Lousy housepets
New to my blogroll today is Letter from Hen Waller written by a couple recently transplanted to Portland, OR who are making a go at the slow-food, small footprint lifestyle. (Jank, don’t miss the pig roast done on a spit turned between the bottom brackets of two bike frames)
I’m actually recommending it based on the only other piece I’ve read so far — a well-told story about chickens, permits, and the meaning of neighborhood.
It made me feel naive in my hope for community. I know that I do not have great skills in this area. I, like many people in my generation, did not grow up in place. But I also reject my neighbor’s representation that what neighborhoods are about is not bothering anyone. I fear that this definition is what has resulted in the culture of deep alienation we live within.
6 Responses to “Lousy housepets”
Comment from calvin
Time April 20, 2006 at 1:38 am
im drunk right now. just wanted to let you know that ive been read the illuminatus book. im on about page 62, and im starting to question reality.
Comment from KMc
Time April 20, 2006 at 8:14 am
Sweet, dude. fnord
Comment from patrick
Time April 30, 2006 at 7:52 pm
hey folks. thanks for the link. we moved to http://www.henwaller.com today.
regards
patrick
Comment from KMc
Time July 26, 2006 at 1:49 pm
an update on the chicken situation and some more good thoughts on neighborhood.
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Comment from jank
Time April 19, 2006 at 11:04 am
The bike – the solution to, and cause of*, all of life’s problems.
The guy’s got a great point, though. There’s a difference between not bothering anyone and living in “deep alienation”. Look forward to perusing it.
*Assuming that you’ve reached the stage in your life where you’re sharing a household budget, and bike-related expenditures over a certain amount, say the amount required to get a new hardtail or a killer new set of wheels, must be bounced off of a partner more concerned with food and clothes for the rugrats.