Aloha. I figured I should report in from the Big Island of Hawai’i while I’m here. Once a year, wifey and I like to make a run for it to the sun in the deepest darkest winter. We couldn’t have timed it better, apparently. I’ve gotten reports that it’s been raining [...]
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 Temperature: 72°F Humidity: 49.7% Wind: ENE at 4 mph Visibility: 52,800ft Clouds: Scattered Clouds |
I’d long heard of this one. It rang multiple of my bells. It’s by a Japanese guy, it’s about farming, and it’s about organic philosophy. Sweet. Sadly, I have to report that more accurately it’s by a smug, crotchety Japanese guy, it’s about grain farming, and it’s about how everyone else is dumb. [...] Move over, Oprah. I’ve recently been reading: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan One of the last books that I read was Pollan’s Botany of Desire. In both, I appreciated Pollan’s generally successful attempts to remain accessible as a character. Often authors get carried away with their damn selves while providing scientific or historical perspective. [...] |
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