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I said I would be working diligently on a redesign for this site. That was a fairly big lie. Instead, I joined a startup, that I then left to pursue a passion of mine: organic, local, sustainable food. I’ll be updating this blog on occasion, but it will be fairly rare, I’m afraid, as I blog about gardening, organics, and sustainable living at the YumLocal site.

Wouldn’t that be pagan? They’re worshipping Gaia! Ahhhh! Not at all. This article about the environmental interests of Pope Benedict XVI and Ecumenical Patriach Bartholomew is a thought provoking read. Either these guys are becoming more liberal, I’m becoming more conservative, or people from stripes of life are putting aside their differences to realize our role as stewards of the ecosphere.

I found this link via Andrew Sullivan, who recently wrote Green Conservatism at the Times Online. And since we’re on the topic of Mr. Sullivan and religion, this quote he’s got from Oscar Romero rocks.

I was at this fantastic party my cousin and his gal pal threw on Saturday, fresh after teaching two 3 hour lectures back to back at the Art Institute. My brain was fairly fuzzy, got home, changed, paid the sitter, kissed the kid, grabbed the wife, got to the party.

We began talking with a gal who had lost her grandfather the previous week. I tried to recall the prayer from Romero in that post. I called him Cesar Romero instead of Oscar. The gal correct me, which made me say, “Wait, Cesar… didn’t he paint his moustache white along with his face to play the Joker? Sorry..” I think that inadvertent joke consoled her better than the prayer.

The Chicago Tribune has a great 4 part series on how why and where to buy, store and cook locally-grown sustainable food. Highly recommended. If you like cooking, please comment on any cool sites you use regularly, and what you like about them. I’ve got a list I’m compiling on del.icio.us.

The Union of Concerned Scientists is sponsoring a petition to stop unsafe practices in raising turkeys. Basically, if turkey farmers improve the animal’s living conditions, they can stop giving them so many antibiotics. That would be good for us, since it would keep those antiobiotics’ effectiveness in treating our diseases. Take a minute for the turkeys, and for you, before devouring your bird this coming Thursday!

When I was a kid, I used to hope to live to 2050. It would mean I might make 80 years old, and I thought it was very precise. Show up in 1970, take off in 2050. Hemingway or Eliot might hvae lived in a cooler time (at least, in retrospect), but this timeframe could be pretty cool, too. I’ve seen double quite a few times, mostly in college, sometimes when playing hockey.

In 2050 this report claims we will need to have two earths to support the needs of humans. When does the earth catch a cold and shake us all off? We need to try to live in harmony with our planet. Or get it drunk enough that it can see double! Gallows humor from me. If everyone lived the way we do in the US, the report says we would need five earths. Ouch!