Hypocrisy vs. Rewilding
Inevitably those-who-rewild will find themselves attacked as hypocrites by those who don’t understand rewilding: “If you hate civilization so much, why don’t you go live in the woods?”
Tag: rewild
Urban Scout: Back to the Basics
This week I decided to go back to the basics of Urban Scout, remind myself why and where I came from and do some performance art! So I camo’d up, grabbed my trusty bow-drill and headed out to the Last Thursday event on Alberta Street.
How to Trap a Rat
Rats have invaded our compost bin. They have chewed holes through the plastic and have a network of tunnels that now spread beyond the compost. I don’t really mind much. It seems that the Squirrel likes the rat hole, because while it can’t fit through it entirely, it can pull out scraps or eat the …
My New Old Life in the Land of Ports
I moved back to Portland some time ago now. I don’t really like living in Portland, but all of my friends live here, and all the cultural rewilding opportunities happen here, blah blah blah you’ve heard it all before. Lately, I really feel the weight of toxicity in the city (perhaps all those wi-fi signals …
Willow Soaking Pool
This year I’ve really felt inspired to work on baskets. The key to building fluency with any skill starts with a good “setup”. Aside from having the materials to make a basket, you need a soaking pool to make them soft and moveable again after drying. Since I don’t live near a natural body of …
Cool blogs to check out:
I came across these two cool blogs this week. Paleotool The Oko Box
Wikipedia Entry?
Dear Internet, I think it’s time for me to have a wikipedia entry, no? Please make it so. Thanks, Urban Scout
Rewild or Die on Culture Change
Great review of my book by Keith Farnish on CultureChange.org. Thanks Keith!
Rewild Camp in Spokane
Doing a little rewilding up in Spokane on Thursday. Check the details here: http://spovangelist.com/rewild-or-die/
Book Review: “The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations”
The Starfish and the Spider feels like an anecdotal book about decentralization. Written for stupid corporate fat cats, the book can feel rather sluggish and boring at times; talking about making profits and technology. But overall the idea of decentralization comes across pretty well, even if it leaves you feeling unsatisfied in terms of its …
Scout Discovers Lost Ishmael Chapter!
The original Ishmael by Daniel Quinn contained a vague chapter on resistance, but the publishing company would not allow it, instead they made him focus solely on “changing minds”. Here is what Ishmael really thought about this! Â