If only all monsters were giant elderberries It’s been a messed up week and I am trying to not despair. The Supremes just keep going with the greatest hits. It’s now illegal to be homeless and sleep outdoors in Oregon City because sleeping outdoors when you have nowhere else to go is considered camping on …
Category: Localization
Good COP, Bad COP
COP27 started yesterday in Egypt. Ahead of the conference, Egypt has been arresting activists, set up checkpoints where police randomly stop people to check their phones and social media accounts, created a complicated process for registering for the Green Zone, and are increasing surveillance by, among other things, installing video cameras in all of Sharm …
Evolution Progress Report
My last update on my 2021 “evolutions” was was in April, so it’s time for another update. My 2021 evolutions came about in January when I decided that Evolutions were better than Resolutions because resolutions imply product, imply ending, and evolutions are an ongoing process that recognizes setbacks and changes. My plan was both broad …
Apprenticeship of the Hands
Apprenticeship of the hands. Isn’t that a lovely phrase? It comes from a moving article, Literacy of the Fingers by Beth Tilston published in Dark Mountain. Tilston is making sourdough bread, a new skill for her, and one she was astonished to discover she was bad at. How hard could it be to make bread? …
Localize Your Food
It’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) season, time to buy your farm share if you haven’t already. Why would you want to buy a CSA share if you have a Farmer’s Market to got to? Well, with a CSA share you develop a direct relationship with a farmer and their farm. You find yourself in conversations …
