Chazd's (Charles Dowdell's) News Burps

The paradox is obvious.

Buzz Saw I have a buzz saw for sale on ebay. Don't miss it.

Foolproof biodiesel process: Journey to Forever This biodiesel thing is starting to get my attention. I have been picking up fryer grease. Here are a few pics of the sheared llamas

Llamapaedia: Wool: Shearing Llama haircut day! All the llamas behaved reasonably well. The llamas have come a long way from the wild way they were when we got them. The shearer-guy said they were well behaved and complemented on how well they were halter trained. Click pic for video

Berkshire I went to my first Berkshire Town Planning Board Meeting last night. There are four of us on the board and our role is to help the town board with recommended legislation and other efforts to improve the town. We don't meet that often (once a month), but we agreed that we will communicate via e-mail over the summer.

It is summer, or close enough, to blog. I am too busy having a life. I worked on the barn (foundation), worked on the pig water, worked on the tractor, the subaru and took Douglas's new Honda Insight for a drive. The neighbor came over in a donkey cart. The jeep crapped out and now it is fixed. The chickens aren't laying musch. The llamas are good, but artemis still has mites. I have to get some radios together for a buyer. I have many photos in queue to post. Stop back.

The story of inhabitant in Kunugiyama Here is a photo journal of my new commute. Every other day I catch a ride from a neighbor. He lives 2 miles away through the woods. I drive my jeep through my property to the edge of it. I get out of the jeep, walf about a hundred feet to the county park trail. I then walk about a mile through the trails to my waiting ride. It is different and good.