George's notes on wholes and the parts that love them
Oh my, the lower classes
“They All Just Went Away” by Joyce Carol Oates.
A summary of the essay is here.
This essay was first published in 1995 in the New Yorker.
The New Yorker’s abstract for the essay characterizes it as a story about abandoned houses.
Posted in Book Discussion.
– March 24, 2010
Here is the the text of John Muir’s essay, Stickeen.
Stickeen, crossing the bridge
It’s the story of a wild man and a tame dog. Continued…
Posted in Book Discussion.
– March 18, 2010
This post kicks off a new book, “Best American Essays of the Century” Edited by Joyce Carol Oats and Robert Atwan.
The first essay from this book and the topic of this post, is “Corn-pone Opinions”, by Mark Twain. Continued…
Posted in Book Discussion.
– March 18, 2010
You may have noticed that I have skipped writing posts on the last 11 chapters from Predictably Irrational. Continued…
Posted in Book Discussion.
– March 17, 2010
A Fallacy?
The subtitle of this chapter is:
“Why the Price of Pearls–and Everything Else–Is Up in the Air.”
Posted in Book Discussion.
– December 8, 2009
Chapter Two of “Full Vigor Forestry” answers the question: “What is a Full Vigor Forest”?
Chapter one argues that resources are most productivity managed when long term consequences of management choices are borne by the managers. More colorfully, Mr Birkemeier argues for a shift from an “Eat what you can kill” to a “Eat what you can grow” mindset.
Posted in Book Discussion, Forestry.
– December 8, 2009
Ronald Coase
This is the first installment of my commentary on the book “Full Vigor Forestry: Sustainable Forest Management from the Forest Owner’s Point of View”, second edition (2003) by Jim Birkemeier.
Posted in Book Discussion, Forestry.
– December 5, 2009
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The Truth about RelativityWhy Everything Is Relative–Even When It Shouldn’t BeChapter 1 of Predictably Irrational is about measurement standards. |
Posted in Book Discussion.
– November 29, 2009
This post kicks of reading “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions” by Dan Ariely.
Posted in Book Discussion.
– November 19, 2009
What do you get when you cross a Dura-Fork with a Wonder-Fork?
Posted in Gemba.
– November 6, 2009
