Tag: California

  • The yam question

    My thanks to those brave few people who actually answered the yam survey. (For those who had no idea there was such a thing, please consult http://bit.ly/en05b4 and answer the...

  • Ethnobiology Conference, Berkeley

    That was the most interesting conference I have ever attended. After several years of reading through articles, doing interviews, tentatively teaching: this the reward. Good people. Interesting data. Good arguments....

  • Re/discovering words

    I’ve been combing through dictionaries recently. Nepali, Newari, Scottish, Spanish and finally even English. It’s given me back a few tangy terms I thought I had long since lost. Enthymeme...