Greenery
My links section on Things Green licks. Just not good enough. More depth and variety, I think, is what I want: the ones listed now are decent representative samples, but the only one of them I can't do without is the nerd-friendly, hardcore local Niches, from the vicinity of Athens, Georgia. There are others that I've enjoyed, but my enjoyment of green sites isn't as consistent as it is with book blogs. (And as some of you may have noticed, I keep dropping and adding book sites, too!)
The recent debate on these pages about Derrick Jensen has kept this in the front of my mind, but it's been brought to life by my renewed lust for foraging, wild berries, heritage vegetables, heritage fruits, etc. Next month we start getting home delivery of local vegetables, too! Not entirely organic, but frankly I'd rather go local non-organic than non-local organic. Mostly. I'd have to run the numbers on each item to feel really safe, but there aren't enough hours for the obsessions I've already made room and allowances for.
What was I saying? Ah yes.
I'm going to do some serious browsing over the next few days, once I finish (a) marking tech writing reports, (b) marking philosophy exams, (c) commenting on practicum report outlines, and (d) golfing on Thursday. (Am I a bad person for enjoying (b) more than the others on this list?!?)
Any suggestions? Hardcore damn-the-man activism, soft green consumerism, writings about specific locations, deep thoughts from pretty places -- really, anything goes at this point!
The recent debate on these pages about Derrick Jensen has kept this in the front of my mind, but it's been brought to life by my renewed lust for foraging, wild berries, heritage vegetables, heritage fruits, etc. Next month we start getting home delivery of local vegetables, too! Not entirely organic, but frankly I'd rather go local non-organic than non-local organic. Mostly. I'd have to run the numbers on each item to feel really safe, but there aren't enough hours for the obsessions I've already made room and allowances for.
What was I saying? Ah yes.
I'm going to do some serious browsing over the next few days, once I finish (a) marking tech writing reports, (b) marking philosophy exams, (c) commenting on practicum report outlines, and (d) golfing on Thursday. (Am I a bad person for enjoying (b) more than the others on this list?!?)
Any suggestions? Hardcore damn-the-man activism, soft green consumerism, writings about specific locations, deep thoughts from pretty places -- really, anything goes at this point!
Comments
I'm giddy from too much marking and not enough sleep. Ugly.
And was '(b)' a typo? If not then you are not bad, but merely deranged! If I see one more essay citing Wikipedia as an authoritative reference on all things philosophical despite repeatedly advising that it is not then something bad will occur. Thankfully all marking is behind me now for at least 3 months.
As an aside I have to go through the word verification process twice every time I post a comment (of which there are probably too many).
Wikipedia is the devil. I'm not sure I said that verbatim to this group, but I usually do.
I'll remove the word verification thingie, though it should only have been making you do it once per comment. Will it lead to even more comments from you? :-) (Keep 'em coming!)
Hope removing the word verifier doesn't lead to loads of automated spam (although may be that would be blessed relief compared to some of my posts).
It is an interesting course, and yes, continental philosophy is about the right description, except that the last third of the class is wildly idiosyncratic, with most readings coming from the online journal Bad Subjects (link in the sidebar). There's one on ethnic restaurants, for example, and another on racial graffiti in men's public washrooms at an American university. Not rigorous, the last third of the course, but I hope provocative!