Saturday, February 19, 2011

Flamboyant Revolutionary Reinforcements

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I’ve been slogging through mounds of paperwork and happened upon the oddest phrase in a rather revealing statement of purpose. Someone descr...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Revolution will be Televised

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From a revolutionary perspective, 2011 has been extraordinary: first, Tunisia; then, Egypt. As I listen to media reports about protests in...
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

A Future Foretold: Pastel Spring meets Winter Gloaming

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For a brief moment, at 6:34 a.m., the sky foretold a coming future: a pastel spring juxtaposed to winter's gloaming. The sky was dark-...
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Gardening: The Original Precarious Vocation

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As always, I may tend to the hyperbolic (but what better way to attract attention or elicit thought). The massive winter storm that has gri...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Education of the Garden

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Grammatically, "education of the garden" seems to make no sense. Is an anonymous observer receiving an education of the garden (in...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

Sexlessness: Sawtooth Aucuba and My Lack of Babies

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The Huffington Post featured an unusual article this morning on the sexless lives of the Japanese. Yes, sexless. Or virtually sexless. Or b...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Color in the Garden: Winter White

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"From December to March, there are for many of us three gardens-- the garden outdoors, the garden of pots and bowls in the house, and t...