It is July in Washington D.C., and my new lawn is scorching to death. Watering it seems unfair because the problem isn’t a lack of water: the problem is that the water is in the wrong place. The air has a lavish, abundant 86 percent water content that makes sweat burst from my brow when I open the door to get the mail. It just refuses to fall on my lawn. [...]
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The piece, “Wilderness Calling,” is part of KQED’s Perspectives series, where regular people make their best case on a topic of the day. While some might question if I’m a regular person, I have formed an emphatic opinion about the growing use of cellphones in the great outdoors, based on a jarring experience I had in Yosemite National Park last summer. Listen to the whole thing below. [...] I’d like to acknowledge the dojos who offered their time and expertise for “Fighting to Keep Fit,” a story I wrote in the current issue of Men’s Journal. [...] Check out the December/January issue of Men’s Journal for a story I wrote called “Fighting to Keep Fit.” I got instruction in six combat-based martial arts to determine which best serves an individual’s fitness and sports goals. [...] Skeeter enjoys the mood lighting in her blinged-out terrarium. A few years ago, my friend Simon mail-ordered a Mexican fire leg tarantula. She arrived in a vial as a wee spiderling, but after several molts and a steady diet of crickets, she measures five and a half inches across. “Skeeter” lives in a [...] In the current issue of Sierra, I have a story about a new magazine called Meatpaper. This disturbing little publication got me thinking in an elliptical way about my girlfriend Anjali. Meatpaper is memorable because it pulls meat out of the context in which we’re accustomed to seeing it. There’s no guide to the [...] Today Sierra magazine published a story I wrote about those bizarre ice pinnacles I saw on Mt. Aconcagua earlier this year. The penitentes are a fascinating phenomenon, and even better, they may play a role in saving the glaciers of the Southern Andes. Have a look… http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200711/goodgoing.asp [...] |
 David Ferris is managing editor of the Matter Network. As journalist and columnist, he explores the role of business and technology in making our world more sustainable. Learn more. |
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