E1H1 (or, how to combat the pigginess virus)

Remember the “Y2K” scare? Back in 2000, as you may recall, concern about the ability of certain computers systems to deal with the new century raised ominous speculation about possible societal collapse. This prompted a lot of stockpiling of dried fruits and toilet paper (not to mention ammunition)—but it also prompted some people to engage in rational and thoughtful contemplation of how we might actually cope with small- or large-scale disruptions in the many systems that we rely on for survival.

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A turning point

By Michael Chojnicki

“Alternative energy.” “Green products.” “Sustainable Design.” These new catch phrases and buzz words evoke alluring, state-of-the-art concepts such as solar photovoltaics, geothermal heating, advanced framing techniques and cellulose insulation.

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And they are off…

I Want Revenge on the outside. Strike the Gold on the inside. Casual Eyes third and the others are dropping back.

And here’s Thunder Gulch with some speed; he’s making his way forward. Now it’s Real Quiet on the outside with Join in the Dance farther back down the rail.

“When I was little, I used to get together with my friends and make lists of possible horse names,” Curren Katz told me on the phone last week. A friend of a friend and a recent NYU graduate, who now does brain imaging research, she grew up around horses and started riding “basically when I was born.”

“I think I wanted to name one Shades of Grey and another Nirvana; they were on the list.” She ended up going with Dot Com, who was Toughy in the barn.

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