Running more numbers

I am amazed by the people who don't have anything better, or more pressing, to do than write - I tend to wonder if they actually get anything else done. My garden is coming along quite well, although I've trimmed a few trees back, I should trim more. The important point is that they are showing willing to produce - which is important. Of course, they are willing to grow given light, water, and a small amount of commercially produced fertiliser. There is livestock in the area, so I could collect dung, fertilise "naturally", but that is a lot of work.

My thoughts have been straying once again to thoughts of community. Strangely enough, the right-wing survivalists have been saying much the same thing - groups work, humans need them, and that it's difficult to be a good farmer if you're spending your time PSHTF being a good mechanic. It's just a pity at the moment, most of the people that I would want to form a community with live several miles away, at a minimum - so the rule applies: improvise, adapt, change, or do without.

I have started to get back in to chess... and realised that it's much more difficult than people realise, but more interesting. It's also helping my martial arts, strangely enough. It's not enough to run into a bad situation - if you want to survive, you need to plan ahead, note any possible catches or difficulties, and set things up. Victory isn't swift (generally), but takes a bit of setting up.