Archive for October, 2008

Laika the Lion-Hearted

When you bring a puppy home from the pound, you hear things like, “Oh, just wait…they really change when they reach a year old!” And you might look forward to that, to having your shoes be safe from chewing and everyone’s communication skills improved to avoid accidents on the carpet.
And then you start hearing [...]

Sharon Astyk’s Eloquent Response to the NYT

I may be regretting giving kudos to the New York Times on their recent food issue. Because this past Sunday’s Completely Unplugged, Fully Green is essentially a hit piece on people, like author and blogger Sharon Astyk, who are striving to live a sustainable lifestyle.
The piece describes several people who are striving to reduce [...]

New York Times Magazine Food Issue

This Sunday’s New York Times Magazine was “The Food Issue”, with a feature article by Michael Pollan that takes the form of an open letter to the next President of the United States: Farmer in Chief.
Pollan excels at explaining why our food system is in crisis and makes interesting recommendations for improvements. Here’s a [...]

Banking Mergers

Steve has seen bank takeovers before (click to view on Flickr):

By the way, if you haven’t watched it before, I still recommend viewing Money as Debt, a 47-minute presentation by Paul Grignon.