Trillions of Trees, High Tech Salads, and Star Trek Food

A Review of Fascinating Bits of News from the World of Science and Technology Part of our Hey! Look at That! Science Series Trees, Glorious Trees This space has more than a few times lamented our march toward the cliff of global warming. I am among those who have come …
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Words are Magic. Writers are Wizards

Two Recent Events Remind of the Power and Universality of Great Writing
The title from this blog post comes from an anonymous source. Whoever first said these words has my undying gratitude. Truer words have rarely been spoken– or written. This phrase runs through my mind often. Partly as confirmation …
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Planning for “What If” vs. Planning for “When”

Which Mindset We Have Can Make a Big Difference The most recent series of mass shootings (think of what I just wrote there – the MOST RECENT mass shootings. Can you believe this is part of our language now?) brought home yet again that bad things can happen to anyone, …
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Racism, White Nationalism, & Guns – We Know Where We Are.

A Lot of Wise and Angry Words Have Flowed in Recent Days. They are Right. You know those old movie scenes? The ones where you see a terrible crash coming in slow motion. Welcome to America, today. Racism and gun violence are not exactly new burdens for us as a …
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Better Angels Brings An Interesting Challenge: Can We Talk?

A Group Dedicated to the Proposition That We Should Actually Listen to Each Other
Are You Talking to Me? Last weekend I put in half a day or so with a group called Better Angels. This is a national group, although thin in many areas. The program I attended last Saturday …
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Music Hath Charms to Soothe the Savage Beast

Music Is Surely One of The Most Unique and Ubiquitous Inventions of Our Species The title of this blog post comes from the English playwright William Congreve. It is from Act I of his play “The Mourning Bride,” published in 1697. What was true then is no less true today …
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