We have all heard that old saying “Good help is hard to find.” but I have never really understood why people say this.
When I lived in the bigger cities, I was always able to find a reputable contractor or laborer, but out here in the country… it’s a whole different ball game. I understand now why people say “Good help is hard to find” so much. Continue reading
It’s not often that I hear a song that grabs me by the throat and rocks me to my core. But when I found this song below, I just had to share it!
I confess to you and everyone who reads this, that I have a real hard time tolerating some people. I find some of their actions offensive and as such I distance myself from them. Yup… I judge people. And if you’re honest, I bet you do too. Their actions make me uncomfortable. Their chosen forms of entertainment make me sickened. Their vices make me run from them. Continue reading
In a world that is dominated by the World Wide Web, I find it amazing that so many companies still want all workers to be confined to some cubicle in a high rise office building in the city. There are supporters of both schools of thought, I suppose. But having been a remote worker for nearly my entire career I couldn’t dream of going back to life in the Concrete Hell known as the City.
Why would I ever want to spend an hour and half or more commuting each way to my office each and every day, only to be forced to be exposed to others that I may or may not work alongside of very well? Sure, I can be friendly with just about anyone, but working alongside someone who likes to talk or chew gum and I think I would take that big plunge from the roof to the concrete below before I ever got my first paycheck. It’s just not me.
I much prefer my little office here in the middle of a very remote part of Texas. Continue reading
Lately I have been getting a lot of email from old friends who have been asking me about my way of life and why I haven’t written more about it. Honestly… I didn’t think anyone would really want to read it. Apparently I was wrong as several have been writing to me asking me to write more about the country homestead type lifestyle and specifically about how to build their own off-grid water system.
While Ranae and I are not off-grid in the least, we used to be off the water grid entirely. Read on to see how we did it. Continue reading
I just received some FANTASTIC MEDICAL NEWS today!!!! and I am loving this new way of eating (WOE). It is making some fantastic changes in my life. Read on to see how it works and what it has done for me. I believe it can do the same for you. Continue reading
I’m not sure I’m the best guy to go to for diet advice. But ever since my first article about my health issues (http://vernthehermit.com/2014/08/25/im-bringing-back-sexy/) several people (dozens actually) have written to me asking for meal ideas. I have tried to be diligent about taking photos of each and every meal I eat but I did miss a few. Continue reading
As I sit back and watch how the world is falling apart, I can’t help but ask “What has happened in America?” This is not the America I wore a uniform to defend. I believe America has lost its moral compass and that saddens me greatly. Continue reading
I just had a discussion with a good friend who said I was “weird”. He’s probably right to a certain extent, but on this particular subject I really hope I’m not that far from the norm. Continue reading
Well… after really thinking it through and praying very hard about it (on my knees type praying) we have come to a decision about the type of construction for our new home and I have never been more excited! Continue reading
When we decided to live this lifestyle, Ranae and I did our research… a lot of it! We had certain goals in mind. One of those goals was to produce as much of our own food as possible. That includes raising rabbits, chickens, goats and one heck of a garden. So far, we have chickens and the garden. We have had rabbits before and are in the process of getting them again once the heat comes down as we enter the fall season. We intend to get goats after the Thanksgiving Holiday due to travel commitments, etc. So for now, we only raise chickens and the garden. Continue reading