2006-09-24-pine-press

#

Pine Press Musi c

September 24, 2006

#

In this issue…

From the Editor………………...………………………………...…...2 Go to NASCO Institute!........................................................................3 Cloud Cult Brings Environmental Education Together with Music and Art…………………………………………………………….......4 Getting Stuck……………………………………………………..…...5 Jam Bands Suck…………..……………………………………...…..6 Teen Angst………………………………………………………….....8 Chaos in the Kitchen………..…………………………………….....9 From the Board…………………………………..………………....12 Babble………………………………………………………………..13 Co-op Calendar…………..………………………………...……….14 Next Issue………………………………………………………..…..15

From the Editor…

Dear Friends, Thinking about the them of this issue brought up a lot of memories and emotions for me. As I edited the articles and drew the illustrations, I recalled the eight years I spend playing Viola in the school orchestra, attempting to teach myself to play the piano so I could be the next Fiona Apple, singing show tunes when I was home alone, and the time a Spice Girls song made me cry. And all this reminded me that music plays a profound role in our lives. Certain songs serve as bookmarks, taking us back to both good and bad times. I know I’ll always think of my freshman year at MSU when I hear “Get Low” by Lil’ John. Whatever music reminds you of, I think you’ll find this issue quite interesting. There are articles about how Jam Bands Suck and how environmental education is related to music and art, and much, much more.

A quick note about the Viola jokes at the bottom of certain pages: Violists are the rejects of the orchestra and are constantly teased. As a result there are a ridiculous number of viola jokes, all of which imply that violist are morons and that the viola sounds made. (neither of which are true, I might add!) I have included a few viola jokes for your enjoyment.

With Love and Squalor, Laurel Koenig

#

Want to meet a lot of really cool coopers from all over the country and learn more about co-operative living?

If the answer is yes, you should comsider attending NASCO Institute!

Scholarships are available from SHC and if you sign up soon, Institute will only cost you $50!

What are you waiting for?!?

Bring your $50 to the SHC office today to sign up for NASCO Institute!

#

Cloud Cult Brings Environmental Education Together with Music and Art / Brandon Knight

Nominated as "Artist of the Year" by the Minnesota Music Awards, Cloud Cult’s message means just as much as the music they make. Cloud Cult's latest album "Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus" debuted on the college radio charts at #3 just under Cold Play. Cloud Cult has managed to succeed not just as musicians but as activists as well. Cloud Cult donates to American Forests to plant enough trees to absorb all of the CO2 the band generates on tours. Cloud Cult's CDs and posters are made from 100% post-consumer recycled materials and nontoxic soy ink. Cloud Cult Donates to Native Energy to power shows, hotels and all electricity the band uses with Wind Power.

Singer/songwriter Craig Minowa's environmental politics have been covered by a variety of media across the country, everywhere from VH1 to the Washington Post to the LA Times. During his time in college, Minowa was pursuing his degree in Environmental Science, and for a paycheck, he was shining shoes, driving an ice cream truck, fixing toilets and dressing up as Barney the dinosaur at kids birthday parties. All the while, he volunteered for a variety of nonprofits ranging from Clean Water Action to Citizens for a Better Environment and Greenpeace. Minowa said this about his college years, "I had a lot of unrealized dreams about bringing environmental education together with music and art."

Minowa also is the founder of Earthology Records. Founded on Earth Day, 1991. Earthology is a national network of over a thousand environmental musicians, visual artists, writers, and performance artists, whose goal is to use art and entertainment, coupled with environmental education, as a tool for inspiring and motivating citizens to become involved in the environmental movement. Earthology's mission is to educate citizens about environmental issues in a palatable and entertaining format.

-Earthology Records is a not-for-profit environmental record label.

-Earthology Records offers environmentally and socially friendly CD replication services at reduced rates for struggling artists -Earthology Records uses 100% recycled/ reclaimed jewel cases -Earthology Records uses recycled content papers, with nontoxic soy inks.

-Earthology Records uses a CD replication process that involves recycling of CD cut scraps into milk cartons.

-Earthology Records studios have an environmentally friendly design, with 100% recycled plastic lumber, soundboards made of Homasote (100% recycled newspaper), and reclaimed lumber. The flooring & decks are made from 100% postconsumer recycled plastic (PET). The studio is located on 11 acres of prairie, wetlands, woods, and an organic herb/vegetable farm. All heat and cooling is provided sustainably via a geothermal system. Electricity is provided by wind power (via Allete's Wind Sense Program) -Earthology Record's shrink wrap is made of nontoxic low density polyethylene, instead of toxic polyvinyl chloride. Earthology's shrink wrap will soon be made of 100% biodegradable corn cellulose.

To learn more about Cloud Cult or Earthology Records go to: Cloudcult.com (free mp3’s) Earthology.net

How do you keep a Violin from being stolen? Put it in a Viola case.

#

Getting Stuck/Tommy Simon, Vesta I figured out at a Labor Day baseball game that my parents took me to that in order to get through a hot baseball game on the hard plastic chairs I needed to move my ass every few minutes to avoid getting stuck to the chair. Nothing is as uncomfortable as a sweaty and sticky ass that molded itself to the chair for three innings, only to accidentally move and realize that my pants and underwear attached themselves to my ass.

Everything feels like it’s in the wrong place, and it itches. It’s like a hamburger that had been left on the grill for too long. The longer it burns, the more it gets stuck to the grill, but if you flip it regularly, it cooks evenly.

My Dad told me to listen to the music that they played at the baseball game because they play songs to indicate the nationality of the player coming to bat. If he was Black, they played rap. If he had a Mexican sounding name, they played more of a salsa. The couple white guys on the team were introduced with either bluegrass or a metal power ballad. I don’t know if I would have noticed this, I was too busy making sure my ass didn’t get stuck to the seat. I was impressed, but not really surprised, both my parents are musicians, and always have been able to appreciate that music can say a lot about a situation.

On their recommendation, one of the first C.D.s I bought, back in the third grade, was the Woodstock C.D. I liked the anti-war song by Country Joe McDonald because he said, “fuck” a lot, which is a big deal at eight years old. There were catchy sing-along-able lyrics like, “1, 2, 3 what are we fighting for? Don’t ask me I don’t give a damn, next stop is Vietnam.” A friend’s Mom called my Mom concerned that when her son came over to my house we listened to inappropriate music. My Mom told me to make sure I didn’t play that song when that friend came over, and we just left it at that.

Recently, my Dad’s been humming that song to himself. I think, like most people his age, he is waiting for some new folk musicians to come along and sing songs against the Iraq war. He knows that music is powerful. I try telling him that he won’t hear those musicians when he only listens to the classic rock station on his drive to work and back, but he doesn’t get it. He is a lawyer, and a good one, which is why I never have to worry about getting arrested at demonstrations because I know that though he might be upset with me, he will not only bail me out, but also provide pro bono legal support.

Country Joe’s song was successful because there was an almost mainstream cultural feeling that wanted musicians like him. The song really isn’t that good, I still think the best part is that he yells fuck a lot, otherwise it’s just a few simple chords and some cliché lyrics. So, my Dad may be right about music, but I think I am right too, in order to not get stuck; we can’t just sit on our ass.

What’s the difference between a Violin and a Viola? 1. A viola burns longer. 2. A viola holds more beer. 3. you can tune a violin.

#

Jam Bands Suck

Jason Fielder, Vlach-Bower I fear writing this article because I fear what articles it is going to be surrounded by.

Regardless, being a member of the co-op system I know that many things put me as an outsider and I gotta speak up for the minority opinion. I don't smoke, I don't drink alcohol (or caffeine for that matter), I don't do drugs and I'm gonna say it - I fucking hate jam bands. Now, your freedom to listen to such music is just fine by me, but listening to blues riffs and guitar solos for hours on end is not fun and it does not change the world.

Maybe I'm making an assumption about people in the co-ops but listening to phish while getting high is not going to make the pentagon levitate off the ground, its not going to clean up the environment, and it certainly isn't going to make anyone love each other. In fact it puts me in a murderous rage.

Are we really progressive or Let me tell you a personal story. Last year my band rocked and didn't jam at a co-op party. We play a kind of punk rock that didn't seem to be too popular with most of the people there. Alright, one really liked us, but I arenowe just don't think anyone hated us either. Anyway, we made the mistake of letting the party planners use our PA. They repaid us by having us play first. I then left to hang out with some friends and came back at 2am and the pretending? party was still going. I saw a bunch of kids dancing to a certain jam that will remain nameless and they played for hours. Now maybe I just have a short attention span from being brought up on 1minute punk songs, but even a band that I love a lot - I can't watch for more than 1 hour. It just gets boring as hell and when its a jam band, I get really bored. I watched people dance this whole time in their drunken euphoria and decided not to kill anyone cause they looked like they were having a good time and the band seemed to be pretty nice people.

Plus it turns out that killing doesn't fit in my moral code. Regardless I am curious as to what attracts people to this music.

I always thought that co-ops were a place for more "progressive" people. I don't know how many college republicans we have in the system (for those of you out there by the way...um...fuck you) or how many racists or homophobes we have either (and by the way, fuck those people too) but I figure many of those people wouldn't want to be in the co-ops and the residence would be interested in the "social movement" element of the co-op idea. So I figured maybe these people really are into the progressive ideas or image of jam bands.

The idea of freedom, peace or whatever it is jam music is about. However, seeing all these people drinking their corporate brewed beer, leaving the house and yard area a mess, and gyrating to this music I can't stand - I failed to see what was so progressive about it. Now I know what you are saying...I'm a party pooper. Its true, though I've never gone to a co-op and pooped in someone's laundry during a party. I really don't have a problem with people having fun, but I failed to see what is appealing about this music besides dancing around and simply having a good time before they do find someone to have sex with.

So I'm wondering, has jam band music become like modern hip hop and been commercialized to mean nothing and lost its roots due to popularization and consumerism? I've heard complaints from women in the co-op system about how they've been treated by men at co-op parties: are we really progressive or are we just pretending? Are our houses really environmentally friendly? Are we giving back to the community that we live in, or are we just going through the motions and having the image? When you graduate from college and move out of the co-ops will you hang up your hemp necklace in the back of the closet and just remember the parties? Or are you going to be an example to all the rich kids from grand rapids, grosse pointe and sterling heights and show them that there is an alternative to all the national chains on grand river and the environmentally damaging examples of sprawl called the northern tier? That or you can enjoy your cheap rent and your "crazy" college years. I have no clue how I started trying to tell everyone that jam bands suck and got to this. Regardless, jam bands are horrible. If you feel different, write an article.

#

I fear writing this article because I fear what articles it is going to be surrounded by.

Regardless, being a member of the co-op system I know that many things put me as an outsider and I gotta speak up for the minority opinion. I don't smoke, I don't drink alcohol (or caffeine for that matter), I don't do drugs and I'm gonna say it - I fucking hate jam bands. Now, your freedom to listen to such music is just fine by me, but listening to blues riffs and guitar solos for hours on end is not fun and it does not change the world.

Maybe I'm making an assumption about people in the co-ops but listening to phish while getting high is not going to make the pentagon levitate off the ground, its not going to clean up the environment, and it certainly isn't going to make anyone love each other. In fact it puts me in a murderous rage.

Are we giving back to the community that we live in, or are we just going through I always that co-ops were a place for more "progressive" people. I don't know how many college the thought motions republicans we have in the system (for those of you out there by the way...um...fuck you) or how many racists orand homophobes we have either (and by the way, fuck those people too) but I figure many of those people having the wouldn't want to be in the co-ops and the residence would be interested in the "social movement" element of theimage? co-op idea. So I figured maybe these people really are into the progressive ideas or image of jam bands.

The idea of freedom, peace or whatever it is jam music is about. However, seeing all these people drinking

Let me tell you a personal story. Last year my band rocked and didn't jam at a co-op party. We play a kind of punk rock that didn't seem to be too popular with most of the people there. Alright, no one really liked us, but I don't think anyone hated us either. Anyway, we made the mistake of letting the party planners use our PA. They repaid us by having us play first. I then left to hang out with some friends and came back at 2am and the party was still going. I saw a bunch of kids dancing to a certain jam that will remain nameless and they played for hours. Now maybe I just have a short attention span from being brought up on 1minute punk songs, but even a band that I love a lot - I can't watch for more than 1 hour. It just gets boring as hell and when its a jam band, I get really bored. I watched people dance this whole time in their drunken euphoria and decided not to kill anyone cause they looked like they were having a good time and the band seemed to be pretty nice people.

Plus it turns out that killing doesn't fit in my moral code. Regardless I am curious as to what attracts people to this music.

their corporate brewed beer, leaving the house and yard area a mess, and gyrating to this music I can't stand - I failed to see what was so progressive about it. Now I know what you are saying...I'm a party pooper. Its true, though I've never gone to a co-op and pooped in someone's laundry during a party. I really don't have a problem with people having fun, but I failed to see what is appealing about this music besides dancing around and simply having a good time before they do find someone to have sex with.

So I'm wondering, has jam band music become like modern hip hop and been commercialized to mean nothing and lost its roots due to popularization and consumerism? I've heard complaints from women in the co-op system about how they've been treated by men at co-op parties: are we really progressive or are we just pretending? Are our houses really environmentally friendly? Are we giving back to the community that we live in, or are we just going through the motions and having the image? When you graduate from college and move out of the co-ops will you hang up your hemp necklace in the back of the closet and just remember the parties? Or are you going to be an example to all the rich kids from grand rapids, grosse pointe and sterling heights and show them that there is an alternative to all the national chains on grand river and the environmentally damaging examples of sprawl called the northern tier? That or you can enjoy your cheap rent and your "crazy" college years. I have no clue how I started trying to tell everyone that jam bands suck and got to this. Regardless, jam bands are horrible. If you feel different, write an article.

What do a SCUD missile and a Viola player have in common? They’re both inaccurate and offensive.

Teen Angst / Laurel Koenig, Vesta

#

The following was taken directly from the notebook of poetry I wrote throughout middle school. It was covered with faux cow fur and I took it everywhere — especially to coffee shops where I would sit brooding and writing morose, cynical poetry about darkness and how all other 13 year olds were naïve and shallow. Another favorite pastime was sitting in my room writing poetry with the lights off while listening to Fiona Apple. The follow selection, “Dark Night,” was written as song lyrics. If you ask me nicely I might even sing it for you.

#

Chaos in the Kitchen

By Hunter, Phoenix So now that the heat wave seems to be over, it makes no sense at all to give you some of the recipes I made to stay cool, but that’s what I’m doing anyway.

Recipe 1: Mango Lassi

There is a mango lassi recipe in Neelam Batra’s 1,000 Indian Recipes, which I’ll put below, but I haven’t had much success with it.

Ingredients

2 cups plain yoghurt 1 cup chopped fresh ripe mango pulp (or canned mango pulp) ½ cup crushed ice or ice cubes (plus more for serving) 1 tablespoon sugar 1 drop mango essence Blend all ingredients togething in a blender until smooth and frothy> Divide into 2 glasses and serve cold over crushed ice.

What’s wrong with this If any of you have ever been to an Indian restaurant, hopefully you’ve tried one of these. They are tasty and excellent anytime, but especially when hot out. The problem is, I don’t hang around mango trees very often, as they don’t grow in Michigan, so I have no clue what a ripe one looks/feels like. Besides, you have to peel the stupid things, or if you buy canned there is the syrup and questionable sanitation of the can opener to deal with, &c, &c.

My Mango Lassi 1 part Looza® Mango Nectar 1 part plain yoghurt or kefir*(vanilla is fine too) (*Kefir is a yoghurt-like beverage that in the US is basically the same, only it has more tang to it. Apparently “true” kefir is slightly alcoholic and carbonated, but everything I’ve tried lacks these. The kefir tends to overpower the mango flavor, so you might want to reduce the ratio of fermented milk product to mango juice.)

Why don’t Violists play hide and seek? Because no one will look for them.

Blend or mix together and serve.

Why this is better First, you don’t have to deal with ripeness, peeling, cutting, or opening cans. Second, check out the ingredient

# So now that the heat wave seems to be over, it makes no sense at all to give you some of the recipes I made to stay cool, but that’s what I’m doing anyway.

Recipe 1: Mango Lassi

There is a mango lassi recipe in Neelam Batra’s 1,000 Indian Recipes, which I’ll put below, but I haven’t had much success with it.

Ingredients

2 cups plain yoghurt 1 cup chopped fresh ripe mango pulp (or canned mango pulp) ½ cup crushed ice or ice cubes (plus more for serving) 1 tablespoon sugar 1 drop mango essence Blend all ingredients togething in a blender until smooth and frothy> Divide into 2 glasses and serve cold over crushed ice.

What’s wrong with this If any of you have ever been to an Indian restaurant, hopefully you’ve tried one of these. They are tasty and excellent anytime, but especially when hot out. The problem is, I don’t hang around mango trees very often, as they don’t grow in Michigan, so I have no clue what a ripe one looks/feels like. Besides, you have to peel the stupid things, or if you buy canned there is the syrup and questionable sanitation of the can opener to deal with, &c, &c.

My Mango Lassi 1 part Looza® Mango Nectar 1 part plain yoghurt or kefir*(vanilla is fine too) (*Kefir is a yoghurt-like beverage that in the US is basically the same, only it has more tang to it. Apparently “true” kefir is slightly alcoholic and carbonated, but everything I’ve tried lacks these. The kefir tends to overpower the mango flavor, so you might want to reduce the ratio of fermented milk product to mango juice.)

Blend or mix together and serve.

Why this is better First, you don’t have to deal with ripeness, peeling, cutting, or opening cans. Second, check out the ingredient list: there is no rummaging around in cupboards looking for sugar or anything else (even I have never seen “mango essence,” and I’m not sure where to look; maybe the Oriental Mart?). I recommend Looza because it is the only mango drink I’ve been able to find which has only 3 ingredients: water, sugar, and pureed mango pulp. Everything else I’ve ever seen that claims to be mango juice is actually pear, white grape, orange, cherry, peach, and/or apple juice, &c, to which has been added a small amount of mango juice. Fuck that, and fuck the companies that get away with it…Anyway, you can find it at Meijer, Foods for Living, Goodrich’s,

and the International Bulk Food store, which has it the cheapest.

The last thing which makes this better is that it actually tastes awesome, and it tastes that way every time you make it: you don’t have to deal with the freshness or ripeness of the fruit, or whether they’re in season or not, or whether you are a competent judge of these things in the first place: buy the yoghurt and the mango juice, then mix. It doesn’t get any easier, or better.

Recipe 2: Coffee Granita

Here is yet another one inspired by Alton Brown. You should simply use your favorite type of coffee: espresso, home-brewed, French press, &c; personally I like Arabic coffee, but it is unfiltered and the grounds have a…different…texture on the tongue, but whatever.

# So now that the heat wave seems to be over, it makes no sense at all to give you some of the recipes I made to stay cool, but that’s what I’m doing anyway.

Recipe 1: Mango Lassi

There is a mango lassi recipe in Neelam Batra’s 1,000 Indian Recipes, which I’ll put below, but I haven’t had much success with it.

Ingredients

2 cups plain yoghurt 1 cup chopped fresh ripe mango pulp (or canned mango pulp) ½ cup crushed ice or ice cubes (plus more for serving) 1 tablespoon sugar 1 drop mango essence Blend all ingredients togething in a blender until smooth and frothy> Divide into 2 glasses and serve cold over crushed ice.

What’s wrong with this If any of you have ever been to an Indian restaurant, hopefully you’ve tried one of these. They are tasty and excellent anytime, but especially when hot out. The problem is, I don’t hang around mango trees very often, as they don’t grow in Michigan, so I have no clue what a ripe one looks/feels like. Besides, you have to peel the stupid things, or if you buy canned there is the syrup and questionable sanitation of the can opener to deal with, &c, &c.

My Mango Lassi 1 part Looza® Mango Nectar 1 part plain yoghurt or kefir*(vanilla is fine too) (*Kefir is a yoghurt-like beverage that in the US is basically the same, only it has more tang to it. Apparently “true” kefir is slightly alcoholic and carbonated, but everything I’ve tried lacks these. The kefir tends to overpower the mango flavor, so you might want to reduce the ratio of fermented milk product to mango juice.)

Co-op Field Trip to Buffalo, NY! October 13-15

Blend or mix together and serve.

Why this is better

First, you don’t have to deal with ripeness, peeling, cutting, or opening cans. Second, check out the ingredient list: there is no rummaging around in cupboards looking for sugar or anything else (even I have never seen “mango essence,” and I’m not sure where to look; maybe the Oriental Mart?). I recommend Looza because it is the only mango drink I’ve been able to find which has only 3 ingredients: water, sugar, and pureed mango pulp. Everything else I’ve ever seen that claims to be mango juice is actually pear, white grape, orange, cherry, peach, and/or apple juice, &c, to which has been added a small amount of mango juice. Fuck that, and fuck the companies that get away with it…Anyway, you can find it at Meijer, Foods for Living, Goodrich’s,

*andTravel to Buffalo andwhich hang with fun co-opers! the International Bulk Food store, has itout the cheapest.

The last thing which makes this better is that it actually tastes awesome, and it tastes that way *every See Niagara Falls! time you make it: you don’t have to deal with the freshness or ripeness of the fruit, or whether they’re in season or not, or whether you are a competent judge of these things in the first *place:Have lots of fun! buy the yoghurt and the mango juice, then mix. It doesn’t get any easier, or better.

Recipe 2: Coffee Granita

Talk Adrien atbythe SHCYouoffice tousesign up to go!!

Here is yetto another one inspired Alton Brown. should simply your favorite type of coffee: espresso, home-brewed, French press, &c; personally I like Arabic coffee, but it is unfiltered and the grounds have a…different…texture on the tongue, but whatever.

#

From the Board of Directors

by Laura “I don’t really live here for the next 3 months” Western, New Comm The final Board meeting for the summer (and probably for me) happened Monday night, Aug 14th, and the time did not go to waste. Some of the major notes of the evening are included: Stu and Mike (borrowed maintenance guy you’ve seen around) have mostly evened out their hours to be more productive.

Proposal on Background checks: the Board generally agreed with performing background checks in the area of criminal sexual contact, but the proposals (Matt, former VP of Education submitted 4 for us to look over) were a bit too vague and Matt was not around to be able to ask questions, so the discussion was tabled. Expect to hear about this soon in the fall.

Common Area Upkeep proposal: the Board agreed that there should be some sort of fine system for people who leave common areas a complete mess during the interim. The fine system would be used only for houses with 25% of people continuing to live in the house, so really only when there is a large turnover of people. Discussion was tabled because it is too late to try to instate it for this move in/out period, and details can be hammered out later.

Finance review: the finances of the co-op are looking good. We did not make as much as we thought we would in the past year, but we also didn’t spend as much as we thought we would, so we came out just fine.

Speaking of finances, the Board approved the proposal by Adrien to transfer a chunk of money (30K) from out investments into the checking account to help cover losses from lack of membership over the summer. (This is why we have investments, so we can use the money in situations like this!)

Lastly, the board discussed a new house job that will be instated in the houses for the Fall/Spring contract period. Each house will have a house job that has one person come into the office to help out with small tasks for 1 hour per week per 10 people in the house. This is a very cooperative idea that will help the MSC and ED spend more time on important tasks.

That’s it for the summer Board. I hope everyone has a super duper Fall (super duper is making a comeback, I swear).

I’ll be carousing around London while you’re in class. You should be jealous! Cheers !

Update on the first meeting of Fall 2006 / By Emily Sander, Elsworth Here’s a quick little summary of the Sept 25th Board Meeting: Lots of discussion on the revised budget for 06-07 and how to go about explaining new additions to the budget. We voted to keep five hundred dollars in the budget for a new computer in the office and then went on to approve the budget.

Next we discussed the proposal Cass made to move up the signing dates. After realizing we would have to change the code, Mike came up with the rewording to reflect the new signing dates. The revised dates are: Oct 2nd – Oct 16th: Reserve a spot in you own house Oct 16th – Oct 20th: Current SHC members reserve a spot in any house Oct 20th – Dec 8th: New member signing Dec 15th: Reservations expire Aaron updated us on the University Student Committee meeting that he went to last week.

Announcements: Oct 8th Field Day behind Pheonix!

Oct 13th – Oct 15th Field Trip to Buffalo and Niagra Falls!

Oct 21st – Vlach Bower Gold Disco Party!

Kitchen Stewards meeting coming soon!

Next meeting is Oct 7th at 7pm!

#

Babble /

Greg Ondrus, Orion

Genesis 11:6 “And the LORD said, Behold, the people [is] one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do”.

This is perhaps on of the most over looked stories in human history. The tower of babble. This story is almost hidden in the first book of the bible. After the great flood and before Abrahams covenant, this is the story that god didn’t want us to see. She didn’t want us to see here mistake. She almost lost the throne to the children of those she cast out of paradise.

What the hell am I talking about? Humans have never been willing to settle for just want nature has given us. Africa was warm and filled with every thing we needed, but we left any way. We survived tens of thousands of years off of the creatures we could catch and kill, and yet we learned to tame them to use as we saw fit.

Even in the bible we were cast out because we desired knowledge. The god mongers have spent centuries telling us that eve dammed us all to shame, but read the story. She saved us. It is because of her that we don’t live like cattle in the pen of Eden. And so we were sent out and we followed our path and we defied god again and again because it is not in human nature to be controlled.

And here is where she showed that even god is not almighty. In to story of the tower of babble all the people are of one mind and one language. How did those people become like this. How did humans become so cohesive and like minded that they could build a tower to assault the heavens? God her self gave us this gift.

Possibly the first mistake that god ever made, but a mistake nun the less. When god cleansed the earth with the great flood she only saved one family, the family of Noah. As one family they had one language and one culture, and that what all that there descendents needed to assault the heavens.

So, to correct this mistake god sent the descendents of Noah scattered over the earth, and babbled there tongs, but there mistake had passed, and the fallibility of god was exposed. Now look at the world as it is today. Language and culture is a constant barrier. In many ways it looks as though god has saved herself from her fallibility. She has divided us, caused our wars and our famines, and used her own name to drive those wedges deeper into the world as we know it. Can we ever hope to take on the walls of heaven again?

To do this we would need one language that all people could understand. And ware will we find this? What is 2+2? Its 4 right. I’m typing this in English but my computer sees 1s and 0s. We already have the language that we need to rebuild the tower and assault the walls of heaven. Math is the key to destroying heaven and casting her down from her omnipotence.

This is why preachers won’t leave you alone when you’re trying to go to Wells hall for language and math classes. Think about it. I’m right, and my O house is cooler then your house.

Love Gerg.

Co-op Calendar!

Oct. 2 Begin signing up for a spot in your house for next year!

#

Oct. 6 Nick Steele’s Dirty Pirates and hookers Party at New Comm

Oct. 8 Field Day at Phoenix!

Oct. 6-8 Harvest weekend at Circle Pines Center

Oct. 10 Kitchen Steward and Shoppers workshop 9pm at Phoenix

Oct. 16 Begin signing up for a spot in another house for next year.

Oct. 13–15 Oct. 11 House Facilitator workshop 8pm at Vesta

Oct. 21

Oct. 23

Co-op Cider Mill Trip!

Sign up for next year opens up to nonmembers

Vlach-Bower Solid Gold Disco Party

Nov. 3-5 NASCO Institute

Co-op field trip to Buffalo, NY!

Nov. 11 Nov. 7 Election Day!

FAMPO at Phoenix

#

Next Issue...

Lo c

al

Is su e

s

Local Issues

#

Hey.

Check this out.

Kitchen Steward/ House Shoppers Workshop Tuesday, October 10th 9:00pm @ Phoenix Questions? Contact Dani Berry at daninubian@hotmail.com House Facilitator/ President Workshop Wednesday, October 11th 8:00pm @ Vesta Questions? Contact Laurel Koenig at laurel.koenig@gmail.com

These super cool helpful workshops are mandatory, so be there or be square!