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These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Day-long Bike Rides
Happiness is a day on da bike. After a hearty breakfast of my bona fide best vegan pancakes in the world, my bike bud and I hopped from Kings to Queens, a grossly under-represented borough in my New York City repertoire. Bike bud, having acquired expansive knowledge of bike hot-spots, showed me a sunnier side [...]
Your infection, please
My online environmental health course functions as a journal article discussion group. And given the relationship between the health of the environment and our food system, I am always dropping V bombs. So as not to lose this all in the closed circuitry of Columbia’s ClassWeb, I’ll post them here too. The Morens (et. al.) [...]
Nature-Deficit Disorder
Today, while brunching at Bliss and reading the latest issue of Rethinking Schools, I happen across an article discussing Richard Louv’s The Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder. The book calls for a radical change in how children of today relate to nature. He bases this urgent call on [...]
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Ever since Wok Man and I retreated to Western Massachusetts for some rustic living in October of 2008 (blogged here), we’ve wanted to bring a large group to Noble View‘s farmhouse. This past weekend, about 5 months since the initial plan was brought to court, a group of 15 intrepid souls packed it up and [...]
1) Section 6, 2) noble is the view, 3) charge your phone
After weeks of planning a surprise birthday get-away, Wok Man only revealed the above hints. “Section 6″, which I thought maybe be a seat location at a concert, was the segment of the Metacomet-Monadnock trail we were to hike. This 114 mile trail that spans Connecticut to New Hampshire and has been on my “before [...]
Vegan Mofo #19: Fall Colors
Mustard greens, green beans, mixed potato mash, beets and a refreshing slaw: the Earth tones(grub care of SK)Pumpkin bread brown and apple crisp umber(grub care of SK)Pumpkin skin persimmon(Cary, NC)Gourd Green(Cary, NC) Majorelle Blue potatoes Steaming Celadon
2008 Thanksliving at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
November is around the corner: layered sweater weather, scarves and thermals, dirty jeans and dirty under-the-fingernails, ruddy cheeks. I want to dig up root vegetables with my hands and bite the earth, rapacious, like Scarlett never going hungry again. Before the holly and mistletoe: November. On the ethical harvest celebrations’ tip, is ThanksLiving at the [...]
Beautiful Brooklyn
Without having a job, each day back home is still an extention of my trip. Now more accustomed to seeking the beauty of my surroundings, the other side of Brooklyn offered me plenty, albeit less exotic than the other side of the world. Once upon a time, not so long ago, I used to fall [...]
A Look Back At Some Outtakes/Little Details
This is Thai money. Color and size differentiating the denominations. “Well known”? That must mean something more derogatory in Thai? The drunkard at Western Bar in Ubon Ratchathani who was asked by the owner to stop talking to me. Black sticky rice, mango and banana in sweet coconut milk from May Kaidee’s in Bangkok. The [...]
The Intrepid Are Rewarded
The morning brought indifference and a lack of motivation. Embarking upon a day of travel requires more than knowledge of bus stops and schedules but an accessible brain ready for the challenge. Energy both physical and mental. A good breakfast helped and I marched out of my room determined and optimistic for fruitful journey. It [...]
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge On The River Kwai, Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball…
Wanting to make the most of a day here in Kanchanaburi (or getting lazy?), I booked a leisure day tour to hit a variety of sights in the area. My air-conditioned mini-van brought me to Sai Yok National Park, a 500 square-km park that includes the Sai Yok Noi waterfall (60 kms outside of Kanchanaburi) [...]
