Why are libertarians the only ones who take note of monetary history?

http://www.moneyweek.com/investments/why-paper-money-systems-all-fail-13941.aspx “You can’t blame the king of Persia for printing up money no one could trust. His neighbours in China were doing the same, after all, and with the same inevitable consequences, too…” Creating money from nothing to try and keep the economy stoked is far from a modern invention. Mistaking extra money for value [...]

Its only been three weeks since she left, should I be angry?

That she off to another “retreat”? I mean here I am with the usual YA crew while my wife is off with a bunch af women at a “Knitting Retreat”. She says she will be back Sunday with a bunch of lanolin on here fingers. Should I be worried that she is in a room [...]

Is wool the only fiber that will “wet” felt? Or do other available knitting fibers felt also?

A friend of mine is going on vacation to Peru & I want her to bring me some yarn back with her. I know they do a lot of felting in South America, but didn’t know if they used sheep wool, or if llama & alpaca fibers felt as well. I only do wet-felting. Thanks [...]