We Boomers grew up at a time when lush green grass lawns and large expanses of concrete were the paradigm for our yards. Yet many of us today, if we had the chance to do all this over and re-invent …
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An International Tragedy
A key tactic employed by the Donald Trump / Elon Musk duo is to inflict so much damage to our nation and the rest of the world that individual citizens like you and me are paralyzed by the sheer velocity …
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Positive Thinking
The meme here is from a group called the “Power of Positivity.” As for me, I like to see a mechanism that suggests that “everything will work out in the end.” Coincidentally, an old friend wrote me earlier today about …
How Our Schools Are Preparing Our Children for Life
The cartoon here makes an important point, albeit in a kind of tongue-in-cheek manner. Conservatives tend to have seizures when schools present materials to the effect that our society isn’t perfect in terms of things like social justice and environmental …
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Americans Trapped in Echo Chambers
Here’s a short TikTok video that I highly recommend, explaining how and why Americans are particularly weak in critical thinking and in challenging their beliefs.
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Changes in the World
At left we see a reader’s observation that the world has undergone some fundamental changes in the past few years. And no, he’s not the only one with that perception. From here, it looks like the world is a less …
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Lies About Sustainabiliy
This sounds good in principle, but is there any honesty here? What are the processes by which these avocado pits are gathered and made into cutlery? How does that compare to plastic itself?
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Our Specialty: Destruction
The realization we all need to have concerning the meme at left is that human health is only one category of things that the current administration is in the process of wrecking. Put alternatively, if it can be destroyed, it …
Alien Civilizations
How will alien intelligences regard humankind, when and if we finally meet? It comes down to the criteria they impose. Let’s hope it’s not kindness. Many of the planet’s formerly great societies, including our own, have taken a turn for …
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What Is “Woke?”
At left are the words of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the original television series “Star Trek.” The concept that differences in ideas and cultures are something to be regarded as a “delight” is the very soul of “woke.” Encouraging …
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