It all comes back together. It’s a bit of a read, but Power Steer by Michael Pollan is a good piece of journalism on where beef comes from. He moralizes only a little bit. He purchased a steer in order to follow it through the industrial farming process. Most of the time the facts speak . . . → Read More: Beef
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Good times hangin’ in Boston today with other LJ-ers. Woot. Still a long drive. On to the meat of the matter. You may or may not have heard of the “contract of wifely expectations” that some deviant tried to make his ex-wife sign during the course of their brief and abusive relationship. For those . . . → Read More: Update There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Earthquake Weather Beck Spaceships can’t tame the jungle And I feel like I’m giving in We’ve been driving through a desert Looking for a life to call our own I push, I pull The days go slow Into a void We filled with death A noise that laughs Falls off thier maps All cured . . . → Read More: Lyrics for a low day… I spent my day watching the Daytona 500 and consuming Bud Select with a raucous bunch of men wearing mostly red clothing. It was a good time. Really pleasant day yesterday. Did a bit of cleaning around the house, and then some errands. While we were out, picked up some funky cheese at The Farmstead, which is an awesome little shop. Chatting with the guy behind the counter, we discovered that they’re expanding to become a little cafe as well. He mentioned . . . → Read More: Weekend Back on track. Here’s the essay for this week; Two Party Politics. A little short, but very focused. To be added to the list of amazing, incredible, mind-numbings good food: A very thin crust cheese pizza. Super hot. Right out of the oven. Sold by the slice for about $1, they look at you funny if you ask for a whole pie. You eat it gloopy in your hand, creasing the slice to . . . → Read More: Food I’m falling behind. I must produce two of these essays this weekend to be back on track. To that end, here’s the product of a train ride. A little piece titled Corporations. I should be working. Questions for all people who read my journal: What are the compelling features of a social networking (Orkut, MySpace, SixDegrees) / blogging (LiveJournal, SixApart, Blogspot) / picture (flikr) / dating web site? If I was going to create one that would kick the ass of all of the above, what would it look like? Might . . . → Read More: New social networking site |
