When last I posted about choosing where you live I promised some methodologies. Left brain/right brain? Subjective/objective? Let’s not go there for now. Starting from the purely rational or practical approach, my recommendation is to do a simple self assessment of what is important to you (and any significant others involved–spouse, family, intimate friend, etc.). Are recreational [...]
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If I were a statistician or wanted to get really meaningful results, I might well design a better poll than the one on the right. But this isthe internet after all and I am not doing research for a paper. I just want to get you thinking. For example, if you happen to like the [...]
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We visited Alamogordo and Cloudcroft yesterday–just as potential alternates if we decide that Silver City is not the place to be. They would likely be a winter/summer combination. The former is about 4,300 feet; the latter close to 9,000. So you can guess the difference in weather. That’s part of the methodology we think makes [...]
As part of my new focus, I want to get your opinion. Where do you plan to retire? Will you be in a big city or a small town? Out in the country or in the suburbs? Moving a long distance or staying where you are? Give me some comments here.
Is there anything sold in Walmart, other than produce and many grocery items, that is NOT made in China? How many low cost electonic accessories sold in BestBuy, Circuit City, Radio Shack are NOT made in China. How many toys sold in the various toy stores, along with Walmart? Actually, this is not as xenophobic [...]
In the next few or several years it seems reasonable to conclude that it will become economically and technologically feasible for large numbers of people to live “off the grid.” As the costs for oil, gas, coal and other sources of power go up, the relative cost of alternates such as solar go down. The [...]