tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post1896304392105835755..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Extinction--Oklahoma, Flora, Fauna, & CultureBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-65072813126510787312010-03-18T19:28:19.840-05:002010-03-18T19:28:19.840-05:00Meredith--I may be naive, blind, egotistical, or a...Meredith--I may be naive, blind, egotistical, or all three, but I don't see the U.S. as an empire. Maybe the definition needs revamping for me to say so. There's a fine line between isolationism and empire, and both have destroyed cultures and civilizations, of course.<br />Anon--Such thinking is what's gotten us in this mess in the first place. I'll be dead, you deal with it. Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-64583180523482774152010-03-18T11:45:10.368-05:002010-03-18T11:45:10.368-05:00This post reminded me of a piece I read by E.O. Wi...This post reminded me of a piece I read by E.O. Wilson- you can read it here http://raysweb.net/specialplaces/pages/wilson.html. He has more to say on species extinction than anyone I have come across and yet he has a sense of hopefulness that keeps me from living life perched on the brink of despair. <br /><br />I love your blog image. It is exactly as I imagine Nebraska in my head.Bethanyhttp://www.thepermalife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-2819418143537462232010-03-17T00:26:19.497-05:002010-03-17T00:26:19.497-05:00Really thoughtful and interesting post. Thanks. Yo...Really thoughtful and interesting post. Thanks. Your ideas about praising in humans in humans what can ultimately lead to the destruction of so much else of the world are spot-on. And even if we mean well, there are just so blasted many of us that the rest of the world doesn't stand much of a chance.<br /><br />A few years back I went to some generic historic National Monument in northern lostlandscape (James)http://soenyun.com/Blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-63656288552713903552010-03-15T10:20:42.086-05:002010-03-15T10:20:42.086-05:00Suffice it to say that you'll be
long gone, Be...Suffice it to say that you'll be<br />long gone, Benjamin--by years if not decades-before you need worry about the sparrows and jays<br /><br /> Marci (Missoula)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-7357309994862213562010-03-13T21:49:15.283-06:002010-03-13T21:49:15.283-06:00Benjamin, such a deep and stirring post. Definite...Benjamin, such a deep and stirring post. Definitely write your book.<br /><br />I have to say that I do not think we can transition away from oil to any renewable energy resource that scientists are now aware of and maintain a society of anything like the complexity and advancement we have now. My husband is a physicist who's just finishing his phD with a grant from the Department of EnergyMeredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-78861957969232969122010-03-13T15:26:18.034-06:002010-03-13T15:26:18.034-06:00Jodi--And where, do tell, are these asshats? What ...Jodi--And where, do tell, are these asshats? What is an asshat? How does one where an asshat? Are they sold online?<br />DG--Forgiveness is a tough one. Forgetting I can do, I think. Well, how can you do one without the other. Ack.<br />Les--I know some family will expect to see 100% glorified ancestors. And while I think one should do some of that, persepctive is a necessary evil in the context Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-34057891072752214412010-03-13T13:41:43.716-06:002010-03-13T13:41:43.716-06:00Because we do what we can. Write your book. Going ...Because we do what we can. Write your book. Going to add you to my 'blogroll'. We're on the same wavelength. 'All that is needed for evil to prevail, is for good men (and women)to do nothing' DianaDiana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-13074776151402366772010-03-13T05:59:37.959-06:002010-03-13T05:59:37.959-06:00I saw a similar "after-oil" program and ...I saw a similar "after-oil" program and it was not a pretty picture. We have known for decades what the ecological consequences of petroleum are, but unfortunately I think we will only quit oil when it becomes economically unviable. Despite Frances' idiots shouting "drill baby drill", the oil age will end, and we can deal with it now to minimize the pain, or deal with itLeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-43295082699584848242010-03-12T22:58:05.944-06:002010-03-12T22:58:05.944-06:00Of course, write your book! The answers are as com...Of course, write your book! The answers are as complex as the problems, but you do what you can to make your part of the world a better place. Teach a child to love, help a plant to grow, cause somebody to smile. Forgive. And you will have done your part.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-82509136254815885612010-03-12T20:31:09.236-06:002010-03-12T20:31:09.236-06:00I did my masters thesis on the late Canadian novel...I did my masters thesis on the late Canadian novelist Timothy Findley, Benjamin. He was concerned about many of the things that you write about here, and wrote about his concerns via his novels, short stories, and plays. His mantra was 'Against Despair,' yet he wrote some darkly probing stories. I'm with Tatyana. Write your book. I can't say 'all will be all right', but ifAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-86025931863918656032010-03-12T16:06:55.679-06:002010-03-12T16:06:55.679-06:00Hmm, interesting and almost personal: I am Russian...Hmm, interesting and almost personal: I am Russian, my husband is from Oklahoma... Write your book.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-2678085142152108172010-03-12T13:22:32.151-06:002010-03-12T13:22:32.151-06:00Scott--When you do post something, it's someth...Scott--When you do post something, it's something worth reading. You're a quiet student I have who is shy and never speaks up in class, but when he forces himself to so so one a week, wow. Yup, looking for carex--want a new carex / actaea bed out front (goodbye hostas and astilbe and lungwart). I'll look up that sedge, thanks!<br />Liza--I hope not. Geeze. Uncurl yourself and go Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-25556252101448588812010-03-12T10:35:22.798-06:002010-03-12T10:35:22.798-06:00[curled in a ball, rocking back and forth.][curled in a ball, rocking back and forth.]Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-52959642586867448562010-03-12T00:50:21.903-06:002010-03-12T00:50:21.903-06:00Thanks for including my barely literate blog in yo...Thanks for including my barely literate blog in your list ! Your blog is very enriching, thanks for spending time on us. I go a little crazy browsing all the amazing nature blogs out here, what wealth. I read something on yours recently that you were looking to plant a patch of Carex (sedges) and I want to recommend Carex brevior which is available at Prairie Moon Nursery as seed. I have grown a Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668953843259894555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-6896018417673196952010-03-11T21:14:24.344-06:002010-03-11T21:14:24.344-06:00Frances--oh my yes, morons! Is there any negative ...Frances--oh my yes, morons! Is there any negative to becoming free from oil? Any? Argh. Thank goodness nature doesn't need us. Too bad we need it in more ways than we realize.<br />WA--Deal, we're even. But I doubt you've lost hope, looking at your recent images.<br />Allan--Actually, they were government pawns. The U.S. government gave railroads huge tracts of land, hundreds of milesBenjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-40818176113320118682010-03-11T20:30:40.400-06:002010-03-11T20:30:40.400-06:00Oh goodness (I hope). I'm going to go with fai...Oh goodness (I hope). I'm going to go with fairegarden on this one. And look into 100 acres with a tent... even though it is raining.Elizahttp://www.appalachianfeet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-80226222051273351572010-03-11T19:16:51.461-06:002010-03-11T19:16:51.461-06:00Do not be so harsh on your ancestors. They were no...Do not be so harsh on your ancestors. They were not government pawns or willing participants in the destruction of nature. When they arrived in the USA, there was more flora and fauna in the wilderness than humans could imagine or needed. All living things were expendable. What we call destruction they considered survival. It is unfair to hold them responsible.allanbecker-gardenguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249183285802762125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-51555228164226167502010-03-11T15:36:55.676-06:002010-03-11T15:36:55.676-06:00OK, we're even Mr. Sunshine.
I ruined your l...OK, we're even Mr. Sunshine. <br /><br />I ruined your lunch and you destroyed any hope I had left.wiseacrehttp://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-45818503625897791392010-03-11T14:00:03.859-06:002010-03-11T14:00:03.859-06:00You are right to be worried, Benjamin. But don...You are right to be worried, Benjamin. But don't you, on some level, believe that man has always had these sorts of thoughts? That the end is near? I think it is inherent in our makeup, part of the worry genes that help alert us to dangers. My own take is, the earth will survive very well without us and our interference, it doesn't need us messing up things. Cultures change in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com