Category Archives: France

Melamine in the food chain got you scared?A friend told me last night that her net bag of Gilroy garlic was not all that it seemed. The small print, if you cared to look for it, said “imported from China.”

I spent nine hours yesterday at BarCamp Portland, the local spinoff of the national unconference founded in Silicon Valley as a response to Foo Camp (to the best of my knowledge). BarCamp is free, supported by sponsors and volunteers, and … Continue reading →

Everywhere one looks there are signs of faster change than expected. It is as if the planet is trying to get our attention, once last time. There are the honey bees. It took a long time, but finally the mass … Continue reading →

Some bleak times, these days. The list of injustices seems endless. And yesterday, the five arrogant, all-Catholic men of the U.S. Supreme Court made a major decision predicated on the belief that women cannot decide matters of life and death … Continue reading →

I spend a lot of time pondering the subject of beauty. In the time before man conquered nature, did our ancestors have an objective awareness and appreciation of their unadorned surroundings? Is beauty something that can be enjoyed passively? Does … Continue reading →