Saturday, July 18, 2009
Location: Flagstaff, AZ

It's been a really hot week since I last check in here. After my interview with Ron Hubert I caught one more night of cool air in the mountains outside Flagstaff before heading back into the heat of Arizona desert.

Driving down form the mountains you can feel the moisture dissipate as your ears pop and the dogs panting grows louder. By the time Moses and I arrive back at Arcosanti I'm drenched in sweat and he's laying almost dead in the back. Before facing the desert again I went ot Home Depot and bought some windshield sun reflectors and have positioned them on all Veronica's windows. From the feel of it at twelve noon as we sit in direct sunlight, it seems to be working. The warm breeze blows through the van but the sunlight stays out reducing the solar over effect.

I arrive at Arcosanti at 2:30 and head in to School of Thought with Paolo Soleri. this time I'm better prepared as I have my full camera bag with cables to patch into the soundboard. The discussion is a bit more disjointed than last time and Paolo's age is really showing. There are some good moments in the discourse but overall it's a waste of tape until the end, when after people have dispersed I'm able to get ten minutes with Paolo alone to ask some fundamental questions that have been on my mind.

Paolo speaks a lot about this idea of reformation and so I ask him if he feels society is about to undergo a significant reformation at the hands of not only man but nature. In a way it's not the best question since I know he will say without a doubt, but given the unexpected nature of the interview it's the thing I most want to ask.

Paolo expresses that he thinks the world is about to changes drastically at the hands of nature.. he says the human has a choice in all of this .. and we should act rather than let nature do the work for us since she tends to be a bit more cruel.

It's pretty much the same old same old.. there are hidden gems in these dialogs and moments.. but in general the content is lost in an echo effect. It has left me thinking that maybe it's time to formulate new questions.

peace,
d