Mary Shelley’s observation at left is an interesting one, but I think it would be more accurate if it began, “No sane person…..” It appears that Donald Trump, to take a prominent example, is perfectly happy to participate in the …
Category: Sustainability
Who Controls Planet Earth?
A dear old friend sent me a documentary from the mid-20th Century about the Rothschild family, exposing how, its creator claims, they covertly control everything of any importance going on in the world. I think most of us baby boomers …
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Stoicism
The Stoic philosophers, e.g., Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, were arguably the sages most focused on the practical issues of the human condition. Remember that you are mortal, and thus every minute of your life should be regarded as sacred. You …
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Environmentalists
There is no doubt that reducing one’s consumption of meat lessens the destruction of fragile parts of our environment, e.g., the Amazon rain forest. I eat what I call “incidental meat,” meaning small amounts that are part of a meal …
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Feeling Others’ Pain
This seems to be one of the great, eternal truths of humankind. Yet it seems that certain societies on planet Earth are doing a better job here than others. The United States, for example, seems torn. Are those of us …
Dead Leaves Can Be Used to Make Paper
These people write: At just 23, Ukrainian inventor Valentyn Frechka created a way to make paper from fallen leaves without cutting down a single tree. One leaf at a time, he’s changing the paper industry. Is there anything physically impossible …
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Look Both Ways!
I can’t be the only who’s noticed that checking for traffic before crossing a street has become a lost art in the United States. I remember very clearly that the first time my parents let me out of their eyesight, …
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Grammar
I understand that there are people who think that apostrophes are used to form plurals, but the creator of the sign here takes the assault one step further. Are toilets for customers only, or are the toilets out of order? …
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Homophobia Around the Globe
If I were gay, I’d stay far away from the Deep South in the U.S. I would think there’s a huge difference in homophobia between Oregon and Mississippi.
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Do Your Bit of Good
The words at the left have been said in one form or another by many of the world’s great humanitarians. For instance, Mahatma Gandhi said, “Whatever you do may be insignificant, but it’s very important that you do it.” We …
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