Eating Animals
Why should a horny man have less right to rape an animal than a hungry person to kill one and eat it? It’s easy to dismiss this question, but very hard to answer.
Bikes over Cars – 9 Ways to Effect a Cultural Shift
This is the second of two articles that argues for prioritizing bikes instead of cars. The first gave six reasons biking is better than driving. This article will describe 9 small adoptable policy/community actions we can introduce to upend society’s nasty transportation default.
Bringing Up Bébé
Overall, French child-raising seems more civilized than the American model that Druckerman describes, that being the “helicopter parent.” I don’t fully recognize it from my childhood. But if that is what mainstream American child raising is nowadays, the French method is way less fatiguing for parents and results in better-behaved, happier children.
Basque Country Honeymoon
We were lucky. The week we chose was one of unseasonal warmth (20 degrees!) and dryness near Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
We set out on daily hikes, easy ones from a guidebook called “Les Sentiers d’Emilie” that we found in our Airbnb. I was generally in charge of choosing the destination. I aimed for those of around 3-4 hours and enough of an elevation gain that we would feel challenged.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha is an orphan narrative and reserved romance based in Imperial Japan before World War II. It recounts the life of Chiyo, later Sayuri, as she grows from poor fisherman’s daughter to one of the most in-demand Geishas of Gion.
Apps and Applications of 2022
This post is a snapshot of some of the apps and applications that I have on my computer and smartphone. It updates my post from 2021 on the same subject: 26 Useful Apps and Applications.
4 Great Reasons to Move to Ithaca, NY
Ithaca, NY is best known for its connection with Cornell University. Aside from that connection, it is a typical small to mid-sized upstate New York city with a large student population (relative to permanent residents.) It also has a reputation for being politically liberal – though as a former resident I wonder if that reputation is really merited.
3 Axioms of a Vegan/Vegetarian Diet
There is a growing body of research that points towards a more plant-based diet being good for 1. your personal health, and 2. reducing your environmental impact. Besides, it’s undeniable that abstaining from eating meat and dairy will reduce the number of animals that suffer unnecessarily.
How often do you get to do three good things with one simple action?
Culture Shock! 19 Observations from Living in France – 1/3
This is the first of three articles covering some of the differences I’ve noticed after three years living in France. What I’ve listed below are some of the most obvious differences though they are far from the most significant.