Brave Little Hitachi Wand

Experience suggests that for Silent, shivs are not so much a physical object as a state of mind.

If you pull back from one edge, those fibres come away cleanly. A clean and well prepared celery rib is a fine thing.

The thing is, if you’re an American and you know how hard it is to simply vote out fascism, and if you understand how close America’s empire is to the brink of disaster, you’re either running or, lacking the means, mentally preparing yourself for a struggle to survive.

I pulled up stakes and left, but I still have to keep my sense of humour to stay sane.