Tuesday: A day to: get Seekrit.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we
can let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, earthquakes, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It also allows us to find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, earthquakes etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a Kosmail and ask to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news!
We do have a diary schedule. But, when you are ready to write that diary, either post in thread or send FloridaSNMOM a Kosmail with the date. If you need someone to fill in, ditto. FloridaSNMOM is here on and off through the day usually from around 9:30 or 10 am eastern to around 11 pm eastern.
Monday: Crimson Quillfeather
Tuesday: ejoanna
Wednesday: Pam from Calif
Thursday: art ah zen
Friday: FloridaSNMOM
Saturday: FloridaSNDad
Sunday: loggersbrat
As the IAN member in charge of IAN Seekrit Hideouts, I am always on the lookout for new spots for us to, well, hide away. And, this past Sunday, I found a doozy! Every Sunday I turn to the back of the Business section of the NY Times, where they feature 3 real estate listing from around the US. The price range changes week from week. And one lesson I learn over and over is: you get a lot more affordability real estate-wise outside the SF Bay Area where I live. But then, this is my home and I don’t want to leave, no matter how much further the real estate dollar goes elsewhere.
Still, It’s fun to pretend. Which of this Sunday’s choices would I choose??
Well, last Sunday it was an easy choice: an off-the-grid “Earthship” house near Taos, N.M. Not to move to permanently, but to, um, visit. And then it hit me! I could easily put this self-sufficient house on our always expanding list of IAN Seekrit Hideouts!
Here’s a link to a story about the Earthship community.
So, done.
We may wait until Fall to call a meeting there. Meanwhile, take a look-see!
Until then, what are your real estate fantasies?