This is great. I’d like to think that the dozens of times my kids watched me do precisely this as they were growing up has helped bring two kind young adults into our world. A sustainable civilization is a kind …
Category: Sustainability
Most, But Not All of It, Is Happening Right Under Our Noses
In my recent post It’s All Happening Right Under Our Noses, I fear I may have left the impression that every single atrocity Trump commits is done in plain sight. That’s not true. The big ones are made obvious, not …
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COVID-19: U.S. at Center of Pandemic, and That’s Not a Coincidence
There are reasons that the U.S. is the epicenter of the pandemic, and that Europe, Canada, and Mexico have closed their borders to American would-be travelers. One, of course, is that we have no positive leadership at the federal level …
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William Barr Lied To Us–Why That’s Important
William Barr lied to the American people when he said that U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoff Berman “would be stepping down.” In fact, Berman had left a meeting with Barr earlier that day insisting he …
21st Century: Good Things Improve, Bad Things Worsen
Even in these days of hate, ignorance, environmental irresponsibility, greed and selfishness, there are still many good things–and they continue to get better. With each passing year:
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Handling the Pandemic with Negligent Homicide
South Korea (pop. 51.2 million) and the U.S. (pop. 328 million) had their first confirmed cases on the same day. Five months later: S. Korea: 13,338 Cases 288 Deaths
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COVID-19 Has a Lighter Side
Sure, COVID-19 is scary as hell, both the disease itself and Americans’ truly pathetic response to it. But all along the way, there are funny little exchanges, like the one here. Normally, badass people do not refer to themselves as …
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Pandemic Politics
This meme, featuring the governor of Florida, is really clever, IMO. Why the push to open schools? Create the illusion that everything’s fine, and American life has returned to the way it was before our president deliberately failed to act …
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We Live in Frightening Times: Sustainable Democracy Imperiled
OK, here’s a three-step exercise readers may find enlightening: First, watch this short video, featuring a lady in Tennessee filling up her gas tank in a rather usual fashion. Now ask yourself this question: For which presidential candidate would you …
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Listening To Nature
When we think about the wonders of nature, we generally think of dead silence, walking a trail with no living thing within earshot. That may be the case in certain circumstances, but most definitely not in all. Want to test …
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