"Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops." Slaughterhouse Five

"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut is dead. He fell and suffered brain injurys some weeks ago. He was 84. I have read numerous books by this fellow. His tales are wierd and convoluted. The combination is breathtaking and I need to read more. Seldom has a mind so convincingly produced genius. Like all others of his calibur, he is not universally accepted as the genius he is.

How can I forget "Ice-9"? The Dresden firebombing is as real as any moment in the day today. Kurt was there by accident and if there is anything learned from his novels, it is that all events are accidents. Hocus Pocus and Welcome to the Monkey House were both great adventures.

I salute you Kurt. Sleep well.

So it goes.

The Garden of 2007. In an effort to continue the attempt to be more pro-life and pro clean... I decided to plant a garden. I'm hoping that the green growth will inspire more life oriented attitudes. Here you see the evolution of the garden from the cleanup of the ground to plant in, to the progress of the little plants we have installed.

First there was mowing followed by sifting some of the big rocks and gravel out of the soil. This area had gravel on it in years past. It took a while to rake and clear it, but it is done and we are on the way to a viable garden.

Steer manure has been the traditional fertilizer that we have used over the years. This was no exception. It was spread and then tilled in. Afterwards we planted the various vegetables bought at nurserys. These are Honeydew mellons.


Next to the Honeydews are the rows of corn to be. In front of the place there are tomato plants. Three to be exact, two Beef steak and one French Beef steak I believe. We started with manure there too.

The ground was ready to plant. Eventually the section looked like this. I have more to put on but not the time. Must go. Will do later.