I heard that Mark Harrison (the husband of Erin Harrison [1], who produced the excellent Homesteading for Beginners DVD series) was just involved in a freak accident that nearly cost him his life. While attaching some siding on a building under construction at their farm, a co-worker slipped and accidentally put an industrial staple into the back of Mark’s head, stapling his hat to his head. The prongs of the staple penetrated one inch into his skull. One brain surgery later, it looks like Mark has a good chance of making a complete recovery. Please keep Mark and his family in your prayers! And if you’ve thought about buying any of their books, DVDs, or gear from their on-line store [2], then now would be a great time to do so. (They are surely going to have some huge medical bills!)
Here are the current top-most items on my perpetual bedside pile:
- I’m in the middle of reading Joel Rosenberg’s nonfiction book Epicenter 2.0: Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future [3]. It is noteworthy that social networking services like Facebook and Twitter have proven to be potent tools for planning uprisings in the Middle East. Jim says that they ought to have a local version, called Fezbook.
- I just read two books edited by Abigail R. Gehring. They are titled: Homesteading [4] and Self-Sufficiency [5]. They have some beautifully detailed photos and the books cover a lot of subject areas, but they lack the greater depth of detail that is included in Carla Emery’s Encyclopedia of Country Living [6].
- I recently watched the movie Fiddler on the Roof [7]. I think it will earn itself a place in the “classic films” category. Great singing and acting! I love the film. “Tradition!!!” It has some very emotional moments. Topol is a wonderful actor. Oh, and I must say that The Almighty Matchmaker made Jim and I a perfect match. 🙂