Category Archives: Possibly Helpful Advice

Camera repair – is it a vanishing industry?

Posted on June 20, 2009 by David St Lawrence

I have been getting daily use out of a Sony DSC F828 Cybershot for many years now and it is beginning to fail. I feel a real loss because this 8 megapixel dinosaur has performed faithfully for tens of thousands … Continue reading →

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Container gardening again

Posted on June 17, 2009 by David St Lawrence

A few weeks ago,we caught the tail end of a special on Square Foot Gardening and it inspired me to start container gardening again, but in a new and more productive way. I have been gardening in containers for many … Continue reading →

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Teaching Children to Hate

Posted on June 3, 2009 by David St Lawrence

Of all the things that a culture can do, the most self-destructive is to teach children to hate. I was reminded of this when I reread an essay I wrote several years ago. Teaching children to hate is almost the … Continue reading →

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Signs and portents

Posted on May 8, 2009 by David St Lawrence

What do you do when the signs and portents are confusing and contradictory? Do you search for answers or do you strike off in the most likely direction? A quick sampling of recent observations made in Southwest Virginia: Government grants … Continue reading →

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