The Zele Community Table is home to the Zele Community Interview–featuring the shakers and bakers in the Roaring Fork Valley–but it is also the place where pilgrims can jot down random thoughts as the ingest their dark roast or Orange Zinger. Herewith some examples:

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RESIST THE TEMPTATION…to resist temptation. 

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Is there a beach in Aspen? My idea is that we can appreciate the mountains only with your eyes–what aspect of the moutains is in us? But oh the water. The water we react to with all our body tissue, and the salt cries out to the salt, and our eyes brim full of what we see of ourselves in the sea! I am here trying slowly to relate to the creek, throwing himself down recklessly, tripping as fast as he can (with the help of gravity) to join you, something bitter and deeper and wider than himself.

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What does Zele mean, anyway?

It’s French for zeal! Zele–zeal!!!

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I just heard an “expert” on NPR say something to the effect that we can use hydropower like a giant “batten” using wind power to fill reservoirs then releasing the water. Is this some sort of well-meaning but but obviously scientifically illiterates proposing Ponzi schemes to save mankind?

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Definitely not. Solar is real. Green is real. Wake up. Think replacement of coal-gas.

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Good call! Solar is the way to go around here.

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Solar power cells cost more power to produce than the put out.

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The call to the mountains.

– Nature–God–peace–solitude–gentleness–love–respect–generosity–kindness–patience–gratitude–peace. Spread it to all.

Adversely is pride, self-indulgence, entitlement, criticism, impatience, greed, hurriedness, internal chaos, dissatisfactions. It corrupts. End it.

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