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Now & Then
O ur h e a d lin e t h i s m o nth i s a
q u o te fro m Hugh Komney aka
Wavy G ra v y ( i n a l e f t hand d i s h )
He i s th e guy you saw a t W o o d s to c k
who s a id * "W hat we h a ve i n m in d i s
b r e a k f a s t i n bed f o r h a l f a m i l l i o n
p e o p l e l " Wavy was a le a d e r o f th e
Hog E arm ,w ho fe d p e o p le a t la r g e
g a t h e r in g s i n t l i e 6 0 ’ s and 7 0 ’ s .
He h a s a g r e a t bo o k o u t c a l l e d
"S o m e th in g Good f o r a C hange" and
i t s h o u ld be r e q u ir e d r e a d in g f o r
e v e r y b o d y . We met >ur. G ra v y on ce
and w a tc h e d h im p la y w i t h th e
C h i l d r e n o u t s id e a r e c o r d in g
s tu d io .
We w o u ld s u g g e s t t lie
new f o l k s i n W a s h in g to n c o n s id e r
a new c a b in e t p o s t io n f o r W avy,
S e c r e t a r y o f P e o p le , o r maybe
A s s i s t a n t U nder S e c r e t a r y o f
C h iId r e n .
The y o u n g G o v e rn o r i s g e t t i n g a
l o t o f a d v ic e th e s e d a y s a b o u t
who t o a p p o in t t o th e C a b in e t
and so h e re a re th e s u g g e s tio n s
we w o u ld l i k e t o add»
1) A t t o r n e y G e n e ra l - H i l l a r y
C lin to n .
(K e n n e d y a p p o in te d h i s
b r o t h e r , so why n o t? )
2 ) D e p t. o f A g r i c u l t u r e -
W e n d e ll b e r r y .
(He c a n grow
c o r n on c o n c r e t e . )
3) D e p t. o f E n e rg y - D e n is
H ays.
(H e h e ld t h i s p o s i t i o n
i n th e C a r t e r A d m i n i s t r a t i o n .
He i s t h e guy who p u t up th e
s o l a r p a n e ls t h a t R o n n ie had
ta k e n down and p u t i n s t o r a g e ,
th u s c o s t i n g th e t a x p a y e rs
e x t r a f o r e n e r g y , re m o v a l and
s to r a g e fe e s .
Hays i s a ls o th e
man r e s e n s i b l e f o r E a r t h D a y .)
4 ) D e p t. o f Consum er A f f a l r s -
R a lp h N a d e r. (Y o u r w o r s t n i g h t ­
mare i f you make money r i p p i n g
o f f th e p e o p le , and th e b e s t
f r i e n d th e a v e ra g e con sum e r
e v e r h a d .)
5) D e p t. o f th e I n t e r i o r -
B ru c e B a b b e t t . ( I f you a re
g o in g t o ta k e c a r e o f th e
i n t e r i o r you have t o have
g u ts .)
( I n c lu d e d i n t h i s
s e l e c t i o n i s W ilm a M a n k l l l e r
as th e head o f th e B u re a u o f
I n d ia n A f f a i r s .
She i s th e
p r e s e n t le a d e r o f th e C h e ro k e e
N a t io n and i t w o u ld seem t o be
a b o u t tim e I n d ia n A f f a i r s w ere
ta k e n c a r e o f by someone who
knows w h a t th e y a r e . )
6 ) D e p t . o f E d u c a tio n and
Human S e r v ic e s - P a t S c h ro d e r .
(S he i s to u g h , s m a r t, and s h o u ld
be g e t t i n g re a d y t o r u n f o r
P r e s id e n t s o o n .)
And f i n a l l y , some w i l d id e a s -
G ore V i d a l as A m bassador t o th e
C o u r t o f S t . Jam es, J e s s e
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U .N . , J e r r y B row n as D o m e s tic
A d v is o r , W i ll i a m b u c k le y as
D ru g C z a r , and Ross P e r o t as
E co n o m ic A d v is o r .
A ls o , i f th e m a tte r o f Supreme
C o u r t N o m in a tio n s c o w s up we
s u g g e s t D e rr e k B e l l and B a rb ra
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f o r L e o n a rd P e l t i e r .
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Of th e many tid y myths s ta n d in g in th e
way o f c o l l e c t i v e s a n i t y , none i s more
c r i p p l i n g th an t h i s :
th a t th e w orld is
f a r to o c o m p lic a te d f o r th e p e asa n t to
u n d e rs ta n d . J u s t a s a b e n e v o le n t Church
once r e c i t e d s c r i p t u r e to th o s e not a llo w ed
to re a d , te c h n o p e a s a n ts a re d a z z le d and
prodded by c h a r ts and g ra p h s, fed b i t e
s iz e d s t a t i s t i c s , and to ld th a t tech n o lo g y
i s th e o n ly a n t id o te f o r th e p o is o n s i t s
p r i e s t s and k in q s have in a d v e r te n tly fed u s .
The r a l l y i n g c ry o f th e I n d u s tr ia l Revo­
l u tio n was, M achines W ill Set Us Fro*».
Good s n rk ta k e s tim e, but manv have cone t o
do u b t th a t th e m o tiv es o f c o r p o r a te p o l i ­
t i c s a r e any w is e r th a n th ey a r e p u re . One
n e e d n 't a d v o ca te l i v i n g in cav es and gnawing
on b ark to f e e l th a t te c h n o lo g y , a t le a s t
a s p r e s e n tly p r a c tic e d , has tu rn e d o u r s p e ­
c i e s in to th e o n ly d y s fu n c tio n a l fa m ily in
th e w ild kingdom. P o ised on th e s lip p e r y
edge o f h u b r is , we a r e more p o w erfu l th an
e n liu h te n e d , more p ro d u c tiv e tlian e f f i c i e n t ,
and, if r e s u l t s a r e any in d ic a tio n , b lin d e r
by f a r th a n t a t s .
T h ere i s n o th in g in h e r e n tly e v i l w ith
a p p lie d s c ie n c e , which i s a l l th a t te c h n o ­
logy c la im s to b e . I t i s wtiat s o r t o f s c i ­
e n ce is a p p lie d , and how, th a t w ill d e c id e
(p e rh a p s su d d en ly ) how s u c c e s s fu l th e p la n ­
e t s e x p erim en t w ith h iim n ity has b een . I t
i s n o t th a t we need le s s s c ie n c e . we need
few er ru d e ly p r o f i t a b l e te c h n o lo g ic a l i n ­
t r u s t io n s in to wtiat rem ains a n a tu r a l o r d e r .
I f te c h n o logy rx*eds g u id a n c e , and few would
a rg u e t h a t i t d o e s n 't , i t co u ld do w orse
th a n t o c o n s u lt th e I C hing.
The whole p o in t o f th e Hook o f Changes
(a b in a ry sc h e m a tic o f r e a l i t y v a s tl y p r e ­
d a tin g th e s c i e n t i f i c method) i s th a t ttie r e
a r e rhythm s and c u r r e n ts in c r e a tio n w hich,
i f u n d e rsto o d and a c te d upon, p r e c i p i t a t e
p o s i t i v e change w ith minimal e x p e n d itu re o f
e n e rg y . R ig h teo u s p e r s is te n c e b r in g s r e ­
w ard, t h a t s o r t o f th in g . The I Ching
w ould, f o r in s ta n c e , fa v o r w in d n ills and
c o n s e rv a tio n o v e r h y d r o e le c tr ic darns----
no t m erely f o r th e sak e o f s im p l i c i t y and
flow , b u t a l s o o u t o f re s p e c t f o r th o s e
salm on u n ab le t o le a p te n s to r y w a lls and
dodge tu r b i n e s .
O ffe rin g hope t h a t i t ra y in d eed be p o s­
s i b l e t o behave r a t i o n a l l y in an in c r e a s ­
in g ly i r r a t i o n a l w orld w ith o u t o u t re d u c in g
o u r l i f e s t y l e s to th e p o in t w e 'r e c h ip p in g
t o o l s from o ld Pyrex---- t h i s low te c h d i s ­
c o v e ry made r e c e n tly a t Oregon S ta te U ni­
v e r s i t y . A team o f re s e a rc h f a n n e rs , led
by Ana Scope 1, f o n d th a t i f one plows o n e 's
f i e l d s a t n ig h t, 50% few »r weeds s p r o u t.
W ith m athem atics sim p le enough f o r even a
p e a s a n t to u n d e rs ta n d , i t fo llo w s th a t th e r e
c o u ld b e, tem orrew m orning, a 50% r e d u c tio n
in h e r b ic id e u se w orldw ide.
What .Scope 1 (a w m an, f o r th o s e k eep in g
s c o r e ) found in t h i s most complex o f a l l
p o s s ib le w o rld s, i s t h a t seed s o f unwanted
p l a n t s g e rm in a te o n ly when exposed to su n ­
l i g h t . For t r i v i a b u f f s , i t ta k e s about a
q u a r t e r o f a second, about, th e ex p o su re
plow ing g iv e s them. H e a d lig h ts do n o t
a l t e r th e e q u a tio n and, f o r b r o a d le a f s ,
you g e t th e some r e s u l t s i f you j u s t c o v e r
th e p lo w sh ares w ith a t a r p . On a good d ay ,
i t ' s a p r e t t y funny w o rld .
Dr. Karkeys
Ih e s e a s o n o f h e a v y w e a th e r
has j u s t s te p p e d o u t o f h is
t a x i , la d ie s and g e n tle m e n ,
h e ’ s t i p p i n g th e d r i v e r and
t a k i n g a b o r n ca se o u t o f th e
cab.
H e’ s lis t e n in g fo r a
m om ent, head c o c k e d s l i g h t l y ,
th e n w a lk in g s lo w ly o v e r t o a
f l a g p o l e and s t a r i n g up a t th e
c h a in t h a t c la n g s a g a in s t th e
h o llo w s le n d e r s p i r e .
W ith
f r u g a l g ra c e he k n e e ls and
o p e n s th e c a s e , p u l l s th e s t r a p
o v e r h i s head and c l i p s i t t o
th e t e n o r s a x .
H e’ s lis t e n in g
t o th e random r i n g i n g o f th e
c h a in as he a d j u s t s th e m o u th ­
p ie c e and sa m p le s th e r e e d , th e n
he p la y s b u r s t s o f n o t e s , as i f
th e l i n k s o f c h a in w e re s t r i k ­
in g h i s f i n g e r s .
P e d e s t r ia n s
s to p t h e i r I n t e r n a l v id e o s as
t h e i r f e e t s tu m b le , to e s r e a c h ­
in g f o r a r y th y m , th e n th e
f l u r r i e s o f n o te s s o a r and
b e llo w and we a re a l l t r a n s ­
f i x e d by th e C o lt r a n e o f s e a ­
so n s .
So b e g in s th e dram a o f w in d
and r a i n , th e fe a rs o m e , c o m f o r t ­
in g so u n d s and s i g h t s t h a t som e­
how h e a l.
I t has be en a d ra m ­
a t i c y e a r f o r many o f u s , one
t h a t be gs f o r h e a l i n g .
We ha ve
l o s t f r i e n d s , some i n t h e i r
good tim e b u t n o t , o f c o u r s e ,
in o u rs .
The p o l i t i c s o f 1992
h a v e p ro v o k e d d is m a y and d i v ­
i s i o n as w e l l as h o p e .
The gap
c o n t in u e s t o b ro a d e n b e tw e e n
th e w o r k in g p o o r and th o s e w i t h
huge c h u n k s o f d is p o s a b le i n ­
com e, m a k in g i t d i f f i c u l t fro m
e i t h e r s id e o f th e chasm t o see
th e p e o p le on th e o t h e r .
No m a t t e r , th o u g h , th e
n a t u r e o f o u r s e p a r a te n e s s i
th e s e tim e s demand u n i t y .
It
i s no doom ed, r o m a n tic q u e s t we
a r e d r iv e n t o , n o r i s i t as
s im p le as s u r v i v i n g a h a n d f u l
o f d ro u g h t y e a rs .
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