Monthly Archives: May 2008

State of the Garden: May 2008

Late last year I decided that I would learn how to grow food in an urban environment. I’m not talking about pure substinence farming; I just want to gain a better understanding of what it takes to grow some of your own.

My landlord here in Brooklyn was kind enough to allow me to use [...]

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The Cult of Information

I finished Theodore Roszak’s The Cult of Information a few weeks back and am just now writing my notes. I boil the premise down to this: man needs to stop believing in (and therefore worshiping) the superiority of the computer. True, the machine can perform programmed tasks at a much higher rate than [...]

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Examining Yama, The First Limb of Yoga

I began a basic practice of Yoga several months ago, wanting to learn more about my mind’s influence over existence. It is a method that should allow one to go beyond the mere theory of how the mind works, and actually tweak the knobs. I have a long-standing fascination with various Eastern and [...]

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  • What is this?

    I'm Michael Gorsuch, and I blog here.
  • Um. Why?

    To keep myself sharp. While I've thought about tearing this thing down many times, I can't bring myself to do it. Writing, no matter how insignificant it is in the greater pool, forces me to articulate what's on my mind and allows me to see if it stands up.

    Diction has never been one of my strengths, and I hope to improve it, post by post.

  • OK. So What do you write about?

    Gosh. That's a tough one.

    Being a sysadmin by trade, I do like to write an occasional article about the craft, its pitfalls, and how it may be improved.

    Some of my writings touch on my personal existential struggle, some are about a new found interest in the natural world, and others are about my two cats. Alright, no cat posts, but not everything has to be so serious around here.