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Food security at the root of revolution (pun intended).
Some of you may recall this post where I quoted an observation from an Alterneter which seems still particularly pertinent.
Today I was wandering about my favorite corners of the web and found several links I'd like to share, also related:
Subprime CountryNot so much for the main part of the article, but for this bit at the very end ( Read more... ) -
Eradication of invasive species
I went up to Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve this morning to partcipate in an invasive weed removal I saw listed on the California Native Plant Society: East Bay websiteIt was scheduled to begin around 9:30, so I left my house around 9 AM and drove on up, after packing a kit which included ( Read more... ) -
A bizzare bit
From this article over at CNN.com:
"And they've made cutbacks: trading in Kent's Corvette for a Suburban and getting rid of the gardener, for example."
...How in the heck is trading in a sports car for a gas hog "cutting back"?
Can anyone explain this to me?? What kind of crack are these people smoking!!!
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Now that's puppy love.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/7304452.stm
I want a big fluffy dog to make a sweater from so that I can have them near me always and forever.
Aside from all the other wonderful reasons to have a big fluffy lovable dog, of course. -
Sick. Just sick.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/business/businessspecial3/18houses.html?ref=businessspecial3
Apparently, the "credit crisis" is nonexistent if you're rich, and even a good thing.
So, the people who engineered the real estate and financial crises, causing decent hard-working folks to live in tent cities in empty lots, are benefitting handsomely from -
This is very, very bad.
(Warning, video file link. It will launch in either Quicktime or Windows Media.)
Tent Cities Spring Up in LA as people lose their homes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_7290000/newsid_7293500?redirect=7293507.stm&news=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbram=1&asb=1
Why is it that the only news outlet reporting on this is the BBC?? ( Read more... ) -
Second Thoughts
I'm starting to have second thoughts about leaving my job. Why, you may ask?
- My boss is starting to treat me like a human being again.
- I'm feeling like I'm accepted by my teammates and know them well enough that we can joke around a little now and then.
- I'm worried about what will happen to all the projects and duties I have when I leave ( Read more... ) -
What I don't understand is...
Why does my boss bitch and complain about how busy he is, and how much work he (and the rest of the tech services team) have, and then outright ignore my offers to take on some of it? Furthermore, why is it that he then pulls my co-workers aside and gossip about how lazy I am and how little work I do ( Read more... ) -
It's all about asking questions.
I highly, highly recommend this site. Some of the reasoning is a tad hasty, but the overall premise of the book/site is well worth checking out. No matter who you are, please, PLEASE go and read at least the first few chapters. I promise it's an eye opener! -
Regarding corporate personhood:
Someone posted this on Commondreams.org today, and it's so Carlinesque I just had to share ( Read more... )