I know you’re all hanging on my every word. So I’m very sorry to tell you that my next substantive post is still not ready. But I have an excuse! You see, I’m in the middle of moving. Moving is good. Stay tuned for actual content. Thanks for reading!
November 7, 2009
Today’s expedition was a lot of fun. It was not without some disappointment, but I’ll talk about that later. The important part is that I learned a lot and had a great time. Thank you again to Alex and Tim! I have a lot of information to process now and a lot to talk about,… [Read more…]
November 6, 2009
Can anyone tell me where Paper Mill Hill in Peabody, MA is, specifically? Is it on someone’s private property? According to http://www.mindat.org/loc-33589.html it seems there is some chert (flint) to be found there. The first challenge of making stone tools is to find the right rocks to work with! If I can’t find a natural… [Read more…]
November 5, 2009
Today’s dinner was sashimi. I squirmed my way through it. I think paleolithic humans were less picky about food textures than I am. Tim McCormack commented with some good questions and suggestions regarding this paleolithic diet, so I’ll respond to them here… 1. “You may wish to find out what the natives in some region… [Read more…]
November 4, 2009
A friend of mine, who happens to be a biologist, commented on my last post. She raised a good point about the paleolithic diet. The principle of the diet is that it’s better to eat what “the cave men” ate. But even if you accept that principle, there remains the controversial question of what those… [Read more…]
November 3, 2009
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was unable to complete this post yesterday, as planned. But here it is now! For those who had trouble finding the link to The Plan and Progress So Far, here it is explicitly: http://grokproject.net/the-plan-and-progress-so-far/. When I refer to “the list of tasks” or just “the list”, that’s what… [Read more…]
November 9, 2009
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