Earthstill
n. Any of the million incorrect predictions of the day and/or hour of a supposed earthquake. See also: Unpocalypse.
Earthstill by dgatwood September 24, 2011
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Earthskills
A broad set of traditional and practical skills related to living in harmony with nature and utilizing natural resources. These skills are often rooted in ancestral knowledge and passed down through generations, including but not limited to:
1. Primitive survival skills: Techniques for sourcing and purifying water, building shelters, making fire without modern tools, and identifying edible plants and wildlife.
2. Handicrafts such as basket weaving, pottery, hide tanning, cordage making, and woodworking using natural materials.
3. Developing an understanding of the environment, tracking animal signs, observing natural patterns, and connecting with the cycles of the seasons.
4. Foraging. Identifying, harvesting, and utilizing wild edible plants, as well as understanding their medicinal properties and uses.
5. Outdoor food preservation. Cooking over open fires or using primitive ovens, as well as food preservation methods such as drying, smoking, and fermenting.
6. Navigation without modern tools, using celestial cues or natural landmarks, as well as orienteering and wilderness first aid.
7. Survival and rewilding, learned through hands-on experiences, workshops, mentorship, or studying from experts in the field. They serve to promote self-sufficiency, environmental stewardship, and a deeper understanding of the interplay between humans and the natural world.
1. Primitive survival skills: Techniques for sourcing and purifying water, building shelters, making fire without modern tools, and identifying edible plants and wildlife.
2. Handicrafts such as basket weaving, pottery, hide tanning, cordage making, and woodworking using natural materials.
3. Developing an understanding of the environment, tracking animal signs, observing natural patterns, and connecting with the cycles of the seasons.
4. Foraging. Identifying, harvesting, and utilizing wild edible plants, as well as understanding their medicinal properties and uses.
5. Outdoor food preservation. Cooking over open fires or using primitive ovens, as well as food preservation methods such as drying, smoking, and fermenting.
6. Navigation without modern tools, using celestial cues or natural landmarks, as well as orienteering and wilderness first aid.
7. Survival and rewilding, learned through hands-on experiences, workshops, mentorship, or studying from experts in the field. They serve to promote self-sufficiency, environmental stewardship, and a deeper understanding of the interplay between humans and the natural world.
Earthskills by GeoLee June 6, 2023
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A Booger In The Nose Of Progress
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."
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"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
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"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
A Booger In The Nose Of Progress by Rok'n'rol Wannabe October 19, 2006
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fogey
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)