These fellows seem fine on commanding others as to what they will do. All the while, there are things they themselves will not do: become educated, read, think for themselves, or develop compassion and empathy for others. It’s a trade-off. …
Category: Sustainability
Another Question on Grammar
A reader asks: Re: the phrase “where we’re at”. Is it grammatically incorrect and should be “where we are”? And did I get the period and question mark right? The phrases “where we’re at, where it’s at,” etc. are all …
Grammar
A reader asks: In today’s fast paced world, the idea is to get to the point (as quickly) as possible. Is it wrong to cut words out of a sentence as long as the message is clear and understood? I …
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We CAN Get Rid of Chemical Pesticides, But Here’s Why We WON’T
Here’s a very short video that reveals why it’s so difficult to remove chemical pesticides from our production of vegetables. It offers a glimpse into how the potatoes are selected to become the French fries that McDonald’s offers its customers. …
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Cicero from Beyond the Grave: “America: How About Getting with the Program?”
The concept that rule of law sits at the core of all civilized societies has been around a long time–at least 2100 years. Until the advent of Donald Trump on the U.S. political scene, it was certainly central to our …
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Understanding What Your Second Amendment Rights Actually Mean
I would edit the text in the meme at left and replace “….to die for your Second Amendment right” with “to die for what is clearly a misinterpretation of the Second Amendment .” What Warren Burger said on this subject …
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Representing Humankind to Extraterrestrial Higher Life Forms
The question posed here is one that many of us have asked ourselves frequently throughout our lives. My belief: The best response probably isn’t a present-day world-leader, even the president of one of the most enlightened countries on Earth, and …
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HoldOn Bags
Let me see if I get this. You go to a grocery store and buy something, e.g., sausage that, from the moment it was processed out of pigs’ ankles and intestines, has been wrapped in traditional plastic made from petroleum. …
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A Question on Gun Laws
Let’s begin by admitting that this is an America-only problem, and that, even here, in the world capital of mass shootings committed by the mentally ill, this would represent a rare situation in which a parent would find him/herself. If …
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Happiness and Community
When I meet Scandinavians, i.e., folks from countries that are consistently at the top of the World Happiness Rankings, I often ask them to explain this phenomenon. Almost uniformly, they respond in terms of the sense of community that pervades …
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