Let it Mellow

From the high minded to the very low minded:

Les Miserables remains one of my favorite books, as long as it's the full, 1400 page, unabridged version. I like it especially for those poetic rabbit trails that could last for hundreds of pages, whether describing Waterloo or the character of a particular priest or even the Paris sewer system. Les Mis contains the first argument I have seen for using human excrement to fertilize crops instead of dumping it all downriver. 150 years later, more are arguing for it.

Rose George argues in the New York Times that our environment and food production could be improvied through the use of a double compartment toilet that the Swedes already use. Perhaps it is a subject we would prefer not to spend too much time thinking about. But read her arguments, if you dare - they will give you some pause. It might be a good idea. (Although, we guys will still find a way to stand)