Author Archives
Opinionated writer with hopes for a better future for all plus a big helping of skepticism about humanity.
-
Should fossil fuel companies have “a seat at the table” in crafting solutions to global warming? – by Sean Munger – Sean Munger’s History and Culture Dispatches
When your house is burning down, you don’t ask the arsonist for his help in putting out the fire he started. This article is part of a long series of my thoughts on the role of climate change in history,… Read More ›
-
AUTUMN – A TRIUMPHANT ENTRY
AUTUMN WITH A BANG! I love how Autumn hides and then — out of nowhere — shows up with a wild flourish of colors that takes your breath away! .
-
AUTUMN GLORIES BEGIN AT LAST!
FOTD – October 12 – Oh my! Foliage! This was probably not the best day to discover my SD card reader was malfunctioning. As photographers, we worry about cameras and lenses. The little widgets we use to connect one thing… Read More ›
-
COMPRESSION SOCKS – A SORRY TALE
My ankles and feet swell when I stand for more than a few minutes. Much of the standing time is cooking or I’m out on the deck, cleaning it and the feeders, filling the feeders, and watering flowerboxes and Chrysanthemums…. Read More ›
-
AN ALMOST WORDLESS PAST – AUTUMN NEEDS NO WORDS
An Almost Wordless Past I could see bits of red in the now, almost entirely golden woods out back. While the birds are playing loop-the-loop in the new feeder, the trees decided it might be fall after all. We went out…. Read More ›
-
SHARING THE WORLD, 12 OCT ’21
SHARE YOUR WORLD 10-12-2021 I think the picture makes a statement. Autumn showed up. Still not fully engaged, but give it another couple of days — if the sun shines and it gets cold at night. It will keep getting better… Read More ›
-
ONE PAPER PLATE AT A TIME
My son has a friend who’s here most weekends. He’s a smart guy. His head is in the right place. He does very little cooking and uses paper plates. He doesn’t use tons of them — maybe a couple of… Read More ›
-
MUCH ADO ABOUT BIRDS – PART II
A Break With the Past I hung one of the two new feeders yesterday. It’s a new flat feeder to replace the older one the squirrels have chewed up. The one Owen put up today is called a “Fly-through feeder.”… Read More ›
-
MORE CHYRSANTHEMUMS AND MANY BUDS TO COME
FOTD – October 11 – Chrysanthemum And that’s what we’re growing here, too even though the petunias and fuchsia still think it’s August. The red one is in full bloom and the orange one is full of buds. I love watching… Read More ›
-
GEORGES BANK AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE GROUND FISHERY – (Mostly) from Encyclopedia.com
Georges Bank: Collapse of the Ground Fishery I wanted to write about this but realized others had already done the research. So instead of writing, I found the best articles I could about what had happened. The most readable was… Read More ›
-
MUCH ADO ABOUT BIRDS
A Break With the Past That’s good because I have some pretty pictures of our backyard birds. Goldfinch, still in their summer breeding feathers. Hairy woodpeckers hungry for suet. and a pudgy Tufted Titmouse. Square! After having no money last… Read More ›
-
OLDEN GOLDEN DAYS
Garry and I had interesting careers. To some degree, the work we did made a difference, though how much difference is still a point of discussion. Garry covered news. Trials, murders, fatal accidents, crime, politics, celebrities, opening days at Fenway,… Read More ›
