumidifiers, Hot Water, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Dehumidifiers, Hot Water, Philosophy, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
The Great Gravity Flooded Evaporator
I’ve grown quite fond of the gravity flooded evaporator in the last year or two. It has a number of advantages over a dry type evaporator. I’ve discussed some of these in previous posts (here and here) and I will no doubt…
1930s Household Refrigerators
The evolution of the household refrigerator is not a well known story. There seems to be few people interested in the subject. Perhaps it is not as romantic as the development of the automobile. Nonetheless, a concerted effort was put…
Tagged with: antique, capillary tube, expansion valve, float valve, refrigerant, refrigeration, refrigerator, thermostatic
Posted in Old Refrigeration Texts, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Posted in Old Refrigeration Texts, Refrigeration, Refrigerator
Modular Refrigerator Circa 1935
This curious little gem here is a modular refrigerator evaporator from a US patent granted 1935. Available here. The purpose of the invention being that it allows for the removal or replacement of a refrigerator’s evaporator coil (or at least…
musings on entropy 