Nothing much to report today except for the fact that another year has gone by and it is time for Thanksgiving. As we all know the first Thanksgiving didn't actually involve turkey, they hadn't quite thought of that back in 1621. Originally a three day feast, Thanksgiving was made an official holiday by Abe Lincoln, and then later given an exact day by FDR. One sad note about why Thanksgiving was made to be on the fourth Thursday of the month of November is that part of FDR's motivation was to create a day that would encourage early holiday shopping. This was our first step towards the wanton consumer orgy that is Black Friday... I won't go off on that tangent today but I will say that it's a sad thing to think about.
However, I am still thankful for this, my second favorite, holiday. Any time that we can get together with your families and share a meal is a very special time and we should all be happy we still have the luxury of a good meal. The only thing I will try to say to you today is please eat local, buy your turkey and veggies from local farms, and remember that you are all part of a complex system that needs to be responsibly maintained. The more we do to bring days like today back home and back to our local farms makes it more and more likely that we will have these gatherings in the future.
"Thy bounty", is our bounty, cherish it.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Where in the world is Mr. K?!
Sadly I fell away from blogging over the last summer and this fall. My job situation and the amount of bouncing around I have been doing has been keeping me almost too busy to think much less write an epic blog post. Well folks, I make no guarantees, but Mr. K is coming back.
Since we last left off my focus has shifted some away from policy and politics of our predicaments and focused more on skills and practice of living a more sustainable life. Along with that shift I have realized the necessity in skill development and refinement. This focus actually came from my recent participation in my local Fencing School, where I have taken a coaching role, teaching private and group lessons along with the facilitation of larger group lessons and activities. Focusing on improving my fencing skills, as an educator, has really helped develop an idea of the types of things I would like to focus on in my own life.
Along with my ever deepening foray into fencing, I planned and executed the great experiment that was known as Xtreme Camp. Xtreme Camp is a nine week, extreme sports and outdoor adventure summer day camp, designed for children ages 8-14. This camp involved about sixty to eighty campers a week participating in a variety of activities from mountain boarding and paintball to orienteering and survival skills. I had seven counselors and about five CIT's working with me. Together we created one of the most successful summer camp programs in the area. Again a lesson learned here was how to be creative and how best to employ ingenuity and leadership qualities.
So with all that being said I hope to be bringing you more posts in the future and if I can't find the time at least you know that I am out there doing good things and working hard to change the world for the better! See you all soon!
~K
Since we last left off my focus has shifted some away from policy and politics of our predicaments and focused more on skills and practice of living a more sustainable life. Along with that shift I have realized the necessity in skill development and refinement. This focus actually came from my recent participation in my local Fencing School, where I have taken a coaching role, teaching private and group lessons along with the facilitation of larger group lessons and activities. Focusing on improving my fencing skills, as an educator, has really helped develop an idea of the types of things I would like to focus on in my own life.
Along with my ever deepening foray into fencing, I planned and executed the great experiment that was known as Xtreme Camp. Xtreme Camp is a nine week, extreme sports and outdoor adventure summer day camp, designed for children ages 8-14. This camp involved about sixty to eighty campers a week participating in a variety of activities from mountain boarding and paintball to orienteering and survival skills. I had seven counselors and about five CIT's working with me. Together we created one of the most successful summer camp programs in the area. Again a lesson learned here was how to be creative and how best to employ ingenuity and leadership qualities.
So with all that being said I hope to be bringing you more posts in the future and if I can't find the time at least you know that I am out there doing good things and working hard to change the world for the better! See you all soon!
~K
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