The Precipitous Collapse of Elephant Culture..? |
There's an article in the NYT Magazine from this weekend that's particularly intriguing. It's about elephants. Or, more specifically, HEC, Human-Elephant Conflict. The reason such a term even exists i...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:45:00 GMT |
sarcasm/satire-a necessary refuge? |
My Satirical Self, from NY Times MagazineThis article is spot-on regarding the mindset of "my generation"--by which I mean anybody with a bit of education under 35 (though, really, it's just that I'm ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:25:00 GMT |
stalking the american lobster |
I've got a thing for biology and zoology--a pretty big thing, actually. Beyond just being fascinated at the complexity and common threads of order among animals (and plants, too!), I also really LOVE ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:31:00 GMT |
city photos |
From top to bottom: (1) Crossing the Congress Street bridge north into Fort Point (yeah, that's Boston...who knew it had such big, shiny buildings?) featuring Danielle, my long-lost sister (and co-wor...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:13:00 GMT |
misc. (from a Boston summer afternoon) |
Going on 3 days strong...it seems like summer has finally made itself known in Boston. The night air has that heavenly residual warmth that seems to keep the faint odor of some indistinct flower on th...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:11:00 GMT |
Mosquitoes are evil incarnate... |
...if you believe in that whole "evil" thing. I'm not generally a paranoid person. But you know what makes me paranoid? Mosquitoes. Like when I sat down in the quiet living room with my computer, and ...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 00:22:00 GMT |
Harvard Square, Cambridge (cameraphone) |
I lovelovelove the summertime up here..when it's not raining like hell.
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:09:00 GMT |
on democracy |
[Democracy], then, seems likely to be the fairest of States, beinglike an embroidered robe which is spangled with every sortof flower. And just as women and children think a varietyof colors to be of ...
Posted by on Mon, 08 May 2006 16:21:00 GMT |
Orwell on the Benefits of a Food Service Career |
From George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London:I think one should start by saying that a plongeur is one of the slaves of the modem world. Not that there is any need to whine over him, for he i...
Posted by on Wed, 03 May 2006 17:13:00 GMT |
3 sisters + sculptures in Copley Square = |
Lizzy and Rachel (sisters no. 5 and 6) visit Boston for their first time. They took quite well to the environs, as can be seen.
Posted by on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 04:24:00 GMT |
