SAGA DE LOS SIGLOS

As the plants reach 5 and 6 weeks of age it is the middle of May. As it were, we are also in the middle of the US. In my life, in this...

“I have no way of knowing whether the events that I am about to narrate are effects or causes.”  --Jorge Luis Borges One decade ago I...

Time to "pot up" Most seeds sprouted and my flats were coming along nicely by 15 April. There were a few small hitches. My initial...

There was frost and a blizzard but culture must contest nature (except when cultivating plants because they're part of it). The Mole...

Some people grow salsa gardens--tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic, cilantro. I am growing a mole garden. In reality, mine is a salsa...

This week I read an article considering the "Meaning and Meaninglessness of Genealogy" by molecular biologist Nathan Lents, Ph.D. He has...

A friend reminded me in the wake of 17 March that there are two times when everyone is Irish (or, rather, becomes momentarily Irish if...

One (slightly) academic essay. Just one. We don't often ponder what we mean by "history." I propose 4 ideas, all of which will surface by...