Mr. Neverdie

I watch a lot of old movies that nobody cares about any more, and this ends up filling in a lot of gaps in my cultural awareness. You would think knowing more about the world would make me more confident in my understanding of it, but you would be wrong.

Gonna indulge my latent tendencies toward romanticism and say that the Prairieland defendants are all Heroes with a capitol H whose actions have elevated them to a new category which makes them entitled to whatever they might want. They should receive standing ovations whenever they enter a space for the rest of their lives. Marble statues and grass crowns might be a bit tough to pull off, but at the very least none of them should ever have to work again.

Anyway, when I was in college I was constantly going to marches and protests against canadian and saudi mining projects in the Santurbán páramo, one of the most important ecosystems in Colombia in terms of biodiversity, and the source of drinking water of 30+ municipalities in my state, including the city I live in. Ultimately these mining proposals lost their license due to environmental regulations.

don't forget to pre-order spore coming september 7 2008

a little warm up for the day