Archive for August, 2007
Dear God
Please tell your humble servants to buy me this t-shirt instead of tithing this week. I promise I’m more honest than the people who normally get their money (and I don’t sleep with prostitutes, rape women, or use drugs, either).
garlic
I planted a giant pot of garlic today. The pot should be deep, the soil should be rich, and the cloves should be just below the surface. It should be ready to harvest in May or June. I hope it grows – I used bulbs I bought at the grocery store. Judging from how quickly […]
denial
Rachel Carson inspired the environmental movement with her book Silent Spring. Her 100th birthday was earlier this year and lots of celebrations were held in her honor. But our government’s attempt to honor her impact didn’t go forward. Sen. Tom Coburn derailed approval of a Senate resolution honoring the life of Carson, whose 1962 book […]
shopping at Wal-Mart
I went to Wal-Mart today. I needed milk and a pot. It took me 20 minutes, primarily because people much much bigger than me took up every available bit of space and did not respond to numerous excuse me’s. I am in agreement with Z: And I think I hate Walmart. I hated it first […]
How to starve a country
I’ve posted before about the damage farm subsidies can do to the economies of other countries. Corn is one of the most heavily subsidized crops and it’s being used to create ethanol, which is currently more profitable than selling the corn for food because ethanol is subsidized, too. This is causing some very serious problems […]
on love and happiness
From The Blind Assassin: If prodded about her own life, she would clam up. I keep to myself, she’d say. How prudent that seemed to me once. How miserly, now.
Kobe No Rose
I’m not sure how I feel about the clear strap, but I like the pattern of these shoes.