by Deborah Lee Luskin | Feb 13, 2019 | Living in Place
Several readers have requested advice about hiking the Chilkoot Trail. The Chilkoot is a 33-mile hiking trail from Alaska to Canada that an estimated 70,000 gold prospectors used during the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898. Most of the prospectors left from the...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Feb 6, 2019 | Living in Place
I was looking forward to attending a Map & Compass workshop in northern Vermont on a recent Sunday, but when I realized the 125-mile trip meant a six hour drive, I spent some time solving the Emissions Equation and decided to stay home instead. The Emissions...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jan 30, 2019 | Living in Place
Brushing my teeth with my eyes closed while standing on one leg is both difficult and rewarding. Go figure. I can brush my teeth with my eyes closed, and I can brush my teeth while standing on one leg, but brushing my teeth with my eyes closed while standing on one...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jan 23, 2019 | Living in Place
“Real Democracy works better in small places – dramatically better.” The current dysfunction among politicians in Washington is perhaps the biggest and best reason for ordinary citizens to participate in local governance: I’m talking Town Meeting....
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jan 16, 2019 | Living in Place
Another way of reducing my carbon footprint is by using the web to bring business to me instead of driving to all over the state. So, I just updated my website. The changes are subtle: mostly organizational, making it easier for visitors to find out how I can help...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jan 9, 2019 | Living in Place
Even in my Prius, averaging 17,000 miles a year leaves a deep carbon footprint. But driving is a fact of rural life. There’s no public transportation where I live, and the general store I used to walk to closed early in the century. Now, if I need milk, I have to...
