When it is said that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” the “greater” means “hierarchy.” It doesn’t mean fascist domination; it means a higher (or deeper) commonality that joins isolated strands into an actual web, that joins molecules into a cell, or cells into an organism.
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution, Second Edition by Ken Wilber
From this morning’s walk…
A new accordion book, Everyday Mandala…
Reading: Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici 📚
Just as the Enclosure expropriated the peasantry from the communal land, so the witch-hunt expropriated women from their bodies, which were thus “liberated” from any impediment preventing them to function as machines for the production of labor.
My niece Shaina and their wife Bettina at the James Beard Awards last night. They were a finalist for best chef in NY. They didn’t win but just being there is an amazing accomplishment!
From this morning’s walk…
Young man wearing a sweatshirt that says…
Let it happen, the world is yours.
Not sure this isn’t the problem with most of humanity. We act as if the world belongs to us. We are of the world. We can’t possess it. But we can do a lot of damage thinking we can.
Food porn… broiled bluefish in a tomato, olive and caper compotez
Sautéed bok choy with ginger and crushed red pepper.
Reading: Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici 📚
Magic was also an obstacle to the rationalization of the work process, and a threat to the establishment of the principle of individual responsibility.
Perhaps one of the most important connotations of magic is that the world is animated, interconnected. Capitalism sought to break apart this animated world both to exploit it and to disconnect people from it so as to make them more reliable (exploitable) workers.
From this morning’s walk…
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) - IMDb… a really lovely tale in a Cinderella sort of way. Nicely done.
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) - IMDb… a really lovely tale in a Cinderella sort of way. Nicely done.
I find some of my music through Pitchfork. Generally speaking, Rap/Hip-Hop isn’t my beat so I don’t listen to a new Rap album unless it has a really high rating. 8.9 on this one. I like it…
Blessing offered on the occasion of my nephew’s high school graduation:
Traveler, your footprints
are the only road, nothing else.
Traveler, there is no road;
you make your own path as you walk.
As you walk, you make your own road,
and when you look back
you see the path
you will never travel again.
Traveler, there is no road;
only a ship’s wake on the sea.
May the road you make be long, beautiful and full of joy. There will, no doubt, be challenges and disappointments along the way, but stay true to your road and persist. And don’ t forget to enjoy the journey as you go.
From this morning’s walk…
Last night I read from my What Intelligent Life Is Made Of blog series at an open mic event. I mentioned Teilhard de Chardin, a Jesuit monk who wrote The Phenomenon of Man. Afterwards, a woman told me her grandfather had worked with him on Peking Man… an unexpected degrees of separation moment!
From this morning’s walk…
From today’s walk…
Today’s fix for the peony addicted…
And so begins our effort to eliminate plastic from our lives. We’ll start with the weekly throw away stuff from the supermarket.
The plastics industry has long hyped recycling, even though it is well aware that it’s been a failure. Worldwide, only 9 percent of plastic waste actually gets recycled. In the United States, the rate is now 5 percent. Most used plastic is landfilled, incinerated, or winds up drifting around the environment.
Classic French omelette with chives and tarragon, homemade sourdough bread with cream cheese, chive blossoms sprinkled on top.
Tarragon and chives fresh from our garden for our eggs this AM.
From this morning’s walk… flowers are from our front garden…
What’s for dinner tonight…
Striped bas in brown butter sauce and sautéed snap peas with mushrooms… all purchased at the farmers market this morning.
