Your Best Links Now – 1/6/14
New Year, New You? by Brett Derr
A snippet:
At the end of my time at the gym this morning, I had a meeting with one of the trainings – this is routine. During this time they tried to convince me to sign up for a personal trainer (big bucks!). This guy threw out every pitch he could think of plus some. He created a schedule, drew a workout plan or even developed a dietary pyramid. At the end of the time, these words came out of his mouth: “You will be unstoppable!” . . . But there is only one that is unstoppable.
The Congressman Who Went Off the Grid
I found this Politico profile of former congressman from Maryland Roscoe Bartlett fascinating. Convinced a disaster or attack that will wipe out the U.S.’s energy grid is inevitable, he has spent years building and developing a grid-free homestead in the mountains of Virginia. Amazing guy whose resourcefulness, intelligence, and ingenuity remind me of a few Vermonters I know.
10 Lifehacks from 100 Years Ago
As seen in the covers of antique matchbooks. You may not care about storing eggs in a wooden salt box but I bet you’d want to know how to light a match in the wind.
When Joy Returned to My Ministry in Rocky New England by Godwin Sathianathan
“Those first few months were wonderful: my ministry initiatives were generally successful; lots of energetic congregants flocked to my planning and training meetings; we ate well. I became excited to dig in and partner with this church. Rocky soil? Please. Then the honeymoon wore off . . .”