Category Archives: DECEMBER 2021

Life is very much like a roller coaster with its steep, slow climbs, and then the sudden rush of a downhill race. On a yearly comparison, December is that time when we have nearly reached the summit. For those who … Continue reading →

I was pleased yesterday to hear some positive news on NPR. New York, which is the largest city in the United States, has banned natural gas in all new buildings. This means that gas stoves and heat pumps will not … Continue reading →

I have never understood the obsession that so many have with wanting to “conquer” outer space. It is much like the early European explorers who ventured across the ocean to establish their homes in North America. Our ancestors ran away … Continue reading →

In June of 2020 there was a record high temperature recorded in the Arctic, of 100℉. In that same month, a storage tank collapsed in Siberia, presumably from the melting permafrost, spilling 20,000 tons of diesel. The thawing ice had … Continue reading →

You often hear it said that we have lost the true meaning of Christmas. I think it would be more accurate to say we have lost the true meaning of life. There are those people who become highly stressed over … Continue reading →

The battle may have been won, but the threat to our democracy has only slightly receded. Trump and his supporters have been working behind the scenes and according to an article in The Atlantic, the coup on our nation’s capital … Continue reading →

We have had a couple of days of ferocious wind. It howled like a banshee through the small, unsealed spaces next to my door. After I had gone to bed, I kept hearing something banging against the house or the … Continue reading →

One thing that has always greatly disturbed me, is the large number of animals that are regularly hit, injured, run over, and killed on our highways and roads. France and its neighboring European countries were the first to install an … Continue reading →

Several years ago I read Douglas W. Tallamy’s book, Bringing Nature Home. This book had a huge influence on me. It was a kind of enlightenment. I had always had an irrational fear of spiders and insects in general. I … Continue reading →

Christianity, it seems, is the root cause of so many of our planet’s afflictions. This time of year, when so many want to celebrate their stories of a person named Jesus, who may or may not have actually existed, is … Continue reading →