Writing Index
Year Two
04.MAR.2002
Two years have passed in a blur since I gave up television. During that time I built a wooden kayak, started my own chapter of the Green Party, and traveled to Turkey. I also developed a talent for photography, built a photo gallery web site, learned to play guitar, and helped convert a barn into a greenhouse insulated with straw bales. I have a lot more time to do these things because I am saving at least 365 hours a year (nine 40-hour weeks) by not watching television for an hour or more a day. Continue reading "Year Two"
TV Turnoff Essay
15.MAR.2001
This week marks the first anniversary of the elimination of television from my life. By this time last year I had just about had enough of TV, not so much because of the program content that so many complain about, but because of the hours that I wasted watching it. For years I had told myself that television was a waste of time, but the idea of completely removing it from my life always seemed ridiculous: What about my favorite shows? Continue reading "TV Turnoff Essay"
Letter to the Cecil Whig - Farm Subsidies/Corporate Welfare
14.JUL.2001
While I applaud your stand against corporate welfare ("Johnny Welfare" July 11), I feel that your attack on America's apple growers was misplaced. Although I have never eaten an apple from China, I do not mind paying a little more for apples from the US, given the choice. Not only am I doing my part to help the future viability of our country's agricultural system, I can find out if the apples were drenched in harmful pesticides if I choose. Such information would be difficult to get from China. Continue reading "Farm Subsidies/Corporate Welfare"
Letter to the Cecil Whig - Chain Restaurants
05.OCT.2001
I must be one of the "out of step" people that Terry Peddicord mentioned in his latest commentary regarding the Applebee's liquor license delay. I have no desire to see Applebee's, Red Lobster, T.G.I. Friday's, Ruby Tuesday, or any other such restaurant move its way into Cecil County. I much prefer The Wellwood, Market Street Café, Woody's, The Howard House, Billie's Chuckwagon, The Rendezvous or Pier One, some of the many locally owned restaurants that both reflect and contribute to our county's character. Continue reading "Chain Restaurants"
