2024-03-13 - Gef's 5 Questions ============================== Here are my responses to Gef's 5 Questions for March, 2024. Gef's original post 1. What is your favorite soup? Whether you make it from scratch or not. Feel free to explain the process. My favorite soup is a traditional green split pea soup. I make it from scratch in a crock pot. It's even better rewarmed a day or 2 later after sitting in the refrigerator. I like to have cornbread or biscuits, and steamed greens on the side. Here's a link to the recipe i normally use, plus a link to alternatives. Usually, i'll "doctor it up" with sauteed onions, 1 ts of curry powder, etc... Vegetable Split Pea Soup Split Pea Soup Recipe List 2. The collapse is near! You only have weeks to download everything you need to survive without internet, what would you download first and why? I would download nothing, because i have already downloaded what i need from the Internet. If i got online, i would communicate with loved ones to make contingency plans, agree on dates and locations to meet up, etc. Also, with the collapse near, i cannot count on keeping technology in working order. I think it would be a mistake to rely on ebooks for critical information like first aid, maps, etc. Peeking under the glamor, i see technology as quite fragile, and the maintenance requirements are intense. 3. What is a dream that you remember most in your life, could be a nightmare or a beautiful dream. I have a recurring dream of all living beings in song together. I hear an all-encompassing nature, with acceptance, encouragement, & love. I imagine it is the infinite unity from which i came and to which WE are all going. 4. As the rain replace the snow here, what are you most excited about spring? Recently i experienced a significant loss in mobility. Normally I WOULD have been excited to go hiking in the wilderness. This year i am excited to go to ASL class and to help start a drum circle. 5. The surface web is getting over-taken by AI and marketing, yet there are very nice hidden gem online what is the most interesting website that you go back to? I find myself most frequently visiting the Internet Archive plus I use Mastodon. The Internet Archive is vast, so it helps to have a direction or interest. I see a need for curators to highlight the gems they find along the way. It's too easy to see the forest but miss the trees. ;) tags: bencollver,qna Tags ==== bencollver qna