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- Legacy Journal: Billy and the Bike: A Memoire of Deschutes Country
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[ Thursday, May 01, 2008 09:59 ]
Legacy Journal: May Day Musings: Muddling through the Maize
Section:
Climate Change
Summary:
Sacred Cows seem to be falling and reinvented by the Hour. Consider the evidence:
* Gas was first too cheap and polluting, then it too scarce and taxes on diesel fuel was taking bread and tacos off the table of trucker’s kids.
* Americans was being going crazy and driven to the grave because of a diet of corn products; now it is time to wear hair shirts because of an global shortfall in stable cereals in the Third World, due partly because of drought, climate change, agricultural protectionism, and an emerging plague of wheat rust from Uganda.
* First there was the separation of church and state; the a presidential primary candidate from Chicago publicly divorces his pastor of 20 years after a voluntary and consensual association that included conversion, church membership, marriage, children’s baptisms, and Sunday service attendance.
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Barber Shop: • Black and White: • Calendar: • Thursday: • Climate: • Forecasting: • Food for Thought: • IT3 Tech: • Internet Tech: • Google: • Calendar: • WakeUp: • (0) Comments: • (0) Trackbacks: • Permalink:
[ Wednesday, January 02, 2008 09:55 ]
Legacy Journal: Resolution: Take the Cure - Cut Consumption.
Section:
Environment
Summary:
“The broadest pattern of history - namely, the differences between human societies on different continents - seems to me to be attributable to differences among continental environments, and not to biological differences among peoples themselves.” ---- Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond, the popular non fiction author and today’s nytimes Op Ed Page Contributor, has a popular and long held view of the world, IE, Population Pressure, rising consumption expectations, and carbon fueled environmental pollution are associated with the cause and effect linked story of the rise and fall of cultures and civilizations. The cycles of human history may be largely accidental, but also includes the adaptability and resourcefulness of preliterate “indigenous “ natives.
Currently a tenured UCLA emeritus professor of Geography and environmental health, the 70 year old Diamond has Bio-morphed from membrane cell biologist, to medical school physiologist, to amateur exotic topical birder, to amateur anthropologist, enthusiastic world traveler, to his current position. His titles and awards are many.
Main:
In the times, Diamond states that currently, Europeans enjoy “a higher standard of living” and less consumption than the U.S. Does Diamond really believe that the EU has better institutions of Higher Education and BioMedical Research, a more accessible system of public education K-16, more choice and variety in public access to public lands, more affordable and greater choice in quality food, clothing and housing, a better job market, a lower rate of unemployment, a lower rate of interest and inflation, a lower tax burden, a more free media, a less restrictive immigration policy , ---- etc, etc.?
: Meanwhile, life goes on. Have a ball in 2008.
:: In the mean time, It is 19 degrees on a bright mid day in Rochester, Rt 70 between Denver and the ski slopes has been cleared of snow, and storms in Iowa are welcoming the party watchers and participants from around the world to the caucus circus.
::: 40 % of possible Iowa caucus goer are said to be nonaffilicated independents 5% will be Republics crossing over at Democratic events. Even out of state students can work on a campaign, participate in an opinion poll, and register a legal primary vote all in one day. Welcome to Iowa.
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Bio Morph: • Biography: • Black and White: • Burden of Proof: • Calendar: • Wednesday: • Chances are ---: • Cause & Effect: • Characterize: • Climate: • Forecasting: • Conventional Wisdom: • Data: • Numbers: • Snow Pole: • Demographics: • Energy: • Environment: • Air: • Features: • Permalinks: • Q & A: • Food for Thought: • History and Heritage: • IT3 Tech: • Internet Tech: • Google: • Calendar: • Media Watch: • Print Journalism: • Medicine: • Nature: • Profiles: • Science and Technology: • Natural Sciences: • Biology: • Second Opinion: • Sustainability: • Tenure: • Punditry: • (0) Comments: • (0) Trackbacks: • Permalink:
[ Monday, December 24, 2007 13:05 ]
Legacy Journal: On Christmas Eve, Peace and Good Will.
Section:
Briefs
Summary:
The snow is fresh in Rochester, NY. The moon is full, shoppers are out and about, music and good will are in the air.
So, bake some cookies with the kids, take a bracing walk, write a note, wrap a gift, have some oyster stew. Gather and celebrate.
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Take a break from worry and woe, and be of good cheer.
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Amazing: • Calendar: • Monday: • Community Service: • Counter Currents: • Family: • Food for Thought: • Have a Good Day!: • IT3 Tech: • Internet Tech: • Google: • Calendar: • Leap of Faith: • News: • Good News: • Winter Watch: • Virtues: • Charity: • (0) Comments: • (0) Trackbacks: • Permalink:
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