It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.

These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread.

Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times.


The Irregular Growth of Spring
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
 
If you look on over to the right, you'll see clear evidence that spring fever has hit us here at Irregular Times. We've had a winter time of primary angst, of diving Deans and Anybody But Bushes. Now that the daffodils have pierced the icy crust of ground outside our homes, we can't help but think of how this presidential campaign year reflects upon the state of our garden - unplanted seeds, thawing compost, perennials waiting for a little more light to take the power from their roots up through their stems to gain the sugar of the sun again.

We think that there's a natural confluence between our gardens and our politics, and so we're offering up a collection of spring fever irregular goods, garden-themed bumper stickers, and a t-shirt to wrap it all up. The t-shirt we could call sweat-free, as it's not made in an outsourced foreign sweatshop factory, but we're hoping that as you wear it in your garden this year, you'll add your own sweat to it.

The skies may still be gray, but we must remember that in March are found the beginnings of great things. It's going to be a great year, so grab your hoe and your shovel. It's time to clear the weeds!

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