Indigent Larva

by | Jul 9, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

This summer I’ve accepted a challenge: I’m spending a few weeks with unscheduled children. I’ve never had this extended “opportunity” before because I’ve always been occupied so the children have gone to summer camps. One of the...

Separatist beetles

by | Jul 16, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

According to “Colours of conflict” an article on The Economist’s website, the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine wear a multicolor ribbon to show their loyalty to Russia. They show the colors of the Order of St. George: orange and black. The Ukrainian...

Hobo

by | Jul 23, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

Despite their general indigence, my boarders have begun to do some minor tasks around the house (e.g. clear their dishes and feed the cats); they are participants in the work-life of the household. I’ve recently realized I know or have met several people who...

On the borderline

by | Jul 29, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

We’ve been hearing a lot about the border recently. Not my indigent boarders, our southern border. One of our major political parties seems to think that an influx of frightened children means we should build a bigger wall. The Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, is...