chuck kottke

:rolleyes: Whaddaya mean it really doesn't matter what anyone on this site thinks??:stunned: You just don't know, do you?!?!:laugh3: If not mainstream, then feeder stream?

The Right to Fair Elections is the right through which all other rights are protected. We have a right to fair elections, where all qualifying candidates have equal access to, equal funding for, and equal time on the broadcast commons, the modern public square. Let the voters choose their representation from candidates on a level playing field.

Wandering off into the woods today, just thinking about how the field is dry, the grass dormant, the soil is dry, and the forest is lush and green, the second story greener still, the soil moist. Same ground, different biotic mix of plants, animals, fungi, protists, etc. I can see now what they were getting at in that Link TV film on comparing the productivity of the forest to the field. According to their interviewees, the forest beats the field for food production hands down. Theirs was chestnuts and beech canopy in England, here it's northern pin oaks and red pines, white oaks in the open. But for producing more food per hectare or acre, I can see it now. The trees are like jars with flip-top lids, taking in water when it rains, shutting the lids when it's hot and dry, and shading the forest floor keeping it cool and moist. Waxy leaves with stomates that shut in hot dry air, photosynthesis halts in intense direct sun - the wax seals in moisture; grass and cryptobiotic soil wh/ lichens and moss doesn't in the field. Grass gives up a lot of moisture. C3 vs. C4 pathway for photosynthesis, C3 grass, C4 for herbs and trees - C4 is better for our climate. All the mychorrhizal symbioses at work in the forest, feeding the root hairs of plants, supplying minerals and moisture, protecting them when it dries, all that in a harmony of sorts, the secret cooperative strategy for survival which coexists with selection of the fittest, like a layering of systems, timed and coordinated, changing dynamically and intricately woven into the tapestry of life. And a lot more thoughts than I can put here, deeper and broader than the scope of a paragraph. But then I think of the indigenous rubber tappers, Brasil nut collectors, sustainable foresters, shade grown coffee and cocoa, and how that simply makes sense, to preserve the biodiversity and retain a culture the nurtures human values for life itself, the shared appreciation of all life for it's own sake, a million gems each irreplaceable and interwoven. Feed the world we must do, but finding better ways to do it is the answer. Cropping sustainable water conserving nut brushes and trees may hold the answer in the dryer temperate areas, desalinated water using solar power in the dry horn of Africa for irrigation, put the food where it's needed, deeper values, common values, better understanding. The whole is worth more than the sum of the parts.

Help put the :heart: back in the USA. Please watch this YouTube short film: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5kHACjrdEY&feature=player_embedded]The Story of Citizens United v. FEC (2011) - YouTube[/ame] We The People, in order to form a more perfect union, establish peace, justice, and tranquility, to ensure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution. *Bring meaning back to those words; those are not just words tattooed on parchment, they are our legacy, our commitment to justice and equal representation in a government of, by, and for we Citizens. The pedestal for the Statue of Liberty is built of Egyptian and Greek architecture, the statue is a gift from the Citizens of France, and it was the work and generosity of average men and women from all walks of life who financed it, and who built it. If we cannot see ourselves as global citizens, we have surely lost our roots and our bearings in this world. Let's reflect a higher set of moral principles and rise to the occasion, for now is a time of great change in the world, and we must advance our Democracy as our neighbors in the world work to advance theirs. With Liberty, Justice, and Equal Rights for All. In Solidarity, from Chuck.

Giant pandas, all pandas, related to raccoons.. Just a thought, how niches select for the animal to be a certain way - fill the niche of a bear, get a bear. Fill the niche of a tiger, get tigers. How the universe's equations and inter-related forces have certain nodes, certain common threads that give us clues to how it all works. You can shake the universe's dice, and they roll out in patterns that defy pure randomness.

Hi Delphine! Welcome to Coldplaying! :)

:) That would make sense, though who knows what it will be like! :shrug: Could be green, could be blue. Could be 42! :laugh3:

> I'm just ahead of my time. Yea. :p Maybe I was late on LP6, but I gotcha on LP7. :laugh3: A couscous one maybe? With Sitars and Zithers and Bass Fiddles.. You want jazzy like Dave Matthews Band, that's an interesting thought! Just probably not their style though, but who knows, they like to try new things. I would guess African Rhythms, something Arabesque, something maybe Persian or Indian as well. Or maybe dolphin songs too, birds in the background, tree frogs, rustling leaves, elephants. But they've gotta make an LP7, so then LP6XLP7 = ___:laugh3: It's the meaning of it all, this supercomputer we're sitting on..

Hm, no offense, but I really can't imagine anyone teaming up with Thom Yorke! That would be different!:laugh3: Cant happen though. :P (no profanities allowed miss super special Global Moderator gal, or you'll wind up on double super-secret academic probation!)

Aww Anna, I can just imagine. :hug: But memories are the most precious things we have, and you've got some really, really precious memories of the Chicago Lollapalooza, and there will come another day! :)

;) Sure thing then! Will you be singing on LP11? :gorgeous:

:laugh3: And a doumbek and some tambourines and how about a Kemancheh? Along with the pianos, that is. ;) Hm, back-to-back acoustic albums? Information I'm not privy to! I suppose they have to be compatible, because if LP7 is ever crossed with LP6...

It's gotta be coming along soon!:laugh3: I'm sure it will be a departure from the acoustic LP6, but what do you think it will be like?

it's a good song And quite refreshing too! After listening to all the really big hits U2 has out there, sometimes it's nice to hear what their experimental songs are like. Coldplay were influenced by A-ha, so from that era, I seem to detect a little bit of A-ha in this song.

Glad you could join in Juan, Spain from all the images I've seen is quite a beautiful country! Glad you had the chance to see Coldplay at the BBK Bilbao Festival, what did you like best from their live performance?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5MBHO2oEfM]Lemon U2 - YouTube[/ame] Error #42 I've only now actually listened to it - pretty cool. :cool: Question me all ya want, I likes it!:P (some have said the album was a lemon, but I think it's pretty good actually!)

Why, oh why, does it always come to this! :laugh3: Comparing Apples and Oranges again!! One has a daughter named Apple, the other had an album called Lemon (citrus family), so that fits.. :P Hey, relax, I know, it's only rock and roll, but we like it, we like it, yes we do!!:cool:

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How does the faulty power supply make the computer eat hard drives David? Just curious, wondering what happens. I had this beast giving me troubles, so I put in a new power supply, and all's better now! Getting that fixed should cure it. ;)

:laugh3: Not exactly what I was referring to, but interesting aside! Alright, how about Coldplay's Glacial moment?:)

For some strange reason I was just thinking about giant Trojan Horses being wheeled into various parts of London, then unexpectedly all these riot police popping a down a ramp and storming out into the streets. I suppose trying to make light of difficult circumstances just past, not to damper down the seriousness of the moment any.

Have you ever seen a Joshua Tree? Joshua Tree Pictures Coldplay may have a watershed moment though! :)

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I listened to the acoustic version you made of The Scientist, and I thought you did quite well at it! :) The beginning was unique, I thought I was listening to Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, but then you switched a few chords around and played the Scientist quite admirably. You have a Colbie Calliat quality to your singing and to your voice, quite nice to listen to you! Keep on singing your heart out!! :nice:

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