October 22, 2023 Here on Eaarth!

Manifest Destiny of Neoliberalism & Growth Manifested by transnational corporations Over Nature, Land, the Commons And as in the past here in “America” and in its Global Empire The soldiering and Wars that come hand in hand With a Manifest Destiny of Growth  Buffalo hunters of capitalistic-declared commodities remain But with an increased appetite of […]

U.S.A.? Red U.S.A?? Far-Right U.S.A.??? MAGA U.S.A.???? (Is Ignorance Bliss?)

Book banning (Why don’t we ban … plastics? … use of fossil and nuclear energy? … use of most synthetic “pest”icides? … assault weapons? … uncontrolled, very dumb growth covering necessary life-giving watersheds, wildlife habitat, sustainable ranch and farmland and doing all sorts of polluting? … nuclear weapons? … War?) Don’t teach Darwinism! (But our […]

learning and interacting and learning and interacting …

as much as our genes and epigenetic influences and environment will tolerate, we must (toughly) lovingly, “scientifically” interact with all of nature (dynamic symbiotic symbioses) and all humans and other biota within and learn together … in solidarity and interact and indoctrinate and rewire as we wisely and prudently inherently know we should … for […]

PREP FOR THE INEVITABLE A FEW MINUTES TO CA. 30 YEARS FROM NOW (PAUL BAIN, AKA “VAIN,” MARTIN)

Services by Hurley Funeral Home, Devine, Texas & maybe something in Seguin if the family desires. (Already arranged.) A simple coffin (I have already built my simple pine box according to necessary specs.) and no embalming, finally placed in the cemetery beside Betsy’s plot at St. Joseph’s cemetery, Comal, TX near Grandpa Paul & Grandma […]

Bain Is My Name; I Have No Shame (or Real Fame)

Oscar Bain! Military War killed that warm, caring, and loving flame Who through life had much more love to give and to gain He didn’t complain and it was inhumane But in senseless War he was slain Were it not for that, … well … I might still be the same …………………….. Neither he nor […]

Beauty and Bullshit (Besteira, Mierda) Here on Eaarth. Prep for a “Bad”-Guitar Gathering, Oct 22, 2023

It hurts me deeply and saddens me greatly to see the terrible, senseless carnage and lack of a decent humanity in the world … and especially now! … in this moment … in Gaza! ( https://geneva-academy.ch/galleries/today-s-armed-conflicts https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/100145/us-most-dangerous-neighborhoods-fbi-data https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/us/school-shootings-fast-facts-dg/index.html ) … to at least some extent because of the stupidity!, complacency, smugness, greed, misguided states of […]

Leaving (Saliendo de) the Amazing and Wonderful “Kids On the Land”. An Open Note to St. Peggy Maddox … et al.

Dearest Peggy, It is Sunday and as a christian (maybe pacifist franciscan), perhaps I should be attending Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church here in Seguin. I attend because it is my tradition instilled in me by Mom St. Louise (Kneuper) Martin and I feel solidarity and sense of ecological community there at […]

Leaving Nazareth, Morning of 8/31/23*

The Llano Estacado! …… Spectacular sustaining prairie grass!! (Perhaps with plenty of frass!) Wanderingly, wonderingly … wonderfully painted across the landscape Into the horizon (A few fantastically foxy clouds illustrated above. A soothingly smoothly gliding bird in fly-by in the sky) …… Serene and clean dream (But lonely in this ol’ pickup truck) …… Feels […]