Lex Anteinternet: Gardening Costs

Friday, August 30, 2019

Gardening Costs

Earlier this week I ran this item: Lex Anteinternet: August 28, 1919. Austin to Eastgate, Nevada. 80 ...:

August 28, 1919. Austin to Eastgate, Nevada. 80 miles in 12.5 hours.

Gasoline Alley for August 28, 1919:

When I posted it, I cross posted it on Reddit where somebody asked, "are they making fun of him for gardening?"

I suppose they are, but the costs of gardening, and nearly all of the comments that are included in this Gasoline Alley cartoon, are ones I've heard myself. It's interesting to see how the costs of gardening are summed up in just this fashion by those who don't, and apparently have been at least since most people ceased to live rural lives.

Of course, while the intangible costs of gardening are noted by those who don't garden, the intangible benefits of gardening, are not.

Having noted all of that, I didn't get a garden in this year. The electrical service to my well had a disruption early last Spring and I still haven't gotten it repaired. I need to.

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This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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