this is last post. finally. i have been doing other things, mostly dealing with health and balance. too much to go into here. however i intend to turn the entire blog into a book, and if you are reading it, it must have worked.
meanwhile you might want to check out modernpeasant.com to see what i've been doing since this work faded from my daily routine.
a test: i don't think this resuscitation of blog will last. too hard to type, fingers pay, image-play, better that way? yo no se, eg, forget about me trying to remember how to put mantilla over "e": maybe twitter would work better.
here's the test:
heard a snatch on NPR about the proliferation of night time electric illumination. a recent study concludes that not only does it upset our circadian rhythms but more specifically may be in some way responsible for the rise in breast-cancer(!), and if i remember correctly, such recent conditions as autism, depression, ADHD etc. some of these my imagination may have added.
sometime in the past 12 years i think i may have mentioned this possibility. the immensity of this change has always made me wonder what epiphenomena may be at work in today's world.
when i was young and not so young i lived in a number of places with no street lighting, and was continually pulled towards ambling through the dark, no flashlight, and it became sort of a habit, easy and soothing. present day paradise valley, part of phoenix arizona of all places prides itself on no street illumination, and is a relief to wonder into.
the study indicates that bright nighttime light does nothing to deter crime, but much to diminish fear of it. it adds that it is largely a function to attract customers, ie is a function of biz.
having chosen not to have a TV, i spent an unusual two nights first watching a frontline special online about cruise ships, second with no forethought rented koyannasquatsi, my favorite movie 30 years ago.
the first included stunning visuals of megastructures, moving theme parks, bowling alleys, dance auditoriums, ersatz populux restaurants escalators exterior shots of a few thousand souls lined up on five or more stories, like a motel. i was left aghast, wondering why anyone would want to "get away" by spending time in a mall or airport, or any tourist mass.
koyanasquatsi reinforced my initial impression, that it was a new narrative structure that communicated it's message as clearly as a bell thru some of the most beautiful footage ever made, a melding of sight and sound that despite no dialogue is convincing and leaves one quite clear as to why cruise ships, the tourist eco-system and social structure are blips in a fantasy that is totally destructive.
heard on radio ad:
"... costs 50% less".
less than what?
gas, housing, groceries are "worth" more or less from day to day, not to mention generation to generation.
"value", on the other hand varies from individual to individual, culture to culture.
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