Plastic Farm AnimalsAccording to this morning’s BBC story, Congo rebels seize gorilla park Virunga, made famous by Dian Fossey and home of half of the remaining mountain gorillas on earth has been seized by Tutsi rebels in pursuit of Hutu rebels. Nine gorillas have been killed this year, allegedly by Gen Nkunda’s men, sparking outrage among conservationists. […]
Ahhhhh! The mainstream is finally catching on! A golden ray of hope this morning from the New York Times, in which Bob found the article “Water, Water Everywhere, but Guilt by the Bottleful.” In the last few months, bottled water — generally considered a benign, even beneficial, product — has been increasingly portrayed as an […]
Howard Zinn’s essay “Put Away The Flags” from July 1 hit the nail on the head. At a time when my heart is aching for what my homeland has become, he helped me clarify the difference between patriotism and nationalism.
Last night, Bob had a crazy dream. He dreamed he and I and another person, who might have been his brother, were standing very still, pretending to be crumbling rocks. The scene was reminiscent of Jean-Jacques Annaud’s 2001 movie, Enemy at the Gates. We had to stand against the crumbling walls of a devastated city […]
I was looking for something to brighten my day after being chased by mosquitoes for 80 minutes while out getting my daily bit of outdoor exercise on this sultry Texas morning. It happens to be garbage day and the stench of the trucks was hanging heavy in the air. I took a shower, got a […]