August 2007
14 posts
“People should be encouraged to treat the planet as sacred, to treat trees and...”
– Sri Sri Ravi Shankar - Art of Living Environmental Movement | Google Groups
Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal, by Joel... →
not about drugs, but farming.
“Holy. Blink told me once that in ancient times they said a thing was holy if it...”
– Engine Summer, by John Crowley
Can my MTB make it from the Pacific to the... →
i just read this entire thread, which begins with the original poster asking about equipment and ends, 6 months later, with him having biked over four thousand miles across the United States. now i want to do some bike touring.
Freshminds - Alan Watts Theater →
The words of Alan Watts, set to animation by the creators of South Park. (via)
“Her posture was strong, her spine straight and her chin held at a proud...”
– Thoughts
A Week in the Death of Iraq →
“Once you understand the logic behind modern schooling, its tricks and traps are...”
– School trains children to be employees and consumers; teach your own to be leaders and adventurers. School trains children to obey reflexively; teach your own to think critically and independently. Well-schooled kids have a low threshold for boredom; help your own to develop an inner life so that...
http://www.yelp.com/events →
i’m a big fan of yelp — it’s like citysearch, but with personality. and now it’s entered the events listing space. i wish the yelpers luck but i don’t think they’ll need it — the community has plenty of mass and momentum.
“When people eat a meaty diet, they are kind of a graveyard for animals.”
– Carnivore sex off the menu
