tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post1753091351385007888..comments2024-01-21T03:30:35.366-05:00Comments on Standing Outside Looking In: Gotta Love ItStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-48917204518208782892011-09-29T10:50:42.105-04:002011-09-29T10:50:42.105-04:00Duke, just practical everyday knowledge to get one...Duke, just practical everyday knowledge to get one through the day.<br /><br />Matt, me too. Thanks, and it's nice to know I'm not alone.<br /><br />kymber, I guess Harrowmith is Canadian, never heard of it. Learning is the staff of life. Just ask our current president. He seems to have skipped a few chapters.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-69874616673501060012011-09-29T10:42:22.724-04:002011-09-29T10:42:22.724-04:00i love that book - we have a ton like it, fox fire...i love that book - we have a ton like it, fox fires, compendiums of old skills and whatnot. we also have 11 years of Harrowsmith magazines and those are worth their weight in gold. but i think Harrowsmith might be just a Canadian thing. we also have several years of MEN, but last year purchased their CD which includes every issue ever printed - those things are pretty handy as well. we also have the entire collection of popular mechanics do-it-yourself encyclopedias that were printed in 1955....i could go on and on (and usually do)...but you get the point. we are avid readers and love learning how to do things.<br /><br />and we need this knowledge living out in the middle of nowhere!!!<br /><br />oh and i loved the quote! i would love to be called a hick. <br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-90641024179447655292011-09-29T10:18:33.555-04:002011-09-29T10:18:33.555-04:00I'm a "hick" and darn proud of it. I...I'm a "hick" and darn proud of it. I don't know a lot about some things, can't do some things but I'm learning.<br /><br />And I still cling to my guns, my Bible, and my religion.<br /><br />I can't say that I walked 5 miles to school, barefooted, in the snow, uphill (each way)... but we can't all be perfect.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967355941603195101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-87001519039337262542011-09-29T10:04:42.248-04:002011-09-29T10:04:42.248-04:00Sounds a little like the 'Fox Fire' series...Sounds a little like the 'Fox Fire' series of books.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.com