Tomorrow, a compelling day. Maria and I are meeting Carol and Ed at an Apple store where the Gulleys are planning to buy a laptop. We have researched the new models. This machine will have a tumultuous ride, Ed wants to be able to speak verbally into the computer, he doesn’t type and his fingers are too large and scarred for normal keyboards.

The Gulleys want to blog every day, post videos, enable Ed to dictate notes and instructions for the care of the farm, and also speak to his growing audience through words and videos. Beyond that, the computer is going cross-country at least to Montana, and has to broadcast blog posts in all kinds of weather and terrain.

They need tech support, computers are still alien to them, and Apple has amazing tech support, they get on the phone quickly, speak English and stay on the phone until the problem is solved. So we have recommended an Apple laptop, more expensive, worth it in our view. Later on, we can consider voice recognition software or digital recording devices that hook up to the computer if we need it.

The new Apple laptops have voice activated software built-in, you just have to hit one or two keys.

After we get the computer, if that’s what they choose to do, I’m taking Ed out to lunch. I have lots of things to say to him, he has lots of things to say to me. We’ll go wherever he wants.

This will be a good step forward for their very popular blog, the Bejosh Farm Journal. Ed’s gofundme project is now at $14,445. About $35,000 to go. You can see it here.

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I’ve starting exploring the cost and feasibility of ordering bumper stickers that say Army Of Good and sending them to members of this proud organization. I’d post photos of the stickers, hopefully all over the country. And perhaps one day we can wave and honk to fellow soldiers in this struggle for compassion, and the search for our better angels.

This will be more expensive than I thought, naturally, and I’ll have to figure out that. I might have to charge a few dollars for each sticker or tie them to donations. in some way. I’ll need to order new envelopes to fit them. I’ve enlisted a graphic designer, Sara Kelly, to research this and get back to me.

I want it to happen. I’m thinking white letters on a Navy background, with www.bedlamfarm.com in small letters across the bottom. I’ll have some figures shortly, maybe even a proof. We’ll take it from there.