Category Archives: Living next to the fault line

Napoleon III, Butter and West Marin

Posted on September 14, 2012 by John

Large cheese waiting for shipment on the platform at Fallon, West Marin in the late 1800’s Napoleon III had a huge effect on agriculture, product branding, lobbying and indeed, on the health of West Marin’s dairies. In 1869 he offered … Continue reading →

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Wrapping Up the Year

Posted on December 24, 2010 by John

Wrapping up the Year ‘Tis the season for journalists, pundits and TV hosts to serenade us with their solipsistic summary of the year’s events.  These annual wrap-ups have much in common with Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol; the opinionator serving … Continue reading →

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Carbon Conversations

Posted on July 3, 2010 by John

Carbon Conversations.  Somewhat Logically @ John Hulls 2009 For over a year I’ve been talking with John Wick about global warming, agricultural practices and carbon sequestration—he and his wife Peggy Rathmann, on behalf of the Rathmann Family Foundation, provide seed … Continue reading →

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Reindeer Really Know How to Fly

Posted on December 3, 2009 by John

People often believe supposedly scientifically based “facts” that are simply not true.  Yet, if you trace things back far enough, you can usually find the grain of truth that started people down the wrong track.   The point came up in … Continue reading →

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It’s in the mail

Posted on October 3, 2007 by John

It’s just about the time to start getting Christmas cards from overseas relatives, and I started wondering about how that works.  My cousin purchases the stamp in England, so who pays the U.S. Post Office for delivering it?  Then, while standing … Continue reading →

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Fridgerology

Posted on July 3, 2007 by John

Over my years in Marin County, just across the Golden Gate Bridge,  I’ve been to some very New Age celebrations and weddings, replete with drumming, chanting, acknowledgements of the power of the four winds and other mystic forces. All in … Continue reading →

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Baudrillard and the Barn

Posted on April 3, 2007 by John

There’s a lot of talk amongst West Marin’s latterati about preserving Giacomini’s old barn and the Park Service and some of the old-timers have weighed in on the discussion. What value does it have?  Baudrillard,  the French philosopher famed for … Continue reading →

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From Point Reyes to Red Bluff and Back

Posted on August 7, 2006 by John

With all the imbroglios in the community flaring back and forth about what our new editor is doing, who is truly organic/environmental, and is the community really sustainable, I found myself reflecting that I have lived in West Marin for … Continue reading →

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