Category Archives: Mad Max

Awesome

Posted on March 30, 2012 by mstansberry

Dear Trout Underground, thank you for changing the course of my life by sharing this video.

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Must Read: The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart

Posted on November 24, 2011 by mstansberry

Currently reading the most important book I’ve read in years, The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart. It’s a book for men, about fatherhood, depression, wildness, excess — told in poems, explained by one of the greatest writers working … Continue reading →

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Bizarre number of Oregon blog comments deny climate change?

Posted on February 18, 2008 by mstansberry

My life is currently mired in the climate change debate. I just finished Elizabeth Kolbert’s Field Notes from a Catastrophe. I spent the last week in Washington DC lobbying Oregonian members of congress on the issue. And I’ve been blogging … Continue reading →

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What to do with all this damn styrofoam?

Posted on January 18, 2008 by mstansberry

Quick plug for Eugene’s E-waste heroes: Yesterday I had to get rid of a giant load of Styrofoam blocks. You wouldn’t believe how much of this crap you can get stuck with if you move into a new place. Want a new … Continue reading →

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Social networking: Neural prosthesis or harbinger of the End of Days?

Posted on November 30, 2007 by mstansberry

I spend my day mining the interweb. It’s what I do for a living — I’m looking for interesting nuggets of information about the machines that provide the information. It’s very meta — a concept which is an abstraction from … Continue reading →

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Community-based economics books drive me to goat husbandry

Posted on August 20, 2007 by mstansberry

I just finished two books about deliberately supporting our local economic infrastructures to save the environment, foster community and happiness and to live healthier. The books: Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology and Deep Economy point out how hard … Continue reading →

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