Archive for May, 2009
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
So, meditating upon my little panic episode yesterday I came to the realization that to freak about the inevitable (as far as I see it) economic transition does no good. I am, really, in no better place to judge the larger trends and forces taking place in society and the world as a whole, than [...]
Filed: Uncategorized | Tagged: Aldo Leopold, American West, Edward Abbey, industrialization, Missoula, Montana, New York City, San Francisco, society, Thomas Jefferson, Thoreau, Welsh | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
I woke up nervous this morning. I have no idea why. In the morning I had a dream that I was with Bodie Broadus and Poot (of The Wire) being interviewed by a Baltimore cop. They separated us for interrogation, and when I was called in I somehow had heroin in my hoodie. I cried [...]
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
It is the 25th of May, 2009. I am 28 years old this year, as of three weeks ago. I celebrated my birthday in Big Sur, California, in a place that makes their own power via a generator and grows their own food on site. For anyone that has ever traveled that stretch of California’s [...]
Filed: Uncategorized | Tagged: Allsup's, American economy, Dimitri Orlov, economic collapse, Kunstler, New Mexico, peak oil, retooling, Ruidoso | No Comments »
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
I came across this article on ars technica discussing how Google’s recent depiction of its logo as the newly found fossil has upset a great deal of religious folks. Enjoy. Those Google “doodles” that sometimes adorn the search giant’s homepage with clever variations on the company logo might be cute, but take a closer look. [...]
Filed: Mixed Feelings | Tagged: Christians, google, stupid | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Took a walk today around Menlo Park with Eva. We headed south from our apartment across the main road and down some back roads. Found ourselves on two dead end roads, but it was interesting to see the differences in architecture, and to speculate on the patterns of development for each road. The first road [...]
Filed: Happy | Tagged: architecture, menlo park | 1 Comment »