Monthly Archives: January 2010

All this Culture?

A professor pointed out today out that living in upstate NY would be much better for your health, insofar as pollution is concerned, than living in the city. He then added somewhat mockingly, “But would you be willing to give … Continue reading

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In the Middle (East) of the Road

I’d just gotten back and got turned around on the way to my hostel.  It had been four wonderful and uplifting days on the beaches of Monte Rey with Hazon and the Jewish Sustainable Food Conference, my head was still … Continue reading

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All-night Website

So it’s morning now. I began working on this website at around 11pm. It’s 7:40am right now. I’m not even that tired. I’m plastered. I’m spent in a way. There’s more of a tiredness in my being than there is … Continue reading

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Life is like a Band-Aid

Life really is like a Band-Aid.  How?  Look at what Band-Aids are: They are cover-ups to let a fresh wound heal a bit before exposing the fresh skin to the barrage of the world.  Some have pictures of Winny the … Continue reading

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Sojourn to Angel Island

By about 2am I stopped my frantic search to find a way via public transport to Muir Woods and accepted that Angel Island would be my destination for later in the day.  Sure, I wanted to go to see the … Continue reading

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