Freedom in a Can: Adventures with Hamlet

Too Busy, Too Late. When we started Freedom in a Can, LLC as a business in 2021, we adopted the mantra “our lifestyle has to drive the business, not the other way around.” Our self-appointed “almost monthly” caveat gives us an out when life gets a little too crazy or when we are simply having too much fun.  April dished out plenty of the first, a little of the second . We hope you enjoy our April/May edition, chock full of insight...and fun news to boot! Oh, and don’t skip the next section because we’re giving away an ICECO 12V Fridge Freezer – the very same kind we installed 5 years ago...and absolutely LOVE! There’s this moment in “The Karate Kid,” when Daniel (all fresh-faced and satisfied) announces to his teacher, Mr. Miyagi, that he’s almost done painting the fence. Miyagi slowly sweeps his arm and Daniel’s gaze across the vastness of his backyard and replies, “whole fence.”  While recently cleaning out my Aunt’s house, her residence for 36 years, my cousin asked us...

The End of the Tour...For Now.  The television monitor flashed between fires, floods, a talking head,  missiles fired from naval warships, and explosions.    What was going on?    Oh, it’s just the nightly local news show, “Good Night L.A.” hovering above our head as we waited to board our red-eye flight back to North Carolina.    It took a bit of self-control to look away.   We  shuffled onto the plane, hoping to get some sleep, and wondered if there might be a better way to tuck the denizens of greater Los Angeles into bed without visions of disaster dancing in their heads. After a steady diet of news, it's no wonder why we don't all throw up our hands and say, "F@%K IT! Let's just go camping!"  Because fear sells, or so the nightly news assumes, and it’s in no short supply.  To paraphrase New Yorker cartoonist, David Sipress, our desire to stay informed is often in direct conflict with our desire to stay sane.  So, when...