4.3 near Whitesburg, KY

All morning long I haven't felt well.  In fact, I awakened before 5 a.m.  As the day ensued, my sinuses acted up, I felt sick to my stomach.  I even pulled off the road because I felt queasy.  When I arrived home, I got comfortable on the sofa.  It was then I began to wonder about an earthquake.

Just then my friend called confirming one.  He felt it, too.

These were my symptoms ^{just prior to the quake:}

• Headaches/migraines
• Ringing of the ears (ear tones)
• Dizziness (new)
• Other pains/aches

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The Aperture

It wasn't too long ago that someone asked Beth why she was chosen to see the UFO that summer night in 2010 in the Great Smoky Mountain region of western North Carolina.  The Nantahala National Forest to be specific. Sylva, North Carolina.  And, she hadn't thought about this until she discussed this recently.

Svenn is a nice man, lots of interests. It is also important to say that Svenn has a rather large, even huge ego.  Now most of us know a huge ego is always a cover.  A cover for feeling an overstated sense of importance when they really do not feel so important at all.  That they even matter. Most of the time, maybe even all of the time they don't see it.  They are too steeped in their own pattern, their own recycled patterns to discover it.  It usually takes a tragedy of some sort to be honest about it.





Clearly interested in my UFO encounter this is how our conversation went.

"All ego aside, I can't understand why I wouldn't see a UFO.  I mean I
am what they want," said Svenn.

"I have thought about that.  I think he came to me because I am open,
flexible, they know they can trust me. There isn't too much ego in this regard," replied n Beth.

Silence ensued as Beth smiled like a cheshire cat.  Well, not really.  For she knew all too often the pain that comes with having that kind of an ego.  You simply ease others out. It begins with yourself.


Not one to want to exclude anyone, at least on the first go round, she thought she might try another tack.

"Maybe it is also because it is important to include others.  Not to set things up which pick either or.  That's just downright rude.  It is more about this, and this, and.  And is the important conjunction here.  Very inclusive.

Not one to use the right or wrong terminology, mostly because it is downright self-righteous and arrogant, Beth prefers a more gentle approach.  An inclusive one.

Svenn shoulders began to drop.  He sat straight up in his chair.  His jaw softened.  His smile loosened.  Maybe he came away from this encounter having learned something.  Beth sure did.

We accept people as they are and rise above them.  We rise above because we see familiar aspects.  Maybe we even had them once.  Or now.



really.  For she knew the pain that comes with having so many fears
that one would hide behind their ego.  She saw the aperture opening
within Carl.  His shoulders dropped.  His smile softened.  It was a
good day.

Tread Lightly

I like a business that reduces their carbon footprint.  Take a look:

Working to Tread More Lightly on Our Planet

Like many small businesses today, we’re constantly looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment. This process didn’t begin suddenly; it has taken place in incremental steps going back many years. From the day we opened, the spent grain and hops from our brewery has been picked up by a local farmer to be used as animal feed. Over ten years ago, we joined with our next door neighbors at the Portsmouth Gaslight Company to recycle the metal, glass, plastic and cardboard that both restaurants produce. 

Wherever possible we've eliminated plastic by switching to compostable takeout containers, straws and disposable utensils. At the same time, we have looked for other ways, large and small, to reduce our consumption of gas, electricity and water: installing programmable thermostats, replacing incandescent bulbs with CFL’s, upgrading our kitchen lighting, putting a low flow nozzle in our dish pit. All those little things add up, and they've saved us lots of money, too!

Sourcing out local food suppliers and supporting local farmers is another way we’re both shrinking our footprint and supporting our local economy. More recently, we’ve dramatically reduced our solid waste stream, working with Ecomovement, a locally owned and operated company, to separate out compostable waste, which is sent to local farms where it eventually becomes fertilizer for some of the very same produce we purchase from them. 
Here's a list of what we compost & recycle at the Portsmouth Brewery:

What we compost:
• All food scraps, including bones, shells, pits, fruit, seafood.
• Used napkins
• Paper towels - soiled & unsoiled
• Wax paper
• Compostable straws
• To-go containers & compostable implements
• Tea bags
• Milk & juice cartons
• Compostable kiddie cups
• Corks
• Coffee grounds & filters
• Sugar packets
• Pizza boxes
• Wooden toothpicks
• Flowers
• Paper ice cream cartons

What is used for farm animal feed:
• Spent malt & hops from brewing process.
 

What we recycle:
• Thermal paper
• Office paper
• Worn-out coasters
• Newsprint
• Wrapping paper
• Cardboard
• All glass
• All metal
• All non-compostable plastic
• Fryolator oil

Trash (not compostable or recyclable):
• Disposable gloves
• China
• Foil of any kind
• Waxed cardboard
• Crayons
• Cellophane
• Fabric
• Non-recyclable plastic

The Portsmouth Brewery • 56 Market Street • Portsmouth NH 03801
603-431-1115

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