Luca Spaghetti: “Americans. You work too hard, you get burned out. You come home and spend the whole weekend in your pajamas in front of the T.V.” Liz: “That’s not far off, actually.” Luca Spaghetti: “But you don’t know pleasure. You have to be told you’ve earned it. You see a commercial that says: ‘It’s … Continue reading »
Vegan Squash Apple Bisque
Butternut, delicata and acorn squashes can last well over three months in storage. Alas, last fall’s diminishing pile of winter squash probably looks a little frightening by now… definitely unappetizing. But it is possible that there are still winners amongst them, at least here at Gee Creek Farm there are. A great lesson of Winter … Continue reading »
Begin
Hey Maybe the time just wasn’t right to hang on. When will you learn sometimes things turn instead of turn out. Hey, When are you gonna stand? Stop looking over your shoulder… Me, With a head full of words and not one useful expression? Hey, Let go. We, with holes in our heart, were whole … Continue reading »
Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity From a Consumer Culture
Radical Homemakers, a book to nurture your awareness. Modern feminism has become defined as a psuedoculture surrounding men-hating and sexually empowered career women in pantsuits. The populace dubs this a more honorable alternative to the sorry 1950s image of a youthful housewife that spends her free time polishing kitchen appliances, writing shopping lists and driving … Continue reading »
Anti-Cancerous Properties of Sprouts: The Anarchist Cabinet #5
You are probably well-aware of the negative effects of smoking, promiscuous sex and the lack of exercise. But a family history of cancers is, at the very least, haunting. In our lifetimes, we will all have scary or deadly brushes with cancer. “The second leading cause of death in the United States, exceeded only by … Continue reading »
No Impact Man
No Impact Man, a film to nurture your awareness. Move over, Great Wall of China! Global consumerism has entered the arena. The largest man-made structure in the world, to be seen from Space, is officially awarded to the Fresh Kills landfill in New York. So tighten the ropes of your black garbage bags, you may. … Continue reading »
Teach Your Children Well
“By the time I quit my job at the call centre, it seemed to me that the sunrise industry was a rather fake world, dressing up its ordinary routine work in the tinsel of youthfulness. From the internet terminals scattered along the passageways, to the food courts,the recreation room with pool tables and the pictures … Continue reading »