Category Archives: OCTOBER 2020
30 OCTOBER 2020 A RARE HALLOWEEN TREAT
The last time we saw a full moon on Halloween, all across our country, was in 1944. Technically, a full moon can occur on Halloween about every eighteen or nineteen years, just not here. Tomorrow night’s full moon will also … Continue reading
29 OCTOBER 2020 FACTORY FARMS
What if all of the “domesticated” and confined animals could unite and turn the tables so that they were farming humans, rather than humans farming them? I have watched documentaries and seen long lines of chickens in tiny cubicles, stacked … Continue reading
28 OCTOBER 2020 CONCERNED
I am gravely concerned by the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the supreme court. I find it appalling that Republicans have been more concerned with voting her in, than they have been with helping the American people deal with … Continue reading
27 OCTOBER 2020 BETWEEN OUR EARS
I have spent many hours reading the books of Eckhart Tolle and listening to his talks. He said in a recent video, “The enemy lives between your two ears.” By this he meant, as in a similar colloquialism, “You are … Continue reading
26 OCTOBER 2020 ANOTHER MASS EXTINCTION?
In his film, A Life On Our Planet, David Attenborough suggests that our human population is leveling out. As with every other species, once we have reached a maximum level, nature will reset the balance. He goes on to say … Continue reading
23 OCTOBER 2020 KARMA?
I often get frustrated by the meteorologists who predict our weather. I must admit that quite often they do get it right; but those times when they get it wrong can cause a gardener to lose plants to unexpected frost. … Continue reading
22 OCTOBER 2020 CHOICES
This year has felt long, stretched out, with the end looming still far into the distance. I know that it will pass, as all things do; but because of the pandemic and too much isolation, I am ready to be … Continue reading
21 OCTOBER 2020 NPR, PBS, AND NONPROFITS
The only radio station that I listen to is NPR. I prefer to watch PBS for news, and because I like Nature and some of their other programs. However; I think the public is often misled to believe that they, … Continue reading
20 OCTOBER 2020 CONSUMERS
Business people will tell you that it is imperative to advertise if you are to succeed. Consumers, aptly named, are persistently bombarded with promotions on the radio, on television, on their computer screens, and on billboards. Vehicles on the road … Continue reading
19 OCTOBER 2020 BULBS
Gardening is not over just because the frost is nipping your flowers and the wind is tossing leaves to the ground in reckless abandon. Nature has provided us with all kinds of bulbs that we can plant throughout the months … Continue reading