South Texas Flight … and Insight

In especially trying times … durante la gran y larga sequía en los Estados Unidos en la década de 1950, the terrible southwestern drought of the fifties … it felt particularly satisfying to drag my young but experienced and leathery bare feet through the warm deep Devine sand while traversing my little niche of south […]

Principles for Understanding and Sustaining the Earth (Miller 1990)1

Recycling mineral resources takes energy which in being produced and used causes pollution and environmental degradation (recycling-is-not-the-ultimate-answer principle). To reduce resource waste and resource supply interruptions, get as much as possible of what we need locally, and dispose of or recycle wastes locally (principle of localism). Stress the use of perpetual and renewable resources and […]

Rollin’ in Sweet Earth’s Arms1

“Rollin’ in my sweet baby’s arms Rollin’ in my sweet baby’s arms Lay around the shack Till the mail train comes back I’m rollin’ in my sweet baby’s arms” Wish I’s rollin’ in sweet Earth’s arms Just a rollin’ in sweet Earth’s arms Gotta get off my back Ain’t ’nuff good-railroad-track Rollin’ in sweet Earth’s […]

The Human Condition

I’ve had this page open in Eduardo Galeano’s book Children of the Days–on my desk–since January 30rd: “January 30 The Catapult In 1933 Adolf Hitler was named Germany’s chancellor. Soon after, he presided over an immense [Trumpinanesque] rally, as befitted the new lord and master of the nation. [ https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-signs-by-supporters-at-rallies-photos-2019-10 ] Modestly he screamed: ‘I […]

THE TRUMP (Bolsanaro, Johnson, Duterte, Erogan, al-Assad, Putin, Ortega, Graham, Cruz, Abbott, …) SHOW

My genes, probably especially from Mom St. Louise, are such that I never get terribly despondent/depressed. Nevertheless, it is almost impossible to not be extremely frustrated & cynical in a world of humans, especially so many humans who consume so much … and who share grudgingly with others including other species … AND leave little […]

Flowers and Butterflies (Spring, Two Thousand-Twenty)

Flowers and butterflies, They are things of beauty. Cycles of life beauty. They make strife so very nice! In this moment of time Amelia is the one! Beautiful! Precious! … Sly!! Why sly? … See the twinkle In her telling brown eyes. Malandrinha. Like dad. Mischievous. Lovable. Our last grandchild; she’s two. Of course, … […]

Pass with Care … and with What Knowledge We Might Muster

There is much to know That we will never know. And so much ignored. (We … ooohhh …so blatantly manifest Our prevalence of ignore-ance.) “Not-so-sapiens”, in particular among all the species, … This so-called sapiens … Passes without knowing. Millions of unknown microbiomes Or biotic communities … In the oceans, Existing even in simple manicured […]

THE ETERNAL DREAM*

Are dreams better than life? No. Dreams are life! ……………. Dreams. The dream. … Energetics. Genetics. Epigenetics. Environment. Conscious. Memory. Story. History. Conscience. Dreams. The dream. … None of these can be separated. …………… Dream was always, Even before human-defined life. And dream will always be, Perhaps in heaven, Maybe in limbo … or purgatory; […]