Category: Nature
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Gratitude, Mental Health, and Climate Change
Today I listened to part of a broadcast discussion of new research from Stanford University regarding accelerating climate change. The study found a strong likelihood that heat waves, such as we endured last week, will become increasingly common over the next thirty years. Indeed, one finding was that extreme heatwaves, events that now occur about…
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Blood Lines and Blood Quotients
I am of Mixed Blood. Most of the world’s population of human beings are Mixed Bloods. We are the creation of love, conflict, and the intermingling of genes, cultures, and ideas. Yet, there remains in the media, and in the culture at large, a notion that pure is better. As a result I’ve been thinking…
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Skywatch Friday: Sunset
Last week I went down to an observation deck overlooking the lake. There, as the sun set behind a cloud bank, a most spectacular sunset was visible for at least 40 minutes. I took many photos, as did several other photographers. I was shooting without a filter so the colors are slightly redder than they…
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New website helps everyone to be current on the Gulf Oil Spill
The following site is working to coordinate information about the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf. It allows everyday people, as well as governmental agencies, to provide updates on their local situation: http://gulfcoastspill.com/
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