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Domo arigato Mr. Roboto. A classic line from Styx 1983 song “Mr. Roboto.” If you look at the lyrics, the song seems to be prophetic as to where society is heading or even on the edge of the precipice. At Living a Sustainable Dream we have been spammed at an exponential rate to consider letting …

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Let’s Get Ready to Rumble: New Beginnings

  “Why We Chose to Live Off Grid” was one of our hopeful, flagship videos for YouTube.  We explain the top 2 reasons why we chose to take the leap into an off grid lifestyle.  I have taken the video and remastered it by adding more visual effects and clips to develop the narrative.  If …

The Ultimate Social Distancing Face Shield

Teachers and students are preparing for their return to school this fall. Many schools have been advised to implement strict measures to meet CDC guidelines before returning to school.  Face masks or face shields on students and teachers are being required by many schools.  Here's a solution to meet the standard and then surpass it. …

Blogger Prepare Yourself to be Sued and Lose: The Day Freedom on the Internet Died!

October 23rd, 2019, was the day the freedom on the Internet died for me.  For years large corporations have been fighting the Internet for sharing their multi-million dollar projects whether it was music, movies, television shows, or news photography.  However, the Internet has been resilient as users continued to share information in a variety of …

The Battle Begins: Skunk Relocation & Demonetized Again

My frustration level has reached the outer limits.  I created a post 7 paragraphs in length and accidentally backed out of it to find all is lost.  Gone... So, do I attempt to recreate what was lost or surrender? Here's the short of it.  This battle to relocate the skunk needs to happen.  The skunk …

Blog using YouTube? You need to know this! (Uncensored)

Well, I did it again. I produced another video which tells the truth about YouTube and I was censored/demonetized again.   Even if you are not a blogger, you should watch the video in which I explain some of the behind the scenes stuff YouTube is doing.  It was this information that stamped me out as …

Firewood, and why this YouTube Channel is not Successful

The end of summer is upon us and the firewood is in. During this video of gathering firewood over the course of one day, I discuss why the Living a Sustainable Dream YouTube Channel is not successful. I also explain the importance of taking a much needed break from social media. If you have struggled …

Junior Ranger Program Available at your National Park

A few years back, my wife and I were introduced to the Junior Ranger Program at the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.  He took a Ranger class about the volcano at the outdoor amphitheater located at the Johnston Ridge Observatory.  The class was between 30 and 40 minutes and we, parents, took a short …

Salvaging a Vacation: when it takes a turn for the worse.

As we were swiftly driving through the Rockies to our night hotel reservation in Billings, something terrible happened.  Our P.T. Cruiser of 13 years, unbeknownst to us, began burning oil at such a rate that the one of the pistons froze from the extreme heat and lack of lubrication. The piston rod splintered under the …

Vacation from the Homestead

In my last post, I discussed our off grid vacation to Medora, North Dakota. First off, we were going on vacation, so I grabbed one piece of technology, my cell phone.  My computer, camera, video camera, and sound recording devices remained behind.  I was after all on vacation.  I figured if I wanted video or …