July 2011
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the two towers
One felt as if there was an enormous well behind them, filled up with ages of memory and long, slow, steady thinking; but their surface was sparkling with the present; like sun shimmering on the outer leaves of a vast tree, or on the ripple of a very deep lake. I don’t know, but it felt as if something grew in the ground-asleep, you might say, or just feeling itself as something between...
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Exxon Secrets: How ExxonMobil funds the climate... →
Interesting website to poke around at that is talked about in a book I am currently reading (Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning by George Monbiot; good read even if it is a bit outdated)
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the god of small things
once the quietness arrived, it stayed and spread in Estha. it reached out of his head and enfolded him in its swampy arms. it rocked him to the rhythm of an ancient, fetal heartbeat. it sent its stealthy, suckered tentacles inching along the insides of his skull, hoovering the knolls and dells of his memory, dislodging old sentences, whisking them off the tip of his tongue. it stripped his...
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The Real Reason Why Bicycles are the Key to Better... →
a heartwarming short essay. love.
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food, I love it.
Dinner: asparagus broiled in soy and teriyaki sauce (farmers market), garlic-y swiss chard (farmers market), penne in a tomato basil sauce with italian herb spiced “sausage”, and baked rosemary bread. Ohhhhh god.
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backpacks
My hemp backpack finally took the plunge today after 3 years. Does anyone have suggestions on where to shop for backpacks that are semi-fashionable and affordable (under $100!)? I would really like to avoid Urban Outfitters or any place that uses real leather. Thank you!
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