Archive for April, 2008
NPR Gets the Point - Minimizing Greenhouse Gases Through Diet
Published April 23rd, 2008 in veg'nism. 0 Comments Tags: Diet, Environment, Global Warming, NPR, vegan.I’ve blogged a fair amount (too much, some might say) on the connections between global warming and animal agriculture - it’s the true inconvenient truth that many meat-eating environmentalists have no interest in hearing, and many mainstream media outlets have little interest in reporting. (Gee, I assume that has no connection with whom the major [...]
Once Upon a School
Published April 17th, 2008 in video. 0 Comments Tags: 826 Valencia, Education, Inspiration, Once Upon a School, Pedagogy, Ted, Tutoring, Volunteer.I’ve been watching Ted talks lately on my morning commute.
This one is definitely inspiring - Dave Eggers talking about Once Upon a School (which, unfortuntely, seems to be down at the moment). It’s the story of 826 Valencia, a publishing house / writing center / pirate supply store / tutoring community in San Francisco, and [...]
Colin Meloy, Laura Gibson at the Somerville Theatre, 4-15-08
Published April 16th, 2008 in music. 0 Comments Tags: Colin Meloy, Decemberists, Laura Gibson, Somerville Theatre.Although our seats weren’t as good this time as they were for Eels, Gibson and (especially) Meloy put on one heck of a show.
Finally got a chance to see Eels live at the Somerville Theatre back on March 31st (slideshow below).
Sorry for the quality of the pics - managed to forget my actual camera and had to fall back on the phone camera instead.
Opener was a film instead of a band - the BBC documentary Parallel Lives, Parallel [...]
