Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Omnivore’s Dilemma

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

A Natural History of Four Meals Michael Pollan Penguin Group, 2006 Haven’t you walked into a suburban grocery store, been overwhelmed by the quarter acre of produce and thought, “ Wow! All this food, aisles and aisles of it, is … Continue reading →

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Utah to Arizona for a Next Life #1

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

“Why am I doing this for someone else’s benefit?” The charge could have come from demon, Irma Prattle, but I can tell the difference and this wasn’t an Irma screed. I was up on my backyard mountain to clip the … Continue reading →

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The Art of Nonfiction

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Ayn Rand Edited by Robert Meyhew A Plume Book, New York 2001 I knew the slim 182 page book would be weighty and I was right. The photo on the front cover shows Rand, with her arms folded, in front … Continue reading →

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Hoarding and He Who Dies With the Most Stuff Wins

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

The article in this morning’s newspaper in the Salt Lake Tribune (www.sltrib.com) said it took K Kay ten years to accumulate the mountain of stuff in her house. The story came to the Salt Lake Tribune’s attention after neighbors complained … Continue reading →

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