-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Carol J. Colfer on On Warriors, Men and Gender Studies
- Linda (i.e. dougnlinda) Vliet on On Warriors, Men and Gender Studies
- Rich Stewart on On Political Involvement in the US
- Mac Marshall on Men in Pink: American Football, From a Woman’s (Semi-Anthropological) Perspective
- Dean Harris on The Quarterback of Chaos
Archives
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- August 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- June 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- June 2011
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: May 2012
The Inexplicable Menace in a Seemingly Neutral Object
Monica Wood’s suggestion (in The Pocket Muse: Endless Inspiration), to write about an ‘inexplicable menace in a seemingly neutral object’ intrigued me. It reminded me of my own rather extreme irritation—based on a sense of inequity, a kind of menace—with … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, agroforestry, development, Ghana, Indonesia, Malawi, matriliny, menace, patriliny, population, regression analyses, Sumatra, tenure
Comments Off on The Inexplicable Menace in a Seemingly Neutral Object
Women (and Non-White Men) at the Top (or Not?)
For two decades, I’ve been involved with the CG system—-that’s the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, an umbrella body that supervises some 15 or so international agricultural research centers. One of the Directors General (DGs) is about to leave; … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged CGIAR, developing country scientist, Director General, equity, justice, woman
Comments Off on Women (and Non-White Men) at the Top (or Not?)
Spring has Sprung–at Last
We had a lovely respite, beautiful blue skies, warm temperatures, for a week in late March. Then the winter that had never truly come hit us in April. This pseudo-winter is only now beginning to abate. Yesterday (and today) again … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, flower, garden, Indonesia, New Zealand, Oklahoma, pavlova, pineapple, strawberry, Turkey, vegetable, weeds
Comments Off on Spring has Sprung–at Last