Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Who Are You?

[Mmariner (Mmariner]

Good idea, Harry Pasternak, here's my shingle:

My friend, Buzz Burrell, once said he was (at that time) a "co-housing
flirt," e.g., he and his S.O. went to meetings of several different groups in
the metro area, but hadn't settled on one.  Recently he has settled (Geneva)
but I haven't.

These days I'm flirting more strongly with the simple, rural, part agrarian,
part hi-tek, open-endedly spiritual intentional-community lifestyle.  I plan
to visit more communities this summer and attend the FIC's summer board
meeting.  Who knows, my family's little 7-acre farm near Grand Junction may
turn coho.  My brother's S.O. and son are joining the 4 existing
extended-family farm-mates.

-  I'm no architect, but I know what I like:  roundedness, sculptedness,
freeformish, flowing, indigeneous looking, natural materials, solar.  With a
built in ethernet and T1 hookup to the info highway.  Actually, 14.4 is just
fine - for now.

-  I don't want to just share a meal now and then, I want to co-create a new
culture including economy, arts, dances, coming-of-age ceremonies, etc. with
my fellow community members.

-  I am a researcher -- betcha y'all didn't realize that you are becoming
characters in my novel about an intentional community in the year 2050.  I've
incorporated a "flamer" or two into my fictional community <grin>.

Mike Mariner
Boulder, CO