He's a humble and wise sharer. When I was 13 or so I stumbled across a copy of his collection of WWII conversations, The Good War. I ate it, and then his book on Race, up!
Studs Terkel (93!) on Our National Amnesia
Wednesday, June 28
Friday, June 23
Brewin' Views: Mad or Dead [inside]?
Office workers unite! Teamwork, you want?!?
On the Western Skyline
As I read in Michael Pollan's An Omnivore's Dilemma, one contributor to global warming is actually flatulance. No, not your(s) truly. You see, cattle have eaten grass for eons, yet in our wisdom we currently forcefeed corn (and hormones, antibiotics) into a singularly fantastical digestive system that cannot handle it. One outcome is that the average cow lasts less than eighteen months fattening for slaughter, no more (most are nursed there, unhealthy). The other is that they get tremendously bloated, and the 'outcome' of this is methane. Tons of it. Diligent scientists have been working for decades to solve the problem technologically, (all the while) ignoring that it is our addiction to corn (and beef) that is the problem.
Round and round and round we go (a wall to hem us in, It won't be long...)
262 times the pay of the average worker, is the CEO's pay. Jon Stewart recently pointed out that Congress' rejection of the recent raise of (the federal) minimum wage is overshadowed by the fact that IN NINE YEARS THEY HAVE RAISED THEIR OWN PAY NINE TIMES. And you know $5.15 ought to be enough to raise a family in our great country.
Happy Summer! Got Air?
On the Western Skyline
As I read in Michael Pollan's An Omnivore's Dilemma, one contributor to global warming is actually flatulance. No, not your(s) truly. You see, cattle have eaten grass for eons, yet in our wisdom we currently forcefeed corn (and hormones, antibiotics) into a singularly fantastical digestive system that cannot handle it. One outcome is that the average cow lasts less than eighteen months fattening for slaughter, no more (most are nursed there, unhealthy). The other is that they get tremendously bloated, and the 'outcome' of this is methane. Tons of it. Diligent scientists have been working for decades to solve the problem technologically, (all the while) ignoring that it is our addiction to corn (and beef) that is the problem.
Round and round and round we go (a wall to hem us in, It won't be long...)
262 times the pay of the average worker, is the CEO's pay. Jon Stewart recently pointed out that Congress' rejection of the recent raise of (the federal) minimum wage is overshadowed by the fact that IN NINE YEARS THEY HAVE RAISED THEIR OWN PAY NINE TIMES. And you know $5.15 ought to be enough to raise a family in our great country.
Happy Summer! Got Air?
Wednesday, June 21
Friday, June 16
Nuff to worry?
Edited out of An Inconvenient Truth?
This is an area where there is little 'known'--not a lot of research or even scientific thought. For obvious reasons (culturally speaking), it lies in the worst-case-scenario bin. Might make Hollywoods wolves in Manhattan a reality...
This is an area where there is little 'known'--not a lot of research or even scientific thought. For obvious reasons (culturally speaking), it lies in the worst-case-scenario bin. Might make Hollywoods wolves in Manhattan a reality...
Monday, June 12
Commencements, NYT
David McCullough,Historian, Bates College
However little television you watch, watch less. Read. Read for pleasure. Read for happiness.
To Iraq
The Constitution. 'Give them ours. It was written by a lot of smart guys, worked well for 200 years — and we're not using it any more.'
Love, America
--Jay Leno
To: Young Americans
Advice given by the former C.I.A. director Porter J. Goss the day after his dismissal last month.
The Toledo Blade reported that Mr. Goss told graduates at Tiffin University in Ohio: "If this were a graduating class of C.I.A. case officers, my advice would be short and to the point: Admit nothing, deny everything and make counteraccusations."
--From Your Conservative Leaders
However little television you watch, watch less. Read. Read for pleasure. Read for happiness.
To Iraq
The Constitution. 'Give them ours. It was written by a lot of smart guys, worked well for 200 years — and we're not using it any more.'
Love, America
--Jay Leno
To: Young Americans
Advice given by the former C.I.A. director Porter J. Goss the day after his dismissal last month.
The Toledo Blade reported that Mr. Goss told graduates at Tiffin University in Ohio: "If this were a graduating class of C.I.A. case officers, my advice would be short and to the point: Admit nothing, deny everything and make counteraccusations."
--From Your Conservative Leaders
Weekend Digest: Truth Serum. What can I say? I help people find something to read!
What's Unsettling, Bamboozling, Disconcerting, Lightweight and Unpredictable? ;)
Probiotics
Looking Ahead: De-Salinization
Care Bears, all grown up?
We got work to do. Even if it takes an Olympics, China facing the facts. Excellent report on the country of over a billion. Not any easier for no. 2...
We could use some 'slapping ourselves on the face'. The report is in, edits finished(don't ask the White House), the well is running dry and there's a red house over yonder. Drink up, America. While the water still costs less than wine(but more than gas!).
Excerpt:" The State of the Rockies 2006 Report Card made headlines because its modeling strongly shows that with more greenhouse gases, linked to the burning of fossil fuels, pumping more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, precipitation patterns and temperatures will dramatically change. The Northern Plains of Montana is expected to experience the most extreme rise in average annual temperature between 1976 and the year 2085, climbing about 6.5 degrees CELSIUS." 43.7f
Your whats for Dinner
Seen an Inconvenient Truth yet? Quibbles:(George) Will he?
Iraq: Cost of a Life
Energy Chessboard Informative, more so than American press. I guess the world press is also responsible for mainstreaming phrases such as "ripping into" and "slamming".
Speaking of which, this country needs tougher penalties for 'mowing down' bicycle riders. R.I.P.
Ashes to ashes.
Don't make me take my pants off.
Probiotics
Looking Ahead: De-Salinization
Care Bears, all grown up?
We got work to do. Even if it takes an Olympics, China facing the facts. Excellent report on the country of over a billion. Not any easier for no. 2...
We could use some 'slapping ourselves on the face'. The report is in, edits finished(don't ask the White House), the well is running dry and there's a red house over yonder. Drink up, America. While the water still costs less than wine(but more than gas!).
Excerpt:" The State of the Rockies 2006 Report Card made headlines because its modeling strongly shows that with more greenhouse gases, linked to the burning of fossil fuels, pumping more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, precipitation patterns and temperatures will dramatically change. The Northern Plains of Montana is expected to experience the most extreme rise in average annual temperature between 1976 and the year 2085, climbing about 6.5 degrees CELSIUS." 43.7f
Your whats for Dinner
Seen an Inconvenient Truth yet? Quibbles:(George) Will he?
Iraq: Cost of a Life
Energy Chessboard Informative, more so than American press. I guess the world press is also responsible for mainstreaming phrases such as "ripping into" and "slamming".
Speaking of which, this country needs tougher penalties for 'mowing down' bicycle riders. R.I.P.
Ashes to ashes.
Don't make me take my pants off.
Wednesday, June 7
News and Views
Cellars well When USA today does 'a special', the party may soon be over. Check out the map, and see the 5o year forecast for your neighborhood. Clammy yet?
Corporate Welfare awash, ye maties!
An interview with Michael Pollan author of The Omnivore'e Dilemma and the Botany of Desire
Your Town! Sustainability Rankings
Corporate Welfare awash, ye maties!
An interview with Michael Pollan author of The Omnivore'e Dilemma and the Botany of Desire
Your Town! Sustainability Rankings
On the Couch
One of my guilty pleasures of this century has been 'The Sopranos'. Most of all, a half dozen seasons (a relationship!) of one paricular set of scenes--more than all the other gummahs, violence, and family schtuff. Just a man and his therapist.
Listen. She rocks anyhoo....
Listen. She rocks anyhoo....
Saturday, June 3
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