Author Archives: Brian Gallimore

Vehicle Fuel Economy Comparisons

I drove a VW Jetta last weekend are really liked it.  I hate little cars, but this is one of the few I’ve even been in that I liked.  I seemed to ‘feel right’.   So that experience and the … Continue reading

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The New Dog Feeder

Sometimes Bryson likes to help out, and getting the dogs their food is one of the things he is ‘good’ at.  It takes a while to get the job done, and when the bag is close to empty, he has … Continue reading

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The Ten Principles of a Free Society

The Ten Principles of a Free Society by Ron Paul This is the Appendix to Ron Paul’s new book, Liberty Defined. Rights belong to individuals, not groups; they derive from our nature and can neither be granted nor taken away … Continue reading

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We are Pregnant

I thought everyone knew already, but I realized I’ve never actually announced the fact that we are expecting a baby boy sometime in August.  We did an ultrasound a few weeks ago and saw the boy parts, which was a … Continue reading

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Reasons You Should Carry a Camera

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Consume Only?

I recently listened to Paul Wheaton‘s  ‘beyond organic’ podcast and he mentioned some interesting, thought-provoking things.  One of the topics was the idea of consuming vs participating in relation to information passed around or available on the Internet.  He made the … Continue reading

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Garden Update – April 3, 2011

I think I’m about done planting for the spring!  I have a little room left in my aquaponics bed, and some space left in the bed by the gate, but I’m mostly done.  I didn’t plant any corn because I … Continue reading

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Comparing Plants Grown in Aquaponics and Soil

The pictures below are of plants that came from the same batch of seedlings.  The broccoli growing in the aquaponics system are starting to flower, but the ones growing in soil still have tight heads.  I sprayed BT on the … Continue reading

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Aquaponics Update – March 26, 2011

The aquaponics setup has seen a lot of changes in the past few days.  The bacteria in the growbed seems to finally be catching up with the massive amounts of ammonia I added to the water to start it all … Continue reading

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