Politics, the environment, technology, activism. And stuff.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 30th, 2006
I saw Superman Returns last night. It was one of the most powerful and important films I’ve ever seen. Please, do yourself a favor and go see it. Even if you think it’s not the kind of film you’d enjoy, you may find yourself surprised by its high production values, compelling script and remarkably humorous […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 28th, 2006
Dell said Wednesday that it would offer free recycling of any of its machines, regardless of whether their owners were buying replacement systems from Dell. That’s good news for folks with obsolete Dell boxes lying around. I think I might know a few folks.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 28th, 2006
I haven’t really been following the flap about Kos. But Billmon’s lengthy wrap-up seemed smart. The closing ‘grafs are particulary worthwhile: The Lieberman Dems don’t hate and fear Kos and the Daily Kos “community” because they are too far to the left. They hate them because they represent an emerging power center within the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 25th, 2006
Al Gore. Bender. Futurama. Global warming. Short. Funny. Viral.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 20th, 2006
We went on a nice early-season hike in the Cascades this weekend to Silver Lake, which is above the abandoned mining town of Monte Cristo on the Mountain Loop Highway. There’s something fascinating about old buildings returning back into the forest — a reminder of just how impermanent human efforts can be. The lake, although still […]
Posted in General on Jun 11th, 2006
… even when it rains for four days straight and you don’t see the sun at all. Actually, makes it feel quite a lot like Seattle. I had forgotten just how green it can be here. Especially when the clouds are dark and the new leaves still have the last fading electricity of spring […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 4th, 2006
I’ve never been inside a Wal-Mart, and fates willing, never will be. But still, I read with fascination Michael Pollan’s article in today’s NYTimes about the coming entry of Wal-Mart (!) into the organic foods business. As Pollan points out, there is both good and bad in this. Nobody will be able to deride organic as […]
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