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Country Dentist
When we were preparing to move to our Puget Sound island, a filling broke and I needed a dentist in a hurry. I decided to bite the bullet, so to speak, and go to a dentist on the island. The phone boo… more →
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Country Dentist
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modestypress wrote 2 months ago: When we were preparing to move to our Puget Sound island, a filling broke and I needed a dentist in … more →
New Graphic Novels, Comic Books for You - 10/7/09
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Corey Blake wrote 2 months ago: Never read a graphic novel before? Haven’t read a comic book in years? Here’s some brand new stuff t … more →
The Heavy Door
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modestypress wrote 3 months ago: My wife tells me that I am a very negative and pessimistic person. She is just as nega … more →
Christopher Alexander: Agricultural Valleys -- Commentary
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stephencrose wrote 5 months ago: In the excellent online summary of A Pattern Language, the following note appears: [Index] [Previous … more →
Our interview with Scott Allie
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Jerrod Balzer wrote 6 months ago: We had such a great time with Dark Horse’s Scott Allie, both on air and off. Be sure to check … more →
Scott Allie on The Metal Crypt
small world of suburban sprawl
Nathan wrote 6 months ago: At a daycare picnic yesterday, we sat down with the mother of NK’s best friend. And we learne … more →
Not all suburbs are bad, just most of them
Zachary wrote 7 months ago: Avoiding suburbs is one of my primary interests. Except for some inner-ring suburbs, which now look … more →
Ex Exurbia
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Michael E. van Landingham wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had a noteworthy feature about the national decline in propert … more →
Why Single Family Homes Are Obsolete
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stephencrose wrote 9 months ago: Not in the sense that they are presently the standard — the home that stands alone, that may b … more →
Making a Living in the Woods
Bruce Allen wrote 10 months ago: This could be your backyard. If you’ve ever thought about getting away from it all–NO, R … more →
Power Mad
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modestypress wrote 2 years ago: Winter is here. For some people winter comes with a date on a calendar. For some people winter comes … more →
2AA National Dog of Japan
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modestypress wrote 2 years ago: The Akita is docile, but sometimes spontaneous. Careful and very affectionate with its family. Intel … more →
2X I Was Standing Next to the Man Who Was Shot
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modestypress wrote 2 years ago: “I was standing next the man who was shot outside the Portland building.” One of my wife’s best frie … more →
2W More Bunny Homicidal Madness
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modestypress wrote 2 years ago: Follow-up to exurban savagery. Probably the main reason I have not used a .22 rifle is that I have b … more →
2V I Shot the Bunny
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modestypress wrote 2 years ago: (Sung to the tune of Bob Marley’s, “I Shot the Sheriff.”) The following story is r … more →
0E Some Replies Actually Arrive
modestypress wrote 2 years ago: On August 13, stevo wrote: Perhaps you could reach some sort of truce with the rabbits? Or make them … more →
3E Weapon Gathering Techniques for Beginning Hunters
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modestypress wrote 2 years ago: After the Friendly Neighbor shot the latest little bunny in our garden with his air rifle (though re … more →
3C Under the Fence
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modestypress wrote 2 years ago: Humans (most of us) have an instinctive affection and protectiveness for little children. If you cou … more →
