Food for thought
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I've changed. I'd hope so.
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Riding Horses
Living on an island farm wasnāt in the plan. It sounds like something out of an indie movie, but there I was, sharing space with a bunch of animals and a horse named Camila. A small horse, probably a pony (?). Her main job was keep the grass low and turn it into manure, thatāsā¦ Read more
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Hacking My Garden
I couldn't talk myself out of believing a lawn should look like a carpet, so I delegated. Read more
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Whoās on their payroll? What your Council Members donāt want to share.
Hereās what happened with an experiment I ran with the new council members in 2016. In FlorianĆ³polis, each council member had a gross monthly budget of R$15,759.66/month to hire between 4 and 10 advisors. To promote transparency and public participation, in early November 2016, I sent an email suggesting they adopt an open and transparentā¦ Read more
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It was a great pleasure listening to you, Reshma.
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An Idea That Wouldn't Let Me Sleep
So I emailed it to Fraser, which is how I deal with most of them. Read more
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The meat has been overcooked
It gives me chills to imagine a global and personal revolution starting so simply, so immediately, just by stopping the eating of dead animals. A tiny gesture with a giant impact. Fire the barbecue chef living inside you ā the one who insists, the one who pretends not to hear. Because the meat, honestly, hasā¦ Read more
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Then I heard other people
I built an opinion from TV reports while sitting on a comfortable couch, throwing out clever lines triggered by nothing more than a raised eyebrow. Then I heard other people repeating the same rehearsed phrases, and it hit me, those thoughts werenāt mine. It hurt. So I went quiet and started rebuilding. I learned anā¦ Read more
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I don't work with Captain Ahabs
A tip to all the Captain Ahabs out there: Read more
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Missing Letters
I received, 500 years later, a letter from a traveler (Pero de MagalhĆ£es Gandavo) who once wandered through a place vulgarly called Brazil. Among his writings, this observation caught my attention: Oh, Gandavoā¦ I wish we had kept our lives without those letters. Read more