From an overwhelmingly powerful sermon by Wendell Berry: Despite its protests to the contrary, modern Christianity has become willy-nilly the religion of the state and the economic status quo. Because it has been so exclusively dedicated to incanting anemic souls into heaven, it has, by a kind of ignorance, been madeContinue reading “Christianity: The Murderer of Creation”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
Djelka: 1991-2007
So much global warming news this week I hardly know where to start, but can’t stop thinking about the passing of our beloved Djelka, the smartest, gentlest, and wisest dog I have ever known, who abruptly died while I was gone this past week. "It’s so hard to understand," as our friend Jane Carroll said.Continue reading “Djelka: 1991-2007”
How Dumb Are We? (Do You Need to Ask?)
Some commentators on the human species and the idea of peak oil have been known to compare us to bacteria such as yeast, which will efficiently turn the sugar in a container of grape juice into alcohol…wiping out their own chances at survival. Not too smart! Being a crazy idealist, I think humans will doContinue reading “How Dumb Are We? (Do You Need to Ask?)”
Sunday Morning on the Planet: The Sierra Nevadas
Still beautiful. From near my favorite site, which I call "Secret Camp" — though it’s not mine. It belongs to anyone who can find it in the Big Five Lakes area of the Southern Sierra. More soon.
Local Eating, Manhattan Style
The New Yorker‘s Adam Gopnik experiments, charmingly, with local eating in the five boroughs. His children star in the piece, which can be cloying, but they’re funny. Some of my compatriots at Grist complained bitterly about this piece, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. Here’s the core of his argument: There are powerful arguments against localism:Continue reading “Local Eating, Manhattan Style”
Proud Yucca
Can’t resist posting for no good reason this wonderful photo from Codejoy in White Sands, N.M.
Conspiracy Theorists: How Will They be Remembered?
As one of the three or four Americans who actually believes that Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK, it’s irksome in the extreme to me that I can’t get more people, even friends, to seriously consider the possibility. In that light, it’s encouraging to read an interview with a novelist named Thomas Mallon in The Atlantic,Continue reading “Conspiracy Theorists: How Will They be Remembered?”
Quote of the Day
From the surprisingly readable report by the GAO on climate change, released this month, Regarding Glacier National Park, the Congressional research agency writes: A USGS scientist informed us that, since 1850, the number of glaciers within the park has dropped from 150 to 26, and that current trends in the rate of glacial melting inContinue reading “Quote of the Day”
Why Addicts Make the Best Rock Stars
Seriously, think about it: Why is it that hard drug addicts (including Jerry Garcia, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, and countless, countless others) seem to make the best rock stars? I once talked to a brain scientist who actually had an answer to this question. She probably wouldn’t want to be named, but arguedContinue reading “Why Addicts Make the Best Rock Stars”
Chart of the Week
From the Department of Energy:
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