For WE Haves, less is more! Tithe plus and share with Others, not with self and not so much with progeny and kin. pbm [ 7 Ss / VV->^^ ]
Author Archives: paulpeaceparables
Humankind and Truth*
Humankind. Kinds of humans. Kind humans??? Whether relatively wealthy or very poor, Fossil-fuel greased or with calloused hands, … Most, deservedly? or greedily?, seek MORE! And even with promises made to tithe and do with less We all generally continue to clutch power possessed … WithIn our abominable mess. Food, fiber, and shelter from, or […]
Alexander Madison Erskine of Seguin, Texas (1831-1917): A Portrayal by paul bain martin (Historic Riverside Cemetery Tour, 10/29/2017)*
“I am glad to be with you here today on this beautiful day in January of 1917. My name is Alexander Madison Erskine, the father of Mary Browne, or Mary B., Erskine and I am honored to tell you the little tale of my life to date.** I do believe I have met most of […]
William Henry Burges of Seguin, Texas (1838-1898): A Portrayal by paul bain martin (Historic Riverside Cemetery Tour, 10/27/2019)*
“How are you good folks today? … Wonderful! It is a beautiful day today here in Seguin? Don’t you think? … But let’s not be piddling around. Let me get down to business. (By the way, I am speaking with considerable poetic license. I hope that this doesn’t offend. … Also, y’all be prepared to […]
Green New Deal (A Letter to the Honorable Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)
605 Elm Street Seguin, Texas 78155-4827 October 30, 2019 Honorable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez U.S. House of Representatives 229 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez: Subject: The Green New Deal and a Need for Ecology across Curricula & Campuses and for Ecological Values Which Would Move Us toward Light Ecological Footprints • -I just finished […]
Faith, Hope and Charity within Humankind?: Can We Rally Around Limiting embodied Human Appropriated Net Primary Productivity?1
Eaarth to Neo-Earth It is blatantly obvious that We must go beyond realpolitik … Or …. Realpolitik is now […]
Mining the Motherlode by Andy Wilkinson
https://www.westernfolklife.org/mining-the-motherlode What an amazing poem and poet! https://www.westernfolklife.org/mining-the-motherlode
Thoughts After Dr. Ken Kramer’s* Wonderful Presentation at Texas Lutheran University Last Eve, 9/24/19 (“The Art of Effective Advocacy: Championing Creation Care & Social Justice”)
1.Like many folks currently here on Eaarth, I have a list of “important” things to do i.e., • read the papers & magazines on my desk from the past few days; • use this energy intensive & ecologically-disruptive technology to contact family about trying to travel to a young & special nephew’s football game in […]
Basic Thoughts Each Morning (Triggered by Status Quo-Humanity Headed Over a Cliff)
1. There is a lack of profound and comprehensive curiosity about ecology even among many current/conventional so-called biologists and naturalists. The current focus of STEAM is through a lens of the human economy and of having dynamic homeostatic symbioses (“nature”) bow to the inappropriate technology, engineering, and entrepreneurship of the Chosen Ones rather than living […]