When I was growing up comic book advertisements seemed more entertaining than the super hero adventures or Richie Rich chuckles that the medium was intended for. I felt like the fascinating world of Sea monkeys and magic trick gadgets held more promise than an imaginary story line that never seemed to prove itself to be even close to believable in my real world.

I had a long list of favorites, but the one that remained on top was the mythical x-ray glasses. I know what you're thinking...male puberty plus x-ray glasses equal a pretty generic boyhood dream, but my motivation for such a high functioning device was purely scientific, back when the very thought of girls mysteriously caused me to freeze up and hide.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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