Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Opium War Syndrome Continues

The Opium War Syndrome Continues

October 6, 2011

Writer and historian Amitav Ghosh writes about the Opium Wars of the later part of the 1800's, a time where not unlike today, the western world had wracked up a great trade deficit with China.  And also just like today, the dominant discourse that was proselytized like the answer to all...

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ctrp393 Re-inventing Ourselves and Our Homes

ctrp393 Re-inventing Ourselves and Our Homes

October 3, 2011

Erik Nelson moved from house to house as an urban dweller, never living in a space that he felt connected to. Until he found forest land that appealed to him and built his own home there.  Or as he explains it:  "While most people find a job and then...

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Something more than selling fruit

Something more than selling fruit

October 1, 2011

The navigation system is scolding me with its female voice in Portuguese, I missed yet another turn as I cruise passed yet another apple orchard. It's the end of September and I'm in what feels like the middle of nowhere Portugal, late for my appointment to visit the Frubaça...

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