Starlight Essays

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Such things occur to me throughout the day

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I've had a number of random thoughts bumping around in my head that may or may not open some interesting discussion:  I've long f...
Friday, June 21, 2013

COTA sucks so bad they're paying people to ride now

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COTA (that's the Columbus bus system, for you out-of-towners) is giving away bus tickets and passes to Huntington Park to go see the fir...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Which Party Gets Your Kids?

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I swear I need to start a new political party. In this article , David Ferguson writes about an ad that Melissa Harris-Perry did on MSNBC,...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Ever Fly a Kite in a Thunderstorm?

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Religious Authority   I was raised as a Christian. As such, I was taught to see Jesus as a role model, his actions and teachings as the i...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

The Perception of Confinement

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"What could they really do if we all just stopped paying taxes?" I'd seen this question asked on Facebook, and I responded: ...
Saturday, March 2, 2013

Beasts of the Southern Wild

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I watched Beasts of the Southern Wild again last night, my second time in as many nights. Wondering idly whether anyone else got out of ...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Gun Nuts Are Smarter Than You Think

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I recently saw this image on Facebook and felt it was worth talking about. Being as that most of my friends are liberals, I've been...
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Wayne A. Shingler
Wayne is an urban farmer and local food activist in Columbus, Ohio, who writes on a variety of topics including resiliency, self-reliance, social justice, localization, and political issues. (You can read his farm blog at http://frijolitofarm.com/blog/, or his other blog, Relearning Humanity, at https://relearninghumanity.wordpress.com/. )

Before going into farming, Wayne worked as a police officer, security guard, handyman, landscaper, teaching assistant, fur trapper, woodcarver, conveyor mechanic, Wal-Mart drone, food service worker, and Army Reservist, among other things. As Robert A. Heinlein said, "Specialization is for insects."

Wayne is married to Mayda, an independent web designer (unlimitedmedia.com). They have two young children together, Noah and Amalie. Wayne also has two grown children from a previous marriage.
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