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Lies My Culture Told Me*

The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it ~ George Orwell   Note my preferred pronunciation for this set of living arrangements: siv-uh-LIE-zey-shuhn. The entire phenomenon -- reminiscent of Nietzsche's "thing as…

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Edge of Extinction: Tripping into the Shower

Thanks to Ivey Cone at Fuki Cafe for shooting and editing the video embedded below. It was shot during May 2016 in Chico, California. It demonstrates a minor foible, from among many, I encounter on tour. Perhaps a blooper reel…

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KBOO Two

On 10 August 2016 I was interviewed by Paul Roland for KBOO radio in Portland, Oregon. You can listen here.

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A Day in the Life: Further Adventures at the Mud Hut

I'm copying below, verbatim, an essay I posted 16 May 2010. I've added a few introductory words and an embedded song. The photographs do not appear in this version, with my apologies. This website has switched servers a couple times…

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Edge of Extinction: I’m on Tour

Thanks to Ivey Cone for shooting and editing the video embedded below. I am embarking on a tour of Cascadia in a few days.   On 3 August 2016 I was interviewed by Paul Roland for KBOO in Portland, Oregon.…

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The Politics and Science of Our Demise

“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” ~ Carl Sagan   No mainstream scientist could talk about near-term human extinction and remain supported in his or her job. Therefore, none do. None go the distance in connecting the dots…

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The Guaranteed Ending?

"He was simply unable to let things be foggy. Since they always are, this kept him pretty active." ~ Robert Oppenheimer, regarding Enrico Fermi   Fermi's paradox, named after Enrico Fermi, refers to the contradiction between the lack of evidence…

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