G-M foods

Dr. DeGregori at U of H has an excellent wrap-up on the technology of modern food production:

http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=50

Great Reading

Just finished Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield. Terrific! I'll probably pick up his others this summer.

He's here, by the way: http://www.stevenpressfield.com/

Jackie Robinson

Trapped at home doing grades this weekend, I had the TV on. The sports channels, especially those that carry baseball, were wall-to-wall Jackie Robinson, and rightly so. I think his achievement and character become more significant as time passes in this country. However, there was NOTHING on the regular news channels. Once again, the news networks prove their utter lack of a clue.

Congratulations to MLB--you got this one right!