Kathy Forer on thu 28 jul 11
On Jul 28, 2011, at 12:21 PM, pdp1 wrote:
> If interested in the integrity and aesthetics of construction =3D
vis-a-vie the
> Natural Resources of the Island, why bring in a Saw Mill and be trying =
=3D
to
> harvest and slice lowish gnarly Trees into 4rth rate and likely badly
> warping Planks and so on? To build a Sawn Board Wooden 'Cabin'?
It could follow the Green Islands Project (GIP) in the Azores.=3D20
=3D
http://www.mitportugal.org/in-the-media/azorean-leaders-show-support-for-m=
=3D
it-portugals-green-islands-initiative.html
http://www.greenislandproject.org/Green_island_Project.html reminds me =3D
of something I saw of Star Trek.
Kathy Forer
Claypit Creek
James Freeman on thu 28 jul 11
Rabbit Island, a privately funded artist retreat being built three miles
from shore in Lake Superior. Pretty awesome!
http://news.artservemichigan.org/2011/07/rabbit-island/
...James
James Freeman
"...outsider artists, caught in the bog of their own consciousness, too
preciously idiosyncratic to be taken seriously."
"All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should
not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."
-Michel de Montaigne
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
pdp1 on thu 28 jul 11
Hi James,
Interesting...
Beautiful little Island.
I wonder how it is that an ER MD and his brother the Stock Broker, could no=
t
spring for a few grand on their own?
I could guess, but, the saddest thing of all with that, is I tend to be a
good guesser.
If interested in the integrity and aesthetics of construction vis-a-vie the
Natural Resources of the Island, why bring in a Saw Mill and be trying to
harvest and slice lowish gnarly Trees into 4rth rate and likely badly
warping Planks and so on? To build a Sawn Board Wooden 'Cabin'?
Why not build with Stone? And Mortar?
There IS a lot of already quite 'rectangularish' by natural clevage Rocks
all over the place there...
...sigh...
Love,
Phil
Lv
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Freeman"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 7:07 AM
Subject: Cool stuff happening in rusty, dusty, worn out old Michigan
> Rabbit Island, a privately funded artist retreat being built three miles
> from shore in Lake Superior. Pretty awesome!
>
> http://news.artservemichigan.org/2011/07/rabbit-island/
>
> ...James
>
> James Freeman
>
> "...outsider artists, caught in the bog of their own consciousness, too
> preciously idiosyncratic to be taken seriously."
>
> "All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I shoul=
d
> not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."
> -Michel de Montaigne
>
> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
Eric Hansen on thu 28 jul 11
On the other hand, if you were in Maui, you could get naked and join
the all-night drum circle.
-h-
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:07 AM, James Freeman
wrote:
> Rabbit Island, a privately funded artist retreat being built three miles
> from shore in Lake Superior. =3DA0Pretty awesome!
>
> http://news.artservemichigan.org/2011/07/rabbit-island/
>
> ...James
>
> James Freeman
>
> "...outsider artists, caught in the bog of their own consciousness, too
> preciously idiosyncratic to be taken seriously."
>
> "All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. =3DA0I s=
ho=3D
uld
> not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."
> -Michel de Montaigne
>
> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
> http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
>
--=3D20
Eric Alan Hansen
Stonehouse Studio Pottery
Alexandria, Virginia
americanpotter.blogspot.com
thesuddenschool.blogspot.com
hansencookbook.blogspot.com
"Simplify, simplify, simplify" - Thoreau
James Freeman on thu 28 jul 11
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Eric Hansen
wrote:
On the other hand, if you were in Maui, you could get naked and join
the all-night drum circle.
What makes you think we don't do that right here in Michigan, Eric? :-)
When I was building my house out here, in the middle of nowhere, one of my
more rustic neighbors stopped by. He told me that the best thing about
living here is that you can get out of bed in the morning, go outside and
pee off your porch naked, and nobody would care. Having lived here a dozen
years now, I do believe he is right, though I have yet to try it!
Take care.
...James
James Freeman
"...outsider artists, caught in the bog of their own consciousness, too
preciously idiosyncratic to be taken seriously."
"All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should
not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."
-Michel de Montaigne
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
Steve Mills on fri 29 jul 11
Awe come-on James, where's your sense of adventure?
:-)
Steve M
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
Sent from my Ipod touch
On 28 Jul 2011, at 23:33, James Freeman wrot=
e:
> one of my
> more rustic neighbors stopped by. He told me that the best thing about
> living here is that you can get out of bed in the morning, go outside and
> pee off your porch naked, and nobody would care. Having lived here a doz=
en
> years now, I do believe he is right, though I have yet to try it!
>
> Take care.
>
> ...James
>
>
>
James Freeman on fri 29 jul 11
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 5:40 AM, Steve Mills
wrote:
Awe come-on James, where's your sense of adventure?
There is a movie starring Anthony Hopkins called The World's Fastest
Indian. In this film, Hopkins' character, which I am sure was modeled afte=
r
our own Phil, gets up every morning, walks out into his small yard, and
"waters" his lemon tree, much to the chagrin of his neighbors. Perhaps if =
I
had a lemon tree...
The movie is exceptional, by the way. I almost never watch movies, but I
highly recommend this one to everyone. It is a somewhat embellished
biographical account of a seriously quirky Kiwi by the name of Burt Munro,
who tweaks a 1920s military surplus Indian Scout motorcycle, and ultimately
captures world speed record titles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the
1960s. You don't have to like motorcycles, or mechanics, or shade-tree
engineering to enjoy the film, but if you do, it is icing on the cake. Ren=
t
it, if you can find a copy. You won't regret it!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412080/
All the best.
...James
James Freeman
"...outsider artists, caught in the bog of their own consciousness, too
preciously idiosyncratic to be taken seriously."
"All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should
not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."
-Michel de Montaigne
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
Vince Pitelka on fri 29 jul 11
James Freeman wrote:
"One of my more rustic neighbors stopped by. He told me that the best thin=
g
about living here is that you can get out of bed in the morning, go outside
and pee off your porch naked, and nobody would care. Having lived here a
dozen years now, I do believe he is right, though I have yet to try it!"
Steve Mills replied:
"Awe come-on James, where's your sense of adventure?"
Sense of adventure? What, you mean there are people who don't do that and
places where it would be frowned upon?
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
paul gerhold on sat 30 jul 11
My wife one day noticed some exceptionally green patches in the lawn and
asked with a sense of wonder what did I think was the cause. After my
explanation her only reply was " could you maybe wave it around a little
more"
Paul
On Friday, July 29, 2011, Vince Pitelka wrote:
> James Freeman wrote:
> "One of my more rustic neighbors stopped by. He told me that the best
thing
> about living here is that you can get out of bed in the morning, go
outside
> and pee off your porch naked, and nobody would care. Having lived here a
> dozen years now, I do believe he is right, though I have yet to try it!"
>
> Steve Mills replied:
> "Awe come-on James, where's your sense of adventure?"
>
> Sense of adventure? What, you mean there are people who don't do that and
> places where it would be frowned upon?
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Craft
> Tennessee Tech University
> vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
> http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
>
pdp1 on sat 30 jul 11
Hi Kathy,
I tried a couple times to look over the content of the link about the Azore=
s
project, but I was not finding anything much about what sorts of
construction they had in mind.
What I did find though looks like it is all quite complicated and high tech
and hence likely very expensive.
Ignatious Donelly had proposed that the Azores represent the higher
elevations of what had once been 'Atlantis', if memory serve...far as that
goes.
I think we are way, WAY over due for a nice, refreshing Ice Age.
The quality of Botanical Foods following the last one, was likely the best
they have ever been...all those mineral deposits which got left in alluvial
plains and so on...
Peoples who settled those areas and grazed and forraged on the edible
Plants, and or who Hunted and ate of the various Herbivores who did, or who
later acquired talent in Agriculture, would have had the best Nutrition
anyone could ever have.
We are in sad and sorry shape now with all that, of course...
Phil
Yearning for fresh ripe Peaches!
Like what they had after the last Ice Age!!!
Lol...
In Las Vegas...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Forer"
On Jul 28, 2011, at 12:21 PM, pdp1 wrote:
> If interested in the integrity and aesthetics of construction vis-a-vie
> the
> Natural Resources of the Island, why bring in a Saw Mill and be trying to
> harvest and slice lowish gnarly Trees into 4rth rate and likely badly
> warping Planks and so on? To build a Sawn Board Wooden 'Cabin'?
It could follow the Green Islands Project (GIP) in the Azores.
http://www.mitportugal.org/in-the-media/azorean-leaders-show-support-for-mi=
t-portugals-green-islands-initiative.html
http://www.greenislandproject.org/Green_island_Project.html reminds me of
something I saw of Star Trek.
Kathy Forer
Claypit Creek
pdp1 on sat 30 jul 11
Hi James, all...
Awwwww...thanks for thinking of me!
As it happens...New Zealand Government/Military, seemed to order 'Indians',
and Australia,
'Harleys'.
I have not seen the Movie, but, seeing a few youtube Video abstracts, it
looks like fun, for sure.
He did a lot of modifications to it apparently...
My first Motocycle was in fact an ex Military New Zealand, 1940 Military
Scout. A little later than his began as, but, still a really good looking
'bike.
Had a big round Oil Bath Air Cleaner even...being a Military Model.
It was all taken apart when I got it, and, sadly, though I did assemble mos=
t
of it, I never did ride it...but as a mostly assembled 'bike, it sat in the
living room and just looked SO good sitting there, I did not mind too much.
BUT...I learned to ride by sitting on it and pretending ( yes, I made 'soun=
d
effects' as I accelerated, depressed the Clutch, Shifted, and so on,
Lol )...and I would do the same 'virtual' exercises in my imagination while
falling asleep at
night.
Couple years later, I got the 1934 Chief, which I got running after only a
few hours of some minor tidy-ups, and, instantly, I was right at home on it=
,
and everything seemed 'perfect'.... it was all familiar and easy and
natural.
You have it about right - I have peed in the Parking lot here ever since I
first moved in.
It's the "Green!" thing to do!
Usually in a way which would provide essential Nitrogen and other important
elements for the various Weeds who manage to somehow cling to life in the
old detiorated Asphalt.
Used to be a Commercial Glass Company who parked their Trucks here in the
Lot, and, one day, in 1988, one of their Trucks' Drivers backed his Truck
into the cute little Bustle-Butt of my then daily-driver 1937 Studebaker
Sedan, making a small but gruesome
Paint-transfer, and, leaving a Half-an-Orange size dent in the Trunk.
Well, I went around the corner and talked with the Glass Company owner, and=
,
mentioned it to him.
He got mad at me, snarling about how dare I 'accuse' his driver and
blahhh-blahhh-blahhh, and he refused to even look.
I had been nice about it, 'neutral', no emotion or complaint, just
matter-of-fact, and all I wanted out of it was his recogition that
a small damage had been done to my Car, and an apology would have been
enough, but, he was just impossible.
He finally snarled " Well, MAYBE you shouldn't park THERE!!!"
Hmmmmm...in my own Parking Place? On my own area of the Property?
Okay...
So, a little later, walking out there to pee, I thought, "Heck, may as well
put it good use..."
The Glass Company had a brand new Ton & a 1/2 Truck with a long Bed which
they had bought for
special large installation gigs, so, I opened the door, and wet down the
seat.
I did this every day, couple times a day even ( I drank a LOT of Coffee
afterall, AND a lot of Water )...if I had friends over, they walked out
there, and, added their contribution...if friends who had friends with them
happened to stop by, we'd form a line and each have a go.
This went on all Summer, we pee on the Dashboard, peed into the Crankcase
Oil Filler Tube ( eventually Oil was flowing out of the Top of it to where
probably the entire Crank case was pure pee )...peed
into the Insturments of the Dashboard, peed on the Seat.
Summer came and went, and, this continued on through Fall, and, Winter, and=
,
Spring...guess they just did not have any of those special gigs to do!
Well, by then, Weather was warm again, and by golly if there were not
amazing slightly amber colored Crystals growing out of the seat and other
areas, quite interesting...'bristling' one might say...like a sort of 'Peac=
h
Fuss' but Crystaline...no real odor to speak
of, which is kinda curious ( not much of a meat eater, I )...but, was
so...guess it is the dry clime.
Then, one day, I come home from some errands, and, they are fussing with th=
e
Truck, Hood is open, it won't start, Mechanics they'd called in mumbling
about the Engine being 'frozen'...interior really kind of rotting and
although dry, definitely full of odd frailty and oxides and staining and
weird little
Crystals bristling...looked like the upolstry was tearing real easy when
they sat in there tring to get it started and so on...
And, I looked, nodded softly, walked over and planted a big Smooch on the
nose of the Old Studebaker ( who of course could not defend itself on it's
own! )
Anyway...
Kind of a fun pee story...
The Truck got towed away, and, I never saw it again.
The '37 Studebaker was a good looking Car in it's "Yes I am a 1937!" kind o=
f
a way.
Body Designed by Helen Dryden...had those 'Stick Eyes' that came out of the
side
of the Grille Shell...and an aspect of the Grille continued on along the
sides of the Hood, suggesting Wind lines and effortless, dignified Speed...
56,000 original miles, sat for about fourty years in a Garage about eight
blocks away, I bought it, brought it home, spent a hundred hours on it, and=
,
got everying lubed and nice and cared-for, and, it ran Like-a-Top....quiet,
peppy, sweet, reliable...perfect interior, perfect dash and
insturments...snug Doors,
all round really nice.
Like this, ( but no Siren on the Fender ) -
http://onetanktrips.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/americas-longest-serving-po=
lice-car-a-1937-studebaker.jpg
Ohhhhhhh golly...Life in the Big City...
Whatchagunnado...
Phil
L v
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Freeman"
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 5:40 AM, Steve Mills
> wrote:
> Awe come-on James, where's your sense of adventure?
>
> There is a movie starring Anthony Hopkins called The World's Fastest
> Indian. In this film, Hopkins' character, which I am sure was modeled
> after
> our own Phil, gets up every morning, walks out into his small yard, and
> "waters" his lemon tree, much to the chagrin of his neighbors. Perhaps i=
f
> I
> had a lemon tree...
<<<<< snip >>>>>
Steve Mills on sun 31 jul 11
>
>
>
> Yearning for fresh ripe Peaches!
>
> Like what they had after the last Ice Age!!!
>
> Lol...
>
>
> In Las Vegas...
> Phil
> Was that the one sponsored by Ben & Jerry's or Hagen Das?
Steve M
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
Sent from my Ipod touch
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