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A furry flurry of fully furrowed brows: my beef with Freeman Dyson, part II
My previous post revealed the furry fury of the fully furrowed Kohout brow, especially when a flurry of furry brows furrow in unison. I’m a Kohout by marriage, not birth, and therefore, perhaps, I do not wield the full power … Continue reading
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Tagged Dorian Gray, Ellen Davis, environmentalism, Freeman Dyson, religion, Roger Shattuck, science
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Double vision: prophets, tribalism, eugenics, and the environment
As I dog-paddle through the sea of books threatening to drown not just me but the overwhelmed shores of my bedside table, I found these sentences: “For those who draw near and offer themselves before God, satisfaction of hunger is … Continue reading
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Tagged agribusiness, Austin, Bible, Ellen Davis, environmentalism, Orion, prophets, Texas Hill Country, Theodore Roosevelt, Wendell Berry
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There and back again: a geobiography
We recently led a seminar on Madroño Ranch as part of the annual Summer Literary Festival at Gemini Ink, a writing center in San Antonio. The theme of this year’s festival was “What Would Nature Do?” and in our seminar … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Dillard, Bay Area, Ellen Davis, Gemini Ink, geobiography, Lewis Hyde, Marin County
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Made for you and me: thoughts on private property
Last week I went to Woody Creek, Colorado, to visit my father, sister, and brother and their posses. Among the many pleasures I find at the family place are my early morning walks up a trail that runs behind my … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Ellen Davis, gift, land ownership, Lewis Hyde, private property, Roaring Fork River, water, Wendell Berry
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