A do-it-yourself bike path A response to Lars H. Johnson’s ending quote as follows: “And while you’re at it, see if you can’t get [Mayor] Leni to spare some change for a few more bike paths. If this letter has disturbed anyone, I apologize. Just remember, the pen is mightier than the sword — but … Read more
Hello, Asheville. It’s me again. This time I’m feeling nostalgic, which is not a good thing for Zen Master types. Masters are supposed to live in the moment, unattached. By that logic, every person at a certain point in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease becomes a Master — since, at that point, they forget all … Read more
Sierra Club founder John Muir, raised a Scots Calvinist, learned to see the natural world as “the hospitable, Godful wilderness,” rather than a fallen state where evil and darkness reside (as the doctrines of his Christian upbringing had taught). Other followers of orthodox Christianity also have wrestled with a perceived conflict between the doctrines of … Read more
