I’m a bit unimpressed by the barrage of ads we see like this. Are you 60 or 85? What type of cash-fueled lifestyle do you lead? How’s your health? How much income do you derive from your pension, portfolio, and …
Category: Sustainability
Is There a Purpose, a Meaning, to Life?
Much has been written about the purpose and meaning of life. The majority seems to think that human life has no external, a priori meaning, and that we confer meaning to our lives by the decisions we make. This, FWIW, …
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Socrates: Citizen of the World
Until recently, we assumed that most Americans had the aspirations that were prevalent when we were young: get a good education and continue to learn until the day you die. Live a life of honesty, fairness, intelligence, and compassion. Perhaps, …
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New Mexico – The Land of Enchantment
We progressives have our favorite states. Sure, anyone can like New York or Massachusetts, or the entire rest of New England, but they have an advantage: incredible levels of education, which make electing Donald Trump or some other sociopath completely …
White Dominance
When I was in college in the 1970s, I knew a guy, the son of an extremely wealthy family in Vermont, who was furious that the white race in the United States was being polluted by interracial marriage. “Soon,” he …
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Making the Next Generation “Sustainable”
There is no doubt that “sustainability” should be a core lesson in schools. But let’s put a little bit of thought behind the definition of “sustainability.” My favorite: The capacity for our society to satisfy its own need without destroying …
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Life on Earth
The only thing I think about life on Earth that is bizarre is that it has evolved to the point that it is now in the process of collapsing. The late Jane Goodall asked how it was possible that the …
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The Latest on Kid Rock and His Slurs. Zzzzzzz.
AI Overview on “Kid Rock Slurs”: Kid Rock has used multiple slurs publicly over the years, most recently an ableist slur (the “R-word”) during a live TV interview in October 2025. He has also used a homophobic slur and a racial slur (the …
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Within Christianity, the Battle Rages On
As we all know, there has been a battle being fought for hundreds of years between the Christians who follow the teachings of Jesus and the hateful warmonger hypocrites. Yet seldom has this been expressed any more beautifully than what …
Costa Rica–Muy Deseable (Desirable), and Uses Almost No Fossil Fuels
Something else nice to be said about Costa Rica is that, because like most small countries it has no military, it can invest heavily in healthcare and education, making it an extremely popular place to which to expatriate.
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