Siggy Buckley
Life on an Irish farm led to the break-up of her marriage which led to her running a dating agency which led to writing "Next Time Lucky: Confessions of a Dating Guru".
She is now happily married in the USA.
Her 'previous' life on an organic farm is depicted on her blog www.Inandoutofireland.blogspot.com:"I once had a farm in Ireland".
She is a proud new International member of the National League of American Pen Women.
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Articles by Siggy Buckley
October 26, 2011
Singles over 40 who are looking for a partner often don't know where to start and how to get back into the dating scene. Besides the tips self-help books offer, I'd like to ask you a question.
October 10, 2011
Let's occupy Dixi, i.e. the movement that is occupying Wall street is not only spreading to northern cities and the West coast but also to northern Florida.
October 07, 2011
Especially in these rough economy it's important to be smart when planning your next vacation. How can you spend weeks and weeks in Paris, Italy, London or any other destination of your choice cheap? It's quite simple.
June 13, 2011
The recent Congressional sex scandal opens up a can of worm again. Not only has the question never been answered satisfactorily. It now holds grave political implications.
May 19, 2011
Online dating is cheap and readily available. Why do some people still pay matchmakers?
May 14, 2011
Not only unmarried people are looking for a partner online. An undercover journalist reveals that more and more Americans are using the internet to cheat on their spouses.
March 04, 2011
Online dating has been around for years now. Now you can God ti intervene directly, himself, with the right online service.Why you would need him on top a good old prayer...
February 14, 2011
For many singles who don't have the prospect of being showered with cards or affection today, V-Day is a pretty lonely day. You might still organize a blind date with somebody online for tonight or go to one of the speed dating events, if that's what you need. On the other hand, pre-V-Day generations have survived without this commercial hype. In fact this author has a confession to make....
January 16, 2011
In the midst of winter, the land is fallow, regaining strength for a new growing season. A welcome reprieve for the farmer who makes plans of what to grow and how to expand in the coming season.
November 18, 2010
My first home swapping attempts remind me of my first online dating attempts. They have a lot in common: format, procedures, and netiqutte are exchangeable. Competition speeds up the process of "jumping into bed".
November 04, 2010
Everybody single is on dating sites now, seemingly. Most people are wondering whether it is worth paying for that online service or are freebies just as good? In my opinion as a former matchmaker, one should consider certain points.
September 27, 2010
Online daters have reached over 60 million. Niche services like the old fashioned matchmakers still exist offering more personalized services or catch two birds with one stone meeting future prospects over lunch.It's a Proven Process with a registered trademark- one company claims.
July 05, 2010
Banksters, the people who act as movers and shifters on these markets literally live in a parallel world, far removed from the worlds of trees and bees and the millions of children on this round rock in space who die from starvation or polluted water, or who accidentally fall prey to modern word creations like „collateral damage" or „turkey shooting". Somewhere. We have created a society where the sensitive and clever people are powerless while providing ideal provisions for the rise of psychopaths and networking money dynasties. Opinion is bought. Not by purchasing it directly, but by applying elaborate means of mental manipulation – decades of brainwashing hundreds of millions of people into accepting their fate and submitting their freedom for the better of a perceived bigger goal, which, strangely, itself is called freedom.
July 04, 2010
The exponentially growing economy drives resources and carrying capacities to their limits, increasingly risks like deep ocean drilling are taken that can lead to environmental and human disaster, while governments around the world cope with the financial crisis by fueling the very fire that caused it. It is time to listen to the facts of science combined with sounds of wisdom of all times to change the course of destruction.
July 03, 2010
Americans claim to be Christians, but the value the Mammon higher than what is given us on this earth. Is it inertia? The fact are all out there and yet...it is almost to late to save the earth. A trained space scientist and oecanologist's warning to consumerism in the face of the current oil disaster.
July 02, 2010
In her Series Out of Ireland, The ex Farmer's Wife describes the culture shock she faces moving from Green Germany to the Green Isles.Living in USA now, she is faced by a similar challenge -if on a bigger scale. Is it inertia? Or lack of political will to improve on environmental laws and habits of citizens to save our environment? The facts have been there
since the Club of Rome findings in the mid 70s.
June 16, 2010
Did you know that organic eggs are treated with a chlorine solution and other goodies for the safety of public health? me neither. An article by medical and environmental celbrity Dr. Mercola raised my heckles. I did some research and found the following.
June 15, 2010
If you are new to the dating seen, maybe after years of marriage, and a bit rusty in your dating skills, have you considered Speed Dating during your lunch hour? You spend 3-7 min with each candidate and can seize up their potential. The Pros & Cons discussed by the Dating guru- formerly the Ex Farmer's Wife
June 14, 2010
In her series Out of Ireland, The Ex Farmer's Wife shares her experience with geese.They quickly grow from fluffy firballs to white goslings in ca. 30 days. It takes a little longer to the Christmas dinner plate.In the meantime, they are useful as watchdogs but not as reliable and cuddly.
June 08, 2010
In her series Out of Ireland the Ex Farmer's Wife continues her saga about their temperamental horse, Scarlett. Horses can be intimidating because if their sheer size. There is an easy way, however, to show them who is boss.
June 07, 2010
In her series Out of Ireland, The Ex Farmer's Wife reveals her recipe for elderflower champagne, talks about homebrew kits and organic versus conventional wines. More work on the farm!
May 03, 2010
In spite of the FDA,toxic chemicals pollute our food. Earth Day is every day: We must take a stand to save this earth for the generations that come after us. The current farm bill will further increase the influence of big money and agricultural moneymakers to the detriment of our small and organic farmers. Who is going to protect us?--Sign the Petition.
May 01, 2010
Like death and taxes, there is something utterly certain about organic farming: the arrival of bugs. Together they may impact your joy in organic farming. The Ex Farmer's Wife gives hints and tips how to avoid and control bugs--time intensive efforts to fight a constant battle typical for organic farming
March 10, 2010
The Ex Farmer's Wife has no time for virtual reality: Farmville,voted the most popular game networking site with over 60 million virtual farmers, is a sign of our times:Escapism. What's with reality? Deal with problems at hand!
March 28, 2010
The conservative, anti- evolution and anti- science Texas board of Education have surpassed themselves by making textbook decisions for the whole nation.A case of Humpty- Dumptying where one person gets to decide that a word means what she decrees and just that.
March 26, 2010
In her series Out of Ireland the Ex Farmer's Wife discusses different methods of weed control. Since Round Up is not an option for an organic farmer, alternatives are offered.
March 16, 2010
While the Ex Farmer's Wife is propagating organically raised produce and meats, a storm is brewing in Sweden over new meat composites held together by Thrombin. Swedish consumers are outraged at the new legislation that allows this biochemical that allows coagolation in patients (bleeders).
March 02, 2010
What does the label "Organic" really mean? Is it just a sticker for shops to put a bigger price tag on? In her series: Out of Ireland, the Ex Farmer's Wife explains how the organic certification works. Certification takes the guessing part out of the production puzzle.
February 26, 2010
The Ex Farmers Wife tells about her growing zoo and gives advice on how to rear broilers. Chickens, broilers and turkeys are fed on with antibiotics and growth promoters from day one. Organic farmers have to search high and low to find food without these goodies. Free range fowl doesn't get sick as easily as their confined to caged brethren.
February 23, 2010
Is this a democracy any longer? The Supreme Court decision on corporate funding of federal elections will hijack the next elections...and every after that unless this ruling is overturned.
February 22, 2010
Conventional raising of cattle treats animals like production units. These creatures never set a foot on grass or eat it. We grow grains to fee it to cows. There is a more humane way of raising animals that is also more environmentally friendly. Pasturing benefits the farmer, the animals, the consumers who drink the milk, and perhaps most of all, the land and environment on which it all depends.
January 31, 2010
The last Supreme Court decision is a disaster.we will witness something incredibly pernicious when the Corps when corporations can defeat good bills. A mobile phone company takes a stance and looks like becoming involved in a grass roots movement.Or is it a mere "phishing" expedition.
January 27, 2010
The Organic Farmer's Ex wife gives advice on how to rear laying hens. When do they start laying? Which housing do they need? Which feeds etc.
January 23, 2010
Bob Basso author of "Common Sense" plays the role of Thomas Paine to ignite the fire of change in America. Patriotism and Pride for America lead Thomas Paine to help take back America!
January 17, 2010
According to mind boggling survey here in the USA most children think milk comes from the supermarket and peaches from a can; even the kids in Georgia where most peaches are grown. That shows how far removed from the sources of our food we´ve become. Kids never set foot on a farm.
By the same toke...
January 11, 2010
In part 8 of Out of Ireland, The Ex Farmer's Wife continues her descriptions of her new life in the adopted country through the eyes of a language teacher. Irish English is so different to what she used to teach in Germany yet so rich in vocabulary and charming in its vernacular. The learning process of this blow-in goes on and may be news for many a reader too. For anybody who loves Ireland or wants to go and visit, it's a great door opener.
January 06, 2010
Terry Loucks gives his opinion in conclusion.
I know that none of us will come out at the same place when we read about these coincidences. In fact, my position has changed over the years, although I am still a scientific skeptic about religious concepts like salvation and an afterlife.
January 05, 2010
" When a new Einstein comes along this new "theory of almost everything" will undoubtedly have relativity and quantum theory, two proven principles, as special cases." Continuing the article written by my friend Terry Loucks, the physicist, co-author of Burning Words: http://www.amazon.com/Burning-Words-About-Gospel-Gospels/dp/0965692930/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1. It shows that the Earth itself is a true miracle. I'm facilitating its publication to interested readers because of its sheer excellence. Terry deserves all the credit for it.
January 02, 2010
The Ex Farmer's Wife continues her history on running an organic farm in Ireland. The family grows and more veggies are planted while she also relates a humorous story about the idiosyncrasies of Irish pronunciation of English. An English teacher herself, she finds out that she is not always right and doesn't have a clue what the locals are talking about.
December 31, 2009
This trilogy was a Christmas gift by friend, scientist and freethinker Terry Loucks, co-author of Burning Words: http://www.amazon.com/Burning-Words-About-Gospel-Gospels/dp/0965692930/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1.It shows that the Earth itself is a true Christmas miracle.He deserves all the credit, I'm only facilitating its publication to interested readers because of its sheer excellence.
December 23, 2009
A man on a mission to stop the shopping frenzy around Christmas. It has all gotten out of hand. People buy till they are almost broke to be in and cool with designer brands. His church and gospel choir of Stop Shopping is on tour through our clinically sgopping addicted land: Stop sinnig-stop buying!
December 20, 2009
Th ehealth Care Bill affects us all. We should all get proactive about it and also to show our elected officials how the citizens of the USA feel about this and what our thoughts are. Not just the tea baggers. If you support this proposal, you can join in the action and write (copy and paste).
December 17, 2009
Christmas is one big shopping frenzy. Though 59% of Americans spend less than last year.
It´s our citizens´ duty to help jumpstart the ailing economy by doing our bit and helping malingering sales and suffering retailers.
Personally, I don't do Christmas anymore.Yes, I'm a cynic.
December 15, 2009
A water shortage in Ireland? Normally there is too much of the wet stuff and too little sunshine. Water reservoirs didn't really exist. Our well ran dry and I carried 4 bucklets of water a day upstairs to flush the toilet. But a draught in ireland never lasts long, thak God.
December 11, 2009
The writer's trip to a local farmers' market turned out to be a trip down memory lane- without the farmers. Selling crafts and all kind of produce, nobody at this market was a real producer, never mind organic. Where have all the farmers gone?
December 08, 2009
The Ex Farmer's Wife gives you a list of the ten most pesticide infested foods. To be used as a growing guideline -or merely as food for thought.
November 21, 2009
The Ex Farmer's Wife gives you a list of the ten most pesticide infested foods. To be used as a growing guideline -or merely as food for thought.
November 20, 2009
The humble spud is totally underestmated. Organic potatoes, however, have so much more flavor and make for a cheap and easy meal. The Ex Farmer's Wife gives advice how to grow your own after proper preparation of the soil.
November 09, 2009
History was made 20 years ago. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin (11/9), this writer is still marveling how this came to pass. Memories of the events are still fresh in most people's minds (Germans' that is), just as they were two decades ago.
November 05, 2009
Allotments are back in fashion in Ireland where the Celtic Tiger used to roar. Now that he is hibernating-or comatose- and the economy slipping down the drain, people remember the poor old days and start to grow their own. Just like here in the USA. I grew my own bell peppers for the first time in 12 years. The most famous allotment was run by Mrs. Obama.
November 05, 2009
We moved on April's Fools Day lock, stock and barrel, plus 2 tractors, a treshing machine and a combine harvester. No light task. The 18-wheeler with our household belongings blocked the little country road for 2 days.What you do for love!
October 08, 2009
Ghost stories stand and fall with the trustworthiness of the person who vouches she knows it on good authority.This one I have on firm authority.
October 05, 2009
Would you buy a house with a ghost?
So many ghosts stories, so many haunted houses in Ireland. Ghost lore galore!
As an avid reader of the Skeptical Inquirer, I see they still have a lot of debunking to do.
September 24, 2009
The Ex Farmers's Wife takes you on a scenic route of Ireland on her farm purchasing trip, giving you a glimpse of the countryside, characters, and ghosts.
September 17, 2009
Dreaming of opting out of the rat race and the 'Good Life' away from it all? The Ex Farmer's Wife gives a preview into her column about self-sufficiency on an organic farm in the west of Ireland.
September 11, 2009
Dreaming of the Good Life? Maybe want to opt out of the rat race? Or simply grow your own? This Ex Farmer's Wife shares her experiences of organic farming in the West of Ireland in this column.
January 27, 2009
President Obama, he beacon of hope for America and the world, takes decisive actions reversing Bush's bills and executive orders.
September 30, 2008
Her gaffes keep piling up and questions remain. From the famous bridge to nowhere to the sentence to nowhere. Is Sarah Palin not qualified for the job or have the elite media destroyed her confidence?
September 09, 2008
Neck-in-neck in the global race for stem cell research countries like South Korea,Singapore and many European countries are leaving the US in the dust
due to its Christian fundamentalist president and his Republican Party.
September 07, 2008
Character smearing instead of issues took center stage at last week's RNC. Voters want details about the candidates' policies.
September 05, 2008
McCain's surprise pick attacks Obama like a pit bull terrier.With the Republicans in retrograde, there are no uniters in sight.Now is the time for all thinking women and men to come to the rescue of the country.
July 11, 2008
Between the flip-flopping, brainwashing and propaganda machine, American English needs a new word. I'm propagating "Volksverdummung": deliberate deception of the public.
May 12, 2008
He Who Throws the First Stone: It's usually the Judge
May 05, 2008
The TODAY show is chipping away- Another step to raise environmental awareness:
February 11, 2008
Not everybody loves Valentine's. It's a big commercial frenzy; V-Day for the single, unattached, lonely that can trigger off a real depression avalanche.
February 03, 2008
The Super Bowl goes green, what ho! Maybe this green thing is catching on, as one NFL player said? And with an estimated audience of 90 million, it is an important step in the right direction of raising awareness. "Every little helps!"
January 28, 2008
Council of Europe approves Resolution against Creationism
January 24, 2008
For those struggling with tempations...the likes of diets etc.
October 27, 2007
The Taliban are back. With the quagmire in Iraq continuing to cost lives on all sides, the war on terror in Afghanistan seems to be back to square one, too. According to a NBC TV news report last night, the Taliban are terrorising neighborhoods again. Having just finished reading "The Kite Runner", ...
September 14, 2007
My response to Senator Craig's article on 7/24/07:
Dear Senator,
how true! A motto for decent people in their lives "Actions have consequences. .. this simple statement holds true... believed it was usually a good idea to consider the consequences of doing something, before actually doing it." S...
September 07, 2007
A newborn baby changes your life like hardly anything else. Wouldn’t it be nice if Papa could equally be involved in taking care of baby in the first few weeks or even months?
Well, in Germany they can. Germany introduced a law in 1979 entitling either of the parents to a paid leave from work for...
September 04, 2007
The debate continues.
A recent Gallup Poll released in June 07 showed that 50% Americans say that evolution is probably true. Some mental acrobatics must be involved for about 2/3 of all Americans to believe in Creationism at the same time.
No surprise about the divide along the party lines (Rep:3...
August 18, 2007
In July 2007 the German government hosted an ‘Integration Summit’ on topics such as immigration in general, language, jobs, the situation of women, and civic activities in society.
An opinion poll showed that 54% of Germans believe that Germany must do more to integrate foreigners better.
30% of t...
July 16, 2007
Coming from secularized Germany, I was surprised to see the level of religiosity here in the US. In my naďve perception of America- no doubt influenced by Hollywood flicks- I was sure to find a modern, advanced, open-minded country. Previous visits to New York did nothing to prepare me for Jacksonvi...
June 14, 2007
In the news....
"The Iranian president Ahmadinejad was reprimanded for indecent behavior lately by Iranian mullahs for shaking his former school teacher’s hand and hugging her."
"In Britain, a Kurdish father and uncle this week were convicted of murdering a 20-year-old, an honor killing to prot...
Articles by Siggy Buckley From Other Sources
October 07, 2011
published in Insider Secrets for Successful Home Swapping