Eviction Notice

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Mark Zeiger

Rumors flew around our neighborhood lately, the kind of rumor that I doubt would be heard in most U.S. neighborhoods: Starband plans to shut down.

Looking toward

Not my problem come this winter (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).

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Missteps

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Mark Zeiger

I apologize for a lack of posts recently. I returned yesterday from a 3 day adventure out of town. My activities, and the circumstances that brought them about, cause me to think more on a fairly constant concern of our semi-remote lifestyle.

A friend in town broke her ankle almost two weeks ago. She and her family like to hike, most often in remote areas. She broke her ankle by a simple misstep on her front porch!

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