Musings of an Eclectic Pilgrim
Personal Reflection: Gerald preached fervently on the need to be a generalist. He often told me, “Know everything.” And “Take everything under consideration.”
He wrote this autobiographical letter as Karl to George Prell, and it carries that same message. Continue reading “What is a Space Beagle? – A Letter from Karl, the Survivalist”
Personal Reflection: In the following piece Gerald wrote as George Prell, introducing us to more ideas on living a minimalist lifestyle to survive. Continue reading “A Letter from Karl, The Survivalist”
Personal Reflection: Gerald believed in introducing new ideas through stories. In this piece he writes as George Prell who meets Karl for the first time. Karl is the kind of survivalist Gerald idealized–someone who lived an extremely minimalist life and had an interest in Bible prophecy. Continue reading “The Survivalist”
Personal Reflection: For a while one of Gerald’s obsessions, or manias, as he called them, was the study of Black Soldier flies and how they could be beneficial. But the connection between rabbits and eggs is one of those things that makes you go Hmmm… Continue reading “How to Get Eggs from Rabbits”
You’ll find several posts on this site authored by Gerald Franz. Let me tell you a little about him because I want you to understand what he meant to me. I think you’ll agree samples of his writing deserve to be included here. Continue reading “A Tribute to Gerald Franz – Why His Writings Appear Here”