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April 14, 2015
Nature is Speaking
Here’s a short, great video.
April 11, 2015
Apple and the Self-Surveillance State – NYTimes.com
This is an interesting perspective on tech and privacy. I often think about how the rich lived during the Golden Age (thanks to my Titanic research and experiences), and yeah, those servants knew EVERYTHING. Same is still true today and I can see how new tech has and will take the place of those servants.
Like Krugman, I don’t have much to hide. Probably loss of privacy should bother me more than it does, but the biggest downside I see personally is an increased possibility of identity theft...
April 10, 2015
Pro-Choice Advocates On Radical Kansas Abortion Law: ‘We’ve Never Seen This Language Before’
Bad, bad, bad.
I had a D&E many years ago when I miscarried at 20 weeks. When are people going to stop voting these dangerous men into office?
Pro-Choice Advocates On Radical Kansas Abortion Law: ‘We’ve Never Seen This Language Before’.
April 9, 2015
St James Ethics Centre – The Ethics Centre
This is part two of an ethics debate regarding a pregnant woman’s right (or not) to make her own medical decisions. I think everyone knows where I stand on this debate, and this post very nicely explains it. Read part one for the “other side” of the argument.
St James Ethics Centre – The Ethics Centre.
April 7, 2015
Ham Sandwich With Cherry Mustard and Brie Recipe | POPSUGAR Food
See, THIS is why I could never be 100% vegetarian. This MUST be tried.
Ham Sandwich With Cherry Mustard and Brie Recipe | POPSUGAR Food.
Beneath California Crops, Groundwater Crisis Grows – NYTimes.com
Here’s the thing: No matter how many “rights” farmers have to the water, no matter how much the country depends on crops from California, and no matter how many Californians work in agriculture…
…when the water is gone, it’s gone.
I am an extremely cynical person, and I think we’ll reach that point sooner than we imagine. We’ve been doing all the wrong things for decades and we aren’t serious yet about truly changing anything.
When the water is gone, it’s gone.
April 4, 2015
“The Great Turning” by Joanna Macy
I want to read this in-depth and really think about it. I think she’s got the right idea.
Originally posted on Humanistic Paganism:
We continue with our April theme, Nature, with wordsfromJoanna Macy. This was originally published in twoparts on Joanna Macys website, All Beings.
The Great TurningThe Great Turning is a name for the essential adventure of our time: the shift from the industrial growth society to a life-sustaining civilization.
The ecological and social crises w...
California Wildflowers
Okay, class, let’s come to attention. Today’s lesson is wildflower nomenclature, specifically common names of California flowers. Oddly enough, there are no poppies to show you. Coffee and cookies are in the back.
I don’t usually take pictures of flowers. I tend to want people in my pictures, so I leave the scenery to Himself, who is much better at it than I am anyway. Today we hiked on Mt. Diablo and this is the perfect time for wildflowers. Our hike leader is a walking encyclopedia for the...
April 2, 2015
Outraged About Purvi Patel Case? Four Things to Do Now
I think it’s very important to protest this injustice.
Originally posted on Deepa Iyer:
On Monday March 30, 2015, an Indiana judge issued Purvi Patel a 41 year sentence, with 20 years to be served in prison, for the crimes of feticide and neglect of a dependent. Patel maintains that she had a stillbirth and sought medical care.
Prosecuting, charging, convicting, and sentencing Purvi Patel is wrong for many reasons. The feticide law was intended to protect pregnant women not c...
March 31, 2015
Writer In Progress: Worlds Apart, written by Marlene Dotterer | Darke Conteur
I’m featured today over at the blog of the wonderful Darke Conteur. Go See! Tell your Friends!
Writer In Progress: Worlds Apart, written by Marlene Dotterer | Darke Conteur.
