When you hear the idea of "The New Renaissance", what do you think of? What are you imagining? When I think about what Daniel Quinn's vision of humanity is, I am often stuck with the concept of what I don't want to be. I think of a tribe of capitalists holding together their capitalist ways on that sliver of land known as Manhattan. I spend time imagining space for other ways of life, but I am somewhat stumped to think of what it might be other than what I've already got to work with.

Long time no see everyone.

My husband is Japanese (from Tokyo) and I'm from Northern California.

We have random conversations from time to time on the Japanese language vs. the English, The Japanese (and chinese) culture vs.l the Western culture, etc. Plus I catch random NPR shows that discuss the 'difference' between the Eastern Philosophy and the Western.

So i ahd this thought I needed to get out of my head and on paper, and what favorite sandbox would get it better?

I was reading about 38 people dying in Venezuela from rabies and bat botes, and read one of the symptoms of rabies is "fear of water" that was very interesting...

Hey people(s)!

I've been out hiding from technology for a while, and I've got a few things to share, and some of it will be a response to my reaction of some of the newer terms in our universe, and some of the more ingrained terms. I'm short on narrative today, but I hope these power points are effective too! I fully expect and hope for reactions all across the spectrum.

Hey all,

I was wondering if any of you had any thoughts on some of these quotes I pulled out of this article about Ed Abbey. I noticed he was writing most of this stuff towards the end of his life.