(Close to eight billion of one dominant species Annually transform/”consume” more than 580 million trillion joules Or in excess of about 13865 million tons of oil equivalents) Gaia, Earth (now Eaarth), nature, dynamic homeostatic symbioses Are matter … simply, complexly … organized with free available energy And if the energy and resultant chemical reactions […]
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I Had to React (AR-15’s and “Americans”)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-rifle-that-ruined-america/ar-AAYunRI?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=bfe6185900d74be7bd578a448d127010 I suppose many of us feel that living the life-styles of our parents “would be the salvation of the world.” I most certainly do!Anyway, as I say in our recently-published little book on positively ethical applied community ecology, “Games We Play,” I am very sure that the world would be much, much, much better […]
Nature? Human Nature
I obviously do not understand the Nature of Human Nature Perhaps there is little Nature there? At least now? …………. pbm 7 S’s / VV->^^
La Culpa
It’s not the shooter’s fault It’s the culpa of the ecological community
The Big (& Little) Picture of Positively Ethical Applied Community Ecology (PEACE), Pacifism, & Dynamic Homeostatic Symbioses
The major challenge is a common goal of quality life for all Including other species Sure, it is hard to realize; maybe impossible Anyway, as long as we continue to de facto worship guns, AR-15s, military, soldiers of War, nuclear armaments And nationalists, patriots, autocrats, fascists, those who think “GREAT! and GREATER” (And psychologically-, physiologically-, […]
Crazy?1 Insane?2
“I’ve always been crazy but it’s kept me from going insane Nobody knows if it’s something to bless or to blame So far I ain’t found a rhyme or a reason to change I’ve always been crazy but it’s kept me from going insane” Waylon Jennings First, I wish to apologize to those who live […]
Growth and Evapotranspiration … and of course, more!
(“Ecological” paul) E – Vapo – Trans – Piration Perhaps we do all understand its important effects on biomes … Especially to the west and my land of “the time it never rained.”1 However! If so, why then so many non-natives, frequent “burr hair-cuts” for lawns, over-grazing, conventional tillage; Artificialization, & big schools & […]
more on growth-addiction and the ecological principle of connectivity … and on & on
“To live, we must daily break the body and shed the blood of Creation. When we do this knowingly, lovingly, skillfully, reverently, it is a sacrament. When we do it ignorantly, greedily, clumsily, destructively, it is a desecration.”* frugality & sharing, perseverance a process of profound and holistic learning a tearing down of walls […]
Para Meus Queridos Netos, Owen and Lane
ZANE & LANE Owen Zane and his brother Lane … Of tremendous fame And Hoffmann Lane … Had to take care of that crazy ol’ dame For ol’ paul bain ‘Cause he … grandpa … was lame (Perhaps vain, certainly struggling in vain) And drowning in the rain OWEN’S DREAM I always drool When I […]