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Comedian Louis CK comments on civilization

Louis CK’s hysterically funny commentary on civilization is presented without further comment.

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Mac and Jack: Roughing it in the Sandwich Islands

I’m just back at the mud hut after a too-short trip to the big island of Hawaii, where I visited a former student from the University of Arizona honors program. James was visiting Zimbabwe when the economy there headed south in a hurry, as I described here and here. We discussed his interest in ramping [...]

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Inmate wisdom

As we wrapped up our potluck lunch, at the request of my co-teacher and mentor, I read this bit from Pablo Neruda's poem, "Keeping Quiet." It seems fitting, as I step away from one life and move closer to the land.

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Hard times, good stories, and rich lives

There's damn little high fructose corn syrup in your future, and quite a few hard times.

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