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All of my computers run Linux. Linux is free. ("Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open-source software collaboration. The source code may be used, modified and distributed commercially or non-commercially by anyone under the terms of its respective licenses, such as the...

How do you keep critters out of your van/trailer/RV when it is surrounded by your "straw bale home"? Mice, insects, etc. would be lodging in the bales ready for any opportunity to become your roommate. Right?

I'm mainly posting Humboldt County Fair & RV Park because of the photo of the interesting trucks. I saw a similar vehicle parked at the Safeway in Fort Bragg (California) a few years ago. I like Ferndale a great deal but $20/day (25 day limit) for "RV dry camping" might be a bit steep for some...

Brookings, Oregon and the southern Oregon coast are also nice. The north spit/jetty (camping in some areas) and south spit/jetty (day use only) of Humboldt Bay, the coast between Eureka and Crescent City, the coast around Fort Bragg and the coast generally in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte...

My bike is a TREK 1.2 alpha that I bought over 10 years ago. When I lived in Corvallis (actually Philomath), my bike was a primary mode of transportation. It is a road bike, not a trail bike, but I really like it. I've ridden on 101 in northern California and Oregon and the 24 speed...

I will send you 700 dollars (GYD) in a few days. ;)

What about a towed/toad section dealing with trailers, toads, etc.?

My dad's older brother drove a landing craft in the invasion of Iwo Jima. It became disabled on the beach and so he grabbed a machine gun, headed to a sand dune and propped it up on the ridge. Of course it did not work but it caused his position to be mortared. He spent six months in the...

I'm a bit confused.

What happens if your vehicle is broken down and you can't afford a tow?

Now that you mention it, maybe living "under a bridge" isn't such a bad idea. ;) 😄

There are stories about meat producers raising prices (e.g. "Tyson Foods Profits Soar as Meat Prices Climb" WSJ) and not paying farmers/ranchers much (or any) more. Maybe those who eat meat should boycott the big meat producers and buy from local cooperatives (Grass Roots Cooperative?). Added...

Just to give you something on which to comment, look at Girl Living Off Grid Built The Most Secret Underground Tunnel Shelter :p

Thanks. I eat breakfast right after I get home from my workout at the Y. I often have a "salad" made of salad mix, garbanzo beans, cashews, maybe cheese, maybe ranch dressing and maybe a bit of rice (if there some warm in the rice maker from the previous evening). But sometimes I eat lazy...

For me, organic bananas are $0.69 per pound and regular bananas are $0.59 per pound at Kroger; the difference is not significant and I prefer the taste and quality of the organic ones. I have not tried bananas at Aldi or WM and cannot say anything about their quality. I never go to Whole...

Anybody can be fallible. However "that book" is not just some book. The three authors, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Philip Moeller and Paul Solman, are well respected experts on social security. They have been criticized for disagreeing with social security employees and they have repeatedly been...

For some people, taking social security at 62 is the correct decision. For others, waiting until 70 is a better decision. If you need the money at 62, you should take it then. Some people have the ability to wait and have to weigh the benefits of claiming at each age. I don't agree with the...

Read "Get What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security" because you will learn that the people at social security sometimes give incorrect advice. For example, if you wait until after you reach FRA to claim your social security benefit, they are required to give you six (6)...

I'm 68 and waiting until I turn 70 to take social security. Your full retirement age is probably 66 years + 8 months. I'm also living on my retirement account ("401k style") since I have no pension. I have never used AARP but I'm not a fan; AARP supported the 2015 restrictions/reductions in...

My auto insurance is $302.46 for six months coverage ($50.41/month). Gas is $3.69/gallon (but I paid $3.25 at Kroger). Cell phone (3 lines-T.Mobile) is $132 (ouch). Food is high but gluten free food (for my son) is expensive; I budget $500/month but often go over. In the midwest, most costs...