Brian, you should pop me a note at larryfeltonjohnson@gmail.com so that we can keep you posted about developments. A meeting of people in the surrounding neighborhoods is being organized. I think it's going to be about three weeks from now.

Hi, Berni! My plan is to keep the cool weather vegetables (lettuce, beets, spinach, kohlrabi, kale, etc) going as long as possible by heavy mulching and possibly setting up cold frames. I've had really good luck with swiss chard in Georgia winters, too.

Hi, Bob! I spent a few days in Virginia a few weeks ago during a trip to Albany NY (Charlottesville on the way up, Roanoke on the way back). Urban farming is certainly a good approach to getting nutritious food where it's needed. But convincing the public of the need for maintaining the food stamps and WIC programs is important too.

This morning was the first time I saw the video. The path is actually called Del Caminito del Rey, and it's near Malaga in Spain. The Spanish government attempted to block people from walking it after two tourists were killed in one year, but people just go around the barriers. Since the cameraman passes several other people on the path, I assume it attracts a steady stream of crazy people.

Hi, Berni. I at least look over the lists when they pop up. If memory serves me correctly I got only 34 of the "Top 100 Horror Movies". And a few of the choices mystified me. Unfortunately, 'Ulysses' has always been my obstacle on the books list. The weird thing is that it's entertaining to read, but I can't seem to persist to the end.

True, Jon. The first time I tried out GTD, I found myself managing "stuff" with little thought about how any particular task or document got there to begin with, or whether I should even be dealing with it. David Allen is correct that the day to day system has to be action driven. If it isn't you wind up with something like all the "mission statements" hanging up on company walls, which are generally only thought about while they are being written. But if I don't have some sort of front end filter based on higher level objectives, I end up with a system which more efficiently processes things I shouldn't be doing to begin with.

Thanks! I'll pop you an email sometime over the next few days.

Hi, Jeff. It depends on how one defines necessity. In the 1930s very few objects were viewed as necessities. Shelter, cooking utensils, clothing, and a few basic appliances for cleaning and grooming covered most of the items. While it would certainly be an inconvenience to be without a car in many areas of the U.S., there are enough choices that I can't view it as a necessity, starting with living within walking distance of one's workplace. While that would narrow both job choices and choice of neighborhood, by my definition it makes a car not a necessity, but a convenience. As you know, I do have a car myself. Given where I live at the moment the convenience of having the car trumps the hassle of maintaining it.

Actually, Joseph, so far I've hung onto the Raleigh Twenty. If I don't start actually using it soon, I may have to let it go, but at the moment it's still out in the garage.