Author Archives: sim

Second impressions on Australia

Posted on Feb 7, 2012 by sim

Curiously, there’s no phrase “second impressions”, so what comes after first impressions? Noting that I wrote a couple of posts about first impressions of Australia some 2½ years ago ([1], [2]), it’s time to take stock of some cultural and … Continue reading →

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Rebalancing for 2012 and beyond

Posted on Jan 24, 2012 by sim

Every now and then I contemplate whether I should stop writing this blog. After all, much of the activity that used to be in blogs has shifted to various social networks and the volume has gone down. So far, every … Continue reading →

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Review: Consensus-Oriented Decision Making

Posted on Jan 11, 2012 by sim

I took the opportunity to start this year’s reading with some more work-related material (even though the broader theme of skills in decision making and conflict resolution form important parts of my wider future-preparedness plan as well), I took a … Continue reading →

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2011 in Pictures

Posted on Jan 1, 2012 by sim

Another year is behind us; seems they go by faster every year, a feature that I’m not a particularly big fan of. However, turns out quite a bit happened this year as well – leaving aside the world events for … Continue reading →

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Review: Edible Forest Garden, vol 2: Ecological Design and Practice for Temperate Climate Permaculture

Posted on Dec 7, 2011 by sim

Where volume 1 of this book was focused more on permaculture-related theory, this 640-page whopper is all (well, mostly) about practical things – a toolkit, really. And what a toolkit; without a doubt the most comprehensive manual for designing and … Continue reading →

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