Black Sea Disaster
Of course we all feel stronger about a situation, the closer it is to us. So, the oil spill in …
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Translated Love
I’ve been off in Richardson, Texas, appendage to the greater Dallas area, for several days, soaking in the heady wine …
Desalinization in Marin?
As rising temperatures and shifting rainfalls continue to exacerbate water problems for growing populations, desalinization of sea water, long a …
A Song
By Max Aub, Spain Translation by Will Kirkland The sun crackles and the earth is mute. No shade for anyone. …
Snails Gone: Heat On
In a short, interesting piece at NPR John Nielsen brings news of the demise of a small, island snail. Declared …
Yellowstone Caldara Rising
As all of us who have been through Yellowstone Park know, there’s an enormous cooker below the stone that sends …
Patched Robe Monks
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… A priest at the Ann Arbor temple, Haju Sunim (aka Linda Murray), explained that Dumpster diving is …
Water: H2O=Life
The American Museum of Natural History in New York has a fabulous new exhibition. Water: H2O=Life Read Edward Rothstein in …
Sacramento Delta: Sick Unto Death
The Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers flow west out of the Sierra Nevada forming the Delta, the labyrinthine skein …
Krugman: Conscience of a Liberal
I, with 50 -100 mile days in the car, often turn to audio books, from Lincoln’s speeches to Joyce’s Portrait …