Every time I see people watching a football game on TV I’m reminded of this quote. The planet is baking, a sociopathic criminal is leading in the polls to earn his party’s nomination for U.S. president, and the world is …
Author: craigshields
Sugar Destroys Our Bodies, as Plastic Does Our Planet
I listened to a podcast featuring the former CEO of Pepsico, Indra Nooyi, hoping to hear her thoughts on some of her brands that are particularly potent in destroying our lives. Of course, the interviewer didn’t frame his questions so …
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Geoengineering
The term “geoengineering” means applying some sort of technology aimed at helping the planet to better support life as global conditions change, especially as temperatures rise.
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What Does a Healthy Lawn Look Like?
I’m sure there are many Americans who agree that, if we had our decisions re: lawn maintenance to make over again, we’d rather have built habitat for bees and rabbits than fashion our yards after the way suburban houses looked …
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Critical Race Theory and Black History
There is an argument being made, particularly in the Deep South, that our schools’ curricula should not include what academics sometimes call “critical race theory,” i.e., the set of facts surrounding black history in the United States. That means the …
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Kindness
As suggested in the meme here, the “kindness movement” has been a big deal in our culture. Mr. Roberts is well-remembered for what he taught our children about how to get along with one another. Sadly, the concept of kindness …
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How to Spot Idiots
Here’s a three-minute excerpt from an address given by a commencement speaker on this subject of idiots, who they are, and how to spot them. Was this a real address, or something mocked up as a scene in some sort …
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Trump Allegedly Broke the Law, But to Republicans, That’s Not the Point
The meme here doesn’t accurately reflect what most Republicans believe about how Trump is being handled by the U.S. justice system. If you tune in Fox News or Newsmax (not that I recommend this), you will be told, without any …
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Mr. Trash Wheel
Here’s a cool video on a water wheel-style boat that cruises around picking up trash, mostly plastic waste, from our harbors. If this generates awareness of the problem, that’s great. But I’ve become convinced that the only real place to …
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Idiots and Geniuses
I disagree. There are idiots all over the world who think they’re geniuses, and none of them is causing the least bit of harm to human civilization. The problem here is that, for some reason, tens of millions of Americans …
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