Just in case you have never read Lord of the Rings and do not know what an Ent is, or have never heard of Treebeard … In continuing the theme of humans completely underestimating the capabilities of our fellow earth denizens (plants, animals and insects) – dolphins, crows and primates so far discussed – a…
Several environmental justice leaning sites recently published updates about Alaska state government’s predator culling program. For ease of discussion, Grist’s article is easily accessible, and I think is a ‘should read’ around human / nature morality and ethics. The magnitude of the killing is alarming even beyond the questionable morality of the actions themselves. While…
Awhile back, I stopped tracking fitness activities with my Apple Watch and Apple Fitness App. As a long time distance runner who tracked miles and pace for over 20 years before there were tracking apps (I stopped running at the age of 62, started at 18), letting go of fitness tracking was a big step….
This is a complete copy / paste from the Daily Stoic. I try not to do that copy / paste, but sometimes other people say things just right… My only add is “we each need to put heart, soul and all we got into playing our specific part – no half-ass efforts.” Everyone is playing…
If you have not read or heard of Jeremy Lent, not to be concerned. He does not have a Wikipedia entry, but he self-publishes much. Who is Jeremy Lent? Jeremy Lent, described by Guardian journalist George Monbiot as “one of the greatest thinkers of our age,” is an author and speaker whose work investigates the underlying causes…
Keeping with the theme of end-to-end behavior and consequence chains regardless of intent, a recent post in Grist prompted me to ask, “Did my old clothes burn, too?” Did my returned or donated clothing (my good intention) end up being sent to Chile causing human and environmental damage (my really bad output) without my knowledge?…
