Look for us on Tuesdays
Read Everything in a Single Scroll
Want to tell us something or ask a question? Get in touch.
Rough Cut Lumber
Harvested as part of thinning to reduce fire danger.
$0.75 per board foot.
Call Mike (406-882-4835) or Sam (406-882-4597)
“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
-
Javier Milei Addresses Davos
Javier Milei flew commercial to Davos – to give a speech that is unusual there – a speech that begins with “”Hoy estoy acá para decirles que occidente está en peligro porque aquellos que deben defender sus valores se encuentran cooptados por una visión del mundo que conduce inexorablemente al socialismo”. “Today I am here Read more
-
I Didn’t Know Janka
The hardness of wood is measured by the Janka test – how much force is needed to embed a .44″ diameter steel ball halfway into a piece of wood in foot pounds. Since my next birthday will put me at three quarters of a century, and I first noticed the Janka ratings last week, a Read more
-
Goodbye Jean
I heard this morning that Jean Nordahl had ended the struggle with colon cancer with a tie. Aside from Henrietta Lacks, we don’t lose our battles with cancer – the tumors and metastases leave the world when we do. Jack and I had stopped by to see him a few weeks back. It was a Read more
-
Spark Joy
I figure it says good things about the state of a marriage when a spouse can bring home a book on housekeeping and find it well received. We’ve recently had our fourth anniversary, and a few days later, my husband brought home Spark Joy by Marie Kondo (to his credit, he did not spend money Read more
-
Community Choir
The Eureka Community Players are hosting a community choir, with practice beginning on Monday, January 22nd and the concert taking place Sunday March 10th at Timbers. Choir practice will be on Monday nights with occasional thursdays, and take place at Saint Michael’s Episcopal Church in Eureka. Contact Margaret Lambie if you have any questions. Read more
-
Merton and the Mathew Effect
As I read of the many woes of Harvard’s last president, I thought again of Robert Merton, and how he might have described the situation. You will, of course, recall that Merton was the first to notice and write up the principle of unanticipated consequences. Another, that deals with cumulative advances is his concept of Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 