Still SOBs
Still SOBs by John Lovie A hiking group and a lifeline Read on Substack Continue reading Still SOBs
Category: Community
Off-Base
The Military’s Response to PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water I last wrote about PFAS, or “Forever Chemicals” in drinking water in an October 2023 update, ‘Forever chemicals’ haven’t gone away. That post contains an overview of PFAS and the regulatory … Continue reading Off-Base
Growing pains
Water and agriculture, the second in a series about water on an island A couple of weeks ago, I introduced this series on water and my home island with a post about our aquifer. This week, as I teed up … Continue reading Growing pains
“Water, water, every where, / Nor any drop to drink”
Drinking Water on an Island Over the past few weeks, we’ve taken a look at water in the challenging environment of the desert. Desert communities in the American Southwest are able to bring water hundreds of miles from the Colorado … Continue reading “Water, water, every where, / Nor any drop to drink”
Ferry to America
The story of my citizenship interview during the pandemic. The story of how I became a US citizen is the first I ever published on my WordPress blog three years ago. I brought it over to Substack when I came … Continue reading Ferry to America
Working from home is good for business
As well as for people and community This post is one is a series about community, in which we take a look at ways in which we can be more than workers or consumers, and how we can reclaim civil society. … Continue reading Working from home is good for business
Celebrating the power of community
A dedicated group of people working together can make a big difference A $27 million bond measure to build a pool for our community passed in the November 7th election! 62.6% voted in favor, easily passing the 60% threshold. The … Continue reading Celebrating the power of community
Online Communities are a Lifeline
Don’t throw them out with the social media bathwater This post is part of a series about community. Here’s a link to the previous community posts. The groups I’ve discussed so far all meet in person, although they do use a variety of online tools for organization including email, Facebook, and GroupMe. In this post, we’ll look at groups that meet primarily online. After COVID pushed in-person groups online, using technologies such as Zoom to meet, many have chosen to stay there. With the descent of X, Facebook, and Instagram into algorithm-driven advertising and outrage sites, people are turning to … Continue reading Online Communities are a Lifeline
A Pink De Rosa
Cycling, part of series about community There have been many bicycles in my life, and they all have stories. “But it’s a girls’ bike!” My younger brother said, when our dad brought home our first bike. We were about six and eight years old. He had bought it from a friend at work for two shillings and sixpence and carried it the four miles home over his shoulder. We learned to ride it in loops around the back yard, and very occasionally on the street under strict supervision. That bike, with many things, was sold when we moved to a … Continue reading A Pink De Rosa
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Dive in!
Welcome to Mostly Water Thank you for being here! Mostly Water started out as an “infodump” email newsletter to a dozen local friends. Since moving it to WordPress and Substack, I have subscribers in thirty-six states and twenty-eight countries! It’s time … Continue reading Dive in!