rural life – R E A D E R

A whiteboard with the heading "Poll" and beneath that heading three names: Smith, Marx, and Wendell Berry. Smith has two stricks (votes), Marx has three, Wendell Berry has one.

Living Technology

Wendell Berry on scale and limits

"No doubt there always will be some people willing to do anything at all that is economically or technologically possible..."

September 17, 2026

A collection of hickory nuts, all brown and laying haphazardly on the ground. Some of the nuts have lots parts of their outer shells, leaving the hard, light brown inner nut. They have the same shape a pecans in the shell, but are much smaller.

23:PA81&XE8XA or Nuts from Hell

Falling nuts are a hazard in summer and fall. Might there be a way to use medical records to learn of their injuries?

November 3, 2025