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The unsteady rock: Descartes, salamanders, and the Nicene Creed

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Heather

In my last post, I compared saying the Nicene Creed to stepping on unsteady stones across a creek, stepping here and not there, meaning this and not that in an effort not to end up with wet feet and an … Continue reading →

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A tale of two kitties

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Heather

We lost one of our cats recently. Mr. Allnut (named for Humphrey Bogart’s character in The African Queen) asked to go out at about 4 one morning a few weeks ago, and I let him go. He never came back, … Continue reading →

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Edsels and the Enlightenment: the downside of corporate personhood

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Heather

A headline in Monday’s Austin American-Statesman reported that the Texas Senate is poised for a political shift as four veteran conservative Republican senators step down before the 2012 election cycle. According to the article, those seats could easily go to … Continue reading →

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Grape-Nuts, dynamite, and drought

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Martin

This summer in Central Texas has been extraordinary even by our hellish standards. Yesterday the official state climatologist (did you even know we had one of those?), John Nielsen-Gammon, reported that July 2011 was the hottest month in Texas since … Continue reading →

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Extra! Americans losing sense of place!

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Martin

One of the things that we hope will characterize Madroño Ranch: A Center for Writing and the Environment is a strong sense of place. It’s right there, implicitly and explicitly, in our mission and vision statements, just off to your … Continue reading →

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