Here in Oregon a group of armed men seized a remote federal wildlife refuge, some claiming they are patriots ready to kill and be killed protecting their freedom and land. How silly. They are angry because a father and son got longer prison sentences for arson, probably lit to cover up their poaching. What are the guns for? Do they intend to shoot the sheriff, or maybe the receptionist at the BLM, or anyone daring to object to their rude and childish tactics? In the…
We are born of, ride along with, and can slightly veer a vast momentum. From the cosmos to consciousness, we are in momentums we might veer. There's a cosmic momentum that launched atoms and galaxies billions of years ago; they hum and spin still and will continue. The rocks on Mt. Ashland seem solid and lasting, but peer inside closely enough and you'll see the momentum of elemental particles coming into and out of existence repeatedly. The electrons vibrate or spin reliably. Given enough time,…
I'll bet you're like me. I tend to think, "I know," and I do. But what I tend to not know is how much I don't know. There's not just all the information out there that I don't know, it's all the information in here that I barely remember. I can access only a bit of what I know, but even that large realm is only a bit of what I should know. You know things too, but you're like me, partial, limited, only a…
You gotta do to do. Big plans and bigger imaginations don't get it done. Drawers of files of information and ideas just get more crammed. Needs as wide as a round ball planet go neglected. I've taken in too much and given out too little of it. I gotta start somewhere, so I'll start here. I'll start by publishing to the entire world, knowing no one knows I'm doing it. I publish to all humanity, and not just for these decades, yet I'm alone so…
Friends know I’ve been spending lots of time learning about and addressing Global Warming. What is it? What to do? Here are my favorite sites for easy-to-picture, comprehensive, and reliable information. Click around on the many links in each for a fast and fun view of the slow and problematic predicament we’re in. You might want to visit and bookmark each now for easy reference later. From NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): http://www.climate.gov/ From NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration); http://climate.nasa.gov/ The World Bank:…
Passion can fog the mind. We can get so roused or riled we no longer think clear or heed our conscience. We can get so swept up in lust, love or anger we think of nothing else. We can get so full of zeal we barely notice or care what it does to others. I’m not against passion. We need passion to enliven us. Like Rod Stewart’s song says, “Even the president needs some passion, passion.” The mild twinges of passion we get from watching…
