Pigfish
Pigfish… When is a pig like a fish? When it is a Medieval Latin porcus (pig) piscis (fish), or porpoise, of course.
Soapbox
Discussion of interesting facts about or instances of pig-human interaction that just can’t help but give rise to an opinion.
Interdependent living
Rural life depends on independence, but within an interdependent community. Every act eventually proves itself to be hitched to everything else, and self-sufficiency is only a virtue if it is shared.
Persistent in adversity
The regular bludgeonings of chance and circumstance are troubles from eternity, and shall not fail. If we remain expectant and persistent, adversity can be born, and if we can we must. Endure to conquer. Root on, little pig, root on…
Culinary pragmatism
The necessity of nutrition – pig or man, nothing is more interesting than those things that you eat. But while idealism – perfection, utopia, beauty, etc. – is food for the soul, a different mind-set is required to feed our bodies. Our appetites can have ideals, yes, but compromise, workability, and the pragmatism of necessity often play the major role.
To an optimist, even the smallest puddle is a wallow
Being an optimist can be as simple as altering one’s aspect to the world’s commotion, and like the pig, make the best possible use of the present moment’s provisions.