Christmas or more accurately, the holiday season which rightly must include Thanksgiving,when we give thanks for stealing the lands we now inhabit from native Americans, whoalready had established nation states here, is a time to reflect and more importantly to realizeour gratitude for what we have. And if we can’t have what we want then …
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On Becoming Human: Us or Them
The world was turned upside down when Jane Goodall, primatologist, observed chimpanzees using and modifying tools. Chimps are one of our closest relatives including the bonobo monkey. Her discoveries made us look at what differentiates humans from other great apes. Anthropologists believe that we share a common ancestor with chimps and Bonobos that diverged some …
Summer’s End and the future ahead
Dear Family and Friends,As the first “fall-like day” arrived, we received a call to say that Martha’s son Jake had passed away. I had been thinking what a glorious day it was with cool crisp air. It was perhaps appropriate that Jake left his body on that day as it signaled a change to come. …
Lost and found
Me: I’ve thought about what we talked about and it reminded me of when I thought I had lost you. CAT: You mean when you couldn’t find me. ME: Yes, I was beside myself when you didn’t return home that night. I had called and called and looked everywhere at least a dozen times, but …
I like to think of myself as a farmer
I like to think of myself as a farmer, but I realize what I am farming isn’t the produce that grows in my garden, but rather the hordes of microbes, earth worms, and inbetween critters that live there mostly in the soil. My job is more a care taker of the soil; a nurturer of …