Friday, February 27, 2004

Utne Just got my first issue of Utne after about a ten year lay-off.  I used to subscribe to the magazine back during my college days (wow -- it's been over ten years since I was in college -- fark I'm old!), but let the subscription slide as I slid into minimum wage employment when my time came to enter the fabled Real World.  But then a few weeks ago I noticed that you could order magazine subscriptions through Amazon.com, and since I've been getting a tad bored with the magazines I've gotten for years, I decided to spruce up my periodical palette and find something new.  Hence Utne back on the magazine rack, and from the looks of the cover, one I'll get a lot of enjoyment out of. Even better than the cover, and the articles it covers, is the Utne Directory in the back.  Holy crap!  This is one eclectic bunch of sites, shops, and readings.  Here's a quick taste of what jumped out at me: International Institute for Humane Education:  Here's where I find out I've been an inhumane teacher all this time.  No surprise there if you're one of my former students. Nude:  Certified Organic Lubricant.  Great on baked potatoes, too! Abayudaya:  The Music of the Jews of Uganda.  African Jews bringing it hardcore.  No cd collection is complete without. Guava Magazine:  Helps independent women see the world.  Sorta like the Navy, but different. Trees of Antiquity:  Antique fruit trees.  Huh?  I thought a tree wasn't an antique until it was a coffee table or a dresser.  And really old.  Like from the 80's. Now if those sites don't change your outlook on life for at least a few minutes, then I give up. Either that or you can stare at this picture that Marcela passed along to me.  She got it via her roommate, Kelly from Alaska, and frankly, it's the most disturbing thing I've seen all day.  Thanks Kelly. 9:21:12 PM     |

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