Archive for May, 2008

The Purse-Seine

By Robinson Jeffers There is no reason for amazement: surely one always knew that cultures decay, and life’s end is death.

AAAAAHHHHH!!!!

I stepped into a Payless the other day to get out of the wind while waiting for a ride. I was faced with this abomination. I’m not really sure how long it’s going to take me to recover.

Activists in pain

Trying to save the world, in your own particular way, is very important. But the world will not save you. From All in My Head

Increasing Carbon Dioxide Levels and Trees at High Elevations

Carbon dioxide levels have been increasing since the industrial revolution and have been increasing really really fast since the 1950s. You’ve all seen the hockey stick graph. I’ve been looking at pinyon pine tree rings for the past year and think there might be something going on with increasing CO2 and what the rings are […]

Winter’s Over, This Week Anyway

As soon as the snow and ice melted this week, the wildflowers started blooming. Except for the little bit of bite left in the wind, I’d say it was spring.  While I do love cool weather, I’ve put my warm clothes in a box in the back of my closet already this year and am […]

Happy Endings

P.S. I Love You – just because it made me cry doesn’t mean it was good.  I did like the shoes, though.

Signing Statements

Bush has used more signing statements than any other president. The way bush is using signing statements essentially relegates Congress to an advisory role. This abuse lets the president choose what laws he wishes to enforce or not, overruling Congress and the people. So Americans are living under laws their representatives never passed. Signing statements […]