Re: the meme here, I’m taken by something art historian Sister Wendy Beckett said about the cave paintings that we found ~40,000 years ago: “They show us that the people of the day worked hard, loved their spouses and children, …
Category: Sustainability
Losing the World’s Trust
For how long has the United States lost the trust of the other 205 nations on Earth? I doubt it’s a finite period of time, like “a generation.” It’s probably conditioned on a certain set of behavior, and that could …
Many Veterans Are Suddenly Impoverished
Here’s a short video that puts into perspective the pressure that U.S. military veterans are experiencing at the hands of team Trump and Musk. Veterans make up only about 5% of private sector workers, but approximately 30% of the federal …
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Hate Is Not a Mentally Healthy Response
I can’t say, as Will Rogers did, “I never met a man I didn’t like,” but I really don’t hate anyone, regardless of the content of our disagreement. You can show me the lowest level MAGA KKK racist you can …
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What Children Learn at School Differs Greatly According to Region
In a recent post I mentioned that Denmark puts its schoolchildren through a course on empathy, where they’re taught that other people should be treated with kindness and decency. At left we have another element of what kids in this …
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Privilege As It Applies in American Society
The video here has been around for several years, and provides a metaphorical look at the concept of privilege. In this regard, we all have our own stories to tell. Here’s mine: I was adopted by two sane and productive …
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Red Meat and Ultra-Processed Foods
The meme here presents a grossly stupid and unfair comparison. A diet that consists of too much snack food hurts one person: you. The beef industry, by contrast, exists by 1) destroying vast areas of rainforest that formerly was absorbing …
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Why Norwegians Are Happy
I just ran into a Norwegian couple here in the U.S. on vacation. As previously mentioned, I like to compliment Scandinavians on their standing near the top of the World Happiness Rankings, and then ask them to explain how they …
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‘Honestly Terrifying’: Yosemite National Park Is in Chaos
I was always eager to accept invitations to chaperone my kids’ class trips to various parks around California, and especially Yosemite with it’s unequalled grandeur. Perhaps I’ll get the same opportunity when my grandchildren come of age, but that seems …
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Is the World Truly Getting Worse?
The “word of the day” today is “pejorism,” the belief that the world is becoming worse. If a survey were taken of all literate people on Earth, I’d bet that a good 80% would identify as pejorists, primarily on the …
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