tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post4763089406147616962..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Amidst the Drought, an Environmental Rant Was InevitableBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-66154277669675747532012-08-13T14:05:32.581-05:002012-08-13T14:05:32.581-05:00Ben, duly noted. And indeed, Nietzsche insists tha...Ben, duly noted. And indeed, Nietzsche insists that chaos is necessary when giving birth to new ideas. You forgot to mention that the corn murders the cows too; it's a feat to get them fat enough before the corn implodes their systems. I hereby rescind any claims of sanity. Let me know when the "Corn is Murder" hats go on sale. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-6545549843558400882012-08-13T13:07:00.973-05:002012-08-13T13:07:00.973-05:00Hey, I'm not here to help with sanity, I'm...Hey, I'm not here to help with sanity, I'm here to embrace the order of chaos theory. Aka sustainable everything, give it to nature, stop imposing our will / order on everything like playing pin the tail on the donkey blindfolded. Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-80807308504104903422012-08-13T08:49:43.727-05:002012-08-13T08:49:43.727-05:00Ben, thanks for writing this. It makes me feel bet...Ben, thanks for writing this. It makes me feel better!!! I was just counting the ways this drought has highlighted the limited nature of our water sources: saltwater intrusion far up the Mississippi as the river slows down, aquifers depleted as farmers drill ever deeper to irrigate etc. And we still have to argue with HOAs over turfgrass. Ye gods. So your rant at least helped my sanity!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-79754780909045284202012-08-11T16:16:49.092-05:002012-08-11T16:16:49.092-05:00Dr R--Well shoot, Lincoln here is building a whole...Dr R--Well shoot, Lincoln here is building a whole new arena so we can be like Omaha, and we already have two. <br />D--Certainly right, we don't have enough data to really say with certainty that this drought is affected by us--droughts happen, esp on the Plains. But that will not excuse from history when people look back at what we like we look back at the Spanish Inquisition or something. Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-78650440816880040272012-08-11T15:49:17.210-05:002012-08-11T15:49:17.210-05:00rant on!rant on!Sunnyside Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874014959042453351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-1651701478751381932012-08-11T15:38:54.981-05:002012-08-11T15:38:54.981-05:00sorry about that football stadium. Is that what st...sorry about that football stadium. Is that what started it all? <br /><br />A political campaign activist once came to my door and asked if I was liberal. I told her "Worse than that."<br /><br />-marymarydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098490616118980000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-91746253058246660932012-08-11T15:34:13.077-05:002012-08-11T15:34:13.077-05:00So many people understand what you're saying, ...So many people understand what you're saying, but too many have their heads in the sand.<br /><br />It's really astonishing to me to hear that we can expect food prices to rise due to this drought when farming is so heavily subsidized, AND I so often hear that we have stock piles of corn and wheat. Food prices have doubled in that past 10 years! isn't that enough? My salary is still marydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098490616118980000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-66204964987030890522012-08-11T10:30:45.275-05:002012-08-11T10:30:45.275-05:00We need to rethink our diet and food consumption. ...We need to rethink our diet and food consumption. We don't need a cow in every backyard. We need to move towards a plant-based diet because we know that animal consumption is a BIG part of the climate change equation. Eat more plants, eat more locally (and grow and share your own), drive less and turn down the themostat. I keep our house at 78-80 degrees during heat waves (with ceiling fans) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-7437113587505534272012-08-11T09:43:52.905-05:002012-08-11T09:43:52.905-05:00We should all be better stewards, but how, when th...We should all be better stewards, but how, when the powers that be locally, nationally, or globally can never have enough? <br /><br />Climate change - the dynamics of our atmosphere are far more complex than is put out there by media, let alone by the geography-challenged masses, including most in my field who have masters' degrees. Ditto that from "experts" on either side, who Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-25840482153764401182012-08-11T07:28:12.915-05:002012-08-11T07:28:12.915-05:00That football stadium is amazing...approved by a s...That football stadium is amazing...approved by a slight majority of voters and built by taxing all of them. <br /><br />I'm been thinking about a 2nd blog titled "Unbelieveable!" and containing my rants about those foibles of modern society that astonish me daily. And I think in you, Benjamin, that I just found a supporting author.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-85148085357242592892012-08-10T21:22:36.453-05:002012-08-10T21:22:36.453-05:00Well, at least someone commented on a "seriou...Well, at least someone commented on a "serious" post. Thanks, Les. Enjoy your houses--we have too much marginal farmland, high plains dryness, that's being converted to corn, then farmers whine (and still do ok with subsidies). I think each eastern house should have its own cow, hog, and chickens, along with corn as a green roof. Hmmmm.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-87574342178634437472012-08-10T08:52:53.792-05:002012-08-10T08:52:53.792-05:00Speaking as an Easterner, we rely on all the recta...Speaking as an Easterner, we rely on all the rectangular state's environmental brinksmanship to feed us. See, we have covered our best farmland here with fabulous houses, well-stocked shopping venues, and acres of convienient parking.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.com