Monthly Archives: February 2011
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"If you got a field that don’t yield": writer’s block and the language of community
Isa Catto Shaw’s show at the Doug Casebeer, with whom she shared the show, each spoke movingly about the impetus behind their individual efforts. Knowing that she had been working like a madman for several months, I was glad (and … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Isa Catto Shaw, Jessica Hobby Catto, Rainer Maria Rilke, Wendell Berry, writing
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These boots were made for blogging
Owen Wister and Roy Rogers, Audie Murphy, John Wayne, and a powerful pull. All of which only partially explains why I just bought myself a pair of a certain professional football team based in Dallas. Moreover, my feet are famous … Continue reading
Posted in Place
Tagged Audie Murphy, boots, Clint Eastwood, cowboys, Dallas Cowboys, England, Gary Cooper, Gene Autry, John Wayne, Nudie's, Owen Wister, Roy Rogers, sense of place, Tom Mix, Zane Grey
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Meat and flourishment: carnivorocity, take three
The Color of Atmosphere: One Doctor’s Journey In and Out of Medicine. After describing a flummoxing patient she had as a second-year medical student, Kozel said, “[I] devoured the answers without asking the right questions.” Of course, if you’re obsessive … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged bison, climate change, guns, Joel Salatin, meat, Polyface Farm, prophets, Thunder Heart Bison, vegetarianism
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Bloody hands: bison harvest at Madroño Ranch
The very first fruits (though “fruits” hardly seems the right word) of our very first bison harvest are ready to sell, but getting to this point has been a long and sometimes frustrating process. The last stages of that process … Continue reading