The most interesting thing about Cornell is to see all these people living the American ideal--they have prestigious jobs and lots of material wealth. Sometimes I think, hmmm, maybe there's nothing wrong with it, if people genuinely find it fulfilling. And then I remember that the whole system of wealth is built of the backs of the world majority--the working poor--as well as destruction of the planet. It's a point not to be forgotten...

I saw a toad today, and brought it over by the local creek. I love toads and frogs and turtles. I just love them, more than cats of dogs. They're more quiet and unassuming, like trees.