Category Archives: Other
Voice of the Lobster
There was one lobster left in the tank when I left the restaurant. I felt sorry for the lonesome crustacean, but sadder for its late companions whose carapaces lay empty on customers’ plates. I had no reason to feel guilty because … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Other
Tagged Alice in Wonderland, animal cruelty, Lewis Carroll, lobster thermidor, Monty Python, pain physiology, Peter Singer, Rene Descartes, spam meat
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Groundhog Day
My groundhog day will arrive when the raider of our strawberry patch sits in the cross-hairs of my sights. Last year the little ‘hog’ grazed it to the ground, leaves and all. A neighbor over the fence told me he … Continue reading
In a Nutshell
“This chestnut orchard (or forest as one may call it) spread along the mountainside as far as the eye could see. The expanse of broad-topped, fruitful trees was interspersed with a string of villages of stone houses. The villages were … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedical, Other
Tagged agronomy, almond, Appalachia, chestnut, Corsica, food supply, grain cereals, Green Revolution, horticulture, low carb diet, Malthus, nut trees, permanent agriculture, Russell Smith
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Another Remembrance Day
Veterans Day came round again last week. It brought to mind a boy standing in the drizzle beside a war memorial near London on what is called Remembrance Day over there. I have a black and white picture in my … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Other
Tagged John Muir, Joyce Kilmer, Remembrance Day, Trees, Veterans Day
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A Tree for Hugging
If the Ancient Greeks ever had a deity for protecting the environment it was Artemis. She was a goddess of the forests and wilderness, a defender of the vulnerable who once hid in a chestnut tree from Zeus when he … Continue reading
Posted in Other
Tagged American chestnut tree, chestnut tree, conkers, horse chestnut, John Muir, naturalist, Robert Morris
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 