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May 31, 2023

Праўда

Вось тут праўда. У нас суха. Гэта сапраўдны суха. Гэта былі 15 гадоў самай гарачай тэмпературы ў гісторыі гісторыі, і з таго моманту, як мы былі за рулём, чысціня нашай прыроды знікла. And if it’s worth anything, the word for truth in belarusian sounds remarkably like the word proud. Prauda. Continue reading
May 31, 2023

Dirty hands

Another shot over the bow by conservative thinking. That’s the thing about conservative thinkers, they always talk about everything but what is right in front of our faces. The usual tactic is to attack my body. They do not attack my work, all of these crazy things I create, they attack the body and the… Continue reading
May 28, 2023

Sunday morning meeting

Okay, let’s at least attempt to show that we are awake and alive and ready to go back to work. We are not awake or alive nor are we ready to go back to work. I understand that. I just want you to pretend. Fine. What’s the story, chief? Let’s just get some thoughts together… Continue reading
May 26, 2023

Real wealth

Wouldn’t it be something if these people that I live with knew how to tell stories? In Russian toasting, there are four toasts. For the meeting, for the friendly brotherhood, a salute to the women and then that bloody fourth toast. That is usually about to getting another bottle. Usually. Mostly. Always. But what if… Continue reading
May 26, 2023

Baby quinoa

Okay, just one more foolish thing. I am out here on a perfect afternoon for gardening. I’m lying on my custom-made gardening bench, a tool that actually makes gardening a lovely past time, and just a few minutes ago, I made the mistake and pulled up a baby quinoa. Why am I growing quinoa? Why… Continue reading
May 26, 2023

And that’s it…

Another issue is in the can and another week is in the books. Are we getting better? I think we are. I love it really. Everything I planted is growing. Not everything is as strong as I would like to see but every day there is more and more life in my boxes. We are… Continue reading
May 26, 2023

Check out the newest issue of The Utopian

There’s only a couple of columns of classifieds left to put together and issue number five is in the can. This week, we go back to the forest in search of truth and mushrooms. We argue whether Shabbos is more important than war, a nice children’s book about global warming, a bit more from The… Continue reading
May 23, 2023

A utopian Belarus

I was just thinking in a utopian manner about how to fix the problem and I saw a line. It starts simply by my making a public offering of a day’s wage for anyone who wants to work for me. I can promise about double normal wage for an hour’s work. This work of course… Continue reading
May 23, 2023

Dude!

Check this out going on right here and right now at the Utopian. I care about pollution which means I want it out of my life. I want clean air and water. Right here and right now they are debating right and wrong in an epic strugle that might mean the future of all life… Continue reading
May 21, 2023

Ballot initiative

It is up for a vote this week whether the phrase “If you can’t be reasonable, get off the planet.” should be considered reasonable for public offering. There are those who consider it violent to even suggest that another should harm themselves for the practical purpose of making the world a better place. However, there… Continue reading

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