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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Belated Delight in Gardening
Never did I imagine that I would enjoy gardening. But for the past two years, I have found a new pleasure in life. In October 2009, I moved into my own home (only the second home I’ve ever owned, having … Continue reading
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Tagged dirt, flower, garden, play, retirement, weed
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The Dangers of ‘Poverty’ as a Topic
Studying ‘poverty’ has become a popular activity within the field of international development. There are poverty specialists, pro-poor programs (which always make me wonder if the programs are designed to encourage poverty rather than overcome it), and more. CIFOR (the … Continue reading
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Tagged international development, strengths, values
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Reveling in my Access to Books
I lived for many years in places where books were not readily available—in Turkey as a child, for decades during my adult years in Indonesia, in the Sultanate of Oman for four mid-life years. Now (in my dotage), I live … Continue reading
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Tagged Borneo, Cameroon, Dayak, Dove, Geschiere, Kahn, Kalimantan, Kenyah, swidden
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Advertising my fun book about Borneo
A few years ago, my husband and I wanted to try out one of the ‘print on demand’ publishing arrangements, so, with a little help from the Center for International Forestry Research, we tried out lulu.com, and published a book … Continue reading
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Tagged 'print on demand', anthropologist, Borneo, CIFOR, conservation
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Politics again
A couple of nights ago, my husband and I watched the Republican debates on the Fox TV channel. It was a depressing evening….as we listened to the alien world view, the assumptions about life and politics that we did not … Continue reading
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Tagged Democrat, fear, politics, Republican, Tea Party
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Formal religion–some thoughts
I have never been enthralled with formal religion, and my husband’s utterly rabid atheism ensures its absence from our home. But my own beliefs include a sense of the wonder of the universe and I have some sort of vague … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, beauty, Borneo, church, community, Congregational, Dayak, God, spirit
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