I was well into my fifties before I got it. You can tell me that my
views are tainted, but it all makes perfect sense when one looks at the
big picture. The picture is human being over here on the left (of course!), and the church and capitalism over on the... (4284 more chars)
Do we really want to know that some folks are starving so we can clear our consciences over using fossil fuels? A few years ago I attended regular meetings with a group of people who
called themselves the Clean Fuels Coalition. At that time, we thought
... (4490 more chars)
For any social movement to succeed, it must have an art component! Life as art! Life without art would be awfully dull, whereas life with art takes on a richness, an existence with meaning. Maybe
that is why people of all extremes, left and right, conse... (3532 more chars)
Is this what we want to pass on to our grand kids? It all started out quite innocently on a Sunday afternoon during our
visit in Los Angeles with friends and Disneyland. We had some time to
kill so we decided to take the Metro light rail from Norwalk ,... (5103 more chars)
At least thanks to Clean Water Act they are no longer on fire.....but they're still at risk! Back in the 60's and earlier, we in the USA had rivers on fire. Today I
don't think this happens anymore, thanks to concerned citizens and the
Clean Water Act. ... (4751 more chars)
Are you willing to kick the habit? We Americans love to complain, but we aren't apt to change our ways after our complaints. Maybe
that doesn't make much sense to you, because most of us complain about
other people or circumstances that cause us suffer... (4496 more chars)
Do you think we'll ever achieve peace through nonviolence? Or, in other
words, will humans ever realize that they can live a healthier, happier
life if they cooperate other than compete? Seems to me that competition is related to the Protestant Work Ethic. ... (3416 more chars)
So far I love the place in which I'm living......all 480 square feet of it (and that may be a stretch)! But
it's perfect for me. I live alone. I have one room with enough space to
also have some living area for a couch, chair, TV, desk, bookcase,
stereo an... (4651 more chars)
I volunteer at an environmental group. Today I asked the guys
who collect our garbage (We have little of it, by the way.), if they
were concerned about any environmental problems in their neighborhoods.
The answer: "Our environment is fine. We just have... (5098 more chars)
Today's Communications among Ordinary Folks Show Us that Local is Global! Daily I check the hits for my blog (http://peoplepowergranny.blogspot.com). I'm amazed at how many people from
outside the United States are reading it. For a little ole Granny... (4257 more chars)
Many who Sold their Lives to The Corporation Hope Not!
About four years ago, Yan Simard posted a novel idea on his blog
(http://yanknowwhat.blogspot.com/2004/05/end-of-corporations.html). He
predicted that in the near future we would see ... (6003 more chars)
Isn't that the Way We All Should Go?
Let me approach an uncomfortable subject....death, but death with a green tinge. For this post I researched some websites, and one had a message that I would like to paraphrase: "In nature, nothing dies.... (4520 more chars)
Everytime you plug in your computer or turn on a light switch, wash
and dry your clothes or cook your food, you are contributing to our
mountains being beheaded and our streams being poisoned. What, me? I'm doing no such thing! I'm just drying a loa... (5172 more chars)
I recently caught a speech by New York Times
Foreign Affairs Columnist Thomas Friedman. He was speaking to the
National Association of Governors. Seems that those guys and gals are
beginning to think of other stuff other than just having their
unive... (5321 more chars)
What a quandary in which we find ourselves! Do
we change the world by getting political (demonstrating, writing
letters to the editor, civil disobedience, testifying at hearings,
endorsing the best candidates for office, running for office, etc.)? ... (6167 more chars)
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