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Mar 17, 2024: So good. An Honest Chevron Ad - YouTube Did you know Chevron was found liable for $9.5 billion in damages from decades of dumping toxic oil waste in …

Mar 17, 2024: The climate emergency is just getting started. Homeowners Are Losing Their Insurance Homeowners insurance costs have soared across the country partly …

Mar 17, 2024: People living this close to the ocean are still in denial of what’s coming. They spent $500,000 on a sand dune wiped away in 3 days. …

Mar 17, 2024: It’s been three weeks since Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire at the gate of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC as an act of protest against …

Mar 16, 2024: Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure | The Guardian Climate activists in four countries are blocking access …

Mar 16, 2024: Rachel Corrie Gave Her Life for Palestine This day in 2003, the IDF killed American activist Rachel Corrie as she defended homes in Rafah from …

Mar 15, 2024: Donated! World Central Kitchen | Operation Safeena: WCK aid boat offloads in Gaza World Central Kitchen’s team in Gaza is offloading 200 tons of …

Mar 15, 2024: Mehdi Hasan Debunks 7 Israeli Myths About UNRWA - YouTube As Israel launches a propaganda campaign against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency …

Mar 15, 2024: A review/check-in after 19 months of hosting on Micro.blog: It's a mixed bag After many years of using WordPress for my blogs I decided to transition …

Mar 14, 2024: Love in the time of genocide | Israel War on Gaza | Al Jazeera For weeks in southern Gaza during a recent visit, I collected stories of women …

Mar 13, 2024: Human-caused climate change fuels hottest February on record, all-time high ocean warming | CBC News For the ninth straight month, Earth has …

Mar 13, 2024: Moving in the wrong direction on climate. Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power - The Washington Post… Vast swaths of the …

Mar 12, 2024: 20 albums that stuck
Lou Plummer: List 10 albums that have stayed with you over the years in some way. A fun question but impossible. For example, R.E.M - well, I could …

Mar 12, 2024: A perfect afternoon visiting the bees as they collected pollen from a flowering plum tree. #nature #bees #spring #flowers

Mar 11, 2024: A variety of bees, flys and butterflies were busy pollinating the plum trees today - the western honey bees especially!

Mar 11, 2024: Famine in Gaza
Is there famine in Gaza? | Reuters The United Nations said in February that more than a quarter of Gaza’s 2.3 million people were …

Mar 10, 2024: Pro-Palestinian protesters block roads leading to Oscars Love to see it: Pro-Palestinian protesters chanting “Cease fire now” blocked …

Mar 10, 2024: A male relative today made a sexist, stupid comment, not for the first time. My reply, not for the first time: Your sexism isn’t funny and …

Mar 10, 2024: See the USA in your Chevrolet! www.youtube.com/watch

Mar 8, 2024: YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) Central Headquarters Command made a written statement on the occasion of March 8, International Working …

Mar 7, 2024: This is a crazy good deal if you want or need an alternative to Adobe apps. One time purchase, 30% off. Affinity – Professional Creative Software …

Mar 7, 2024: Linked: Climate Emergency
This chart of ocean temperatures should really scare you… If you were to dip your toes into the middle of the North Atlantic — say, somewhere …

Mar 7, 2024: An 11 minute clip that clearly explains the current crisis in Gaza, Biden and his loss of support among progressives Uncommitted vote in Michigan …

Mar 6, 2024: The always evolving iPad set-up (and speculations on the iPad's future)
It's March of 2024 and we're expecting new iPad and likely a new Magic Keyboard sometime this month. Given Apple rolled out 2 new MacBook Airs on …

Mar 5, 2024: America is built on settler colonialism, slavery and white supremacy. For decades we’ve supported Israel in its constant breaking of …

Mar 5, 2024: The March 4 episode of The Majority Report features an excellent interview with Rashid Khalidi that begins at 23:30 and covers his work documenting …

Mar 3, 2024: I see a lot of white middle class Democrats on social networks proclaiming that the only way to save democracy this year is to vote for Biden. Have …

Mar 3, 2024: Over the past week my mind went often to Aaron Bushnell and his self-immolation to protest genocide a week ago. “Many of us like to ask ourselves, …

Mar 1, 2024: Via Mastodon: StillIRise1963… People who’ve had it so easy have no fucking idea what their inaction will bring to them. Cynthia… …

Feb 29, 2024: Linked: Palestinian and Gaza News
For Israel, violence is inherent in its colonial DNA: Marwan Bishara… At least 77 Palestinians have been killed and more than 250 people are …

Feb 29, 2024: The Smokehouse Creek Fire, now the largest in Texas history at 1 million acres, 2,000 square miles. The same amount of land as the state of Delaware. …

Feb 29, 2024: This morning Starrwulfe wrote : The enshittification of my country is depressing and tiring. Agreed. I keep trying to pull back, big picture, long …

Feb 28, 2024: “Uncommitted”: Over 100,000 Cast Protest Vote Against Biden’s Gaza Policy in Michigan Primary… Over 100,000 voters cast …

Feb 28, 2024: Linked: Climate Emergency
The climate emergency is all around us. Smokehouse Creek Fire now second-largest on record in Texas… The Smokehouse Creek Fire has burned …

Feb 27, 2024: Israel and the US, partners in land theft, genocide and apartheid. West Bank settler expansion: a year on the frontline - YouTube In the West Bank …

Feb 27, 2024: Support Palestinian resistance to genocide and settler colonialism.

Feb 27, 2024: In a recent thread about Israel’s ongoing atrocities against Palestinians on Micro.Blog, these two excellent posts stood out to me. First, David …

Feb 27, 2024: “My name is Aaron Bushnell. I’m an active duty member of the United States Air Force. And I will no longer be complicit in …

Feb 26, 2024: Republican House Rep. Andrew Ogles on Gaza: “We Should Kill Them All”… In a stunning admission, a House Republican was caught on camera this …

Feb 26, 2024: HunterNP: Rest in power, Aaron Bushnell… “Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow …

Feb 26, 2024: Suicide vs genocide: Rest in power, Aaron Bushnell On Sunday, February 25, 25-year-old active duty member of the United States Air Force Aaron …

Feb 25, 2024: Nancy MacLean, “The Pre-History—and Likely Sequels—of the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol” The attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was …

Feb 25, 2024: DrAlJones on Mastodon: Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Feb 21 Steve Bannon: “MAGA will govern for fifty years”. Pizzagate …

Feb 23, 2024: Linked: Palestinian and Gaza News
Mhairi Black’s incredible speech demanding a ceasefire in Gaza… The SNP Westminster Deputy Leader kicked off the debate before tonight’s …

Feb 21, 2024: On Mastodon ninavizz writes: Today Adobe announced its annual MAX conference would take place in Florida. A US state the NAACP has declared unsafe …

Feb 21, 2024: Linked: Palestinian and Gaza News
Not a surprise but with the latest UN Security Council Veto the US is alone in its ongoing support of Israel’s genocide against Palestine. In …

Feb 19, 2024: The Apple pundit club strikes again
Hey hey, look, the Apple pundit club have gotten together to do their Apple report card again! Not a surprise but they’re all declaring the iPad …

Feb 19, 2024: Linked: Palestinian and Gaza News
Palestine awakens the revolution… Since Israel began its slaughter in Gaza on October 7, I have felt my own heart become a grave for over …

Feb 18, 2024: Finished reading: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi 📚 Climate fiction about the future of the southwest of the US after decades of extended drought. …

Feb 18, 2024: The iPad Pro, Mac and Vision Pro can all co-exist
It’s been a couple weeks since Apple released it’s iPad Face Computer and various memes are bouncing around the pundit echo chamber. …

Feb 16, 2024: Linked: Climate Emergency
Skyrocketing ocean temperatures have scientists scratching their heads - Ars Technica… For nearly a year now, a bizarre heating event has been …

Feb 14, 2024: Apple getting weird?
Jason Snell wants Apple to get weird. Here’s my pitch for a new iPad Studio. Hang with me for a minute because this is, well, weird. The M …

Feb 14, 2024: Ongoing link round-up of events in Gaza
Bombs, Disease, Starvation: Canadian Doctor Describes the Desperate Situation Inside Gaza… As Israel continues to threaten to invade Rafah, …

Feb 13, 2024: Jon Stewart Tackles The Biden-Trump Rematch That Nobody Wants | The Daily Show - YouTube He’s back. And his take on the upcoming presidential …

Feb 12, 2024: Photos: Superb Owl Sunday VIII - The Atlantic A special Sunday event: our eighth annual photo collection celebrating the magnificent birds of prey. …

Feb 12, 2024: Kimberley Rose - The definition of antisemitism that has become a weapon to defend Israel… The Palestinian death toll is over 28,000 and yet …

Feb 12, 2024: As millions in the US entertained themselves with the Super Bowl Sunday night Israel, with the full support of the US, continued its genocide in Gaza. …

Feb 11, 2024: An easy hack for an ever present clipboard history for iPad!
This is fairly easy and straightforward though it requires more than one Apple device. Ensure that you’ve got handoff/continuity turned on for …

Feb 10, 2024: 2021 Remaster “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood - YouTube Prince at 3:30. 2021 …

Feb 10, 2024: Linked: Palestinian Gaza News
Chris Hedges “The Genocide in Gaza”… Best-selling author, foreign correspondent, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges …

Feb 9, 2024: For activists or anyone following the current situation in Israel this is an excellent pamphlet written by April Rosenblum: The past didn’t go …

Feb 9, 2024: I’ve been posting a lot recently about Israel’s ongoing actions against Palestians. On February 5th I wrote: It’s been many years but one …

Feb 8, 2024: Linked: Climate Emergency
Chile forest fires: At least 51 dead, say officials | BBC News… At least 51 people were killed by forest fires in Chile’s Valparaíso …

Feb 8, 2024: Israel Has Killed Nearly 900 Palestinians Since ICJ Order to Prevent Acts of Genocide… In the week since the International Court of Justice …

Feb 7, 2024: If you use an #iPad with an external monitor here’s a quick tip. The easiest way to move any particular window from the iPad to the external …

Feb 7, 2024: Report Finds “No Evidence” in Key Dossier to Support Israel’s UNRWA Allegations… A key Israeli intelligence dossier used by countries to …

Feb 6, 2024: This is not settlement but land theft. Israeli Settlers Are Terrorizing Palestinians In Record Numbers… Just like in #Gaza, violence in the …

Feb 6, 2024: Bernie Sanders: The U.S. is complicit in the disaster in Gaza… Through our financial support of Israel, the U.S. is complicit in the …

Feb 6, 2024: Israel Has Killed Nearly 900 Palestinians Since ICJ Order to Prevent Acts of Genocide… In the week since the International Court of Justice …

Feb 6, 2024: Reckoning with a storm. Just a feeling really. Pulled apart in desperation. Pushed against a wall by a crowd silently chanting. I can't make it …

Feb 5, 2024: Gaza Death Toll Perspective: Population of Gaza: 2,400,000 * .012 = 28,800 (est current death toll) Population of US: 332,000,000 * .012 = 3,984,000 …

Feb 5, 2024: It’s been many years but one thing I remember about being in school and learning about the Holocaust is that it was a common refrain for kids to …

Feb 2, 2024: How interesting: when Netanyahu’s pro-Apartheid settlers commit violence the US is all about individual responsibility, but let a dozen …

Feb 1, 2024: Thinking this morning about Solidarity. It’s not something my fellow US citizens seem to think about, understand or practice. Our silence is …

Jan 30, 2024: More on the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and ongoing violence in Gaza. Of course it is no accident that the news regarding the 12 UNRWA …

Jan 29, 2024: Biden’s continued support of Israel is going to hurt him in the election. Also, Nancy Pelosi can fuck right off with her bullshit suggestion …

Jan 29, 2024: With the recent rain the moss and lichen are looking very lush. #moss #mosstodon #lichen #lichensubscribe

Jan 28, 2024: The war on Palestine and Gaza: Link Roundup
Can Israel Ignore World Court’s Order? Experts Weigh in on ICJ Genocide Case - YouTube We continue to look at the International Court of …

Jan 26, 2024: So many US based Apple pundits and developers so deeply upset about Apple’s recent App Store developments. Lots of hot takes on that. And yet …

Jan 25, 2024: Further explorations of Octavia Butler
Continuing my exploration of Octavia Butler and the scholarship and activism that have grown up around her work. In particular, tapping into …

Jan 24, 2024: Hey Macintosh, happy 40th!
My Color Classic and iPad Pro as imaged by an iPhone 7+ in June 2017. It's been a long, fun ride. I bought #MyFirstMac, a Color Classic, in 1993 to …

Jan 21, 2024: As I’ve been spending the past couple weeks exploring Afrofuturism and the scholarship and activism around Octavia Butler, I’m …

Jan 21, 2024: Decolonising The Future This episode of The Long Time Academy podcast should be required listening for any white person in 2024, especially those in …

Jan 19, 2024: The Haves & The Have-Nots… Nate Hagens on perspectives of wealth and poverty. At the same time that the power dynamic of the economic …

Jan 19, 2024: Electric cars are not the future  For a city-dweller ditching a petrol car, the calculation then becomes: instead of an EV, can I buy a much cheaper, …

Jan 18, 2024: Ending Hyperconsumerism How degrowth and ecosocialism can work in tandem to stop consumerism and overconsumption and reduce emissions in order to …

Jan 18, 2024: Abortion-rights coalition launches campaign to put amendment on Missouri ballot: …a coalition of Missouri abortion-rights organizations plan …

Jan 18, 2024: With US support and complicity: A crisis of humanity, a living hell, a blood bath, a situation of utter deepening and unmatched horror Madame …

Jan 16, 2024: Thoughts on Octavia Butler's Parable series
I recently finished reading Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents and in the days since I’m finding that while …

Jan 16, 2024: Climate Emergency Link Roundup
Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says… The internationally agreed threshold to prevent the Earth from …

Jan 14, 2024: Finished reading: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler 📚 Dark and difficult subject matter but a solid story. I’m enjoying reading books …

Jan 12, 2024: South African lawyer’s incredible speech accusing Israel of genocide at ICJ - YouTube Tembeka Ngcukaitobi was giving evidence at the Hague …

Jan 12, 2024: Irish lawyer’s stunning speech at The Hague accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza - YouTube Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh stood in front of the …

Jan 11, 2024: South Africa Lays Out Genocide Case vs. Israel at World Court in The Hague… South Africa began to make its case Thursday at the International …

Jan 11, 2024: South Africa Just Made Its Case Against Israel at the Hague… South Africa’s genocide charges against Israel were formally brought to The Hague …

Jan 11, 2024: An interesting patch of moss and lichen near the trail on my morning walk. The lichen appears to be taking over the moss.

Jan 10, 2024: The war on Palestine and Gaza: Link Roundup
#Gaza #Genocide #Apartheid South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: How will the ICJ decide?… Two days of public hearings in South …

Jan 8, 2024: Trying to sleep with two dogs and a cat. Last night was particularly fun. At 3:30 Cosmo (dog on left) decided to move closer. Annie in middle on her …

Jan 7, 2024: I’m not sure what’s more frightening here. The lack of competence displayed by local officials that are obviously unprepared for …

Jan 7, 2024: What's a professional?*
I opened Mastodon this morning to find this fun thread about the iPad. It seems to be a reference to the latest episode of the Talk Show, with John …

Jan 6, 2024: Christina Warren: NGL, a huge part of me loves this even tho I know I would use it once or twice and then never again. Exhibit 32,018 as to why we …

Jan 4, 2024: I love Warner Crocker’s incredibly detailed post about the various ways the iPad fits into his workflow. He gets into the specifics of when the …

Jan 4, 2024: The war on Palestine and Gaza: Link Roundup
In Gaza, Palestinians Are Running Out of Water and Tears… The number of Palestinians killed by Israel since October 7is more than 20,000 …

Jan 3, 2024: 2023 Year in Review (Also, a few interior photos of my tiny house, pardon the mess😂)
My life is generally best characterized as small, slow and steady, I suspect a sharp contrast to most. If you're someone primarily interested in a …

Jan 2, 2024: Bread and Circuses: “Sometimes I wonder about justi…” - Climate Justice Social Sometimes I wonder about justice. People love to talk …

Jan 1, 2024: Climate Emergency Link Roundup
#ClimateEmergency World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say… The hottest …

Dec 31, 2023: Finished: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler 📚 I finally read a book in 2023 and I’ve started the second in a series. A light-hearted …

Dec 31, 2023: Feeding 8 billion humans in a climate crisis
Something I often note in the ongoing discussion about the climate emergency is that many/most people seem to be underestimating the importance of a …

Dec 31, 2023: Humans v nature: our long and destructive journey to the age of extinction… Although the debate is far from settled, it appears ancient humans …

Dec 30, 2023: Readers have told me they like to build small-scale photovoltaic installations like those that power Low-tech Magazine’s website and office… …

Dec 29, 2023: For anyone interested in taking personal action on climate change, highly recommend this article. The main point: our understanding of climate …

Dec 28, 2023: The war on Palestine and Gaza: Link Roundup
I’ve fallen a bit behind so some of these are a few weeks old. That said, for the purpose of bearing witness it’s not about the most …

Dec 28, 2023: I’ve long avoided all the “read it later” apps preferring to just get stuff read in Safari but have found I let tabs pile up. New …

Dec 26, 2023: As the world celebrates the holidays Gaza burns
Spent the past few hours reading and watching the most recent Gaza news. While much of the world has been happily celebrating the holiday, the …

Dec 26, 2023: Everything we know about Joe Biden’s 50-year history of supporting and facilitating Israel’s worst crimes leads to one conclusion: He wants Israel’s …

Dec 26, 2023: Still no peace in Palestine. People are desperately searching for survivors after Monday’s attacks by Israeli forces. One man said five of his family …

Dec 24, 2023: A gall induced by Atrusca quercuscentricola, Spotted oak apple gall wasp. An egg is laid and after hatching the larvae signals the tree which produces …

Dec 24, 2023: The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza Strip, which is a war crime, Human Rights Watch …

Dec 23, 2023: My current favorite iPad set-up, the work-around-the-cat configuration. My futon, placed on the floor with shelves on both sides in easy reach. iPad …

Dec 23, 2023: Seen on my morning trail walk. From top to bottom: The gall of a Atrusca quercuscentricola Spotted oak apple gall wasp. Cladonia portentosa Lichen …

Dec 22, 2023: When a government is guilty of war crimes when does its citizenry also become guilty of war crimes? Climate crimes? When is the citizenry to be held …

Dec 22, 2023: Thoughts Micro.blog and it's place in the fediverse
Out on my trail walk this morning I was listening to a recent episode of Dot Social , a podcast about the fediverse hosted by Mike McCue of Flipboard. …

Dec 22, 2023: Republican front-runner Donald Trump is escalating his racist rhetoric, repeatedly saying in recent days that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of …

Dec 21, 2023: Apple's machine learning feels like magic
Over the past year one of the tech stories that I've seen pop up numerous times is that Apple has fallen behind on AI. The general idea being that AI …

Dec 21, 2023: Climate Link Roundup
The flow of articles reporting on the climate emergency is impossible to keep up with at this point. One after the other as one might expect. My one …

Dec 21, 2023: Chris Hayes: The war in Gaza must end - YouTube Difficult to watch but more of the same of what we’ve been seeing the past 2+ months. The US and …

Dec 20, 2023: “Science is a way to call the bluff of those who only pretend to knowledge… It can tell us when we’re being lied to. It provides a mid-course …

Dec 20, 2023: Over the years, I have enjoyed my share of animated adaptations of Carl Sagan’s iconic Pale Blue Dot monologue, based on the seminal photograph of …

Dec 20, 2023: Since October 7, Israel has launched a total war on Gaza, indiscriminately bombing the strip and killing over 19,600 Palestinians. This has led some …

Dec 19, 2023: At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent weeks because of drought, their carcasses a grisly sign of what …

Dec 19, 2023: Israel has shifted the so-called “safe zone” again. First Khan Younis was supposedly safe, but after continuous bombing, Palestinians are now being …

Dec 18, 2023: Unexpected App surprises of 2023
Over at the Mac Power Users forums there’s a new thread about 2023 app surprises. I thought I’d also post my response here. The unexpected …

Dec 18, 2023: Fossil fuels won at COP28 - YouTube Another year, another climate summit. …tainted by the influence of record numbers of fossil fuel lobbyists …

Dec 17, 2023: NPR’s The Sunday Story: Media faces the question of how to cover Donald Trump and his extreme rhetoric As he campaigns for a second term as …

Dec 17, 2023: Silent Sunday.

Dec 17, 2023: I recently had the thought that I wanted to try making waffles so asked on a family messages thread if anyone had a waffle iron I could borrow. My …

Dec 16, 2023: We are surrounded by stuff. We buy and buy and buy - it’s the foundation of how our economies run, how they grow. But all this buying, all this …

Dec 16, 2023: I can’t sleep. I’m lying in bed every night, and images of Gaza are running through my head. Fathers holding their babies, dead, caked in …

Dec 16, 2023: In a world where the dark, dystopian visions of Cyberpunk have long dominated our sci-fi imaginations, a new genre emerges as a beacon of hope: …

Dec 15, 2023: In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how we can decrease overconsumption, overproduction, and consumerism through …

Dec 15, 2023: A study of more than 1,500 species of herbivorous insects in Europe, spanning 34 years of data, has found that 60% of insects are already struggling …

Dec 14, 2023: A Mac shaped elephant in the room
This post came to mind as I listened to the current episode of the Rebound podcast this morning. The fellas spent the first thirty minutes discussing …

Dec 13, 2023: The latest Team Human podcast is an excellent discussion with Carne Ross about democratic confederalism as a bottom-up form of human social …

Dec 12, 2023: Experimenting with a 15" monitor as my display while cleaning up a transcript for our local library oral history project. Watching MacBreak Weekly on …

Dec 11, 2023: Republicans on Capitol Hill have vastly downplayed the importance of former President Donald Trump twice stating in the past week that he wants …

Dec 10, 2023: If you’re concerned about energy and climate this is a fantastic podcast and this episode in particular is worth a listen. With so many moving …

Dec 10, 2023: When most people in the US need to go somewhere, they reach for their car keys. There are plenty of reasons for this: driving is easy, it’s …

Dec 9, 2023: A Day in the Life of Working with an iPad
I've had a few interesting workdays recently that I thought would be worth sharing in terms of highlighting what's possible with an iPad. Before I dig …

Dec 9, 2023: Apple Pundit Dick Moves
Discussing a trick he learned with the multi selection of tabs on a Mac browser John Gruber feels the weird need to beat-up on the iPad: This trick …

Dec 8, 2023: Sadly not too surprised that the US voted to veto the UN resolution for a Gaza ceasefire. Partners with Israel and partners in war crimes. This is …

Dec 5, 2023: When the past meets the future
I woke this morning with a question in my mind about my great grand parents or even my grand parents. Or perhaps other ancestors who are now gone from …

Dec 4, 2023: “Carbon emissions may continue to rise, the polar ice caps may continue to melt, crop yields may continue to decline, the world’s forests may continue …

Dec 4, 2023: The report, released on Wednesday by the United Nations in collaboration with a team of international scientists, found that countries still plan to …

Dec 3, 2023: Broom Forkmoss, Dicranum scoparium with a little cedar berry appearance. Thuidium delicatulum, delicate fern moss or common fern moss. ID uncertain, …

Dec 2, 2023: I almost missed this fallen branch covered in Luminescent Panelus, Panellus stipticus. Such a fascinating world if we take the time to see it.

Dec 2, 2023: It is an indictment of the state of our nation today that Trump could be a viable candidate for the office he has disgraced. Even putting aside for …

Dec 2, 2023: Me: Slowly putting keyboard in place on lap desk. Cat: I see you. Me: Moves keyboard into position. Cat: Very slowly, as if hunting, climbs into a …

Dec 2, 2023: Increasing public activism in the United States and the world for a ceasefire in Gaza is also helping highlight Israel’s apartheid policies. It …

Dec 1, 2023: In just 13 weeks, Republicans will likely lock in a criminal nominee determined to end democracy But then I saw yesterday’s deeply sobering …

Dec 1, 2023: With last night’s rain and the soft light this morning the fungi, lichen and moss really popped out at me during my morning trail walk. …

Dec 1, 2023: Geneva/Dubai (WMO) - 2023 has shattered climate records, accompanied by extreme weather which has left a trail of devastation and despair, according …

Nov 29, 2023: Experiments with iPad Set-ups
My ongoing experimentation with iPad set-ups continues. A couple of months ago while browsing the web I happened upon a new-to-me concept, the …

Nov 28, 2023: They’ve dedicated their lives to understanding the problems then communicating to the world only to be ignored or, worse, threatened. Decades …

Nov 27, 2023: “We are talking about over 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners inside Israeli prisons right now. More than 2,500 are being held under administrative …

Nov 26, 2023: Obsidian and Interstitial Journaling
It’s only been a couple weeks since I decided to give Obsidian yet another try and yes, this is going to work out. I’m so glad I decided …

Nov 26, 2023: While out on a trail walk yesterday, I saw something small and white moving around in the leaves and met this cute, furry moth, Artace cribrarius, the …

Nov 25, 2023: The substance of democracy is us. To keep it we need to work for it everyday..
I’ve written two posts recently that I thought I’d tie together. The first was a post about the occasional resurfacing of the …

Nov 24, 2023: From my morning trail walk.

Nov 22, 2023: Israel has long practiced “administrative detention” against , Palestinians, jailing them indefinitely without charge or trial. They call …

Nov 22, 2023: How and why did the US get to this? Trump’s talk of seeking “retribution” against foes, including some he’s branded “vermin”, has coincided with …

Nov 20, 2023: Next week, world leaders will head to Dubai for the Conference of the Parties—the United Nations’ annual climate meeting—to finalize the first “global …

Nov 20, 2023: I am speaking with Professor Kevin Anderson from the Universities of Manchester and Uppsala about how journalists and experts have failed the public …

Nov 18, 2023: I so, so love the fungi images shared by Geertje Geertsma on Mastodon.

Nov 18, 2023: From my morning walk. I almost missed this branch hosting tiny Trametes fungi.

Nov 18, 2023: Over at Mastodon Jason shared this article about living a simple life. The post offers up some helpful, worthwhile suggestions about being more …

Nov 15, 2023: I made the mistake of putting the iPad Pros podcast on at 3am yesterday. Ended up listening and not going back to sleep. Even worse, it was an …

Nov 14, 2023: Coal must be phased out seven times faster than is now happening, deforestation must be reduced four times faster, and public transport around the …

Nov 14, 2023: For anyone who’s still confused or considers the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas overly complex, John Oliver offers valuable context. …

Nov 14, 2023: (Jerusalem) – The Israeli military’s repeated, apparently unlawful attacks on medical facilities, personnel, and transport are further destroying the …

Nov 13, 2023: I cannot begin to understand why so many using social media of some sort seem so quiet about the Palestinian genocide? Post after post about normal …

Nov 13, 2023: We speak with two physicians who knew Dr. Hammam Alloh, a Palestinian nephrologist at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital who was killed Saturday in an Israeli …

Nov 13, 2023: Enjoying and appreciating the burning bushes scattered about the Missouri woodland. They're holding on but just days from giving way to rest of …

Nov 12, 2023: In honor of our great Veterans on Veteran’s Day, we pledge to you that we will root out the Communists, Marxists, Fascists, and Radical Left Thugs …

Nov 12, 2023: The Apple Update cycle Seeing recent news on Apple slowing work on next OS versions to bug fix current OS. Even better, slow release cycle of …

Nov 10, 2023: Israeli American scholar Omer Bartov, a leading expert on the Holocaust, says Israel’s brutal assault on the Gaza Strip is at risk of becoming a …

Nov 10, 2023: Authorities in a number of European states have banned Palestinian solidarity protests and harassed and arrested people for expressing — in public and …

Nov 9, 2023: Went to town yesterday for groceries and put 3 gallons of gas in the car. That's my second purchase of gas this year. I put about 3.5 gallons in it on …

Nov 9, 2023: "Something horrible is happening to these people, and this administration is turning a blind eye to it," says James Zogby, the institute's president. …

Nov 8, 2023: New keyboard day. The iClever is thin and light, it folds in the middle with a split layout that takes a bit of getting used to but after an afternoon …

Nov 8, 2023: Metabolic change is a less-talked-about, yet brutal and widespread, consequence of global warming. As ocean temperatures rise, so do the metabolisms …

Nov 7, 2023: This morning I shared a post about the importance of the US and its citizens taking full responsibility for the genocide happening in Gaza right now. …

Nov 7, 2023: This genocide is yours too Americans. We need to own it. And not just this moment but the past decades leading up to it. That’s critical. Stop, …

Nov 6, 2023: Tens of thousands marched from Washington, D.C.'s Freedom Plaza to the White House Saturday in the largest pro-Palestinian demonstration in U.S. …

Nov 6, 2023: The UN chief tells reporters Gaza is “becoming a graveyard for children. Hundreds of girls and boys are reportedly being killed and injured every …

Nov 6, 2023: "Should we assume that Hansen and his team of researchers are right, and therefore take the drastic actions that are indicated? Or should we trust …

Nov 6, 2023: "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with …

Nov 6, 2023: The best government money can buy. It’s a bit bonkers that anyone still considers the US to be any kind of democracy. It’s not. Fossil …

Nov 5, 2023: I love Micro.blog but I’ve come to resent how broken search and discovery is here. BROKEN. Can we please, please, please get some improvements …

Nov 4, 2023: War crimes and genocide. My disgust deepens with each day. Gaza’s largest refugee camp has been bombed again, the third major attack on the site in …

Nov 3, 2023: Most of those I follow have been very quiet on this. Complex or not, US tax dollars support Israel. If this is genocide and you’ve remained …

Nov 2, 2023: Solidarity. I woke up this morning thinking about the word solidarity. There was the time of my life when I thought about it every single day. A kind …

Nov 1, 2023: Israel is actively committing the crime of genocide. The evidence is clear: Israel has taken diverse methods to ensure “the destruction of the …

Nov 1, 2023: Can you see it yet? The Earth systems horizon – the point at which our planetary systems tip into a new equilibrium, hostile to most lifeforms? I …

Nov 1, 2023: Since 1967, Israel has imposed tight restrictions on travel and essential goods such as food, fuel, medicine, and water in its occupied territories. …

Oct 31, 2023: Joy Reid commentary on Israel bombing Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war is right on. She provides historical context of US involvement in the conflict and …

Oct 30, 2023: Predictably Apple’s line-up of Macs continues to be confused and overly complex. I mean, jeesh, now we have M1, M2 and M3 Macs not to mention some of …

Oct 30, 2023: Amid growing alarm that more Israeli airstrikes will hit hospitals in Gaza, we speak with two physicians about Gaza’s medical system and …

Oct 30, 2023: We bring you the voices of Jewish Voice for Peace and their allies who shut down the main terminal of Grand Central Station during rush hour Friday in …

Oct 30, 2023: After a few years of record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events, Ripple’s experience is a sign of how climate scientists — who once …

Oct 29, 2023: Dr. Gabor Maté shares his reflections on Israel/Palestine including recent tragic events on and following October 7th, 2023. This conversation was …

Oct 29, 2023: “In six days the government of Israel dropped more bombs in the small concentrated are of Gaza than the United States had dropped in an entire …

Oct 28, 2023: I've been enjoying my time on the trails this past week. So much color and the fragrance of autumn is overwhelming at times. Fantastic. These woods …

Oct 26, 2023: We speak with philosopher Judith Butler, one of dozens of Jewish American writers and artists who signed an open letter to President Biden calling for …

Oct 26, 2023: My three furry friends hanging out on the porch today.

Oct 26, 2023: “The majority of Americans see some fairly severe environmental harms as likely to happen over the next 30 years,” says Alec Tyson of the …

Oct 25, 2023: A note: This post started as reply to Jason's excellent post about the iPad being his computer again. I decided to turn my reply into a blog post …

Oct 25, 2023: Just the last few years, a brief glimpse of the violence of occupation and apartheid supported by the US. The United Nations Office for the …

Oct 25, 2023: Israel says it has refused visa to UN official to ‘teach them a lesson’ Israel refuses to admit to the violence of its ongoing occupation …

Oct 25, 2023: From Saturday's morning trail ride. 🚵‍♂️

Oct 25, 2023: From my morning walk a couple days ago. Such sweet pups. Side-eye! Cosmo on the left, Annie on the right.

Oct 23, 2023: “Nowhere in Gaza Is Safe”: Palestinian Death Toll Tops 5,000 as Israel Rejects Calls for Ceasefire - YouTube

Oct 20, 2023: In recent years, human rights organizations and legal experts have increasingly described Israel’s policies toward Palestinians as apartheid… …

Oct 19, 2023: The Mac lineup is so confusing!
I have concerns. Have you noticed how complicated the Mac line-up has become? It’s so perplexing. I mean, first, there’s both desktops and …

Oct 18, 2023: President Biden is in Israel to show more support for its relentless assault on the Gaza Strip, which has reduced much of the territory to rubble, …

Oct 18, 2023: One of the fundamentals of international law – at the heart of the Geneva Conventions – is a prohibition on collective punishment: that is, …

Oct 18, 2023: My ongoing experiment to use Freeform to process and note what I'm reading on the web.

Oct 17, 2023: For decades, we have been taught in schools and told by the media that endless economic growth is good, that it benefits everyone, and that there are …

Oct 17, 2023: Published February 2022: Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty …

Oct 15, 2023: What we are seeing in the United States today is the coming together of a network of far-right corporate donors determined to remake the world, a …

Oct 14, 2023: Folks surprised at this don’t know US policy in the Israel/Palestine Conflict. US escalation has been ongoing for decades. This is just the most …

Oct 13, 2023: An Israeli military spokesman admitted Tuesday what was plainly obvious to witnesses of the mass destruction underway in the besieged Gaza Strip: that …

Oct 13, 2023: Gaza: Nowhere to go, as humanitarian situation reaches ‘lethal low’ UN humanitarians expressed deep concern on Friday for all civilians in the Gaza …

Oct 12, 2023: “My government is waging an attack that seems to be using war crimes to retaliate on war crimes,” says Sfard. “They want revenge, as if a revenge …

Oct 11, 2023: After Hamas’s deadly attacks in Israel and Israel’s hellish bombardment of Gaza, I checked in on MSNBC. Before long, I heard one of their reporters …

Oct 9, 2023: Discussing the recent events. And no, this isn’t a complex issue. Israel-Gaza: No, This Isn’t Complicated - YouTube

Oct 9, 2023: In New York, we speak with Rashid Khalidi, author of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, who calls the blockade of Gaza “a pressure cooker. It had to …

Oct 6, 2023: I Recently started up a little social sharing experiment using Apple's Freeform app in which Jacob pointed out an interesting use of Muse by Avancee …

Oct 6, 2023: Doomed or Not? Rebecca Solnit writing in the Guardian: We can’t afford to be climate doomers: “Some days I think that if we lose the climate …

Oct 6, 2023: Better Catastrophe A flowchart for navigating our climate predicament Global warming is projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, throwing lifelong …

Oct 5, 2023: Manufacturing new computer hardware requires lots of energy and resources, not to mention the creation of undesirable byproducts. The production of …

Oct 4, 2023: The assessment, published in the journal Nature, Wednesday, looked at two decades worth of data from more than 1,000 scientists… …found …

Oct 1, 2023: This summer, the United States roasted like never before. People got third-degree burns from simply falling onto hot pavement in Arizona, filling up …

Sep 29, 2023: Apple's Freeform as Social Media Collaboration Space
I woke up at 3am with thoughts about climate change and started composing a blog post in my head. Sometimes at this moment I just fall back to sleep …

Sep 28, 2023: Scientists have said climate breakdown caused by the burning of fossil fuels is the cause of unusually hot summers and winters with very low snow …

Sep 26, 2023: After extreme fire seasons in 2020 and 2021, Congress funded a temporary bonus that boosted average U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter pay by …

Sep 24, 2023: Experimental iPad Configurations
Before I dive into the discussion of my ongoing experimentation with iPad modularity I think it would be helpful to provide a description of the …

Sep 23, 2023: I'm not doing the Micro.blog September photoblogging challenge but thought I'd share a photo for today's Date in the life. For the past 22 days I've …

Sep 20, 2023: Pages and Publisher on the iPad Compared Pt 2
This story is available as a pdf download. For the first few years of my switch to the iPad I relied heavily on Apple’s Pages app for many of my …

Sep 19, 2023: March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City, activists decried President Joe Biden’s continued investment in fossil fuels and his refusal to declare a …

Sep 19, 2023: Earth’s life support systems have been so damaged that the planet is “well outside the safe operating space for humanity”, scientists have warned. …

Sep 19, 2023: The devastation wreaked by floods in eastern Libya is nothing less than apocalyptic. In Derna, where two dams burst after torrential rains, a wall of …

Sep 17, 2023: Pages and Affinity Publisher on the iPad Compared Part 1
I've been using Pages since the first version available on the Mac many years ago. And of course I used the first version that was available on the …

Sep 17, 2023: Working on a fun and hopefully helpful two-part article. The overall topic is a comparison of Apple Pages to Affinity Publisher. Though specific to …

Sep 16, 2023: iPad Stories Follow up A few days ago I posted links to recent stories by fellow iPad enthusiasts. Since then a couple more have come through my …

Sep 15, 2023: In the Atlanta suburb of Peachtree City, teens and older people alike rely on little electric vehicles to get around. Is this a potential model for a …

Sep 15, 2023: Climate rallies over the next few weeks to demand an end to fossil fuel usage ahead of the United Nations’ summit on 9/20. “Clearly, saving the …

Sep 13, 2023: International aid is slowly starting to reach the devastated port city of Derna as an inquest starts into how as many as 20,000 people might have …

Sep 12, 2023: Copperheads are fairly common in my area and I see several each summer. They're beautiful snakes. Venomous, yes, but in my experience never …

Sep 11, 2023: Some recent iPad Stories It’s been enjoyable to read the recent iPad related posts by several indie bloggers over the past few days. I’m …

Sep 10, 2023: Leaders failed to agree on a phase-out of fossil fuels despite a United Nations report a day earlier deeming the drawdown “indispensable” to achieving …

Sep 10, 2023: The task ahead is immense: According to the report, global emissions need to be slashed 43 percent by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, …

Sep 6, 2023: The Canadian Government has made a new tourism ad and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! Honest Government Ad | Canada 🇨🇦 - YouTube

Sep 4, 2023: Over time a gravel road used by heavy vehicles will deform. The weight of cars and trucks will crush rock into smaller bits as they also push gravel …

Sep 4, 2023: Without a biosphere in a good shape, there is no life on the planet. It’s very simple. That’s all you need to know. The economists will tell you we …

Sep 3, 2023: Canadians, Australians, and Americans are some of the most carbon privileged in the world. All our news reporting is about how magical hurricanes and …

Sep 1, 2023: Fantastic stone arrangements on the beach. 18 Pics Of Land Art Sculptures by Jon Foreman – A Collection 2 | STREET ART UTOPIA

Aug 31, 2023: iPad goal posts and hand wavy things
The iPad discussion is all about moving goal posts and hand wavy things. In other words, it’s about framing and context. But it’s also …

Aug 31, 2023: The climate crisis has hit home this year for many Americans — its effects have been nearly inescapable in most parts of the country. With that, …

Aug 30, 2023: Electricity generated from coal collapsed by 23% and gas fell by 13%, compared with the same period a year earlier. At the same time, solar generation …

Aug 29, 2023: I’m not planning on writing this up, but I have gone through iPadOS 17, and all my old posts about iPadOS 16, and collated a list of many of the …

Aug 28, 2023: The iPad originated as a touch-first computer and remains touch-first 13 years later
An interesting aspect of the ongoing discussion about the iPad is that it's primarily from the perspective of Mac "power" users. Which is to say, …

Aug 28, 2023: Billy Brag on Oliver Anthony’s Rich Men North of Richmond: I think Oliver Anthony is thinking about class as well, but it’s not so focused for …

Aug 27, 2023: Reduction in sea ice in Antarctica has resulted in the deaths of an estimated 10,000 emperor penguin chicks. In 2022, satellites recorded a colony of …

Aug 27, 2023: Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they …

Aug 26, 2023: The iPad Failing Again: Summer 2023 Edition
Nevermind me, just over hear desinging an annual report for a client. It's late August 2023 and during this slow time for Apple-related news the …

Aug 25, 2023: Democracy? No. What will it take for the citizenry to act like citizens again? Tennessee’s Republican-dominated state Legislature is still …

Aug 25, 2023: Testing a mouse with the iPad. Works better than I expected but it’s an old, cheap mouse. Scroll wheel is a bit funky and every now and then …

Aug 25, 2023: A common theme in the discussion on addressing climate change is that what’s most needed is systemic action. As I understand it, what people …

Aug 24, 2023: Yahoo?!? I’ve been avoiding Google search for a few years, using Duck Duck Go instead. Tried Bing but the website is yuck. Safari provides Yahoo …

Aug 23, 2023: McNamara calls this device the “Mythic I.” It’s a sweeping, curved object that starts with a leather palm rest before sloping sharply upward like …

Aug 23, 2023: The amount of public money flowing into coal, oil and gas in 20 of the world’s biggest economies reached a record $1.4tn(£1.1tn) in 2022… even …

Aug 22, 2023: With unprecedented heat waves and record-breaking global temperatures, it’s hard to believe that there might be a place on earth that has actually …

Aug 20, 2023: My take on a personal climate impact assessment and plan. 🌍 As others have noted in recent similar threads, I'm not suggesting that personal action on …

Aug 19, 2023: Greta
Greta Thunberg: “I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel …

Aug 19, 2023: Excellent presentation describing the already ongoing migrations and what will happen as the climate emergency deepens. From growing food scarcity, …

Aug 19, 2023: Tiny little fungi! Witch's Hat, Hygrocybe conica.  Unidentified mushrooms 

Aug 18, 2023: One of the tasks of rural life is gravel road maintenance. I don't have a tractor so I do small bits by hand. The task in this section: remove the …

Aug 17, 2023: Canadians have crammed into a local airport and lined up along a major highway out of the Northwest Territories to escape wildfires, a day after …

Aug 16, 2023: Multitasking and Windowing on the iPad Pro In recent days I've been thinking more about multitasking and windowing on larger iPads. I posted a couple …

Aug 15, 2023: I wish I didn’t have to tell you about this again, but I do. It’s not being reported much in the news — and you know why? Because …

Aug 14, 2023: As climate-related disasters become more frequent, more unpredictable and intensively destructive, a step change is needed in how governments and …

Aug 14, 2023: As weather systems spin out of control across the globe, we take a closer look at how the United States is tackling the “too much” and “too little” of …

Aug 13, 2023: A return to the iPad Mini For most of the past 6 years the vast majority of my computing has been with the 13" iPad Pro. Three years ago I bought …

Aug 10, 2023: Personal responsibility and action during two crises: Covid and Climate When Covid arrived in the spring of 2020 there seemed to be two responses: …

Aug 10, 2023: Maui Burning Of course seeing the predictable but hollow expressions of concern about the wild fires in Maui. If you’re fucking concerned then …

Aug 8, 2023: Extreme weather events and our warming planet are primed to strike commodities and the food supply like never before. The recent global heat wave, …

Aug 7, 2023: In “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story,” Viola Fletcher recalls the horrific night in 1921 when America’s “Black Wall Street” was burned to the ground. More …

Aug 7, 2023: Seen on a morning walk, Campanula americana, American bellflower

Aug 5, 2023: Adventures in RSS apps!
ReadKit on the iPad Warning: What lies ahead is a lot of rambling about nitpicky details that may bore anyone who is not me to tears. Proceed with …

Aug 5, 2023: Join us as we bike around New York City with Doug Gordan, the co-host of The War on Cars Podcast. We explore a wide array of fascinating topics about …

Aug 5, 2023: Love Notes to Newton is a film about what a beloved (but short-lived) pen-based Personal Digital Assistant created by Apple Computer has meant for the …

Aug 4, 2023: I've found the most comfortable position when working from the bed/futon in my tiny house. Never thought I'd use a pillow stand but was given one and …

Aug 3, 2023: Overall, a majority of respondents – 53% – said addressing climate change should be given priority even at the risk of slowing the economy. … …

Aug 3, 2023: Tiny little Splitgill mushrooms, Schizophyllum commune. So tiny but both the top and bottom sides are full of texture.

Aug 3, 2023: As climate debates remain polarized and politicized, Huckabee’s guide is part of a small but determined contingency of climate disinformation …

Aug 2, 2023: This morning I discovered a small group of pawpaws growing just 150 feet from my cabin! 🤗 I planted 2 in a different spot last spring but these …

Aug 1, 2023: To understand this moment, we have to recognise that there is an existential struggle on both sides. While environmental scientists and activists …

Jul 31, 2023: Seven states and 30 Native American tribes lying in the Colorado River Basin prepare to make hard choices as water levels plummet due to a 23-year …

Jul 31, 2023: Oh, this cute boy wants attention.

Jul 30, 2023: Today’s 4am pondering: Why do I find it so difficult to relate with my fellow humans? To connect in a meaningful way. Sure, I can talk about the …

Jul 29, 2023: I’ve just discovered my new favorite iPad Nerd! Felicia, also known as the Low-Tech Grandma. After using Windows for most of her life she …

Jul 29, 2023: Nate Hagens discusses energy, specifics oil as the foundation of the modern economic system. There are ecological and energetic laws that apply to …

Jul 27, 2023: On my morning walk a couple days ago I came upon an Eastern Towhee singing in some cedar trees. Same again this morning but a different song. I took a …

Jul 26, 2023: Andy Bell’s harrowing account of being caught up in the wildfires in Greece. While I agree with his conclusion I hope he and others of the 10% …

Jul 23, 2023: I often hear people ask, but what can I do. My own sister asked this question a week ago after listening to me go on and on for the thousandth time …

Jul 21, 2023: Perspective. The average American refrigerator produces as much carbon emissions as the average citizen of Nigeria, .6 metric ton. The the average …

Jul 21, 2023: In episode 176 of the iPad Pros podcast Chance Miller mentioned that when he’s using the iPad he misses TextExpander where he stores long text …

Jul 21, 2023: Using the iPad with Stage Manager? Have a lot of Safari windows stacked up? Remember the different ways to activate App Expose to quickly pick the …

Jul 19, 2023: My favorite and most eaten breakfast and snack is oatmeal. Simple, healthy, easy to prepare and so many optional variations. Most recently, it's …

Jul 19, 2023: I’m finding the new Siri improvements way more useful than I expected. Though a small thing the no “Hey” required really does make …

Jul 18, 2023: How did the US go from having luxurious, widely used passenger trains to the Amtrak system we have today? Will the United States ever catch up to the …

Jul 18, 2023: I had a conversation with a family member over the weekend and my not too suprising takeaway: the wealthiest top 10% are great at personal accounting …

Jul 17, 2023: From a recent morning walk. Some beautiful sun rays and a tiny little wildflower. Dianthus armeria, the Deptford pink

Jul 17, 2023: See the problem here? Capitalism and its insistence on perpetual growth is not, and will never be, compatible with solving the climate crisis. Nor is …

Jul 16, 2023: From the morning walk. The smoke from the Canadian wildfires has made its way down to mid Missouri, a bit hazy this morning, but a pretty sunrise. …

Jul 15, 2023: Nate Hagens, the director of the Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future, ran the numbers: “One barrel of oil has the same amount of energy …

Jul 14, 2023: The easy way to move Safari tabs on iPad into tab groups. Rather than individually long pressing tabs to move just drag and drop directly from the tab …

Jul 14, 2023: Futzing around in my photos, these were taken a few years back. Panorpa helena, scorpion fly. Unknown bee on Spiderwort

Jul 13, 2023: A neighbor is driving to Florida for a vacation and offered me a couple of things she would otherwise throw away, the yogurt in the image. Contrast …

Jul 12, 2023: Early days of the climate emergency: Northern India has been experiencing severe rains which have caused deadly flash floods and landslides, killing …

Jul 12, 2023: iPadOS 17: Improved file content indexing For iPad users, it appears that with iPadOS 17 beta file contents are more thouroughly indexed and revealed …

Jul 11, 2023: Climate disasters, fueled by large-scale, human-driven changes in the global climate, are becoming more frequent. In the past few weeks in Vermont, …

Jul 11, 2023: …when I look at Threads what I see is an influencer-infested, brand-driven, algorithmically-jammed-up crapfest. A lot like, well, modern …

Jul 10, 2023: Low-tech, low cost climate solutions that are easy to implement. Admittedly, a bike has some cost and upkeep. Still though, fairly inexpensive. Side …

Jul 10, 2023: This week unprecedented temperatures driven by climate change shattered heat records around the world. “We can’t stop global warming at …

Jul 9, 2023: Sunday morning reflection on our moment in the cosmos On a clear night, we are blessed with a wonderful view of a star filled sky. Tonight, just …

Jul 8, 2023: June 2023 may be remembered as the start of a big change in the climate system, with many key global indicators flashing red warning lights amid signs …

Jul 8, 2023: I love the visual design of Apple’s Weather app on iPhone and iPad. Love it. But it’s always wrong. The only time it’s not wrong is …

Jul 7, 2023: Lol, I’m not sure why I do this but yet again I’ve started a comment to an article that has turned into a full-on post. Entertainment? I …

Jul 7, 2023: What’s difficult about living through history is you often don’t know the magnitude of it all until it’s over. But at this rate, things being “over” …

Jul 7, 2023: I’ve been a very satisfied subscriber of the hosted micro.blog service for around eight months. It’s excellent and I’ve recommended …

Jul 7, 2023: A short video from the morning dog walk.

Jul 6, 2023: A question for the people who have children and who say that they love their children, how is it that you spend so much of your time talking and being …

Jul 5, 2023: A growing number of people believe that humanity is doomed because of climate change, while some are even full-blown preparing for a world …

Jul 4, 2023: A nice morning dog walk with all of the usual characters. I'm getting better at identifying bird song. Today: White-eyed vireo, yellow breasted chat, …

Jul 3, 2023: A check-in with Siri and Apple's Machine Learning First, to begin with a recent bit of related news from Humane, a company founded by ex-Apple …

Jul 2, 2023: Button bush, Cephalanthus occidentalis is always popular with the butterflies and bees. They have a very nice spicy fragrance too. Pipevine …

Jun 30, 2023: If the world is to keep climate change at manageable levels before the middle of the century, changes in lifestyles are not only inevitable, but would …

Jun 29, 2023: Climate scientist Johan Rockström explains the urgency of operating within “planetary boundaries“ - the planetary life-support systems essential …

Jun 29, 2023: We are heading towards 3 to 4°C of warming across this century, an absolute climate catastrophe… And all we are doing so far is giving rhetoric …

Jun 28, 2023: No dog walk today. The upside: The more degraded our lives get today the more seriously we’ll take the problem. We should stop pretending that …

Jun 27, 2023: Half of the world’s 10,000-odd bird species are in decline. One in eight faces the threat of extinction. This problem has been worsening for decades, …

Jun 26, 2023: Around the world, rainforests are becoming savanna or farmland, savanna is drying out and turning into desert, and icy tundra is thawing. Indeed, …

Jun 25, 2023: On the injustice of flying: Just one flight can emit as much CO2 equivalent emissions as many people do in a year. While one return flight from Paris …

Jun 24, 2023: A record-breaking heat wave is entering its third week in Texas, as temperatures reach triple digits in the broader US south and tens of thousands of …

Jun 23, 2023: Orcas disrupt boat race near Spain in latest display of dangerous, puzzling behavior | AP News The behavior defies easy explanation. Yes, it’s …

Jun 23, 2023: Based on these findings, the authors warn that more than a fifth of ecosystems worldwide, including the Amazon rainforest, are at risk of a …

Jun 23, 2023: Fossil fuel developers typically pay far lower fees for using public lands than their wind and solar counterparts. For example, before production fees …

Jun 22, 2023: Well, this is COMPLETE BULLSHIT. Catch-22: Scientific communication failures linked to faster-rising seas | The Hill Scientists failed for decades to …

Jun 22, 2023: How to check your iPad’s battery health | Tom’s Guide Knowing how to check your iPad’s battery health might sound easy, but …

Jun 21, 2023: The contrast between the frantic hunt for a missing submersible and the failure to save migrants drowning in the Mediterranean is illuminating | The …

Jun 20, 2023: A Shortcut fix for iPad AirPlay to HomePods when using an external monitor
If you're using an M1 or M2 iPad with an external monitor you'll have noticed that the only audio available is that monitor. If there are no speakers …

Jun 19, 2023: A few thoughts on WWDC23, the Vision Pro and iPadOS 17
It's been a couple weeks since Apple's WWDC keynote and I've been enjoying everyone's excitement. I'm not big on offering a quick hot take as I'd …

Jun 18, 2023: From my archive, a buffet of Purple Coneflowers being enjoyed by pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor and monarch butterfly. Native wildflower …

Jun 18, 2023: Thinking out loud. Do I move my tech/Apple oriented WP blog into it’s own micro.blog or just merge it with my current micro.blog which includes …

Jun 17, 2023: After nearly a week of issues at my web host I’m leaning towards moving my remaining WordPress blog to micro.blog. I’ve always found WP …

Jun 17, 2023: Some global perspective on income and climate: The enormity of climate-change inequality has been laid bare by new research showing that the richest …

Jun 16, 2023: On Wednesday June 14, the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean reached an average temperature of 73 degrees Fahrenheit. The average for this time of …

Jun 11, 2023: “Scientists have been warning us about this for years. Everybody should be working on reducing fossil fuel emissions. That’s the critical thing: these …

Jun 10, 2023: Climate change is remapping where humans can exist on the planet. As optimum conditions shift away from the equator and toward the poles, more than …

Jun 8, 2023: Tens of millions of people in the US were under air quality alerts on Wednesday, as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, turning the sky a …

Jun 7, 2023: Highlight of the morning dog walk: a Kentucky warbler landed in a branch just above me. Chat, chat, chat, chat. It went on quite awhile and I was able …

Jun 7, 2023: Spring has only just begun to transition to summer in the Northern Hemisphere, but some of the season’s most odious and dangerous extreme weather is …

Jun 3, 2023: I needed some images for a project and while searching photos from 2020 I came across these. Taken when I was able to get out on longer gravel rides …

Jun 2, 2023: Trail photos! Hydrastis canadensis, Goldenseal Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae, the fungi that causes apple cedar rust. Such a strange and …

May 31, 2023: Using Shortcuts on the iPad to convert an image or pdf, resize, save, rename and extract alt text, all with three taps One of my regular tasks is …

May 31, 2023: iPad Workflow- Using Shortcuts to process images for the web
Convert image or pdf, resize, save, rename and extract alt text with two taps One of my regular tasks is updating the front page of our regional …

May 31, 2023: Carl Sagan testified to Congress in 1985 about the danger of global warming and advocated for a transition away from fossil fuels. A beautiful new …

May 30, 2023: El Niño is the warm phase of the Pacific Ocean’s temperature cycle, and this year’s El Niño is poised to be a big one, sending shock waves into …

May 29, 2023: I don’t often speculate about upcoming Apple announcements but I’m going to make an exception with this post. And it’s nothing complicated, just …

May 29, 2023: An iPad Pro Revival
I don’t often speculate about upcoming Apple announcements but I’m going to make an exception with this post. And it’s nothing …

May 28, 2023: As the world warms, extremely hot days are becoming more frequent and intense, reaching unprecedented temperatures associated with excess mortality. …

May 27, 2023: The length of a human life is around 80 years. You might get 100 if you’re lucky. The universe is about 13.7 billion years old. The vast …

May 26, 2023: Scientists are “watching with bated breath” to see if ice will return to normal levels. The planetary consequences could be huge. But sea ice plays …

May 26, 2023: A few recent photos taken around the cabin and on the trail. Camonotus castaneus, chestnut carpenter ant Arilus cristatus, Wheel Bug Nymph. This one …

May 26, 2023: Alien planet: slow motion audio consisting of birds, a few frogs, crickets and other natural woodland sounds. Otherworldly, relaxing, eerie. Best with …

May 25, 2023: Yet another installment of an “Apple pundit ignores the facts to write a clickbait story about the limitations of iPadOS”. It’s a bummer that they …

May 25, 2023: Pundit fact check: Final Cut Pro and iPadOS
Yet another installment of an “Apple pundit ignores the facts to write a clickbait story about the limitations of iPadOS”. It’s a …

May 24, 2023: Nationwide raids against members of the German climate protest group Letzte Generation (Last Generation) have been carried out at the behest of …

May 23, 2023: Global heating will drive billions of people out of the “climate niche” in which humanity has flourished for millennia, a study has estimated, …

May 17, 2023: Why are Mac users so unhappy with their Mac? Yet another article using the recent announcement of Final Cut Pro for iPad to question the future of the …

May 17, 2023: Why are Mac users so unhappy with their Mac?
For at least a couple years the Apple pundit mantra has been “the iPad isn’t pro unless Apple brings its pro apps to it”. Well, …

May 16, 2023: From today's trail ride. Ramaria caulifloriformis, coral fungi Cortinarius distans or Laccaria, not sure!

May 15, 2023: I’m generally not big on hot takes so gave myself a few days to consider before attempting a blog post. As for the news of Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro …

May 15, 2023: A few thoughts on FCP-Logic on iPad...
I’m generally not big on hot takes so gave myself a few days to consider before attempting a blog post. As for the news of Final Cut Pro and …

May 15, 2023: My walk this morning was another slow bird walk. Started off 300 ft from the cabin with the beautiful and distinctive call of the yellow-billed …

May 15, 2023: Excellent interview with Peter Knapp from Extinction Rebellion. ‘Is Environmentalism Bad for your Mental Health’ | GB News | 21 April 2023 …

May 14, 2023: As climate change continues warming the planet, a new and invisible killer is emerging: extreme wet bulb temperatures. This refers to a potentially …

May 13, 2023: After breakfast this morning I had about 90 minutes before the rain was scheduled to come in so I got out for a walk with the dogs. There was a lot of …

May 11, 2023: A few photos taken around the cabin yesterday. It's so easy to miss the beautiful but tiny critters. Camonotus castaneus, chestnut carpenter ant …

May 10, 2023: Observed on the morning walk: honeysuckle and Auricularia fungi.

May 9, 2023: I was out is the garden yesterday and heard a bird that I didn’t recognize. I opened up the Merlin ID app and got the name. Then I spent a few …

May 8, 2023: Tragically, this will continue because the kind of protest needed to stop it is too much effort, too inconvenient. Easier to feel awful for a moment …

May 8, 2023: The futility of words on a screen Another shooting followed by frustration and anger being written on keyboards, displayed on screens. We must show …

May 6, 2023: From the trail ride today: Polystichum acrostichoides, Christmas fern Tradescantia, Spiderwort

May 5, 2023: My photos only show a small area along the trail but this hill is covered in Mayapples. It's quite something.

May 3, 2023: Lots of Mayapples on the trail as well as Andersonglossum, wild comfry which has simple, five petaled flowers. Very pretty evening bird song …

May 2, 2023: Record ocean temperatures put Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists Citizen: If only the government would do something. Other citizen: …

May 1, 2023: Asia is experiencing weeks of “endless record heat”, with sweltering temperatures causing school closures and surges in energy use. Record April …

Apr 30, 2023: Observed along the trail on the ride this evening: Larkspur, Delphinium tricorne.

Apr 30, 2023: Chapter 20 of the Ministry for the Future begins with a description of the Gini coefficient. From Wikipedia: In economics, the Gini coefficient, also …

Apr 29, 2023: In 2021, net electricity consumption worldwide amounted to over 25,000 terawatt-hours, an increase of more than 30 percent in comparison to a decade …

Apr 28, 2023: Apple Notes for Journaling and Blogging?
As is common with many Apple nerds, I like to play with text apps. My primary purpose is blogging which has also served as a journal of sorts. For …

Apr 28, 2023: Hmmmm. Day two with Day One 😉 My habit is to use text editors primarily for blogging. So, now I’m thinking about how to use Day One. Probably …

Apr 28, 2023: TO CALL WHAT’S happening in the oceans right now an anomaly is a bit of an understatement. Since March, average sea surface temperatures have been …

Apr 27, 2023: Took the dogs out and was greeted by the spring peepers singing off in the distance. Closer to the cabin a whippoorwill calling. I do love the simple …

Apr 27, 2023: Working on getting my blackberries sorted for the summer. Under the layer of grass clippings are layers of all sorts of paper and cardboard and under …

Apr 27, 2023: Last year, the United States incurred over $2bn in costs due to 20 climate-related extreme weather events, from Hurricane Ian to heatwaves and …

Apr 27, 2023: Madeleine Finlay hears from correspondent Sandra Laville about how plastics are made, the environmental and health impacts of the process and what …

Apr 26, 2023: A brief summary of recent actions and future plans of Extinction Rebellion and other climate activists in the UK. I especially like call for citizens …

Apr 25, 2023: Spring birds! Chipping Sparrow Hermit Thrush Rose breasted Grosbeak

Apr 24, 2023: The 2000-watt society is an environmental vision, first introduced in 1998 by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich), which …

Apr 24, 2023: Cofounder of Greenpeace and writer of the Deep Green column Rex Weyler helps us transcend the idea that we can fix the environment – or anything else …

Apr 23, 2023: Extinction Rebellion Protests Live coverage of protests in the UK today: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lgrfiaZdfXg What are you doing to stop the …

Apr 22, 2023: With all the rain we've had recently the creek is flowing really well. My favorite place to stop and be still. These are the best moments in my …

Apr 22, 2023: Some sort of orange slime mold on a cedar tree. Amazing color!

Apr 21, 2023: Really nice trail ride today. Lots of wild flowers. Hypoxia hirsuta, common goldstar, one of those that's currently blooming.

Apr 20, 2023: Spring Bluebird!

Apr 19, 2023: Finally getting around to trying out Stable Diffusion via the Draw Things app on the iPad. The original photo taken on one of my gravel rides in …

Apr 19, 2023: The current rate of extinctions compared to the geological norm is now several thousandfold faster, making this the sixth great mass extinction event …

Apr 18, 2023: Redbud Dogwood Wood Poppy

Apr 16, 2023: Some nice trail rides in recent days. Always a treat to observe the woods wake up in the early days of spring.

Apr 12, 2023: An excellent video of Roger Hallam of Extinction Rebellion. Stark, difficult, plain, honest. The response of the crowd seems to be somewhere between …

Apr 12, 2023: Climate change is going to cause a slow grind, much like an ever increasing tax, where it costs agriculture more to output the same amount. It’s easy …

Apr 12, 2023: As we inch closer and closer to the precipice of a climate apocalypse, a new film, “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” lands with a rageful conviction about …

Apr 12, 2023: In 2021, a Texas intelligence command center disseminated a bulletin warning its law enforcement partners about activists interested in sabotaging …

Apr 11, 2023: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) synthesis report recently landed with an authoritative thump, giving voice to hundreds of …

Apr 11, 2023: Dish soap is one of the last plastic packaged items I've had to purchase but I've found an alternative. There are a few dish bar soaps so I'm trying …

Apr 11, 2023: There are radical, yet pragmatic, solutions to our crises. But fear of what will happen if we don’t act is imprisoning people in a mindset that makes …

Apr 11, 2023: The US already has all the technology needed to rapidly bring down carbon emissions. The trouble is finding enough people to install it all. The …

Apr 10, 2023: Drastically reduce emissions first, or carbon dioxide removal will be next to useless. Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is what puts the ‘net’ into ‘net …

Apr 9, 2023: Dew covered redbud flowers

Apr 8, 2023: Moft Snap Case and Snap Float Stand Review
Several months ago I decided to try out a couple of iPad accessories from Moft. They have a series of products called the Snap System that are …

Apr 8, 2023: Furballs Too many furry critters to work from bed this morning. Rosie started it when she decided to nap on my hand. 🥰

Apr 8, 2023: The temperature of the world’s ocean surface has hit an all-time high since satellite records began, leading to marine heatwaves around the globe. …

Apr 6, 2023: I've written several times about reducing waste. I don't wash my clothes as often as most people and when I do I tend to dilute so this jug has lasted …

Apr 6, 2023: Livestock make up 62% of the world’s mammal biomass; humans account for 34%; and wild mammals are just 4%. A diverse range of mammals once roamed …

Apr 5, 2023: I have some bad news. Civilization is going to collapse. Not in 1000 years, not in 100 years, but within the lifetimes of most people alive today. …

Apr 4, 2023: Off the coast of Antarctica, trillions of tonnes of cold salty water sink to great depths. As the water sinks, it drives the deepest flows of the …

Apr 4, 2023: Trump may be the first former president to face criminal prosecution, but that fact in and of itself is a damning condemnation of the U.S. system of …

Apr 4, 2023: Five minute summary of the entire IPCC report youtu.be/NCEGcXs_l…

Apr 2, 2023: A four-part, independently produced docuseries looking under the hood and into the operations of mutual aid efforts across North America. Struggling …

Apr 1, 2023: For some reason, my tiny little corner of the world seems to be a dog attractor. It's like a black hole, but for dogs. I try to find their people and …

Mar 30, 2023: The expanded alliance supporting e-bikes reflects an evolution in the priorities of environmental groups. After focusing largely (some might say …

Mar 28, 2023: A small but welcome change that came with iPadOS 16.4, when using Stage Manager the Homescreen is no longer blurred behind app windows. 🤓

Mar 28, 2023: The Greenland Ice Sheet covers 1.7 million square kilometers (660,200 square miles) in the Arctic. If it melts entirely, global sea level would rise …

Mar 27, 2023: Forest-nesting songbirds were found in increased numbers in urban parks. Eventually it became clear that city lights were reshaping migration, …

Mar 26, 2023: My Affinity Publisher for iPad Review Serif has set a high bar with the Affinity apps on the iPad and Publisher allows all three to work together …

Mar 26, 2023: Affinity Publisher for iPad Review
Back in November I published a mini-review of Affinity Publisher for iPad.. At the time I’d only had a week to work with it but was happy with …

Mar 24, 2023: My waste reduction effort This is about 8 weeks of waste. Not in this photo are the steel cans that are recycled and paperboard food packing this is …

Mar 22, 2023: Living as though the future mattered I write this in 2023 when our climate emergency has become increasingly obvious to everyone. No longer is it just …

Mar 20, 2023: Scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable …

Mar 19, 2023: Expect the unexpected Six months ago I woke up at 2 am and the room was spinning. I went back to sleep and when I woke up everything was back to …

Mar 18, 2023: From elephants to tigers, study reveals scale of damage to wildlife caused by transformation of wildernesses and human activity. The total weight of …

Mar 18, 2023: It’s brown, it weighs millions of tons, it stretches over 5,000 miles and it is headed for Florida’s beaches. An enormous clump of seaweed circulating …

Mar 13, 2023: The northern flicker or common flicker, Colaptes auratus.

Mar 12, 2023: Passerella iliaca, fox sparrow foraging for seed.

Mar 10, 2023: A fascinating video about how the Earth and our solar system move through the galaxy. Our solar system takes 225 million years to orbit the galaxy. …

Mar 10, 2023: Apparently debunking iPad misinformation has become one of my hobbies. Sometimes I’m able to just walk away but the lure of “someone is …

Mar 10, 2023: Apple Pundit: The iPad is Doomed
Apparently debunking iPad misinformation has become one of my hobbies. Sometimes I’m able to just walk away but the lure of “someone is …

Mar 8, 2023: The After School Satan Club says it is a secular organization and its members do not actually believe in or worship the devil. According to their …

Mar 7, 2023: Easy scanning and OCR with Notes and Files on an iPad
I recently came across this thread on TidBITS looking for an app for scanning and OCR. The solution comes with every iPhone and iPad: Both the Notes …

Mar 5, 2023: Auricularia americana, jelly tree ear or Auricularia auricula, wood ear. According to Wikipedia the first grows on broadleaf trees but is confined to …

Mar 4, 2023: There is something very wrong with global food production. From farm to fork, the food system as it currently exists is the most environmentally …

Mar 4, 2023: Reports that the JWST killed the reigning cosmological model have been exaggerated. But there’s still much to learn from the distant galaxies it …

Mar 2, 2023: 20 years of blogging Well, it's 2023 and we've seen a nice resurgence of blogging and a new emphasis on the decentralized web in recent months. From …

Feb 27, 2023: A simple but effective photography workflow on the iPad
Once upon a time, I was a happy user of Apple’s Aperture. I briefly tried Adobe Lightroom, but switched back to Aperture and used it until it …

Feb 27, 2023: There is, in reality, absolutely no reason to believe that the necessary changes will make us less happy or less satisfied. If we manage to do this …

Feb 26, 2023: Going in the wrong direction. China approved the construction of another 106 gigawatts of coal-fired power capacity last year, four times higher than …

Feb 25, 2023: Last year, 3 million were displaced in the US. Millions more will follow – and neither they, the government or the housing market are ready The …

Feb 25, 2023: Cyanocitta cristata, Blue Jay

Feb 24, 2023: Three Lichens, posted together for easier comparison. Punctelia bolliana, Eastern speckled shield lichen Cladonia, Pixie Cup Lichen Turban cup …

Feb 23, 2023: The iPad works better if you learn how to use it
Continuing with my theme highlighting recent examples of Mac users having difficulty with the iPad. This was a recent thread over at the MPU Forums: …

Feb 22, 2023: File this under fun multitouch gestures the iPad can do. Pull a tab from Safari and hold. Tap the Safari icon in the Dock to see other Safari windows. …

Feb 21, 2023: We’re Crossing the Threshold of Survivability — And There’s No Going Back My friends in the Indian Subcontinent tell me stories, these days, that seem …

Feb 21, 2023: Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer’s emergency, with the Alps having received …

Feb 20, 2023: A welcome patch of green in the winter woods, Fan club moss, Diphasiastrum digitatum, known as groundcedar, running cedar or crowsfoot. It grows to a …

Feb 18, 2023: I love early spring rides in the woods. I can feel spring right around the corner! It's the time of year when I can hear the spring peepers and in a …

Feb 17, 2023: Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies Okay, easy and also kinda healthy and vegan if you want them to be. This recipe makes around 8 …

Feb 17, 2023: While the Files app on the iPad did start out as a pretty basic app that was far short of the Finder on the Mac it’s come a long way since then. …

Feb 17, 2023: Notebooks, a markdown editor with added features that allow for it to also be a possible Notes app replacement: Indexing pdfs, scanned images, …

Feb 16, 2023: Exploring the Files App on iPadOS 16
I mentioned recently that I’d noticed a post on Mastodon by someone who was complaining how difficult it was to resize an image using iPadOS. I …

Feb 16, 2023: Forest within a forest. Turban cup lichen, Cladonia peziziformis. A species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. The thallus consists of two …

Feb 15, 2023: Underneath thousands of feet of Thwaites Glacier’s solid ice, a bot filmed peculiar features, where melting is much faster. It’s an ominous sign for …

Feb 15, 2023: Notebooks 12 Reviewed and Compared
I’ll admit I have a habit of collecting text/notes apps. It’s one of my most used categories of apps because it’s what I use for …

Feb 15, 2023: 2023-02-14 20:19
The climate crisis is causing sea levels to rise faster than for 3,000 years: Some nations could cease to exist, drowned under the waves. Rising …

Feb 14, 2023: If you think the rich nations of the world are making real progress towards achieving limits on global warming, think again. In one essay, Kevin …

Feb 14, 2023: Cladonia, Pixie Cup Lichen

Feb 13, 2023: The excelent Mona app for Mastodon is now in public beta Testflight: testflight.apple.com/join/xNdg… It’s great on the iPhone but really …

Feb 13, 2023: Jesus loved the people we hate. So the ad is actually aimed at right-wing Christians? The Servant Foundation has donated more than a billion dollars …

Feb 12, 2023: Punctelia bolliana, Eastern speckled shield lichen Moss, stereum fungi

Feb 10, 2023: “Bernheim Forest in Kentucky is the largest privately held forest block in the eastern US, and is currently fighting plans for a 12-mile gas …

Feb 8, 2023: “A common, effective abortion-inducing drug could be banned nationwide within a matter of days, thanks to a “loose cannon” of a judge appointed …

Feb 7, 2023: The iPad, Apple pundits and reality
Once a year Jason Snell puts out a survey to a group of prominent Apple pundits and they grade Apple in a variety of areas. The Apple Report Card is …

Feb 7, 2023: I started writing yet another post about iPad and the Apple pundits' hot takes. That post has now turned into two posts one of which is comparing …

Feb 4, 2023: Thought I might get a little work done this morning. Then the cat. 😂

Feb 2, 2023: Some iPad users really should just use a Mac
And so it goes, Federico Viticci continues to be unhappy with the iPad. With that article as wall as his other recent posts and podcasts and I …

Feb 1, 2023: Part two of my earlier post about working with cats. I've moved to my desk.

Feb 1, 2023: Cats are not compatible with working from home.

Jan 31, 2023: Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata. They feed mainly on seeds and nuts, such as acorns, which, according to Wikipedia, they sometimes hide to eat later. I …

Jan 30, 2023: American Goldfinch Black-capped Chickadee

Jan 27, 2023: After a few days off the fat bike I finally got out for a nice ride on the still snowy trails.

Jan 26, 2023: Snow Birds! Two dark-eyed juncos in a tussle Purple finch Northern Cardinal

Jan 25, 2023: We had lots of very wet snow in southeast Missouri last night. Makes for some very pretty pictures and a power outage. Is it too early for hot …

Jan 24, 2023: The eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Not the clearest photo, but if you look closely, you'll see that this towhee is having some dinner!

Jan 23, 2023: Whatever happened to the Apple oriented news media
I just realized something about the Apple oriented “press”: I don’t think it really exists anymore. We’ve got lots of podcasts …

Jan 23, 2023: Turban cup lichen, Cladonia peziziformis. A species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. The thallus consists of two parts: the primary thallus …

Jan 22, 2023: Some winter color thanks to the purple finches.

Jan 21, 2023: Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus, a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in North America. I almost missed this shot at the end of a …

Jan 20, 2023: Maybe I should be embarrassed but yeah, when I'm working on a podcast transcript I like to arrange a Keychron keyboard on top of the Magic Keyboard. …

Jan 20, 2023: The downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens, the smallest species of woodpecker in North America. I see and hear these often in the woods here.

Jan 19, 2023: “Thunberg said it was “completely ridiculous” that chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), will preside over the next …

Jan 19, 2023: The pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus. Pileated refers to the bird's prominent red crest, from the Latin pileatus meaning capped, is more …

Jan 18, 2023: Bewick's wren, Thryomanes bewickii or Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, but I'm not sure. They often visit around my tiny house and porch …

Jan 17, 2023: “Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays that live around the world’s coral reefs are threatened with extinction with potentially dire knock-on …

Jan 17, 2023: “Riot police backed by bulldozers removed activists from buildings in the village with only a few left in trees and an underground tunnel by …

Jan 17, 2023: The red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus. I see and hear these pretty woodpeckers all of the time, one of my favorite neighbors! The male has …

Jan 16, 2023: HashPhotos Review
One of those tasks I’ve never been consistent at doing is culling duplicate or near duplicate images from my Photos library. It’s been on …

Jan 16, 2023: “Hundreds of thousands of young climate activists will continue “protesting in the streets in huge numbers” against fossil fuels, a day after …

Jan 16, 2023: “The oil giant Exxon privately “predicted global warming correctly and skilfully” only to then spend decades publicly rubbishing such science in …

Jan 16, 2023: Purple Finch, Haemorhous purpureus Male Female "The Purple Finch prefers nesting in lowland coniferous and mixed forests, avoiding more heavily …

Jan 15, 2023: If you feel helpless against the fossil fuel destruction, join us in Lützerath from January 12th. Thousands of people are joining forces: we will …

Jan 15, 2023: The northern flicker or common flicker, Colaptes auratus. A beautiful woodpecker and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. When I see …

Jan 14, 2023: “The COP27 United Nations climate conference held in Egypt in November was a mixed bag (_Nature_ 612, 16–17; 2022). Although countries …

Jan 14, 2023: “The United Arab Emirates announced Thursday that the head of the state oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world’s …

Jan 13, 2023: “Data indicate that the top 2,000 meters gained about 10 zettajoules of heat between 2021 and 2022 — an amount equivalent to about 100 times the …

Jan 13, 2023: “The forest is not an object and it is not only the trees that burn. The forest is a composition of living beings that exist in a constant state of …

Jan 13, 2023: “The plant will produce critical components for solar panels and build complete panels.” Korean Solar Company Plans to Build $2.5 Billion …

Jan 12, 2023: When Carl Sagan said that we are made of star stuff, well, here's what that looks like on the periodic table of elements and it's fascinating: Image …

Jan 11, 2023: “In poorer countries, closer to the equator, the situation is much worse. Increasingly, people cannot return, they cannot adapt. They have to …

Jan 11, 2023: “Abortion remains a top concern among conservative Republicans and anti-abortion activists alarmed by the backlash to the supreme court …

Jan 11, 2023: The moss bell mushroom growing from the moss is really tiny! Probably less than 12 millimeters. Galerina, Moss Bells Cladonia, Pixie Cup Lichen …

Jan 11, 2023: Hieracium longipilum, the hairy hawkweed, found near the trail while on a dog walk yesterday.

Jan 10, 2023: Mycena galericulata, commonly known as the common bonnet, the toque mycena, the common mycena or the rosy-gill fairy helmet. Not edible. Cladonia …

Jan 8, 2023: Photo from yesterday's trail ride. Taken along the backside creek inflow to the lake. Some pretty grasses in this area.

Jan 8, 2023: Celebrating 20 Years of Apple's Safari and Keynote
On January 7, 2003 Apple introduced two new apps, both of which proved to be significant steps for the still young Mac OS X platform. The apps were a …

Jan 7, 2023: I keep seeing this idea being repeated that because BP concocted the idea of the Carbon Footprint to shift blame to individuals that somehow …

Jan 5, 2023: “The problem is that there are a lot of people out there who don’t care… Many, maybe most, people aren’t as worried about saving the …

Jan 5, 2023: It’s impressive how large wind turbines have gotten, and, as a result, how far the prices have come down. The only limiting factor seems to be …

Jan 5, 2023: An excellent thread on Mastodon exploring examples of positive human-nature relationships.

Jan 3, 2023: There’s been way too much talk and too little action and commitment, especially in the United States. The citizens of the US need to step up and …

Jan 3, 2023: “Volunteers hope to bring native wildlife back into abundance by reestablishing grasslands that were wiped out after European settlement of …

Jan 1, 2023: New Year’s morning with Cosmo, 2023.

Dec 31, 2022: Chasmanthium latifolium, northern wood-oats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a species of grass native to the central and …

Dec 31, 2022: Last Caturday of 2022 Rosie

Dec 30, 2022: 192 Square Feet: Part 3 Previously: Part 1, Part 2 I shared about the first year of my tiny house life. Building the tiny house, setting up the garden …

Dec 29, 2022: In 192 Square Feet Part 2 I wrote about my first winter living in my tiny house. Keeping warm with a wood stove without being too hot or too cold was …

Dec 28, 2022: A scrolling multimedia exploration of the changes being brought by climate collapse. “Researchers are no longer in doubt: Global warming has …

Dec 28, 2022: Had a fun ride on the snowy trail yesterday.

Dec 27, 2022: An older post from 2016 about the process of building my tiny house and the first few months living here. 192 Square Feet

Dec 25, 2022: The frozen memories of summer.

Dec 24, 2022: Icey creek.

Dec 24, 2022: Posting versus blogging I’ve been blogging for just shy of 20 years not counting my static html site in the late 1990s. Ah yes, I remember …

Dec 21, 2022: Working through my blog archive to simplify categories and came across this post from almost 10 years ago. There’s nothing quite like a long …

Dec 21, 2022: “Human composting — or, as it’s sometimes referred to, natural organic reduction — fulfills many people’s desire to nurture the earth after …

Dec 20, 2022: “At its very essence, a lichen consists of a fungus coexisting symbiotically with algae or photosynthetic bacteria called cyanobacteria — and …

Dec 19, 2022: Perforated ruffle lichen, Parmotrema perforatum. The large yellow-tan cup-like structures are a spore-bearing surface, apothecia, each with a hole in …

Dec 18, 2022: “The global economy is structured around growth — the idea that firms, industries and nations must increase production every year, regardless of …

Dec 17, 2022: Surrounded by my furry friends this cold night. This is the best kind of cozy! 🥰😊

Dec 17, 2022: “Environmental advocates say this is just the beginning to a cleanup that will likely take years.” What you need to know about the latest …

Dec 17, 2022: Rosie, all curled up in snoring on the pillow behind me. Cozy Caturday.

Dec 15, 2022: From the Guardian podcast: The Cop15 conference brings together representatives from all over the world with an urgent mission: preventing the …

Dec 15, 2022: “If current eating trends continue, the world will clear land equal to at least 1.25 more Indias by 2050. That would be a disaster for the …

Dec 15, 2022: On a ride yesterday a branch was in the path and it was completely covered in thick lichen. I don’t recall ever seeing lichen with such black …

Dec 14, 2022: Freeform, the new kid on the Apple block I’ve always enjoyed using Apple’s Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps so was eagerly awaiting …

Dec 14, 2022: Freeform, the new kid on the Apple block
Freeform, the new kid on the Apple block In first use I immediately felt a comparison to Apple’s Pages, Keynote and Numbers would be in order as …

Dec 13, 2022: Feeling grateful for the green moss and flowing creeks that I get to visit on my trail rides.

Dec 13, 2022: “Degrowth policies would be effective in fighting against climate breakdown and biodiversity loss and would secure human needs and …

Dec 12, 2022: An otter visited the lake today. I’d seen a few in the creek a couple years ago but today was able to watch with binoculars for 20 minutes. …

Dec 11, 2022: A rainy day yesterday but there was a break just long enough to enjoy a ride on the trail.

Dec 10, 2022: my two friends, Cosmo and Annie, waiting for a second breakfast. ❤️

Dec 10, 2022: “Once you’re willing to debate whether one group of people or another should be abused, then abusing and expelling people from society is …

Dec 7, 2022: I could have waited another week for the final release of iPadOS 16.2 but the temptation to download the RC beta was too much. Spent the afternoon …

Dec 7, 2022: A visually stunning documentation. “The most diverse group of organisms on the planet are in trouble, with recent research suggesting insect …

Dec 7, 2022: Moss Sporophyte: Seta, Capsule, Operculum (capsule lid)

Dec 6, 2022: Goldfinch, tufted titmouse and black capped chickadee

Dec 5, 2022: One of my favorite trail ride sections is a patch of cedar trees with an abundance of moss near the trail providing some winter color.

Dec 4, 2022: “China and the US, also among the largest emitters in the world, perform poorly on a per-capita basis. The United States also loses points for …

Dec 3, 2022: Junco! Another fun little bird.

Dec 3, 2022: Revisiting one of my favorite quick meals: Peanut butter, banana, oatmeal smoothie. The base recipe is below but you could add other additional fruit …

Dec 2, 2022: A small, energy efficient laundry machine for a tiny house or other small space. In the early 90s there was a television show called Northern Exposure …

Dec 2, 2022: Tim Chaten invited me to join him on his podcast iPad Pros to talk about the new Affinity 2.0 creative suite. Affinity previously set a high bar for …

Dec 2, 2022: Talking Affinity 2.0 on the iPad Pros Podcast
Tim Chaten invited me to join him on his podcast iPad Pros to talk about the new Affinity 2.0 creative suite. Affinity is notable for bringing its …

Dec 2, 2022: Beau of the Fifth Column: Let’s talk about the railroads….

Dec 1, 2022: Winter fat-biking sunset. The trail is so quiet this time of year, always relaxing. 

Dec 1, 2022: Really loving #Mastoot by @libei@mastodon.social. Discovered today that when viewing photos of natural subjects such as birds, insects, flowers, etc, …

Dec 1, 2022: “Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020… even if all new cars were electric now, it would still take 15-20 years …

Dec 1, 2022: The Northern Cardinal always provides some welcome color in the otherwise grayish brown winter landscape. And their song is always nice to hear. #bird …

Nov 30, 2022: White-breasted Nuthatch, another winter favorite. #bird #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #Birdwatching #WildlifePhotography

Nov 29, 2022: Tufted Titmouse, one of my favorite winter birds.  #bird

Nov 28, 2022: “Some of Earth’s weirdest fungi, including types of lichen, mycorrhizal, and insect symbiotes, never quite seemed to fit in our current …

Nov 26, 2022: Ilex verticillata, American Winterberry Taken on my trail ride yesterday. Fun to play with framing and bokeh.

Nov 24, 2022: A couple months ago I decided to try out a couple of iPad accessories from Moft. They have a series of products that are designed to work well …

Nov 24, 2022: Pixie cup lichen, Cladonia Unidentified mushrooms

Nov 22, 2022: “The loss of the amphibian from Costa Rica’s cloud forest was one of the first linked to global heating, say scientists” ‘The ghost that …

Nov 21, 2022: As many have said, 8 billion humans live there. But let’s not forget, we’ve identified less than 2 million other species of the estimated …

Nov 20, 2022: A goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires rapid, deep and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. At the peak of Covid lockdown …

Nov 19, 2022: The Lawfare Podcast has an excellent episode in which three well informed people have a coherent discussion contrasting centralized social media …

Nov 18, 2022: Remember a few weeks back when the oligarch made a big show of entering Twitter headquarters carrying the sink? In hindsight, I think it was a hint at …

Nov 18, 2022: It’s a good thing I work from home because if I didn’t, this poor cat wouldn’t have a comfortable place to lay. #Cat

Nov 17, 2022: I was lucky to get a couple of volunteer pumpkin plants this year so for the next few weeks I’ll be making a lot of my favorite winter soup: …

Nov 16, 2022: Serif recently released the long anticipated major updates to it’s Affinity suite of creative apps bringing them up to version 2.0 and adding in …

Nov 16, 2022: Affinity Publisher for iPad mini-review
Serif recently released the long anticipated major updates to its Affinity suite of creative apps bringing them up to version 2.0 and adding in a new …

Nov 14, 2022: We are still nowhere near climate goals. According to the most recent IPCC report,  to limit warming to 1.5C we can only emit 420bn more tons of CO2 …

Nov 14, 2022: A powerful example is Pakistan, where extreme rainfall on the heels of a glacier-melting heat wave flooded nearly one-third of the country in the …

Nov 13, 2022: Possibly Bark Bonnet, Phloeomana speirea?

Nov 13, 2022: Yesterday, with the snow, the Charlie Brown music playing and hot chocolate I suppose I was feeling a bit festive. I think most people probably wait …

Nov 12, 2022: An unexpected and very pleasant surprise this morning!  Add a mocha, the Vince Guaraldi Trio Peanuts Greatest Hits and a purring cat to my lap: 😊

Nov 11, 2022: Okay, but really, this is pretty fantastic. And surprisingly honest. Actually, I can’t believe that they would so openly admit their role in …

Nov 11, 2022: Basically, LSVs are small electric vehicles that meet a specific set of abbreviated safety regulations and operate at maximum speeds of 25 mph. …

Nov 10, 2022: The number of delegates with links to fossil fuels at the UN climate summit has jumped 25% from the last meeting. Global Witness: More than 600 …

Nov 10, 2022: Importing some old photos into my library I came across pictures of Petunia, a Whitetail fawn that, sadly, had been separated from her mother when she …

Nov 9, 2022: A Kulkalgal activist from the Torres Strait Islands has said the way the world often treats Indigenous people is an insult. ‘It’s humiliating’: …

Nov 9, 2022: Progressives had a lot to smile about as they woke up on Wednesday morning, after many of their preferred candidates won crucial races across the …

Nov 9, 2022: France just legislated that every parking lot for 80 cars or more must be covered by solar panels That’s 11GW of new solar (same as 10 new nuclear …

Nov 9, 2022: Affinity 2.0
Exciting day for users of the Affinity suite of creative apps, especially #iPad users. Serif have released the new 2.0 suite which includes …

Nov 9, 2022: Exciting day for users of the Affinity suite of creative apps, especially #iPad users. Serif have released the new 2.0 suite which includes Publisher …

Nov 8, 2022: Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita. #mushtodon #sporespondence

Nov 7, 2022: Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, oyster fungus, or hiratake, is a common edible mushroom. #mushtodon #sporespondence #edible

Nov 6, 2022: Macrolepiota procera, the parasol mushroom, is a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol. #mushtodon …

Nov 5, 2022: Love to see it! “In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called Mastodon has …

Nov 5, 2022: Sitdown protests are part of a day of demonstrations in and around Schiphol airport Climate activists storm Amsterdam airport and block private jets …

Nov 5, 2022: They are the images that made us sit up and take notice. As world leaders gather for Cop27, these pictures prove that global heating isn’t a distant …

Nov 5, 2022: Why The US Is Not A Democracy - YouTube

Nov 4, 2022: This isn’t Democracy. New analysis finds that 465 billionaires had pumped $881,000,000 into the 2022 federal midterm elections by October. 3/4 …

Nov 3, 2022: Exciting to see the recent growth of Mastodon and the Fediverse! Decentralized social network Mastodon grows to 655K users in wake of Elon Musk’s …

Nov 3, 2022: Now, the capital is 1200 kilometers away and Karachi, home to 20 million people, has found itself in the midst of a raging climate catastrophe. …

Nov 3, 2022: Most people don’t know what early pregnancy actually looks like. That complicates abortion discussions. Why did images of early pregnancy cause such …

Nov 2, 2022: The policy that’s been standard in northern Europe and Canada leads to better outcomes for children and parents Guaranteed income programs starting …

Nov 1, 2022: Mycena galericulata is a mushroom species also known as the common bonnet, the toque mycena, the common mycena or the rosy-gill fairy helmet.

Oct 31, 2022: Made my favorite fall/winter soup today: Curry pumpkin-coconut -vegetable. Cube 2 to 3 cups of raw pumpkin without the skin and boil for 30 minutes …

Oct 31, 2022: Salems Lot, one of my very favorite spooky movies, watching it today! The Story Behind One of the Creepiest Scenes in TV History | Vanity Fair

Oct 31, 2022: “The bad news is that we have been ‘systematically underestimating the rate and magnitude of extremes.” - Katharine Hayhoe Beyond Catastrophe: A New …

Oct 31, 2022: Just to note in the recent actions by climate activists, the art has not been destroyed. Destroying art in service of justice is a time-honored …

Oct 30, 2022: A significant portion of the US appears to have lost the capacity for rational thought. They seem to want the world to burn. ‘It’s got nasty’: the …

Oct 29, 2022: How to Leave Dying Social Media Platforms | by Cory Doctorow | Oct, 2022 | Medium

Oct 29, 2022: Galerina marginata, known as funeral bell, deadly skullcap, autumn skullcap or deadly galerina, is a species of extremely poisonous mushroom-forming …

Oct 28, 2022: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared view of the Pillars of Creation strikes a chilling tone. Pillars of Creation (MIRI Image) 

Oct 27, 2022: But wait, according to all the Twitter/YouTube/podcast Tech Bros, the iPad is broken and barely usable. Someone please tell her that what she’s …

Oct 27, 2022: “You wouldn’t believe this is the Mississippi River.” Mississippi River water levels plummet to historic lows due to drought - The Washington Post

Oct 27, 2022: Omphalotus olearius, the jack-o'-lantern mushroom. Omphalotus illudens, commonly known as the eastern jack-o'lantern mushroom.

Oct 27, 2022: “The UN secretary general, António Guterres, said: “Emissions remain at dangerous and record highs and are still rising. We must close the …

Oct 26, 2022: Tricholomopsis rutilans, common name Plums and Custard a species of gilled mushroom found across Europe and North America.

Oct 26, 2022: Without drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the report said, the planet is on track to warm by an average of 2.1 to 2.9 degrees Celsius …

Oct 25, 2022: Heat spells are increasingly costing people their lives and livelihoods, a new report finds The numbers are in: the heat is taking a heavy toll on …

Oct 25, 2022: Reliance on oil and gas worsening climate impacts and compounding food, energy and cost of living crises Global health at mercy of fossil fuel …

Oct 24, 2022: A lot of people ask me how to get started blogging. I figure a lot more are going to want to know how as the major social media sites start to fade. …

Oct 24, 2022: Shaggy Bracket – Inonotus hispidus

Oct 23, 2022: “I wept for the Earth because I realized it’s dying,” Shatner said. “It was the death that I saw in space and the lifeforce …

Oct 21, 2022: Talia Stroud from the University of Texas joins us to talk about her project Civic Signals, a project reimagining the Internet as a public space. …

Oct 20, 2022: Alaska officials have cancelled the upcoming snow crab season, due to population decline across the Bering Sea. Alaska cancels snow crab season over …

Oct 20, 2022: The disaster has killed 603 people and displaced more than one million residents Nigeria Is Facing Its Worst Flooding in a Decade | Smithsonian …

Oct 20, 2022: Interesting news in my local town, a new cobalt and nickel processing facility for lithium-ion batteries. Fredericktown’s history is largely …

Oct 19, 2022: The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. Pillars of Creation …

Oct 19, 2022: Mylissa Farmer’s water broke 17 weeks into her pregnancy and the fetus was dying inside her, but she couldn’t legally get an abortion in …

Oct 18, 2022: Vijay Prashard People’s Summit Speech from OUR TIME IS NOW #3 - YouTube

Oct 18, 2022: The US and other developed countries are hustling to avoid a collision with developing nations at the United Nations COP27 conference early next …

Oct 18, 2022: I didn’t have a big garden this year but I was lucky to get a volunteer pumpkin plant and harvested 10 pumpkins. Most of them will be made into …

Oct 18, 2022: 51° in my cabin this morning! Chilly but I’m bundled up with a layer or two and slept under a good blanket. 55° to 58° is my usual once I start …

Oct 17, 2022: An artist’s reaction to the VanGoghSunflowers action, from an artist perspective: Part 1 Part 2

Oct 17, 2022: I call this Cat-in-the-lap mode. One of the benefits of the iPad, especially the larger size, is being able to pop it out of the Magic Keyboard Case …

Oct 17, 2022: Ministers are pressing ahead with a dual crackdown on climate protests and strike action, a controversial move that followed a day of direct action in …

Oct 16, 2022: Since 1970, the scientists find that the population of fresh water species has plunged by 83%, and the population of wildlife species over all has …

Oct 16, 2022: Major shipping delays and backlog of vessels after region experiences lack of rainfall in recent weeks Barges stranded as Mississippi River water …

Oct 16, 2022: The most recent episode of the Climavores podcast centers on soy beans. Very informative.

Oct 15, 2022: Unite Against Climate Failure

Oct 13, 2022: Huge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say world’s leading scientists Animal populations experience average decline of …

Oct 13, 2022: A Day in the Life 1:55pm, Thursday October 13th, 2022 Mine LaMotte, Missouri

Oct 13, 2022: Many homes are now uninsurable and climate collapse will only make that problem worse. The uninsurables: how storms and rising seas are making …

Oct 13, 2022: As a part of my ongoing effort to reduce the number of paid apps I rely on, I used Apple’s Numbers app to create a bank/financing ledger …

Oct 13, 2022: Switching from a dedicated financial ledger app to Numbers
A few months ago I posted about my switch from FileMaker Pro to Numbers for my client invoice tracking. It’s worked out very well. Recently upon …

Oct 12, 2022: Stage Manager for iPadOS is coming together For the iPad enthusiasts that are tuned in to the various pundits of Twitter, YouTube, Blogs, Podcasts, …

Oct 12, 2022: Stage Manager for iPadOS is coming together
3 windows side by side taking full advantage of the 13" iPad Pro. Apps: Spring, Twidere X, Taio For the iPad enthusiasts that are tuned in to the …

Oct 12, 2022: Sunrise photos from my last bike ride on 9/19. An hour later I was so dizzy I could barely stand. Three weeks later and I’ve adapted. Still …

Oct 11, 2022: California accounts for roughly 95% of the nation’s processed tomato production and about 35% of global production. California drought slashes …

Oct 10, 2022: “They want crime because they want to take over what you got. They want to control what you have. They want reparations because they think the …

Oct 10, 2022: Native Land Digital, an Indigenous-led nonprofit based in Canada has created a searchable map of Native territories, languages and treaties. What …

Oct 9, 2022: Bee bus stops first appeared in the Dutch city of Utrecht. Now the UK is planning for more than 1,000 and there is growing interest across Europe and …

Oct 8, 2022: My attempts to type were quickly disrupted by this sweet kitty. Happy caturday.

Oct 8, 2022: Jon Stewart’s not holding back in this interview with Arkansas Attorney General, who fought for legislation denying anyone under 18 access to …

Oct 8, 2022: I’ve harvested pawpaws once from a few trees on the side of a gravel road. Amazing. A soft banana/mango flavor and texture. Planted a few in my …

Oct 5, 2022: Heartbreaking. I don’t know how to process the scope of this kind of suffering. Climate emergency future. Pakistan, Under Water - The Daily …

Oct 3, 2022: Fascism. In red states, women’s options and speech are being dramatically constrained by the misogynist laws that have sprung into effect since the …

Oct 3, 2022: If you have ignored or had doubts about whether the concern that democracy is in danger in America, just look at the growing movement to ban books in …

Oct 2, 2022: 🏭 Carbon emissions of transport modes. For more in-depth analysis - https://t.co/HaFaB9TU8D h/t @LHInnovationHub pic.twitter.com/iHOoaNwKBq — …

Oct 2, 2022: “It’s not what it was 20 or 25 years ago; the storms are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s no surprise, because the warnings have all been there.” …

Oct 2, 2022: In Western Australia, an ambitious project to take thousands of farms and properties off-grid is slowly taking shape. Farmers are getting renewable …

Oct 2, 2022: Climate collapse will continue to intensify the destruction. People will stubbornly, stupidly continue living there as people across the US continue …

Oct 1, 2022: From the Danube to the Loire, these lifelines for the continent’s economy are running low after five months of brutal drought and years of dry …

Oct 1, 2022: This silent film edit of Tim Burton’s Batman by Ben Crew is fantastic. I think I may enjoy it more than the original. Batman: The Silent Motion …

Sep 26, 2022: An interesting episode featuring a discussion on what a “truly public Internet would look like, from the fiber optic cables to the social media …

Sep 25, 2022: “The only landscape we know is something dead.” Utah Youth Climate Activists Hold Wake for the Great Salt Lake – Mother Jones

Sep 19, 2022: Moss and a mushroom ☺️ Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita.

Sep 19, 2022: Interoperability — a fairly fundamental tenet of the Internet. Simply, it means that different applications and devices can share the same data with …

Sep 18, 2022: Why Does a Librarian Own a Social Media Site That’s Been Around for Longer Than Facebook? - Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure

Sep 17, 2022: Nate Hagens' podcast, The Great Simplification is always a deep, but very understandable and enjoyable dive into current, near and long term …

Sep 16, 2022: Looking south towards the center of the Milky Way (constellation Sagittarius), 10 second exposure with the iPhone 13 Pro. Amongst the stars are …

Sep 16, 2022: Insects have weak ability to adjust their thermal limits to high temperatures and are thus more susceptible to global warming than previously thought. …

Sep 16, 2022: High school senior Shiva Rajbhandari won elected office in Boise, defeating an incumbent school board trustee backed by local extremists Idaho Far …

Sep 15, 2022: We’re expecting in excess of 40,000 satellites in the next few years. Soon one out of every five objects you see in the night sky could be a …

Sep 15, 2022: As someone who has enjoyed a daily walk for most of the past 30 years, I deeply enjoyed this. We are asking what we can get out of a walk, rather …

Sep 14, 2022: While the US still clings auto-based transport the world is moving on to the future. While Paris has not been known as a cycle-friendly city, all …

Sep 14, 2022: Prolonged droughts and insufficient moisture can contribute to a tipping event that transforms a rain forest ecosystem into an environment resembling …

Sep 14, 2022: Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, one of the giant silk moths. A beautiful moth, and so furry! 

Sep 13, 2022: A fungal disease that attacks while bats are hibernating has brought the tricolored bat to the brink of extinction. Fish and Wildlife Service …

Sep 13, 2022: They won’t stop until they get some version of the Handmaid’s Tale. Republican senator Lindsey Graham to propose national abortion ban …

Sep 12, 2022: Orange Tufted White Caterpillar - Halysidota harrisii Image quality holds up pretty well given that photo was taken with an iPhone 7 Plus, 2017-9-9.

Sep 12, 2022: A small experiment on a NASA rover is tinkering with the alien atmosphere. Millions of miles away on Mars, in a barren crater just north of the …

Sep 11, 2022: Jack Dorsey’s Former Boss Is Building A Decentralized Twitter “The software we’re building, when we’re building decentralized social …

Sep 11, 2022: My aunt often gifts me her extra homemade cookies. If they’re of the really crunchy or sweet variety I crumble one or two into a bowl of …

Sep 11, 2022: It’s just symbolic but likely just the beginning of a larger, direct action movement that will be increasingly confrontational as conditions …

Sep 10, 2022: The “democracy” is a veneer. A decoration. An illusion. Ignoring the many structural problems of our system, for decades capitalists have …

Sep 9, 2022: These images are fantastic. High-Resolution Images of the Sun Show its Chromosphere in Vivid Detail - Universe Today Source: U.S. National Science …

Sep 9, 2022: I find Apple users' obsession with bragging about their iPhone pre-orders a bit weird. Future humans trying to survive on an over heating planet will …

Sep 9, 2022: For those using Apple devices there are a lot of choices for markdown apps. I’ve tried many of them over the years: iA Writer, 1Writer, Byword, …

Sep 8, 2022: The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 1–3 | by John Halstead | Medium Originally published at anotherendoftheworld.org on January 8, 2022. Thanks to …

Sep 7, 2022: 4 years for being angry at a protest? Seems to me the state is proving how unjust and cruel it can be. Brittany Martin’s sentence for language …

Sep 7, 2022: Going forward I expect this to become a theme in daily life as we try to adapt and cope. I feel like we’ll need support groups of some sort. …

Sep 7, 2022: This but everywhere. As much as possible. Cars should be the absolute last resort. European cities look to phase out cars in ‘transportation …

Sep 6, 2022: A lot has been said in recent days and weeks about iPadOS 16 Stage Manager currently being used by beta testers. Some folks are finding it very buggy …

Sep 5, 2022: Morning ride moody cloud landscape.

Sep 5, 2022: Greenhouse gases on worst-case scenario Atmospheric CO2 equivalent (all GHGs) is tracking above the worst-case scenario (RCP8.5) at 508 ppm CO2 eq. …

Sep 4, 2022: A nice ride this evening. September is slowly bringing in the cooler air and it’s so refreshing. I’m ready for some fall color.

Sep 2, 2022: “On this Day” feature of Photos app popped up a few images from two years ago. One of my longer gravel routes, 52 miles with some nice …

Sep 1, 2022: Sabatia angularis, commonly called rosepink, is a plant native to the eastern North America. It is geographically widespread and found in a variety of …

Sep 1, 2022: The number of people impacted by the floods in Pakistan right now is the size of a small country. Swaths of the country are now underwater, after …

Aug 31, 2022: After spending the past couple of days working on a couple of documents for clients I wanted to share a quick note of appreciation for the Affinity …

Aug 31, 2022: The usual middle of the night, half-awake mind meanderings down various rabbit holes. I think I might start using the new iOS 16 dictation to record …

Aug 29, 2022: Growing in the sunny spots around the garden, garlic chives, sweet coneflowers and western ironweed are current favorite feeding spots for bees and …

Aug 28, 2022: Found this pretty lady in her web on my front screen door. Safely relocated to a sheltered area in my garden. Venomous yes, but easy to scoop her and …

Aug 28, 2022: What’s your favorite RSS reader? Reeder and NetNewsWire are popular. I’ve used both in the past but after trying Apple News I came to …

Aug 27, 2022: An excellent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, The Great Simplification: Kris De Decker: “Low Tech: What, Why and How” How does low tech differ …

Aug 26, 2022: Judy Schmidt | Flickr processes astronomical images from NASA and other space agencies. Lately she’s been working on images from JWST. …

Aug 26, 2022: As a teen I really enjoyed Chevy Chase in the Fletch movies. Jon Hamm is staring in the reboot and the trailer looks great.

Aug 24, 2022: A morning task: transplant 3 small hazelnut bushes. Also, enjoy observing a red ant exploring a garlic chive flower cluster.

Aug 23, 2022: Over the past couple of weeks a series of pseudoscience articles have been circulating on the internet claiming that the Big Bang didn’t happen. …

Aug 22, 2022: Annie, one of my furry friends and so, so sweet. She was a stray in a group that ran by my cabin 6 years ago. The others kept going she stopped and …

Aug 21, 2022: Cosmo, top, and Annie, trying on my glasses. They are ridiculously adorable. 😂🤓😍

Aug 20, 2022: Rosie enjoying Caturday.

Aug 18, 2022: Galerina marginata, known as funeral bell, deadly skullcap or autumn skullcap, a species of extremely poisonous mushroom-forming fungus.

Aug 18, 2022: Struggling to comprehend the full implications of the climate emergency is something that I do on daily basis. I’m grateful for what seems to be …

Aug 16, 2022: 🚲📷 More bike love! This is a follow-up to my post yesterday where I shared my beloved gravel bike. Today it’s my equally loved fat bike. Years …

Aug 15, 2022: 🚲 Hey fellow bike nerds, share your bikes! I’ve got two that I ride. This is my gravel bike. As the name suggests, this is the bike I ride for …

Aug 15, 2022: It's been a few days of posting to and moving old Blot posts to Micro.blog and I'm discovering the various different methods/workflows for posting to …

Aug 15, 2022: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, feeding on nectar from Vernonia baldwinii, the western ironweed.

Aug 14, 2022: Very sad news but not surprising. From habitat destruction to climate change to chemical agriculture, we’re wreaking havoc. Monarch butterflies …

Aug 14, 2022: Popped up on my iPad photos widget this morning. Love having old photos brought back to my attention to enjoy again. Cosmo at about 1 year old. …

Aug 13, 2022: Rosie in the sink because only fresh water from the tap is good enough for her. Happy Caturday to those that celebrate.

Aug 12, 2022: Anyone doing a separate link blog just using a page like this: denny.micro.blog/link-blog… ? My thought is to just have that as a running list …

Aug 12, 2022: All new posts moving to Micro Blog
Off and on for the past year I've been increasingly frustrated with the slowness of this blog. Whether loading the site to upload a new post, edit or …

Aug 12, 2022: Marasmius siccus, or orange pinwheel, is a small orange mushroom in the Marasmius genus, with a “beach umbrella”-shaped cap.

Aug 12, 2022: It seems fairly common amongst humans in modern societies that we seem to focus on our individual selves, we identify as singular human beings. …

Aug 11, 2022: It’s not really shocking though: Global heating has caused ‘shocking’ changes in forests across the Americas, studies find - The Guardian Trees …

Aug 11, 2022: The Inflation Reduction Act is a step in the right direction in terms of shifting the US towards solar and wind. But it’s still an attempt to keep the …

Aug 11, 2022: The Inflation Reduction Act is a step in the right direction in terms of shifting the US towards solar and wind. But it’s still an attempt to …

Aug 10, 2022: Top: Bantus Philemon, pipevine or blue swallowtail feeding from Monarda fistulosa, wild bergamot . Bottom: Scutellaria ovations, heart leaf skullcap a …

Aug 10, 2022: Vox has an excellent explainer on how climate change is simultaneously causing drought and flooding: How are floods in Kentucky and a drought at Lake …

Aug 9, 2022: Volunteer squash in my garden. I think it’s a pumpkin though I have no idea where the seed would have come from.

Aug 8, 2022: Catching some soft sun rays through the trees on the gravel portion of my morning ride.

Aug 7, 2022: I ride lots of quiet county roads and while I love the landscape of rural Missouri, I no longer view the small churches that dot the roads as quaint. …

Aug 6, 2022: A leaf neatly rolled by a mystery insect.

Aug 6, 2022: Recorded several years ago. I was recording the waterfall, the dragonfly was a happy accident. www.youtube.com/watch

Aug 6, 2022: Rosie, taking over my lapdesk.

Aug 5, 2022: Enjoying morning rides again. Casual pace, 40 minutes, 4 miles. Had a chat with a goose, watched the sunrise. Nice to start the day off with exercise …

Aug 4, 2022: An excellent and frightening episode of The Climavores Podcast: Today’s food crisis is a postcard from our warming future I’m looking …

Aug 4, 2022: Stage Manager and an external screen are proving to be really helpful. Of course iPadOS 16 is still a beta and so a bit buggy. Even so, I’m finding it …

Aug 3, 2022: Morning Ride After taking a few months off from cycling to focus on various landscaping projects I decided it was time to ride again. Just two 4 mile …

Aug 2, 2022: I’ve loved The Orville since the first season and Season 3 has only gotten better. Fantastic. We might be living in some very unsettling, …

Aug 2, 2022: Seed ticks are already out! Normally it would only be an issue when I’m out on the trail in the woods later in summer or fall. But now, two days in a …

Aug 2, 2022: Solar punk tiny house! Flowers in foreground: Vernonia baldwinii, the western ironweed is the purple flower. Rudbeckia subtomentosa, sweet Coneflower …

Aug 1, 2022: Tiny world

Jul 30, 2022: It’s a given that if I try to get anything done Rosie will come over and attempt to plop down on my keyboard. Happy Caturday!

Jul 30, 2022: Hothouse Earth
Yeah, yeah. I know, another post about climate emergency. But this came across my RSS today and I have no choice but to post. ‘Soon it will be …

Jul 29, 2022: How everyone can participate in the climate solutions by turning individual actions into collective action: The Secret Weapon of the New Climate Bill? …

Jul 28, 2022: Fantastic, easy to understad data visualization showing monthly global temperatures between 1880 and 2021. NASA: GISTEMP Climate Spiral Visualization

Jul 27, 2022: Melanoplus punctulatus, known generally as the pine tree spur-throat grasshopper or grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated …

Jul 25, 2022: Social media and Blogging updates
I’m currently experimenting with a new host and may move this blog there at some point in the near future. The address for the experimental blog is: …

Jul 25, 2022: A personal encounter with climate change from Adam Horowitz, Dispatch: The Day the River Went Dry: I lament that this day has come, and am moved to …

Jul 23, 2022: Morning dew

Jul 22, 2022: Using Stage Manager on iPadOS public beta: Very useful with 3 windows, cramped with 4. Great having the sidebar of workspaces. Old multitasking still …

Jul 21, 2022: Watching this interview with a young Ugandan Activist Vanessa Nakate and thinking about the incredibly unfair use of resources and the dumping of …

Jul 20, 2022: Iris domestica - Blackberry lilly

Jul 19, 2022: DIY Climate Adaption: Diet
So, it's 2022 and the US continues its utter and complete failure to meaningfully deal with the climate crisis. At all levels. The government is …

Jul 19, 2022: When daily life becomes constant crisis
From climate collapse to the continuous move of the U.S. further and further to the right, we seem to be living in very dark times. With the recent …

Jul 19, 2022: DIY Climate Adaption: Diet
So, it’s 2022 and the US continues its utter and complete failure to meaningfully deal with the climate crisis. At all levels. The government is …

Jul 17, 2022: When daily life becomes constant crisis
From climate collapse to the continuous move of the U.S. further and further to the right, we seem to be living in very dark times. With the recent …

Jul 16, 2022: Papilio polyxenes, black swallowtail

Jul 16, 2022: Papilio polyxenes, black swallowtail

Jul 16, 2022: Child rape, pregnancy and abortion
With the fall of Roe we're seeing just the beginning of what will be many terrible situations for women and yes, girls. It only took a few days and we …

Jul 16, 2022: Under the Milky Way
Under the Milky Way Looking south (from North America) at this time of year is looking towards the center of our galaxy. The milky clouds are the …

Jul 16, 2022: Just another day in the climate emergency: England expecting heatwave and 104+ degree temps. 70,000+ died in the European heat wave of 2003.

Jul 16, 2022: Just another day in the climate emergency: England expecting heatwave and 104+ degree temps. 70,000+ died in the European heat wave of 2003.

Jul 16, 2022: With the fall of Roe we’re seeing just the beginning of what will be many terrible situations for women and yes, girls. It only took a few days …

Jul 10, 2022: Democrats and populism in 2022
As an anarchist I’ve long thought the two party electoral system of the US is deeply, fundamentally flawed. It’s never been a democracy so …

Jul 9, 2022: Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus, desert-chicory A species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern United States found in …

Jul 6, 2022: Yeah, I'm not a fan of the Democrats at all. Or the two party system or the system that we have in place now. It needs a complete renovation from the …

Jul 3, 2022: Queen Anne's Lace

Jun 30, 2022: Stephen Fry on Extinction Rebellion and taking action on climate collapse: [m.youtube.com/watch](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws1HTvWCjCM)

Jun 23, 2022: Passion flower Such an interesting flower! Seen on my morning dog walk.

Jun 22, 2022: Looking south (from North America) at this time of year is looking towards the center of our galaxy. The milky clouds are the dense stars, gas and …

Jun 22, 2022: Milky Way Looking south (from North America) at this time of year is looking towards the center of our galaxy. The milky clouds are the dense stars, …

Jun 21, 2022: Conjunction 2022 A rare conjunction of all the planets has been taking place the past few mornings. Visible in the photo, from left, Mars, Jupiter, …

Jun 20, 2022: Short, excellent animated video explaining the origin of fossil fuels and providing context for what it means in relation between carbon and climate …

Jun 18, 2022: By the throat
UN General Secretary, António Guterres: He said: “We seem trapped in a world where fossil fuel producers and financiers have humanity by the throat. …

Jun 17, 2022: Stage Manager
Matthew Panzarino has an excellent write-up on Stage Manager over at Tech Crunch. “As a user, you appreciate that you’re not constantly accumulating …

Jun 17, 2022: Built a new spiral garden bed. Not much planted in it yet: Mint, a purple coneflower and a ground cherry.

Jun 14, 2022: Been a week since WWDC 2022 and I’ve still not put together a proper post. For now I’ll just say, while I’ve been very happy with …

Jun 14, 2022: With 10 days of no or little rain, full sun and high temperatures, I’m glad I’ve got all of my young fruit trees (pawpaw below) heavily …

Jun 6, 2022: Looking forward to WWDC today, especially the bits pertaining to iPadOS. I'm really very happy with the iPad as my primary computer but improvements …

Jun 3, 2022: It’s early days in this new reality of climate collapse. For the most part the people I know still live in the old reality. Climate collapse isn’t …

Jun 2, 2022: Central Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis.

Jun 1, 2022: Orchard Orbweaver, Leucauge venusta. In the last image the spider has a captured tick in it's web.

May 30, 2022: According to Yale Climate Connections over 1.7 billion city dwellers now face multiple days of dangerous heat each year. “Our main finding, globally, …

May 30, 2022: So, plastic recycling is largely a farce and always has been. Americans support recycling. We do too. But although some materials can be effectively …

May 29, 2022: 14 years ago to the week I moved into my still under construction tiny house and was waking up to birds singing outside and on occasion a bird in the …

May 28, 2022: In the garden today a great spangled fritillary on a daisy and my finger. Also a bumble bee collecting pollen from a daisy.

May 27, 2022: Made an exception to my practice of avoiding non-essential use of a car to take a short drive with relatives to visit Elephant Rocks Park. The rocks …

May 26, 2022: So, yet another school shooting followed by outrage and the familiar call for change. The ugly truth is that we are all the problem, even those of us …

May 26, 2022: A recent episode of the It Could Happen Here podcast provides an excellent exploration of 50 years of right wing terrorism in the United States, …

May 25, 2022: I'm not growing a lot of food in my garden but I enjoy every little bit I do grow! Most recently, lettuce and strawberries. And plenty of wild daisies …

May 24, 2022: Chumbawamba - Well done, now sod off. A fun documentary about one of my favorite bands. …

May 24, 2022: Plant happenings! Catnip in it's purple glory, honeysuckle and the small tree is a newly planted pawpaw in the forest garden.  A newly planted …

May 22, 2022: A couple of weeks before Bush's accidental admission of war crimes against Iraq I came across photos of our small protests in Kirksville, MO against …

May 21, 2022: My handsome boi in his happy place.

May 20, 2022: I've been back on Mastodon the past couple weeks and I'm enjoying it so much. And really, this time around, I'm really using it and settling in. It …

May 20, 2022: Really enjoying this folksy labor music by Memphis-based musician Pink Willams: Country Songs for a Broken Country

May 19, 2022: So, former president George Bush, who was responsible for the invasion of Iraq in 2001 was speaking at an event and said this: “The decision of one …

May 17, 2022: rosa arvensis salvia lyrata

May 17, 2022: I had a nice visit with this crawdad the other day!

May 15, 2022: Time for something a bit different. Slow motion audio consisting of birds, a few frogs, crickets and other natural woodland sounds recorded this …

May 14, 2022: Apparently there are numerous wildfires across Siberia. The new normal in the ongoing climate collapse. …

May 13, 2022: Busy bee pollinating a wild geranium. #nature #macrophotography #insect #flower

May 13, 2022: So, I discovered that WordPress can speak to the Fediverse via the activitypub plugin. Test post!

May 13, 2022: Columbine, a native wildflower, interesting and pretty! Also, an excellent early spring hummingbird food source. Flowers on a black locust tree.

May 12, 2022: Andrewism on YouTube: "Misanthropic, borderline ecofash narratives about humanity's relationship with nature have become way too common in discourse …

May 10, 2022: Climate collapse: systemic change, individual and collective action
Originally published to Mastodon. In regards to dealing with climate collapse I mentioned in my post yesterday that while I understand the need for …

May 10, 2022: My 12 year experiment in tiny house living. Added a solar panel this year. Hard to see in photo but mixed in there are a few raised garden beds with …

May 6, 2022: [m.youtube.com/watch](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ruK6IQLWc)

May 1, 2022: Rain drops on redbud leaves at sunset​.

Apr 29, 2022: Black haw, viburnum, in bloom around here now. Beautiful little clusters of flowers.

Apr 27, 2022: Violet wood-sorrel These are not as common in our woodland as some of the other early spring flowers though they're not rare. Not in the image are the …

Apr 26, 2022: Sweetie napping at sunset.

Apr 26, 2022: The ticks are awake! They'll be a nuisance for the next 3 months. I worked clearing out honeysuckle vines from my blackberries today. I've pulled off …

Apr 25, 2022: Tadpole Spring Beauty - Claytonia virginica

Apr 18, 2022: Switching from FileMaker to Numbers for Invoicing
I began using FileMaker around 2001. I developed a handful of databases for clients but in recent years I've just been using it for my invoicing …

Apr 17, 2022: Yes, this. The last 6 months or perhaps 30 years of geopolitics summarised in 90 seconds. Respect. Time to rebel.pic.twitter.com/b5gUNIfFo9 — …

Apr 16, 2022: Dutchmen’s Breeches in front of my cabin - beautiful early spring wildflowers!

Apr 11, 2022: Day-to-day business
The Guardian reporting on climate change direct action blockades in the UK: The protesters have vowed to continue taking action until the government …

Apr 5, 2022: [www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGjCiA3AOiI) [www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1d_-KLr0iA)

Apr 4, 2022: Solar Punk
Three months ago I fell down a rabbit hole on a topic I’d heard of but never investigated: Solarpunk. And really, I’m not sure I can say …

Mar 25, 2022: Universal Control
It’s just one computer. That’s what I’m telling myself when I use Universal Control. The Mac, the iPad, functioning as one. …

Mar 14, 2022: M1 Mac Mini and iPad Pro Set-up
After a bit of consideration these past few months I finally bought an M1 Mac Mini. My 2012 Mini is still running but with inflation, war and the …

Feb 25, 2022: Modular Computing and the Mac I Want
Just a few days ago I wrote, not for the first time, about having mostly quit the Mac. I t was a response to a forum post over at Mac Power Users …

Feb 22, 2022: Extreme Living
Several weeks ago I shared the below video on a family thread and one of the comments I received was: Takes an extreme mindset to live this type of …

Feb 6, 2022: Why I quit the Mac (Mostly)
I had a chuckle late yesterday afternoon when I opened up the forum and found this thread: iOS and iPadOS are endlessly frustrating to me. The reason …

Jan 5, 2022: Climate change requires degrowth
Yeah, this. The global conversation about climate change has revolved largely around a single, misguided idea: that we can replace …

Dec 30, 2021: Combining Binoculars and Apple AR
I’m an avid walker. Usually with dogs, sometimes without, but always attentive to my surroundings. I enjoy listening and watching birds and …

Dec 20, 2021: AirPods Pro - Adjusting fit to fix the thumping problem
I’ve been using the AirPods Pro for two or so years and have greatly enjoyed them. Particularly nice is using them when doing outdoor chores …

Oct 28, 2021: Apple continues to lead on renewable energy
Montague Wind Power Facility in Oregon, one of Apple’s largest renewable projects to date Apple continues to lead the way on corporate climate change …

Oct 28, 2021: Apple continues to lead on renewable energy in 2021
 Montague Wind Power Facility in Oregon, one of Apple’s largest renewable projects to date Apple continues to lead the way on corporate climate …

Oct 13, 2021: 2021 General Strike?
At the Guardian, Robert Reich asks if America is experiencing an unofficial general strike? Corporate America wants to frame this as a “labor …

Sep 28, 2021: Using Apple Notes and iCloud as a Facebook Alternative
This past spring I returned to a topic I’ve often thought about in regards to Apple, iCloud and Facebook. With the rumors that Messages was …

Sep 2, 2021: Flooding and Burning
As of September 2nd we one coast of the US is flooding while the other coast is burning and has been for weeks. Just early days in what will be a …

Sep 1, 2021: Two months with iPadOS 15
I’ve been using the beta on my iPad Pro since the first day of the public beta and thought I’d write a bit about what stands out to me as noteworthy. …

Aug 29, 2021: Back in the late 90s, Memphis, engaged in a bit of community/neighborhood media activism in the form of micro-radio broadcasting. In this photo we …

Aug 26, 2021: An early morning bike ride with a view of the waning moon over distant mist covered fields: beautiful!

Aug 19, 2021: From a recent trail ride on the fat bike.

Aug 18, 2021: The First Website
August 6 marked 30 years since the first website. Benj Edwards at How-To Geek has an excellent story about the origin. It began with Tim Berners-Lee …

Aug 17, 2021: Another butterfly observed along the road on my daily bike ride. This time a great spangled fritillary, again on the same group of wild bergamot.

Aug 16, 2021: From a recent bike ride, a spicebush swallowtail on bee balm.

Aug 15, 2021: False Caesar’s Mushroom, Amanita parcivolvata - seen near the trail during my regular bike ride.

Aug 15, 2021: Thinking of Loretta
Over at Micro.blog Miraz shared a post about being followed home by a heron which stayed on the deck for a visit. Reminded me of Loretta, a Canada …

Aug 10, 2021: Obsidian Mobile
Finally!! Been waiting for this one for months. Obsidian Mobile released! I set this up on my Mac several months back but have been doing all my iPad …

Aug 7, 2021: Climate Change Update: 2021-8-7
Many of these links found via Charles Arthur’s excellent Overspill website. We’ll start with one of the Sydney Morning Herald story on Australia and …

Aug 3, 2021: Using an iPhone and Apple Notes to Scan and Export Old Family Photos
I’ve started a project scanning in old family photos. It’s something I started years ago with a flatbed scanner which I no longer have. This time …

Jul 29, 2021: Keychron K2
My favorite keyboard in recent memory has been the Logitech K811. I bought it reconditioned from Amazon seven years ago. It’s no longer manufactured …

Jul 24, 2021: Ride Journal 2021-7-24
Some fantastic trail rides recently. Well, they’re always fantastic. But currently just a bit better thanks to all the mushrooms and flowers. So much …

Jul 13, 2021: WIX Website Code
I recently took on a new client who had an existing WIX website. The initial plan was that I would update the WIX site. I’ve never used WIX so I told …

Jul 10, 2021: Climate change in California
Just a regular reminder that it’s 2021 and virtually no progress is being made to stop the climate crisis. In California the fields of food …

Jun 27, 2021: Fredericktown Hate Crime?
I went searching this morning for a new podcast, something different from my usual and I came across Un(re)solved. It’s a series exploring un-resolved …

Jun 16, 2021: Bird Song
A small thing that I enjoy everyday but have rarely if ever mentioned here: bird song. Sitting here this cool morning with my windows open and …

Jun 15, 2021: A young woman of color engineer is living her dream at NASA!
An excellent interview with Tiera Fletcher over on Apple’s Developer website. I didn’t quite catch how it relates to Apple, WWDC or the …

Jun 12, 2021: Fixing Climate Change and Biodiversity at the same time
How to protect species and save the planet at the same time Humanity is struggling to contain two compounding crises: skyrocketing global temperatures …

Jun 5, 2021: Dark matter galaxy structure
Listening to episode 252 of Science sort of I came across this beautiful discussion of the evidence for dark matter and role it played in the …

Jun 4, 2021: American Water Willow
American Water Willow I’ve seen these before and have been waiting for them to bloom amongst some rocks near my daily trail ride.

Jun 3, 2021: Grassroots Authoritarianism in the US
The GOP’s ‘Off the Rails’ March Toward Authoritarianism Has Historians Worried In particular, the real warning sign for Levitsky was that so much of …

Jun 3, 2021: Daily Updates?
I've had this blog (and earlier forms) going since before 2002 when it was really just a text website (1998ish) with daily updates and coded by hand! …

Jun 3, 2021: Finally, a smart discussion of pro apps on iPad
I recently discovered Cup of Tech podcast and gave a listen to episode 129 and I’m really glad I did. I found perhaps the best, most mature and …

Jun 1, 2021: Review: Logitech Combo Touch for the 12.9” iPad Pro
At the the core of my love for the iPad are the many possibilities that come along with a touchscreen tablet. I particularly enjoy the variety of …

Jun 1, 2021: Lush ride through a Missouri woodland.

Jun 1, 2021: WWDC 2021 Wishlist
I generally avoid doing this kind of post each year as so many others do. I’m not sure I see the point really as we’ll get what we get. …

May 26, 2021: A few notes on Apple's Spring 2021 hardware releases
So, this week Apple’s latest, the new color iMacs and the new iPad Pros are shipping to customers and of course the reviews have come out. Also, the …

May 20, 2021: Ramaria, a coral fungi, that I found on the trail.

May 8, 2021: Firepink seen while riding the creek trail.

May 5, 2021: My fat bike, a few weeks ago, when I cleaned it and upgraded the drivetrain to a Microshift 1x9. Thanks to spring rains it’s been dirty every day …

Apr 30, 2021: Atlantic camas, a native, wild hyacinth. I walk or ride this trail a few times a day and am really familiar with everything growing here. This is the …

Apr 30, 2021: The story of the iPad Pro 2021
On April 20th Apple announced it’s 2021 update of the iPad Pro and it’s a doozy of an update with all new screen technology, the M1 chip with 8 or …

Apr 28, 2021: Experiments with Markdown Editors, Saving Content and Obsidian
Background This post began as a post over at this thread at the Mac Power Users Forum. I started with Obsidian a couple months back but a funny thing …

Apr 27, 2021: My daily trail ride takes me along this very pretty little creek where I’m often treated to a brief sighting of a pair of wood ducks (not pictured).

Apr 13, 2021: Thinking about Internet publishing
In my last post complaining about the complexity of posting and especially editing WordPress posts, I had a reply from Pete which led me down a rabbit …

Apr 11, 2021: Riding a fat bike on a curvy trail through the woods is about the best thing ever.

Apr 10, 2021: Spring Wildflowers
The woods have come alive with a carpet of small white, pink and purple wildflowers. False Rue Anemone Dutchman’s Breeches Spring Beauty

Apr 9, 2021: Publishing to WordPress is too messy
I published a post this morning and was reminded that this is too messy. Depending on the app I‘m using, it may not be too difficult to push the text, …

Apr 9, 2021: Mac OS X Turns 20!
I missed this by a few weeks but wanted to mark the occasion anyway. When Apple released OS X twenty years ago (March 24, 2001) I was there on day …

Mar 27, 2021: Video Workflow
Last year when I started cycling a couple of family members suggested I get a GoPro. Partly to share with them but I think also because they were …

Mar 23, 2021: Still here!
So, it’s been awhile. Almost a full year since my last post here. But really, that’s just the way it goes. Interesting, looking at my last two posts …

Mar 18, 2021: Learning to walk in the woods
So, file this under “Living here for most of the past 10 years and still get to see something new!” On my trail walk a couple days ago I …

Mar 7, 2021: How we move forward
My group of local friends share a Slack group. This morning one of them asked: (What the is the matter with the @$&-“.! Democrats) No doubt a …

Feb 22, 2021: Tumbling and Exploring
First, a couple weeks ago I fell down a rabbit hole. It was chance really but the kind of thing that happens when you’re in the right mental mode for …

Feb 4, 2021: Climate Change and Personal Responsibility
It seems that once a year I end up writing a post about climate change and personal responsibility. It’s a repeating thread based on a long running …

Dec 24, 2020: Gravity Bullseye Monster Long-term review
Back in mid-April, I purchased a Gravity Bullseye Monster (what a terrible name for a bike, I’ll abbreviate as GBEM!) from Bikes Direct. I’d written …

Dec 21, 2020: 2020 - My return to peddling
December 21, 2019 - First ride on the XP! A year ago today I got my first bike in 20 years, an electric folding bike, the LectricXP. I’d sold my last …

Dec 14, 2020: Fat bike fitting: fixing a wide stance
Alternate post title… Fat Bike, I just can’t quit you! Alternate alternate post title: I think I fixed my knee discomfort caused by the wide …

Dec 5, 2020: Gravel bike tires compared- WTB Nanos and Hutchinson Touaregs
Since late July I’ve ridden just over 3,000 miles on the Poseidon X. The first 1,500 or so were on the 700c wheel set using 40c WTB Nanos which were …

Nov 21, 2020: Comparing the fit and trail riding experience on the gravel and fat bikes
First, a bit of backstory… I’ve had issues with my left knee since a junior high injury over 3 decades ago. It plays into my bike riding …

Nov 8, 2020: Adventure Bike Wheel Sizes- 650b or 700c?
The Poseidon X comes with 700c wheels with tires that have a width of 35mm. Those tires, Kenda Small Blocks, are pretty knobby so I never even rode …

Nov 2, 2020: 2020: Ugly and Uglier
I’ve not posted much about the shitstorm that is 2020. For that matter, I’ve not posted much about the swamp that is the Trump presidency. Here it is, …

Sep 13, 2020: Exploring on two wheels
I’ve been thinking about my journey these past 12 years since moving to Madison County. The first 4 years focused on the homestead project, building …

Sep 8, 2020: Poseidon X Review Follow-up
As of 8/29 I’m exactly one month in with the Poseidon X adventure/gravel bike and what a month it’s been! I’ve ridden just a bit over 1,000 miles and …

Aug 24, 2020: Going slow...
Old Man Gravel, one of my favorite bike-oriented bloggers writes The Slow Road Leads to Health. Loved this bit: You don’t have to go fast to become …

Aug 4, 2020: Poseidon X Review
Right off I’ll just say that I was attracted to this bike in part because of the company. It’s a small company that sells directly to consumers like …

Jul 31, 2020: 1,000
Three or so weeks ago I posted that with only 5 days into the month I was on track to ride 900 miles in July. I wasn’t all that certain that with 26 …

Jul 14, 2020: Bike and Trail Updates
First, the trail updates... I’ll start with trail update and it’s just one. I’ve put in a new trail by the creek at the southeast corner of the …

Jul 10, 2020: 4am
As the summer heat has moved in I’ve been getting up earlier so that I can get a good long ride in before the sun gets too high in the sky. At the …

Jul 6, 2020: Apparently my life now revolves around bikes
I expect to post in the next day or two about some trail updates, a few upgrades I’ve made to the fatbike and a new bike on the way. Until then, some …

Jun 21, 2020: A month of trail riding
Yikes! It's been three weeks since my last post. Not a surprise that I've spent a lot of time over the past weeks riding our trails. My daily ride …

May 28, 2020: Ride, ride, ride
[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“4032”]Pretty country barn along my route[/caption] I know with the virus …

May 16, 2020: Road Ride
It’s been a few weeks since I took a road ride but we’ve had a lot of rain here the past week so I decided to give the trail a break today. I did fit …

May 10, 2020: In the woods
I’ve been living in the cabin for most of the past 12 years. The first four were spent mostly outside gardening and clearing the area of …

May 9, 2020: Riding the trails
As my trail building slows I’ve spent more time walking and riding. Slowly but surely my time in the saddle is on the up and up and it feels so nice …

Apr 27, 2020: Gravity Bullseye Monster Fat Bike Initial Impressions
In my last post I ended my mentioning that I’d ordered a new non-powered fat bike which arrived a week ago. I’m not at all sure what’s up with the …

Apr 17, 2020: Trail Building Fun
I’ve changed things up a bit! For the time being I’ve redirected most of my riding time, normally 3 to 4 hours to trail building around our place. …

Apr 11, 2020: Chunky gravel and punctured tubes
4/5 13.8 4/6 13.8 4/7 26.3 4/8 13.8 4/9 27.6 4/10 27.6 4/11 27.5 Latest Video: My sister and niece are visiting so I’ve been keeping my rides …

Apr 5, 2020: iPad and a Magic Trackpad 2
Last week marked the 10 year anniversary of the release of iPad and I shared a few thoughts. In it I mentioned the recently released iPadOS 13.4 …

Apr 5, 2020: Outside for the season
Well, here we are. Middle of a global pandemic and in the U.S. we have, not surprisingly, fumbled the response horribly. Our political process, …

Mar 31, 2020: iPad Journal: A Decade of iPad
My original iPad docked in Apple’s Keyboard Stand Note: I began this post in December 2019 intending to have it finished in time for the Anniversary …

Mar 18, 2020: Some GoPro fun
Okay, well, I have a GoPro. It started when I took a couple of ride videos with my iPhone to share on our family shared iMessage thread which we …

Mar 12, 2020: Back Country
One of the reasons I love being on a bike is the pace. I’m never in a hurry on a bike as it’s already a step up from walking and I really do enjoy …

Mar 11, 2020: Busy on two wheels!
Way back in December I wrote a nice (and predictable) 10 year of iPad thing. Never quite got it finished. From this point on this post is not in the …

Mar 9, 2020: Peddling Fool
2/28 31.3 miles 2/29 40.5 miles 3/1 38.7 miles 3/2 35.3 miles 3/3 34.1 miles 3/4 34.2 miles 3/5 34.2 miles 3/6 7.4 miles Rest day! 3/7 35.6 miles 3/8 …

Feb 28, 2020: Rover Rides and more on Local Cycling Project
First a few updates on the Rover! Lots of riding. February is at about 511 miles of riding with two more days left. I’ve ridden 1000+ miles since my …

Feb 19, 2020: Roving with the Rad Rover
This bike is so much fun. That’s not to say that the other bike wasn’t fun. Just that the Rover, with the greater range, the front shocks and larger …

Feb 16, 2020: Ride Updates
Ride Updates! 2/7 16.1 2/8 21.8 2/9 6.3 2/10 4 - First Rad Rover test ride 2/11 24.5 2/14 24 2/15 31.3 We’ve had some very wet winter weather which …

Feb 12, 2020: Rad Rover First Impressions Mini Review
(Note: As I wrote this first impression it occurred to me that I’d like to also write a follow-up digging into what makes electric bikes so fantastic …

Feb 6, 2020: Spokes and Folks
Okay, time for an update on our new cycling project. It’s seeming more real each week. We’ve got momentum. And really, it’s starting to feel like we, …

Feb 6, 2020: Ride Updates
1/26: 22 miles 1/27: 22 miles 1/28 15.5 miles 1/29: 12.4 miles 1/30: 25.2 miles 1/31: 23.7 miles 2/1: 24.5 miles 2/2: 27.5 miles 2/3: 20.3 miles Lots …

Jan 25, 2020: 400
Ha! In my last post I was expecting bad weather for a few days. As it turned out, mostly not, so I was able to get out and ride everyday and I’ve had …

Jan 25, 2020: Cycling Project Update
I’m really feeling optimistic about this project! Previous posts here and here. I sat down yesterday with our local extension council community and …

Jan 17, 2020: Fredericktown Cycling Project
I mentioned in a post recently that I’d emailed the administrator at the local health department to inquire about a possible cycling project. She …

Jan 17, 2020: Next Stop, 400 Miles!
1/13: 12 miles 1/14: 20 miles 1/15 23.4 miles 1/16: 4.5 miles I took off a few days between the 9th and the 13th due to rain. A lot of rain. But I’ve …

Jan 15, 2020: One Hour Adventure
Today’s ride was a pretty fantastic one hour adventure. 1 hour and 11 minutes to be exact. I’d mentioned to my friend Russ a week or so ago that I was …

Jan 12, 2020: 20x4 Fat Tires
As I start this post I’m in the middle of my continuing e-bike/cycling obsession. Funny, a couple nights ago I actually dreamt about the bike shop I …

Jan 12, 2020: 240 miles
Apparently I’m making up for lost time! 1/6: 20 miles 1/7: 19 miles 1/8: 21 miles 1/9: 6.5 miles (rain!) So, that’s about 240 miles in the three weeks …

Jan 10, 2020: Madison County Cycling Proposal
A few days ago I started to wonder what a cycling program in Fredericktown might look like. What would be helpful in this setting and for the citizens …

Jan 5, 2020: 14 Days of E-Bike Fun
I’ve had the bike for two weeks and I’ve ridden almost everyday. It’s been fantastic. Since my last ride update on 12/26 here’s a list of rides: …

Jan 5, 2020: 1 Point 5
1 Point 5: The sad truth about our boldest climate target We’ve waited too long. Practically speaking, we are heading past 1.5˚C as we speak and …

Dec 27, 2019: Rides 12-25 to 12-26
My butt’s been just a wee bit sore so slightly shorter rides the past two days! Taking a break on Friday. I don’t really want to take a break but my …

Dec 25, 2019: Micromobility Defined
I’m really enjoying the Micromobility Podcast but certainly finding bits to disagree with. Currently listening to episode 25, “The Case for …

Dec 24, 2019: Dipping further into micromobility
I wrote a few days ago about rural cycling and micromobility and since then I’ve spent a bit of time reading and listening on the larger concept. Much …

Dec 24, 2019: E-bike Ride Journal 12-24-19
Tuesday 12-24-19 Started at 10:30 am, finished at 12pm. Sunny and 50 degrees. I took the same route into town that I’ve been using, County Road 217 …

Dec 23, 2019: E-bike Ride Journal
I’m hoping to be doing several rides a week but many of them will be the same or a very similar route so I’m not sure how often I’ll post once it …

Dec 22, 2019: Lectric XP E-Bike Review
I mentioned the other day in my post on rural micromobility that I had ordered my first e-bike, the Lectric XP which is also the first bike I’ve owned …

Dec 20, 2019: Rural Cycling and Micromobility
My Journey to the e-bike I’m a child of the suburbs. I grew up thinking that the bicycle was a toy rather than actual transportation. In Arnold …

Dec 19, 2019: Kitchen Appliances
I’m generally not all that excited by kitchen appliances and this post is no exception. But in the past 3 years I have added three useful appliances …

Dec 17, 2019: My Tiny House Updates
I’ve been living in this 12x16 tiny house for over 11 1/2 years now! Well, no, I was gone for 2. So, 9 1/2 years technically. Which means, that this …

Dec 17, 2019: Historical
With the exception of about 45% of the US population and current Republican lawmakers, much of the world seems to agree that Trump is a criminal. …

Dec 14, 2019: Coping with the downpour of lies
An excellent thread on Twitter in coping with the constant flow of lies and the integrity of democracy. I’d argue that what we have isn’t …

Dec 14, 2019: Bully
Why is the president of the United States cyberbullying a 16-year-old girl? And now Trump has a new target for his bullying: Greta Thunberg, the …

Dec 5, 2019: A Siri Anecdote
A couple days ago I posted an update to what appears to be a long running, though not necessarily intentional, thread on Siri. Yesterday, while …

Dec 5, 2019: iPad Journal: Zugu Case Review
As I mentioned in my recent post about my evolving iPad workflow and workspace, I’m currently trying out the iPad Pro in a Zugu Muse case with an …

Dec 4, 2019: Siri, I Trust You. Mostly.
Just as I keep track of the status of Pages on the iPad (as compared to the Mac) I also like to check in on the experience of using Siri. I recently …

Dec 2, 2019: iPad Journal: Shortcuts Update
Many in the iOS user community really, really love Shortcuts. This is especially true of the iPad power users. There are some that have made Shortcuts …

Dec 2, 2019: Frictionless Posting
I’m in search of a better posting process for my two Word Press blogs. Really, it’s not that difficult. I usually post from iA Writer, …

Dec 2, 2019: Worth a watch. The Plastic Problem - PBS NewsHour. Like climate change, the plastic problem seems to be something we are unwilling or unable to deal …

Dec 1, 2019: Climate emergency: Crossing the tipping point
The Guardian Reports: Climate emergency: world 'may have crossed tipping points’ Warning of ‘existential threat to civilisation’ as impacts lead to …

Dec 1, 2019: Ditching Google for the Duck
An excellent article from Wired on switching to DuckDuckGo from Google. Once you realize most things you search for online are boring and obvious, you …

Nov 22, 2019: American Bittersweet

Nov 22, 2019: Internet Growing Pains and “Social Media”
In my previous post I spent a few minutes reminiscing about my early time on the internet and my webiversary. While I was out for my walk yesterday I …

Nov 21, 2019: Webiversary
I came across a post the other day talking about the early web and it got me thinking a bit about my time on the internet and specifically the web. My …

Nov 19, 2019: iPad Journal: Workflow and Workspace Updates
A few updates... iPadOS I’ve been using iPadOS now since installing one of the early public betas in July. Word on the internet has generally been …

Oct 24, 2019: Facebook is toxic
Exhibit 12,345 in the case that Facebook is toxic. It’s just a cesspool and they want it that way: twitter.com/cspan/status/1187098428737753091

Oct 19, 2019: I always love the golden light of a sunset on trees against a dark sky background. Subtle rainbow a bonus!

Sep 19, 2019: North America Has Lost Nearly 3 Billion Birds Since 1970 - Science - Smithsonian I guess I’m not all that surprised. This is to be expected given what …

Aug 20, 2019: Been thinking about Micro.blog, the open web, and social media and wrote about it here.

Aug 20, 2019: The Micro.blog experience and a few thoughts on the open web
This post started as a response to a thread on the Macpowerusers forum asking any users of the forum to share if they were users of micro.blog. As …

Aug 16, 2019: I have found what may be my favorite YouTube channel ever. Botany delivered by a guy with a thick (Chicago?) accent and a lot of cussing. Really …

Aug 16, 2019: Morning walk…

Aug 8, 2019: Claris!
As a longtime user of FileMaker Pro and an Apple user since 1993, I’ve got fond memories of Claris. I loved those apps and used them often. The news …

Jul 28, 2019: Finally deleted Ulysses
Finally got around to copying over all my Ulysses documents to iA Writer. It’s been two or so years since Ulysses was transitioned to a subscription …

Jul 23, 2019: iPad Journal: iPad Keyboards
Okay. I have to admit I have a problem. Keyboards. Possibly cases too. And stands. Just, in general, iPad configurations. The beauty of the iPad is …

Jul 22, 2019: iPadOs
Wowza. It’s been well over a month since WWDC and all of the fun summer Apple news! I obviously feel no pressure to offer my opinion on these things. …

Jul 20, 2019: 50 Years after landing on the moon: Thoughts on a the potential of humanity
I turned 50 years old on June 5 so I was alive for the moon landing but just 6 weeks old. But in thinking about that accomplishment and the 50 years …

Jul 11, 2019: iPad Journal: Pages Summer 2019 Status Update
It seems I’ve gotten in the habit of writing about my use of Pages once or twice a year and it would seem now is time to update. Past posts: Pages …

Jun 3, 2019: Big day today for Apple Nerds.
WWDC 2019. Looking forward to it. As happy as I am using the iPad everyday I’m sure I’ll find it more enjoyable with iOS 13 installed in the fall. …

May 17, 2019: Only Radical Transformation...
The “Great Dying” Has Begun. Only Transforming the Economy Can Stop It. Life is once again headed for total collapse. While coverage of last week’s …

May 11, 2019: Species Extinction Accelerating
This. Yes, this says it well. Alexandra Petri writing for the Washington Post about the recent UN Report: Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; …

May 10, 2019: A Sense of time
As is often the case I have a tendency to become less regular in my posting here. As I was writing up a description of a recent episode of the …

May 8, 2019: Using the iPad Pro and Smart Keyboard Portfolio in non-standard configurations
It’s been over six months since I posted my thoughts about the 2018 iPad Pro and the new design of the Smart Keyboard Portfolio and my thoughts on the …

May 5, 2019: Mind Mapping Experiment
A year or so ago a friend on Twitter asked me if I used or had ever tried any mind mapping apps. I had not. He was pretty excited and suggested a …

Apr 28, 2019: A few thoughts on Apple News and RSS apps
I’ve been using RSS apps since the early(ish) days of it’s existence. I think it was 2002 or 2003 that it became a habit for me. I’ve had at least one …

Apr 18, 2019: I Hear it’s a good read...
Get your copy of the Mueller Report.

Apr 16, 2019: Appreciating the Mac
It’s been on my mind to get my MacMini which was running Sierra backed up to a bootable SSD so that I could finally update to Mojave. I’m running an …

Apr 10, 2019: First ever black hole image released
This is a fantastic achievement. It measures 40 billion km across - three million times the size of the Earth - and has been described by scientists …

Apr 8, 2019: Optimizing rural internet: Using a Mac’s Internet Sharing with satellite and cellular for a more unified experience
Like most rural residents I don’t have many internet choices but I’m lucky to have more than just satellite. I’m also in an area covered by various …

Apr 4, 2019: Improved Blog Posting from the Notes App with Shortcuts
This past October I posted about blogging from the Notes app In that example I was just sending my post straight to the WordPress Share Sheet which …

Apr 4, 2019: Trip Cost Estimate Shortcut
I don’t travel much but I’d recently pondered the idea of a road trip and wondered about the cost. In just a minute or two with the help of Apple Maps …

Apr 3, 2019: Hey Siri on new AirPods is Fantastic
I’m just going to say up front that I am a big fan Hey Siri generally, but it’s especially nice when accessed via AirPods and HomePods too. The first …

Feb 10, 2019: Apple’s Latest iPad Tutorials
A couple weeks ago Apple published some fun new iPad Pro videos highlighting various apps and tasks. Very well done and, as a bonus, the films were …

Jan 28, 2019: Climate Change, Corporations AND Us
I was reading my news feed this morning and hit upon this article about zero-waste which highlights the efforts of people and businesses to pre-cycle. …

Jan 22, 2019: Climate Change Gloom
(Note: This was originally written to an extended family Apple Messages thread as I shared the video there. Once I started writing what was meant to …

Jan 15, 2019: More Quickly
More quickly than predicted. Over the past 20 years that has become a common statement in every serious article discussing climate change research. …

Jan 12, 2019: The Beauty of Science
Came upon this article this morning: Swarm of mysterious radio bursts seen coming from deep space Reading this article and thought I’d share for two …

Dec 26, 2018: We’re visiting a distant world on January 1, 2019
On January 1, 2019 humans will pass and make the most distant observation of a world in our solar system. On this date just days away the New Horizons …

Dec 24, 2018: Tasting Climate Change
James Temple writing for the MIT Technology Review: In early November, gale-force winds whipped a brush fire into an inferno that nearly consumed the …

Dec 19, 2018: Sometimes you go for a walk and forget your hat so you use your fanny pack. Yes, I have a fanny pack. 🤓

Dec 18, 2018: Not the best photo in terms of quality due to cropping but I love it because, well, Snow Goose! Just one. So pretty. Side note: Trying out some image …

Dec 18, 2018: The gold of a winter sunset.

Dec 5, 2018: Big Bang in 2D
This video at Big Think is an excellent description of the Big Bang. As much as I’ve read about it I’ve yet to come across a description this good and …

Dec 4, 2018: Sunrise over the lake and a quiet cabin.

Nov 26, 2018: 2018 iPad Pro: The review scene and bigger picture context
As I write this we’re about two weeks in since the new iPads were delivered and there are reviews everywhere and most of them say the same thing which …

Nov 6, 2018: The 2018 iPad Pro
Well, as expected Apple announced The 2018 iPad Pro and what a doozy. I don’t have much to say other than this computer is going to fly. Heck, the …

Nov 1, 2018: The iPad has grown up from a mobile device to a mobile computer
[caption id=“attachment_462” align=“alignnone” width=“4032”]My Color Classic and iPad Pro as imaged by an iPhone …

Oct 29, 2018: Pages Fall 2018 Status Update
Because Pages is one of my most loved and used apps I pay very close attention to the feature set. In particular to the features as compared between …

Oct 28, 2018: The shared clipboard in a multiple iPad workflow
As we come up on Apple’s October 30, 2018 event and the almost certain announcement of new iPads I’ve debated whether I will sell my current iPad Pro …

Oct 18, 2018: Batch processing images with Shortcuts
Much of the work I do involves adding new content to client websites. It’s usually a mix of text and imagery and the images can come in many forms …

Oct 16, 2018: Fall morning water harvesting

Oct 15, 2018: Apple stock app favorites: Files and Notes
I wrote recently about using Apple’s Stock Apps rather than third party apps. It was a response to a thread over at the Mac Power Users forum. …

Oct 10, 2018: Test post from Apple Notes
So, I’m working on a post about the benefits of Apple Notes and it occurred to me that I might be able to post to WordPress with an image. I already …

Oct 9, 2018: My tiny house sits under a shag bark hickory and this year I’ve had lots of hickory nuts falling. An interesting thing has been to watch my dog Annie …

Oct 8, 2018: This shouldn’t surprise anyone. U.N. climate report shows civilization is at stake if we don’t act now | Grist

Oct 7, 2018: Daydreaming.

Oct 3, 2018: Taken on this day a couple years ago. Found using Vittici’s This Day Shortcut.

Sep 26, 2018: Using the Apple Watch for better health
One of many personal stories from people who have used the Apple Watch to help them with significant weight loss: This is good…

Sep 26, 2018: WatchOS 5: Closing my green rings is easier!
We’ve had WatchOS 5 for just over a week now and I’m really happy with the changes in the calculations of exercise activity. I recently …

Sep 19, 2018: Siri Shortcuts
I’ve been using the public betas of iOS 12 since July and right off something I noticed about the suggested Shortcuts were that the specificity made …

Sep 19, 2018: Spent the day, the whole day, at least 8 hours, trying to learn more about how to save time with iOS Shortcuts. Not sure I’ll ever come close to …

Sep 19, 2018: Spent the day, the whole day, at least 8 hours, trying to learn more about how to save time with iOS Shortcuts. Not sure I’ll ever come close to …

Sep 19, 2018: Shortcuts User Guide
At the moment I’ve just about finished up a post about Shortcuts. Nothing too extensive, just a few thoughts about using it. I’ll be giving Apple’s …

Sep 18, 2018: Shroom!

Sep 16, 2018: Had a very nice visit with 8 or so friends. We have a weekly coffee get together, rotating to different homes. Talking to my brother afterwards I …

Sep 15, 2018: Apple’s Siri page is getting better!

Sep 14, 2018: Little Shroom

Sep 11, 2018: I just adore frogs and this little friend is a leopard frog!

Sep 10, 2018: First year with an Apple Watch: A few hits, a few misses
First, a bit of context. When I purchased the Series 3 last year I was already in pretty good health. I was averaging about 9,500 steps for the year …

Aug 30, 2018: Affinity Publisher Beta!
The talented folks over at Serif released the Affinity Publisher beta today! They’ve been teasing it for a year or more so there are a lot of very …

Aug 30, 2018: Donating time to the Ozark Regional Library
We have an excellent rural library system but like many public services in rural areas funding is always hard to come by these days. A year ago I …

Aug 29, 2018: Apple’s Stock Apps
Something I’ve seen come up a bit on the internets is the suggestion that Apple’s stock apps are usually enough for most people and I have to say that …

Aug 26, 2018: Interesting little mushroom. Looks like a chocolate swirl!

Aug 22, 2018: An unidentified but very interesting moth…

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Aug 13, 2018: Interview on the iPad Pro Podcast
Hey, neat! It was a lot of fun talking with Tim of the iPad Pros Podcast about using the iPad as a primary computer. We covered lots of the workflow …

Aug 12, 2018: Delicate little mushroom…

Jul 21, 2018: Affinity Designer on the iPad!
We’ve known for awhile that Affinity was bringing it’s fantastic vector app Designer to the iPad. It began on the Mac 4+ years ago and I’ve enjoyed …

Jul 16, 2018: The simple reason I prefer the iPad
A few days ago Affinity released it’s fantastic app Designer for the iPad. I’ll be posting about that soon. A day or two later Adobe announced it …

Jul 16, 2018: A fix for AirPods low volume
I’ve had my AirPods since the first shipment, December 2016 and have noticed that the volume seems quite a bit lower. I clean them fairly regularly. …

Jun 27, 2018: Yikes. A huge stretch of the Arctic Ocean is rapidly turning into the Atlantic. That’s not a good sign - The Washington Post Scientists studying one …

Jun 25, 2018: Apple News and the 2018 US Elections
I’m really happy to see Apple upping their efforts with Apple News. The latest special coverage for the US elections shows great promise. I’m a …

Jun 24, 2018: Obligatory 2018 WWDC Post
It’s been a couple weeks and I’ve been reading to posts and listening to podcasts from the nerd herd. A few thoughts on the announcements by Apple as …

Jun 19, 2018: The U.S. nightmare
What the fuck is happening in the United States. This is a fucking nightmare. Youngest migrants held in ‘tender age’ shelters Trump administration …

Jun 19, 2018: Funny story… i go outside to move the hose. Come back and as I’m coming into the house, door open, I realize, too late, that there is a big …

May 20, 2018: Apple News, Google News, RSS
I’ve used RSS since the early days. I forget the exact year but I think I started using around 2002 which was also around the time that I started …

May 19, 2018: After a day of clouds and storms, stars and the song of frogs and crickets. Sigh.

May 10, 2018: iPad Journal: Pages Update
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about using Pages. Last time I wrote this: Pages is no substitute for something like Adobe’s InDesign but it works …

Apr 24, 2018: The thing about iCloud storage
Last night I listened to yet another podcast in which complaints were being made about the cost of iCloud. This has been going on for years now. But …

Apr 23, 2018: A recent sunset. The frogs are singing and it’s so sweet.

Apr 23, 2018: Thanks to an update by Serif in early 2018, the iPad Files app is a great way to manage your Affinity Photo files on iPad. But it’s not the default …

Apr 23, 2018: Using Affinity Photo on iPad: File Management
To say that I am an enthusiastic user of Affinity Photo would be an under statement. It is the most used app on my iPad and always a pleasure to use. …

Apr 22, 2018: Over at Beardy Guy Musings I’ve got a post about trying Drafts again. Not sure it will stick this time. I’m not one for app clutter. Drafts has a lot …

Apr 21, 2018: New-to-me iPad and iOS Sites and Podcasts
Thought I’d do a quick round-up of a few iPad and iOS sites I’ve recently come across. In no particular order… The iPad Guild is written by Chris …

Apr 20, 2018: Trying Drafts Again
(Note: I started this post back in February but never published. It’s now April and Drafts 5 has just recently been released!) First, I’ll say that I …

Apr 19, 2018: Apple’s Education Commitment
The March 27 Apple education event has come and gone and I’ve taken a couple weeks to digest others' responses which have been generally …

Apr 19, 2018: Creativity with iPad
I’ve used the iPad for a variety of creative endeavors over the years. From video editing to design projects to paintings of nebulae in deep space. …

Apr 18, 2018: I am surrounded by furry critters. That is all.

Apr 11, 2018: Apple’s Renewable Energy
Apple’s attention to the details of its environmental impacts has become one of the best things about the company. They are in a position to have a …

Mar 26, 2018: Roundup of recent articles and podcasts
We’ll start with MacStories which has been very busy and churning out articles I’ve really enjoyed. Most recently, Federico Viticci hit on a topic …

Mar 11, 2018: Since HomePod I’ve done a bit of thinking about how I use the iOS ecosystem: touch, typing, voice, and Siri. Apple’s created very flexible and …

Mar 11, 2018: Siri and the iOS Mesh
Over the past couple years it’s become a thing, in the nerd community, to complain incessantly about how inadequate Siri is. To which I …

Feb 22, 2018: The AR-15 is Different
Radiologist Heather Sher, writing for The Atlantic: In a typical handgun injury that I diagnose almost daily, a bullet leaves a laceration through an …

Feb 18, 2018: Tufted Titmouse!

Feb 15, 2018: About American Violence
We, U.S. citizens, have given our approval to our gun problem because we refuse to force “our” government to do our bidding. We post our outrage on …

Feb 14, 2018: Revisiting iTunes with HomePod I’ve been enjoying my old music along with the new but using iTunes on my Mac rather than streaming via Apple Music. …

Feb 14, 2018: Revisiting iTunes with HomePod
Like many I’ve been using iTunes since it’s first versions. Over the past year that use dwindled a great deal as my music playing was mostly via Music …

Feb 13, 2018: HomePod: Sometimes great, sometimes just grrrrrrrrrrr. This is the kind of device that I want to have. I’m glad I have it. I enjoy it immensely. It is …

Feb 13, 2018: HomePod: Sometimes great, sometimes just grrrrrrrrrrr.
Tuesday Morning I’m getting out of bed as two dogs eagerly await a trip outside which they know will be followed by breakfast. I ask Siri to play the …

Feb 4, 2018: iPad Journal: Using an iPad to maintain websites – my workflow. It’s been two weeks & I’ve seen great improvement in replacing Transmit & Coda …

Feb 4, 2018: Using an iPad to maintain websites - my workflow
A couple weeks ago I wrote about my website managment workflow changing up a bit due to Panic’s recent announcement that they were discontinuing …

Feb 1, 2018: Using HomeKit
Smart Plugs Last spring I finally purchased my first smart plug, a Homekit compatible plug from KooGeek. It worked. I bought a second. A few weeks …

Jan 28, 2018: Siri and voice first
In a recent episode of his Vector podcast, Rene Ritchie had “voice first” advocate Brian Roemmele. Rene is probably my current favorite Apple blogger …

Jan 21, 2018: Over at Beardy Guy Musings, thinking about how I create & manage websites w/ iPad as my primary device. Can I do it without Panic apps? Yup! …

Jan 21, 2018: Panic, Transmit and Keeping My Options Open
I’ve been coding websites for the web since 1999 and doing it for clients since 2002. I started using Coda for Mac when the first version came out and …

Jan 18, 2018: Hey Siri, give me the news
Ah, it’s just a little thing but it’s a little thing I’ve really wanted since learning of a similar feature on Alexa. In fact, I just mentioned it in …

Jan 17, 2018: Alexa Hype
A couple years ago a good friend got one of the first Alexa’s available. I was super excited for them but I held off because I already had Siri. I …

Jan 15, 2018: Brydge Keyboard Update
It’s been almost two months of using the Brydge keyboard. It seems to be holding up very well in that short time. The only defect I’ve discovered is …

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Dec 31, 2017: Tufted titmouse

Dec 27, 2017: A sweet Nuthatch on this cold winter day.

Dec 26, 2017: I ordered the AirPods within minutes of them going on sale and have had a full year with them. I posted a few thoughts over at Beardy Guy Musings

Dec 26, 2017: One Year with Apple AirPods
It was a year ago that began selling the AirPods and they were sold out instantly. In fact, it was difficult to get them for months as Apple struggled …

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Dec 26, 2017: Woke up thinking about creating, sharing, blogging, social media. I’ve been blogging since 2002. Had a podcast from 2004-2006. Previous to that I’d …

Dec 23, 2017: My furry friends are so sweet together. ❤️

Dec 22, 2017: If you’re not busy we’re ready for our walk.

Dec 22, 2017: Another reason to love Carl Sagan.

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Dec 19, 2017: Over at Beardy Guy Musings, my Apple and tech oriented blog, I’ve written up a few thoughts on HomePod and the Siri Ecosystem.

Dec 19, 2017: I’ve only been on micro.blog for a week or so but something I’ve noticed is that it seems to be 99% white men. Hopefully now that it has opened up to …

Dec 19, 2017: HomePod Pricing
It’s always funny when journalists give advice to Apple. Here’s Shira Ovide at Bloomberg who suggest Apple’s HomePod is priced too …

Dec 18, 2017: HomePod and the Siri Ecosystem
I’ve recently written about my hopes for a more proactive Siri. I’ve written about Siri quite a bit over the past couple years and it’s been mostly …

Dec 16, 2017: One of three turtle shells found on a recent walk.

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Dec 15, 2017: A few thoughts on a proactive Siri, perhaps with “Siri Scenes” in HomeKit. Imagine the morning alarm clock chimes followed by Siri offering helpful …

Dec 15, 2017: A Proactive Siri
First, just a few notes about my Siri usage. I use Siri daily, many times a day calling on “her” from every iOS device I own. I’ve always wanted the …

Dec 13, 2017: Downy Woodpecker

Dec 11, 2017: It’s too late to stop it. We can only hope to adapt and mitigate. But if we don’t all take responsibility every single fucking day then we’re lying to …

Dec 11, 2017: And when climate change intensified things happen, be they increased wildfires, more intense hurricanes, we all send prayers and wring our hands at …

Dec 11, 2017: We keep waiting for government to regulate our lives and tell us how to live. We see that it doesn’t. We shrug our shoulders and continue flying, …

Dec 11, 2017: I see many talking about the starving polar bear video. We all see the wildfires in California. We know that climate change is real and happening now. …

Dec 11, 2017: It’s December and right now, in Missouri, we have wildfire warnings. We’ve had months of drought and low humidity. Sure, totally normal. We’ve had 3 …

Dec 9, 2017: Ice flower. For those that may not know, this is the result of water freezing inside of plant material, usually thick plant stems left over from the …

Dec 9, 2017: Enjoyed my first day browsing around micro.blog. Has a very functional, clean feel. No cruft. Will be interesting to see how the community evolves …

Dec 8, 2017: A few days ago I came across this post on Instagram.. Gut wrenching. Most weeks I only get in a car one time. It’s very intentional restraint with the …

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Dec 8, 2017: 15° this morning. I celebrated with the first bird feeding of this winter. Many feathered and furry friends are partaking.

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Dec 1, 2017: The iPad Laptop
I’ve always used the iPad with an external keyboard and with the Pro I’ve been using Apple’s Smart Keyboard. I love the feel and sound of the keys …

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Nov 30, 2017: What’s a computer
In one of Apple’s latest iPad ads we see a student exploring the city and making great use of an iPad in various locations. It’s a fantastic example …

Nov 28, 2017: Apple Watch Series 3
I never write reviews. There are plenty of folks doing that sort of thing. But I often post a few brief thoughts on new purchases. I’ve not been a …

Nov 28, 2017: Catching Up
Wow. It’s been on my mind that I’d not posted to either of my blogs recently. September 29th since my last here. Jeesh. A few things I’d like to …

Oct 17, 2017: What is Earth Made of
One aspect of astronomy that I have grown to love and appreciate is the tie in to the other areas of science. For example, planetary geology which, in …

Sep 29, 2017: AppleTV Discoverability
I’m a big fan of AppleTV & Apple Music. I use them both daily. Yesterday I discovered an artist while out on a walk while listening to one of …

Sep 27, 2017: NASA e-Books
Some fantastic resources here. https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/index.html So 🤓 much 😳 information 😬

Sep 26, 2017: I just watched the International Space Station fly overhead. Soundtrack: “ISS - Is Somebody Singing” by Chris Hadfield. 🤓🛰😍 Visit NASA’s spot the …

Sep 20, 2017: [gallery size=full columns=1] A quick test, & I’m really digging the drag & drop from apps to Pages! Also, Pages’ use of the Files app is very …

Sep 18, 2017: Story of a sunset
As the sun begins to set the world around me begins to dance. As my feet crunch along the rock road below, dragonflies spin through the air just above …

Sep 18, 2017: A have an armadillo visiting often. Perhaps sleeping under my cabin. It is adorable and I have named it Arnold. Or maybe Gertrude. Or Pat. 😬

Sep 13, 2017: Importing images via drag and drop in iOS 11
After using the iOS 11 beta on my iPad Air 2 for a month I decided to go ahead and update my Pro with the release of the Gold Master released by Apple …

Sep 12, 2017: “An ignorant mind is precisely not a spotless, empty vessel, but one that’s filled with the clutter of irrelevant or misleading life …

Sep 5, 2017: Celebrating 40 years of Voyager
It's often easy to become discouraged by the state of human affairs. Or maybe that's just me? The sad truth is that our various human systems, such as …

Sep 1, 2017: TED Talk - Worker Co-ops
When workers own companies "Another economic reality is possible -- one that values community, sustainability and resiliency instead of profit by any …

Aug 30, 2017: Swales and ducklings
In June of 2015 I was living a different life not too far from my current home1. During my time there I spent a month digging a series of seven swales …

Aug 30, 2017: Harvey is the new normal
David Grinspoon, writing for The Atlantic, Hurricane Harvey Lays Bare Our New Bargain With Nature As I write this, the disaster of Hurricane Harvey is …

Aug 28, 2017: Podcasts
I listen to a lot of podcasts and thought I might start mentioning my favorites here. I’ll begin with two recently listened to. The TED Radio …

Aug 25, 2017: Machine Learning's contribution to Siri's voice
The Siri team has a great post about the evolution of Siri’s speech synthesis on the Apple Machine Learning Journal: Siri is a personal …

Aug 25, 2017: Back to the night sky
I started observing the night sky in late 2012 and kept up a pretty steady pace until about 12 months ago when my observing time shrank drastically. …

Aug 23, 2017: iPad Journal: Looking for a new writing & blogging sweetspot
A couple weeks ago the developers of Ulysses took the app to a subscription model. I don’t do subscriptions. So, I said my goodbye. Then I began …

Aug 23, 2017: Eclipse
Like many, I spent my Monday afternoon observing the moon cross between the Earth and the sun. My cabin is located in the path of the totality. I had …

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Aug 22, 2017: How-to iPad with iOS 11
Last week Apple released a series of six iPad and iOS 11 How-To videos. I’ve also discovered, what may or may not be a new section of their …

Aug 20, 2017: Voyager at 40
A great thread by @justinhendrix over on Twitter: The solar eclipse Monday is set to overshadow another significant event for space nerds like me. …

Aug 18, 2017: Understanding the eclipse by creating a to-scale demonstration of orbits and moon phases
I was recently asked to do a presentation about the upcoming solar eclipse at our library as I am one of a small local group of amateur astronomers. I …

Aug 16, 2017: Subscriptions_Lovejoy
Ben LoveJoy over at 9to5Mac has written a very good summary of the app subscription hooha that has popped up over the past week, largely as a result …

Aug 16, 2017: iPad Journal Video Editing
Back around 2002 I spent a bit of time editing video using a couple of G4 Macs with Final Cut Pro. A series of experimental shorts as well as a full …

Aug 15, 2017: Star Trek Voyager
I’ve just gotten around, after many years of delay, to Star Trek Voyager and I’m so glad I did. I’m into season two and it’s …

Aug 15, 2017: With the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia and Trump’s predictable lack of condemnation, which is to say, support for, white supremacy, …

Aug 13, 2017: Pale Blue Dot
With all of the craziness of the past couple of days (and really, the months since DT took office) it’s good to get some perspective with Carl Sagan. …

Aug 13, 2017: What a strange world we live in. The beauty of the non-human world constantly amazes me. Humans though, always a mix of beauty and horror.

Aug 10, 2017: Back to Byword
Getting Byword set-up again for blogging. Haven’t used this app in over a year and I think I’ll settle back in just fine. As comfortable as I was with …

Aug 10, 2017: Just Breath
The world is all upside down these days. It’s a good time for deep breaths and time under the stars. Last night I spent a good long while looking at …

Aug 10, 2017: [gallery size=full columns=1] A presentation for our local library. We’re getting closer to the eclipse!

Aug 10, 2017: So long Ulysses
Well. Darn it. Count me among those that enjoy Ulysses but will not subscribe. I’ve used it for a year and it’s a great app. The best feature, …

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Aug 3, 2017: What the iPad Pro is capable of
The Matter of High-End iPad Growth Nigel Warren (via Michael Tsai): The iPad’s average selling price can be seen as an indication of whether the iPad …

Aug 1, 2017: Revisiting Space Exploration with Affinity Photo for iPad
In June of 2015 Affinity Designer for Mac caused a splash when it was released. I’d never heard of it but was anxious to try something that …

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Jul 26, 2017: iPad Journal: Transitioning from InDesign to Pages
Anytime I’ve written about my transition to iPad for more of my work I always note that one of the few reasons I have for returning to the Mac …

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Jul 13, 2017: Noticing that iCloud Drive does not update as quickly as DropBox. Problem on both Mac & iOS.

Jul 10, 2017: iPad Journal: Multi-touch on the iPad 12.9"
I’ve been using the larger iPad for nearly a month now and continue to consider it the best Apple device I’ve ever used. For casual …

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Jul 6, 2017: 9to5Mac has an excellent post about benefits of using Apple’s Smart Keyboard with iPad Pro. In short, when you want a laptop experience it takes …

Jun 28, 2017: It's 2017, we use many computers
My Color Classic and iPad Pro as imaged by an iPhone 7+. So techie and web publisher Joshua Topolsky recently went on a very emotional, not too …

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Jun 23, 2017: Finding Trust and Delight in the Apple Ecosystem
I am increasingly happy to be in Apple’s always improving ecosystem. No, more than happy, I’m delighted. Really. It’s fantastic. The …

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Jun 21, 2017: iPad Journal: First Week with the 2017 iPad Pro
[caption id=“attachment_447” align=“aligncenter” width=“2597”]Using Affinity Photo to design a promotional …

Jun 21, 2017: Adobe's Baggage
In a recent post on his blog, John Nack asked; Affinity Photo on iPad: Will anyone care? I and a few others posted comments. My response: I know I do. …

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Jun 14, 2017: 2017 iPad Pro Reviews Consensus: WOW
Well, it seems the consensus on the new iPad Pro is that it is an absolute monster. Yes, well, you know, a very svelte monster that's ready to do your …

Jun 13, 2017: There’s nothing quite as nice as setting up a new iPad and watching Star Trek The Next Generation.

Jun 12, 2017: A few links and thoughts on iPad after WWDC 2017
Well, well, well. The 2017 WWDC has come and gone and much that iPad users hoped for has been announced. As far as I’m concerned Apple hit it …

Jun 11, 2017: I complained the other day on Twitter about Apple-oriented tech podcasts being snarky. In contrast, I’ve been enjoying Techpinions a lot lately. …

Jun 8, 2017: iPad Journal: Affinity Photo for iPad!!
[caption id=“attachment_426” align=“alignnone” width=“2048”]Affinity Photo on iPad[/caption] I’ve been using …

Jun 7, 2017: Earth — Shot on iPhone with Carl Sagan narration
Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot is fantastic and this is a good use of it. See it on YouTube

Jun 6, 2017: I’ve had a few hours to use Affinity Photo for iPad and my initial impression is that this is exactly the kind of powerful graphics app we need …

Jun 5, 2017: As excited as I am for the new iPad and iOS features: Affinity Photo!!!! Fantastic and a bargain at $19.99

Jun 5, 2017: Wowza. That was a crazy #WWDC Keynote! Looks like iOS for iPad is everything we wanted. New iPad 12.9" ordered!

Jun 5, 2017: WWDC in 28 minutes. Going to be a big one for the iPad both in terms of iOS and hardware. 🤓🍿🙏

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Jun 2, 2017: Jupiter in an amazing fly-by video
Wired has a great post about the project. Jupiter is immense. The fifth planet from the sun has a diameter of 89,000 miles, and could easily envelop …

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Jun 2, 2017: Agreed with Dan Moren on this. The big picture is increasingly important as so many layers or components come together. WWDC 2017: One more big thing

Jun 2, 2017: It is obvious at this point but I’ll just say it, Donald Trump is a fool. Ignorant, arrogant, stupid and a danger to our planet.

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Jun 2, 2017: Experimenting with microblogging.

Jun 2, 2017: Pre-WWDC Apple Nerdery
Wow. So much going on in the run-up to WWDC. As most have said, it looks to be a big one with likely hardware announcements. Apple seems to be …

Jun 1, 2017: Spent far too much time this evening trying to configure micro-blog posting.

May 30, 2017: Client Website: Liberty Blueberry Farms
In 2011 I was hired to redesign the website of a local pick-your-own blueberry farm. Six years later it was time to get that site moved over to a …

May 26, 2017: This post over at Information is Beautiful is excellent: Mavericks & Heretics. It’s 2017 and the struggle between reason and religion …

May 22, 2017: iPad Journal: To-do or not to-do
Last week the Apple nerdery got very excited with the release of Things 3. I took a look and realized that I’m not as interested in to-do apps …

May 22, 2017: iPad Journal: A long overdue link round-up
Ha! Well, I’ve been busy with client work and have fallen a bit behind in posting weekly links. A couple of these are a bit outdated but I think …

Apr 24, 2017: Apple and the environment
I have, since around 1990, oriented the way I live my life around the question, “Is this good for the health of the Earth?” Those that …

Apr 24, 2017: Apple and the environment
If you’ve read this blog for long you may have picked up that I’m a bit of an Apple fan. But it’s also true that I have, since …

Apr 18, 2017: iPad Journal: External Keyboards
One interesting side-effect of using the iPad as a primary device is that I find myself accumulating keyboards. I consider it of great benefit that …

Apr 14, 2017: iPad Journal: Just a small thing: AirDrop
I had a meeting/tutoring session with a client a couple days ago. She needed two things. A bit of work done to trace/vectorize a painting that she did …

Apr 13, 2017: iPad Journal: The iPad as Cash Register
A new coffee and gift shop opened up in our small rural town and someone needs to inform them that the iPad is only for browsing the web and FB or …

Apr 7, 2017: iPad Journal: Setting up a new website
I keep forgetting that the iPad is only meant for watching movies and reading websites! While I did use the Mac today to do a bit of revision on an …

Apr 6, 2017: Panic and the price of "pro" apps for iOS
Panic posted it’s The 2016 Panic Report and offered this very glaring and blunt statement about developing and selling iOS apps: …

Mar 27, 2017: iPad Journal: Workflow improvements!
[caption id=“attachment_327” align=“alignnone” width=“2048”]A new and very helpful feature of Workflow: Convert …

Mar 24, 2017: iPad Journal: Weekly Links
Lots of interesting iPad related news this week. Well, actually, two very notable things. Apple purchased the Workflow app and the 3 developers of …

Mar 20, 2017: We are the power
I've not said much here about recent goings on in the U.S. But like anyone not living in a cave, I've been paying attention. I am aware. I am …

Mar 20, 2017: iPad Journal: Writing more with iPad
It was around this time last year that I began my shift toward an iPad centered and preferred workflow. I’d taken on a new gig transcribing …

Mar 19, 2017: iPad Journal: Painting astronomical objects with iPad and Procreate
Just to be clear from the start, aside from grade school, I've never painted anything other than room walls and home exteriors. I'm not a …

Mar 19, 2017: Painting the Horsehead Nebula
This is one I have attempted to view through the telescope but which is fairly difficult to view. Through the telescope and in any image taken in the …

Mar 14, 2017: Setting up HomeKit for the first time
I've been wanting to try out a HomeKit device for quite awhile now. A friend that uses Alexa first set up a couple of lights well over a year ago and …

Mar 11, 2017: iPad Journal: Weekly iPad Links
I'll start this week with one of my new favorites, Jonathan Wylie. He covers a topic that recently came up for me with one of my local clients who …

Mar 10, 2017: It depends on what your definition of "Pro" is
For well over a year now the Apple nerdery have been rending their garments and gnashing their teeth over the lack of an updated Mac Pro. They blog it …

Mar 8, 2017: iPad Journal: Speedy production of posters and social media graphics
I've been doing a bit of volunteer work for our local library lately and we're currently moving towards an April vote on a tax increase to help cover …

Mar 7, 2017: Podcast Apps: Overcast vs Apple Podcasts
I've been a podcast listener since 2005. I forget when Apple released its Podcast app but when they did I started using it. It was nothing fancy but …

Mar 6, 2017: iPad Journal: Getting the most out of Apple Notes
I'm on a new quest in how I use the iPad and it can be best expressed with one word: Simplicity. I've always considered myself a "power" …

Mar 5, 2017: Contributing to Apple Maps
Last Friday I notice that my favorite local custard and coffee shop, was not in Apple Maps. I reported the missing location and tonight, less that …

Mar 3, 2017: iPad Journal: Notes App misconceptions
Over the past year or two there have been quite a few write-ups comparing note taking apps particularly comparisons between Apple Notes (since it's …

Mar 3, 2017: iPad Journal: Week in Links
The Workflow folk have put out yet another update and of course Federico has an excellent write-up: Workflow 1.7.1 Brings New Icon Glyphs, ‘Run …

Mar 2, 2017: iPad Journal: A mess of stuff getting in my way
I’m a geek and so I tend to enjoy tinkering. Back in the day I used (or tried to use) speakable items on my Mac. It never stuck because it just …

Feb 27, 2017: iPad Journal: Creating with iMovie
I don’t use the iPad and iMovie for professional work. My iMovie creations are all for fun, personal projects that I generally share with …

Feb 24, 2017: iPad Journal: Flexible form factor leads to increased productivity
Appreciating (and greatly enjoying) the tablet form factor of the iPad and an external keyboard this morning. Fact 1: I live in a rural area and …

Feb 24, 2017: iPad Journal: Weekly iPad links
I'm planning to do a post each Friday that will cover the interesting "getting things done with iPad" articles of the week. Currently …

Feb 22, 2017: iPad Journal: On the road with a truck driver and iPad
I’ve got a client that emailed me back in September. After years of working for other people as a truck driver he had bought his own truck and …

Feb 22, 2017: Apple Park: Coming in April 2017
Apple’s new “spaceship” headquarters and the surrounding landscape have been officially named Apple Park and will be ready for move …

Feb 20, 2017: iPad Journal: Coordinating family projects
Our extended family has some shared land with a small lake left to us by my grandparents. Sometimes that means we have to coordinate projects …

Feb 18, 2017: Sharing Orion
Had an opportunity to share a view of the Orion Nebula through the telescope last night. Sharing astronomy is always great fun.

Feb 17, 2017: Clever New iPad Ads
Looks like Apple is pushing out some new iPad ads and they’re pretty fun. It’s become a common theme among the Apple nerds to suggest that …

Feb 17, 2017: iPad Journal: Website Management with Coda, Transmit, Messages and Mail
Of the various services I offer, web design and content updates are probably 60% of my work. On the Mac I’ve been using Panic’s Coda since …

Feb 12, 2017: Downhill
There was a moment in the early years of the universe when all of spacetime was a plasma. Particles and light had not yet gone their own way. Then …

Feb 12, 2017: Eternity
I stretch forward Pushing through time. Eternity. A solar system long gone. A sun burned dim. Humans long now just a memory. In space. Lives once …

Feb 11, 2017: iPad Journal: iCloud and DropBox as iPad File Systems
A consistent criticism of iOS and the iPad is the lack of an easily assessable file system but this is only partially true. When the iPad first …

Feb 8, 2017: iPad Journal: Using Pages
Last time I discussed my use of Numbers. Another useful iWork app and one that is probably better known, is Pages. This is another one that has long …

Feb 6, 2017: iPad Journal: Using Numbers
One of the best apps on the iPad is Numbers. For anyone that needs spreadsheets it is essential. I've been using it since it was first introduced on …

Feb 4, 2017: Serenity at iMore is doing a column on people who use the iPad for work
She's already tweeted that she's had a great response within just hours of putting out the request: Use an iPad for work? We want to hear about it! …

Feb 3, 2017: iPad Journal: Invoicing with FileMaker Pro
One of my common tasks as a freelancer is invoicing. I've used FileMaker Pro for this task for more than a decade. I host a custom built database on …

Feb 3, 2017: Introducing the iPad Journal
As is often mentioned in the Apple-centric media that Apple does not do enough to promote the iPad. Specifically that Apple fails to tell the story of …

Feb 3, 2017: Oh iPad, not again
As has become routine when Apple announces it's quarterly financials the Apple pundits have much to say about the iPad which has seen yet another …

Jan 27, 2017: The iPad is 7 Years Old
The iPad was introduced on this day seven years ago. It’s been an interesting seven years with fairly consistent improvements by Apple. I …

Jan 27, 2017: Streaming iTunes Content via Home Sharing is Terrible
I'm currently enjoying a recent switch to Apple Music but often when I'm at home I still want to listen to my local iTunes content. Now that I have …

Jan 23, 2017: From Pandora to Apple Music
This isn’t a review so much as a few notes comparing Pandora and Apple Music. In the past my music was artist based. I’d load up an iPod …

Jan 16, 2017: Apple Celebrates MLK
Apple always has a nice makeover of it's website on this day. Well done.

Jan 12, 2017: The AirPods: Siri Everywhere!
Much has been made over the past year about Amazon's Alexa and Google's equivalent which are both available in different forms on different devices. …

Jan 10, 2017: iPad Preferred
A few weeks ago Federico Viticci wrote a very nice article about his transition to the iPad as his primary computer: A Computer for Everything: One …

Dec 31, 2016: Painting the Lagoon Neblua
My first effort at using the iPad and Procreate to paint was the Eagle Nebula. To be honest I started that first project assuming I would not get very …

Dec 20, 2016: Tim Cook on meeting with Trump
This is why I like Tim Cook so much. There’s a large number of those issues, and the way that you advance them is to engage. Personally, I’ve never …

Dec 9, 2016: Settling into iOS
Over the past six months I've been writing a good bit more here and much of it has been about various aspects of using iOS. Back in May, after a seven …

Dec 8, 2016: Precarious
As is my usual routine I took my dog Cosmo out for our walk to the mailbox yesterday. Along the way I had a thought about the precariousness of our …

Nov 23, 2016: Trying Workflow Again
As I've transitioned to the iPad for more of my work, specifically client website updates, my process has been a bit in flux. It's an ongoing …

Nov 19, 2016: Kakistocracy
Ryan Lizza, writing for the New Yorker Seven days may not be enough time to fully assess any new leader, especially in the case of Trump, whose first …

Nov 10, 2016: It’s up to us
So, Trump won the 2016 election. Yikes. Many are rightly concerned with what he and the Republican controlled congress will do. So many issues, far …

Nov 2, 2016: Old wood nooks, crannies and shelves
It’s been nearly a year since I moved back into my cabin and it’s been a good year of settling back into my place again. Much of what …

Oct 11, 2016: Barack Obama: America will take the giant leap to Mars
One of my earliest memories is sitting on my grandfather's shoulders, waving a flag as our astronauts returned to Hawaii. This was years before we'd …

Oct 11, 2016: Recent Work: Midwest Tiny Houses and Sheds
I don't just love tiny houses, I live and work in one. It suits me very well because I don't own much stuff and what I do keep around serves a …

Oct 11, 2016: Favorite iOS 10 feature thus far?
iOS 10 was released about a month ago and my current favorite feature in just a little thing: when using a bluetooth keyboard with my iPad I can use …

Oct 7, 2016: Finishing the Herschel I program
In the fall of 2012 I bought my first telescope since having one as a kid. I wasn’t sure how much use I’d get out of it but I wanted to …

Sep 28, 2016: Looking at other galaxies
One of the best things about living under really dark skies and having a decent telescope is viewing other galaxies. While I equally enjoy the many …

Sep 19, 2016: Painting the Orion Nebula
In the fall of 2012 I had my first ever look at the Orion Nebula through a telescope. Like many people I'd seen Hubble images which are obviously …

Sep 17, 2016: Innovation is often in the details
I recently decided to switch from AT&T to Sprint because I can get a good bit more data. It was this decision which led me into a nearby Sprint …

Sep 15, 2016: Off the Charts Heat
August might be a new record for hottest month ever recorded: On Monday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that August …

Sep 14, 2016: 22,000 Years of Climate Change
Here's a bit of perspective for you. Astounding. Terrifying too.

Sep 8, 2016: Effects of Climate Change Creeping In
The New York Times reports on already occurring climate change flooding of coast: NORFOLK, Va. — Huge vertical rulers are sprouting beside low spots …

Sep 1, 2016: Painting the Eagle Nebula
A couple months back I started to see quite a few mentions of an iPad app called Procreate. It had been out for a couple of years but with …

Aug 29, 2016: Star Trek: A Future Without Money?
Yes please. Where do I sign up? I’ve long thought that humanity would be better off without money. Whether this personal belief arose from my …

Aug 29, 2016: Juno Mission Infographic
When I'm not creating something for a client chances are pretty good that I'm reading about astronomy, physics, space exploration or some related area …

Aug 29, 2016: NASA's Juno Completes Jupiter Flyby
This is very exciting. I love that we are exploring our solar system (and the larger Universe) with new rovers and orbital instruments sent up on a …

Aug 18, 2016: Intentionally Obtuse?
Jeesh. Mike Murphy, writing for Quartz: In the six years that it’s been on the market, Apple’s iPad has always been a bit of a confusing product. …

Aug 17, 2016: Apple asks: What’s a Computer?
In a recent iPad Pro ad Apple simply asks “What’s a computer?” In response Microsoft has issued an ad mocking the iPad and …

Aug 15, 2016: Always another new gadget? Why not show a little restraint?
I recently came upon a post on Medium by Serenity Caldwell of iMore: Giving the baby 9.7 inch iPad Pro another chance. I wrote a lengthy response …

Aug 9, 2016: Star Trek Stamps!
“Star Trek” turns fifty this September and to commemorate the U.S. Postal Service will be issuing these four stamp designs. As a graphic designer I …

Aug 9, 2016: Playing The Long Game Inside Tim Cook's Apple
What Apple has accomplished with Maps is an example of the kind of grind-it-out innovation that’s happening all the time at the company. You don’t …

Aug 4, 2016: There are other ways to get content
Peter Kafka at Recode has a bit on Apple’s new TV plan is a TV guide: But TV industry executives I’ve talked to view Apple’s plans as a mixed bag. …

Aug 4, 2016: 192 Square Feet: Part 2
This is part two in a series. The first outlined the first seven months of building and living in a 192 square foot house that would be the first of …

Jul 21, 2016: 192 Square Feet
A note about writing this. My initial intent was to post a bit about what it’s like to live in a small space but as I worked on that post it …

Jul 14, 2016: Managing Websites with iPad - Update
A couple months back I posted about my workflow for managing websites from my iPad Air 2. I’ve got an update. At the time I was waiting for and …

Jul 13, 2016: WWDC 2016
It’s that time of the year when Apple nerds gather in a big herd in San Francisco for Apple’s WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference.) …

Jul 1, 2016: Our Gigaton Future
This is, without a doubt, the best climate change infographic I’ve ever seen. The perfect starting point for a conversation with friends or …

Jun 30, 2016: Apple and NASA collaborate on short film to celebrate Juno Mission: ‘Visions of Harmony’
As an avid amateur astronomer, NASA supporter and all around science nerd I was pretty happy to read today that Apple has partnered with NASA to …

Jun 30, 2016: Apple and NASA collaborate on short film to celebrate Juno Mission: ‘Visions of Harmony’
As an avid amateur astronomer, NASA supporter and all around science nerd I was pretty happy to read today that Apple has partnered with NASA to …

Jun 23, 2016: Help Send iPads to Barefoot College in India
Fraser Speirs, who helped set up the world’s first whole-school 1:1 iPad program at the Cedars School of Excellence, has launched a campaign to …

Jun 20, 2016: An iOS Home Screen Long Press Proposal 
[caption width=“432” id=“attachment_115” align=“aligncenter”] Seems like a simple solution?[/caption] Just a …

Jun 17, 2016: Illustration Fun
[caption width=“768” id=“attachment_110” align=“alignnone”] Just a little something for my niece![/caption] I …

Jun 16, 2016: Having a bit of fun...
[caption width=“878” id=“attachment_107” align=“aligncenter”] Where the magic happens![/caption] Just been having …

Jun 11, 2016: Apple's Spaceship
Popular Science gets a tour of the new Apple Spaceship, Campus 2 Three miles from Apple’s Cupertino, California headquarters, the tech giant is …

Jun 11, 2016: Observing Mars
Mars. The Red Planet. We’ve made great progress learning about our neighbor in recent decades. We’ve currently got two active robots …

Jun 10, 2016: Big on Small
I’m big on small and have been for much of my adult life. Not just small but tiny if at all possible. What might it mean to be small? I’d suggest …

Jun 10, 2016: The New Diggs!!
Aaaaahhhh. Yes. Here we are. Well, here I am. I assume that there might be a we. It is certainly my hope that there will be a we. In any case, I am …

May 19, 2016: How I use Siri
According to Caitlin McGarry, a writer over at Macworld, Siri is seriously behind: Google previewed its new voice assistant, the generically named …

May 17, 2016: Alone but not lonely
I’m going to tell you a story about being alone. Not necessarily lonely, but alone. There’s a difference which we’ll work out as we …

May 16, 2016: Managing Websites with an iPad
[caption id=“attachment_80” align=“alignright” width=“300”]Updating html with Editorial[/caption]One of the tasks …

May 15, 2016: Getting Caught Up
[caption id=“attachment_71” align=“alignright” width=“300”]The view from one of my many work areas.[/caption] …

May 8, 2016: Spring 2016 Garden Update
Been busy gardening and made a good bit of progress in March and April getting things reestablished. Lots of natives put in for wildlife habitat as …

Apr 8, 2016: Sunset Time-lapse
Been having some very active weather lately. That may sound silly as the weather is often active. Maybe more accurate to say that we’ve been …

Mar 19, 2016: When People Die
I’ve got an aunt who will likely be dying in the next couple of days. My mom’s sister. Death is an interesting thing because it’s the one fact that we …

Mar 18, 2016: Cloudy Day Time-lapse
Just having a bit of fun with the iPhone time lapse feature and finding a bit of beauty in the process.

Mar 16, 2016: Vulnerability, change and growth
Yes, yes, I know. I’ve brought up the recent ending/change of my recent relationship with Kaleesha a lot recently. It figures in. Much of what I’m …

Mar 11, 2016: Of legends and fuck-ups
The other day I had to write a difficult email. And then another. It was a part of a conversation that was, in large part, me processing the end of my …

Mar 11, 2016: Back at the Lake or Life is like a box of chocolates...
A new video about rebuilding my garden now that I’ve returned to the lake as my residence. It’s been a long while since I felt the need or …

Feb 14, 2016: Gravitational Waves Discovered
In case you missed it: LIGO announced the detection of Gravitational Waves For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of …

Feb 14, 2016: Getting lost in NASA - The Curiosity Rover has a Chemcam Blog
The NASA website is an amazingly deep rabbit hole. It is it’s own internet. Really, between Wikipedia and NASA, I can and often do go days …

Feb 14, 2016: An erratic blogger
Jeesh. What a mess this blog is. Fits and starts. Been a long time since I achieved any kind of consistency. I don’t see myself going back to …

Jan 5, 2016: Discovery 12.5 Dobsonian: Initial Thoughts
Discovery 12.5" at its new home - many new deep sky explorations await!When I poked my head out this morning I almost didn't get up because it looked …

Oct 2, 2015: Apple Fall 2015 Releases
It was just a year ago that I posted about all the noise regarding Apple’s supposed decline in quality control. My take on it was that it was …

Sep 5, 2015: Space Exploration Themed Posters Part Two
I continue to enjoy Affinity Designer. In fact, after three months of use I far prefer it (as well as Affinity Photo) to Illustrator or Photoshop. As …

Jun 25, 2015: Pigweed!
Not the prettiest of plants but that's okay, the nutritional content and taste make up for it! This little grouping is growing very happily in one of …

Jun 17, 2015: Video: Swale Update
We started putting in the swales in the middle of April so they’ve had a bit of time to mature with clover as well as a variety of edibles …

Jun 15, 2015: Space Exploration Themed Posters
My trial run with Affinity Design continues, this time with a series of space exploration posters featuring Carl Sagan quotes. “Somewhere, …

Jun 8, 2015: Permaculture Poster Design (& Affinity Designer First Impression)
Before I go any further, let me say this isn’t much of a review or even a mini-review. Just my initial impressions. I’m a regular user of …

Jun 7, 2015: Permaculture Poster One
The first in a series of permaculture themed posters. Read more at David Holmgren's Permaculture Principles.

Jun 5, 2015: Ducks, the universe and turning 46
I’m 46 today. I’ve never paid too much heed to birthdays. Just another day. That said, I’d like to think that I greatly value my life on earth so …

Jun 3, 2015: The U.S. Political System is BROKEN
Worried about climate change? Don’t be! The US Senate voted 50-49 to reject “the scientific consensus that humans are causing climate …

May 4, 2015: Permaculture Progress
Three of four planned water harvesting swales are in and partially planted.We've been making great progress in our effort to implement a permaculture …

Apr 19, 2015: Permaculture at Make-it-Do
Halfway through the dig!A few years back I wrote about putting in my first swale . About a year later I offered up an update. In May of 2013 I left …

Apr 2, 2015: Lab Revolution

Mar 30, 2015: Busy Spring!
Spring has come to Missouri and with it lots of work for Tucker Creek Creative as well as plenty of work for us at Make-it-Do Farm. As if my freelance …

Mar 4, 2015: Recycled Wood Shelving
We’ve been wanting to better utilize one of the walls in our bedroom and finally got around to the project during a brief warm spell in January. The …

Mar 4, 2015: Staying Warm
There’s nothing quite like staying warm in the winter with wood. In the past I tried to cut and split what I needed but with the years my back has …

Mar 3, 2015: Free Ebook Today!
Kaleesha’s book, Free to Be, is a freebie today on Amazon! If you've already read it but have not yet left a review please consider doing so as it is …

Feb 20, 2015: A Sentient Being
Oliver Sacks on learning he has cancer I cannot pretend I am without fear. But my predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been …

Feb 16, 2015: Idealism, Diplomacy, and the Pale, Blue Dot
Kaleesha’s at it again with a really wonderful post about our human ideas about the way things are supposed to be.. Today at lunch I overheard …

Feb 12, 2015: It Could Happen
Colin Dickey writing for Aeon on why it’s dangerous for modern civilization to be so dependent on technology: On 1 September 1859, the British …

Feb 12, 2015: Illustration: Common Components of Vaccines
From the excellent Compound Interest, a website all about Chemistry, is this post regarding the common components of vaccines. The recent measles …

Feb 11, 2015: Apple and the environment
Apple’s new solar farm and other environmental efforts: Apple’s been on a very impressive roll and I’m not talking about it’s ever evolving line …

Feb 10, 2015: A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science
A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science: The vast majority of people will get their science news from online news site articles, and rarely delve into …

Feb 10, 2015: Concerning the feelings of anti-vaxxers
Robert Moore on the respect anti-vaxxers deserve A post about your feelings… So, I’ve been seeing a lot of ‘I’m sorry for hurting your feelings posts’ …

Feb 10, 2015: Apple starting work on new solar farm in CA
Apple’s been on a very impressive roll and I’m not talking about it’s ever evolving line of mobile devices and computers, but rather its continuing …

Feb 8, 2015: Seeing the cosmos all around us

Feb 7, 2015: Particle Fever
This is a fantastic movie. Imagine a documentary about particle physics that might bring you to tears. So beautiful. The movie documents the CERN …

Feb 6, 2015: A Guide to Leaving Facebook
Over the past year I’ve been increasingly uncomfortable with Facebook and have finally decided to abandon it. It was Salim Virani’s …

Feb 5, 2015: Lots coming... stay tuned.
I’ve been on Facebook since 2007 but have grown increasingly uncomfortable with it. This article was the last straw. I’ll be closing my …

Feb 5, 2015: Riding Light
Excellent visualization of the vast distances of space even in our local solar system. In our terrestrial view of things, the speed of light seems …

Feb 3, 2015: Domestic Bliss
A fantastic new essay by Kaleesha is posted over at Patreon. Please visit and consider supporting her work as a writer. She often makes it look easy …

Feb 2, 2015: Remembering NASA's Fallen
“Remembrance Week Pays Tribute to NASA’s Three Fallen Astronaut Crews”

Feb 2, 2015: An interesting ad that has pissed off creationists
I’m not the least bit interested in taking a cruise but this a really well done ad. …

Jan 24, 2015: DIY Well Pump Replacement
Kaleesha is over at Patreon now! Her first post there: DIY Well Pump Replacement.

Jan 22, 2015: Upside Down Iceberg
An upside down iceberg.. Stunning.

Jan 22, 2015: Free Kindle Book and Giveaway
Win a autographed copy of “Free to Be” OR four bars of our very own Daisyblend handcrafted goat milk soap!! How? Read on. Kaleesha’s book is free on …

Jan 19, 2015: Viewing Comet Lovejoy
We finally got a chance to take advantage of the clear, moonless skies to have a look at Comet Lovejoy! Farra, Atira, Kaleesha joined me at the scope …

Jan 16, 2015: Goodbye Talula
My sweet buddy and best friend of 15 years on her last day. Thanks for the good times Talula. I’ll never look at a green tennis ball without …

Jan 15, 2015: Homeschool Star Party
Wow. Just had a crowd of homeschool families from Poplar Bluff over for a star party. Denny manned the telescope, Farra helped guide the way up and …

Jan 14, 2015: The Mac Mini at 10 Years
[caption id=“attachment_1235” align=“alignright” width=“300”]Original Mac Mini still being used by the kids for …

Jan 12, 2015: Little Brook has begun learning math!
Little's been showing an interest in math recently so we're getting her started! One of the many pleasures of homeschooling is being an active part of …

Jan 12, 2015: A Busy Place
This was the floor of my office this morning. How am I supposed to get anything done? This is the benefit of working from a home office.

Jan 8, 2015: Ultra High Res Portrait of the Andromeda Galaxy
Want to really have your mind blown? Really and truly? Read this and take a long close look at these images. And remember , this is just one galaxy of …

Jan 2, 2015: Star Trek and Humanity
Ha! I just brought up Star Trek in a discussion the other day and came across this today. Star Trek: The Next Generation In 40 Hours — Medium And this …

Dec 30, 2014: Winter Visits
There's something really fantastic about sharing quality time with other humans.

Dec 20, 2014: Of Chickens Roosting
Dave Winer over at the Scripting News has hit on something important in regards to the violence of the U.S. abroad and the militarization of our …

Dec 18, 2014: The Typography of Alien
A pretty fantastic post about the typography of Alien. My third post about typography in sci-fi has been gestating for a while now. Indeed, it’s been …

Nov 23, 2014: White Privilege
Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person Worth a read.

Nov 10, 2014: Mini-Review: iDraw for iPad
My main work machine is the 2012 Mac Mini. I’ve written before about my transition to a standing desk for health purposes. That said, I do want to be …

Oct 30, 2014: Tim Cook Proud to be Gay
Progress in The U.S., slow but steady! Another step today with Tim Cook: “I’m Proud to be Gay”: I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realize how …

Oct 28, 2014: Work at Home: My Setup
After years of using only Mac laptops, the most recent being a 2011 MacBook Air, I made the decision in the winter of 2014 to transition to a desktop …

Oct 26, 2014: Branching Out
Kaleesha has been featured at the Feminine Collective: Born Again - One Woman’s Journey Out of Religion - Feminine Collective

Oct 25, 2014: Don't Forget the Words
Frank Chimero, The Second Trip-Up: A young designer is beaten over the head with typefaces, grids, and rules—and rightfully so—but typography can act …

Oct 24, 2014: Work at Home: Taking Breaks
As a freelancer I have the freedom to work at a pace that I control with as many rest breaks as I think I need. It’s one of the many great reasons to …

Oct 15, 2014: Work at Home: Using a Standing Desk
This past spring, after years of working at a desk or while laying in a bed with a laptop (most recently a MacBook Air), I decided to begin standing …

Oct 4, 2014: Excellence is not Perfection
There’s been a good bit of hub-bub lately about how Apple has over-extended itself. Whether it’s complaints about iOS 8 bugs or a bendy iPhone 6 it …

Sep 27, 2014: Finding Paw Paws
So we're on our walk this morning and Kaleesha stops and says she smells paw paws. This woman has a really good nose! 10 harvested!! There's …

Sep 17, 2014: The Milky Way Reflected
Stunning image of the disk of our Milky Way galaxy: 200 - 500 billion other stars just in our galaxy which is one of billions of galaxies. …

Sep 17, 2014: Just another day in Wonderland
With a houseful of children and teens that love fantasy and science fiction life here is often like living in a fairy tale. This is one of those days. …

Sep 16, 2014: The Unhappy Medium
Kaleesha has a great write-up on skeptic and atheist indy author Tim Brown’s excellent work of comedy, “The Unhappy Medium”. Read …

Sep 6, 2014: Racism ruined my dinner
For me Ferguson started when I was around 12 years old. Let’s say, 1981. I was at the doctor’s office and my doctor was making small talk. …

Aug 29, 2014: Our Star
Fantastic image of our local star! Absolutely stunning. The diameter of the Sun is about 109 times that of Earth, and it has a mass about 330,000 …

Aug 29, 2014: Skeptics on the Creek
Skeptics on the Creek at Make-it-Do Farm! Good food, drink and conversation. Missing in these photos are the kids who were upstairs all night playing …

Aug 29, 2014: Simple Beauty
I sure do like having a great camera in my pocket all the time!

Aug 27, 2014: Jon Stewart on Ferguson and Fox News
Yeah. THIS. THIS.Jon Stewart Eviscerates Fox Pundits In a Searing Monologue on Ferguson:"Do you not understand that life in this country is inherently …

Aug 27, 2014: The Maker
Farra loves to write and loves to draw so now she has started her first comic book. As she would say (in her best Spock voice): "It's only …

Aug 25, 2014: Free to Be - Free Kindle Promo!
This Wednesday, August 27th, we will be offering Kaleesha’s book, “Free to Be” as a free Kindle download. Normally $7.99. About the …

Aug 25, 2014: Episode 5 of our podcast Rhubarb and Sam
This week in Rhubarb and Sam, discussing community, connecting and not connecting. In particular, feeling connected to our new friends in England even …

Aug 18, 2014: Murder in Ferguson?
It seems to me that this officer needs to be put on trial for murder. As has been said by many already, the militarized police in the U.S. are out of …

Aug 18, 2014: John Oliver on Ferguson and the Police
Fantastic. If you’ve been watching the mess in Ferguson this is worth a watch. John Oliver gets it exactly right.

Aug 8, 2014: Great Tomatoes!
Big tomatoes! These are some amazing plants we have this year! We’ve got great soil which we’ve made better with plenty of composted goat manure and …

Jul 31, 2014: Rhubarb and Sam, Episode 4
This week in Rhubarb and Sam, astronomy! We set-up at the Tucker Creek observatory for some time at the telescope only to have a clear night turn into …

Jul 30, 2014: Wonderland
There are moments in life when everything feels just right. I'm not sure if those moments are happening all the time and it is just a matter of seeing …

Jul 15, 2014: Rhubarb and Sam, Episode 3
This week in Rhubarb and Sam a middle of the night discussion of identity, life on earth, feeling small and feeling large. Have a listen! Please note …

Jun 30, 2014: Poster Design for Los Alamos Beer Co-op
Client wanted a bright but rustic flyer to advertise a beer festival sponsored by her beer brewing co-op. I used several fonts beginning with one of …

Jun 28, 2014: Facebook Science?
I was just speaking to Kaleesha this morning about my vacation from Facebook and then this pops up. On the one hand, science! On the other hand how …

Jun 21, 2014: Ad Design for Pizzaria
Thiswas an ad for a Georgia pizzeria.The client wanted an old world aesthetic with reds and greens as well as earth tones. A rough paper texture was …

Jun 16, 2014: Rainbows
This is one of the best things Kaleesha has written: Rainbows. I know I’m biased but really, this is so, so sweet. Read it.

Jun 15, 2014: Ad Design for JoJo and Sofia
It’sbeen a very busy 6 months! I’ve not been keeping up with the blog but have determined to make it a priority. I’ll start with …

Jun 9, 2014: Rhubarb and Sam, Episode 2
This week in Rhubarb and Sam we touch on child rearing, aquarium disasters and the evolution of family life. In short, it's a balancing act that …

Jun 7, 2014: Our Podcast
It’s been a good long while since I had a podcast. I think I was one of the first back in 2004 and I kept it up for awhile but soon dropped the …

Jun 5, 2014: Apple cider vinegar is not a "healing tonic" or cure-all
Another fine example of psuedo-science and misinformation. Unfortunately shared thousands of times on Facebook. At least they admit that actual proof …

May 31, 2014: Growing into skepticism
As children we are in a constant state of exploration. We turn over rocks, look under cushions all the while asking the adults around us …

May 27, 2014: Always be skeptical
At least two of my FB friends posted and praised this completely false “article”. Um… NO. NO. NO. More of the same “the man …

May 26, 2014: Atheists not allowed to hold office in seven states?!
WOW. Seven states do not allow atheists to hold public office. Yeah, that’s not a joke. “This prejudice is particularly evident in the …

May 23, 2014: Almost all of the tomatoes planted!
All of the tomatoes are finally planted! Edit: we decided to extend the small row and finish off the tray…. so, almost all of them planted! We …

May 18, 2014: Crab apple!
Planting our first tree together! A crab apple for aid in pollinating the Arkansas Black. That's three apple trees total. Of course we'd like more …

May 11, 2014: Astronomy Outreach with the BSA
We had a great time last night sharing our love of astronomy with scout leaders. Great bunch of folks!

May 11, 2014: The Con Academy Video Series
Excellent video series: Skeptic Presents: The Con Academy (Vol.1) ↵ Use original playerSkeptic Presents: The Con Academy (Vol.1)By Skeptic …

May 6, 2014: National Climate Assessment for Agriculture
National Climate Assessment for Agriculture: Climate disruptions to agriculture have increased. Many regions will experience declines in crop and …

May 5, 2014: National Climate Assessment
A very nicely done website though it is a shame so little has been done to make real world changes: National Climate Assessment. Not that educating …

May 3, 2014: Creationism by another name
Excellent op-ed in the Post Dispatch faith pages. Timely, too: there are still two anti-evolution bills active in the Missouri legislature, HB 1587 …

Apr 26, 2014: Skeptic Toolkit - Peer Reviewed Science
Before we begin, you have to ask yourself: Do you want to believe or do you want to investigate? This is the first in a series of posts I plan to do …

Apr 26, 2014: Reflections of an Unintentionally Undercover Atheist
A fantastic post by Kaleesha that reflects my own frustration with recent encounters with Christians. A great read: Reflections of an Unintentionally …

Apr 19, 2014: YouTube Channel
I set up a YouTube channel a few years ago but never made it a point to post much. A couple months back it was pointed out to me that one of my …

Apr 19, 2014: 2014 Spring Garden Update
We've been making fantastic progress this spring! Thus far: potatoes, rhubarb, comfrey, goats, a new raspberry trellis and duck pond!

Apr 15, 2014: Lunar Eclipse
Here's another, slightly better, shot of last night's eclipse. I tweaked this one just a bit to bring out the details. The stars visible in the scope …

Mar 24, 2014: Cosmos Wars
The creationists really don’t like the new Cosmos series. Of course, I’m sure they didn’t like the original either. CCCosmos Wars, …

Mar 24, 2014: Creationism: defender of superstition
“During more than twenty-five years of teaching and defending evolutionary biology, I’ve learned that creationism is like the inflatable roly-poly …

Mar 21, 2014: Atheist Morality
It’s a fairly common opinion in the U.S., which is predominately Christian, that religion or a belief in a god is a requirement of morality. A recent …

Mar 21, 2014: Kaleesha Williams: Author Website, ePub and Printed Book Design
My partner here at Make-It-Do Farm and Tucker Creek Creative (she is also the creative force behind Daisyblend Organic Creations), Kaleesha, just …

Mar 20, 2014: Kaleesha's Book!
We got the proof copy for Kaleesha’s book “Free to Be” today!! Have I said recently how proud I am of Kaleesha? So happy to be …

Mar 11, 2014: Cosmic Dance
A few weeks back I wrote about viewing the supernova in M82. It was first observed around the same time that an article was circulating about the …

Mar 4, 2014: New York Times Cosmos Review
A great write up of the Cosmos reboot! "‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ comes at a critical moment for a society that is increasingly …

Mar 3, 2014: A Reassuring Fable
With the new Cosmos reboot coming, I present to you Part 3 of the Sagan Series.

Feb 28, 2014: Free to Discriminate
Kaleesha and I were discussing this recent attempt inMissouri to introduce a “right to refuse service” religious freedom bill yesterday …

Feb 22, 2014: A Credulous Mind
“A credulous mind... finds most delight in believing strange things, and the stranger they are the easier they pass with him; but never regards those …

Feb 8, 2014: Supernova!
Animation showing SN 2014JAround January 19th a new supernova was detected in the night sky. Dubbed SN 2014J, the supernova is visible from the …

Feb 6, 2014: Lunch with Carl
Lunch with Carl Sagan! Working our way through Cosmos in preparation for the new series with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

Feb 4, 2014: Sweetness
One of those moments.

Feb 3, 2014: Standing Desk Experiment
I’ve read about this a bit and have decided I’ll be experimenting with a standing desk for a month or two. I know I’ve felt for far too long that I …

Feb 2, 2014: Actually reading the Bible
I’ve been reading the 1st draft of Kaleesha’s book and just about finished. She concludes with a kind of endnotes regarding her …

Jan 31, 2014: Of Monarchs and Birthdays
It’s Royal’s birthday so I’ll put on a happy face. But this. This. I’m having a real hard time imagining a summertime without …

Jan 30, 2014: Wikipedia - I'm a fan
Wikipedia is fantastic… My most often visited site! The bible vs. Wikipedia. People who write things in the 21st century are more enlightened …

Jan 29, 2014: New Website: Castor River Ranch Campground
The folks at Castor River Ranch Campground have a beautiful river-side retreat just 90 minutes south of St. Louis, in the southeast corner of Madison …

Jan 14, 2014: The Mac Mini at 10 Years
[caption id=“attachment_1235” align=“alignright” width=“300”]Original Mac Mini still being used by the kids for …

Dec 31, 2013: Why Design
design |dəˈzīn| noun a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built …

Dec 25, 2013: Tucker Creek Observatory Update!
The deck, Tardis telescope shed and scope all in place and ready for a night of viewing!Finished!! Well, it is finished now. At the time I started …

Dec 25, 2013: Something Decidedly Different
It is December 25. Christmas. I sit here this morning enjoying my coffee and the sounds of children happily playing with toys in the other room. …

Nov 10, 2013: Carl's Birthday
Yesterday was Carl Sagan’s birthday. I really should have celebrated with a night of star gazing but I was exhausted from a full day and a full week …

Oct 10, 2013: Tucker Creek Observatory - Night Shot
A time exposure so the amount of light from the red LEDs around the observing deck is exaggerated.. A beautiful view. Sagittarius is visible above the …

Sep 23, 2013: Tucker Creek Observatory
I've been here at Make-It-Do Farm for almost four months and I'm happy to say that we now have a fantastic observatory site. It took a bit of work but …

Aug 9, 2013: Accepting Complexity
A few days ago we had a visit from the Johavah’s Witnesses. We glanced out the window and didn’t recognize the van. When I saw them get out I guessed …

Aug 3, 2013: Bringing Permaculture to Make-It-Do
Hugelculture herb spiral in construction. Leaves and wood used as organic filler, topped with soil and compost. Let me start by saying that …

Aug 1, 2013: Building a Partnership With Kaleesha
Living in the cabin these past 5 years I’ve gotten very good at being single and alone most of the time. I’ve not had a serious long term relationship …

Jun 26, 2013: Throwing Myself In
KaleeshaSometimes it's the unlooked for happenings in life that turn out to be the most impactful; chance meetings that turn us from the future we'd …

Jun 23, 2013: An Unexpected Journey
Where to start? Up is down, down is up. In the dark of space there really is no up or down but then, this is not a post about space at all. It's also …

Apr 2, 2013: How and why to record your astronomy observations
M84 is the last, in the bottom right of this chain. M86 is the large, slightly oblong galaxy to the left of M84.A couple weeks back I finished my …

Mar 14, 2013: Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids!
Winter is passing and I’m certainly looking forward to the spring! I’ve had some great viewing sessions since my last post just over a …

Feb 6, 2013: Weeping to the Cosmos
Moon photographed with iPhone and Z12, February 5, 2013 We had a fantastic night last night in our group observation for the Eastern Ozarks …

Feb 5, 2013: Eastern Ozarks Astronomical Society Updates!
I'm very happy to report that our work towards building an organizational advocate for astronomy and science in Madison County is coming along! Lots …

Jan 26, 2013: Exploring the Universe Together
NGC 4594, the Sombrero GalaxyRecently Kaleesha put up a pretty fantastic couple of posts. The first, Creation, the Big Bang or Both? is one in which …

Jan 18, 2013: Eastern Ozarks Astronomy Society First Night!
A brief report on what was happening in Madison County Missouri last night. It was one of those nights that just seemed... perfect. This was our first …

Jan 16, 2013: Advocating for Science Literacy and Reason
I’ve always been a big fan of getting at the truth of things no matter how inconvenient or uncomfortable we may be getting there. It’s …

Jan 9, 2013: Second night with the Z12
Little DumbbellMy planned highlight for Sunday night's chilly adventure was the Crab Nebula, but, though it was nice, it was not much improved over …

Jan 7, 2013: 12" Zhumell Dobsonian Review and First Light
Pardon the rope, the Telrad was not permanently attached at the time fo the photo!This post will serve both as a review of the new telescope as well …

Jan 7, 2013: Just to let you know
A couple posts today… this first is just to let folks know that I WILL get back to permaculture/homestead related writing at some point! But …

Dec 30, 2012: A Cold and Snowy Night!
A 13 second exposure of my scope and all the snow nicely illuminated by the moon! Note Sirius in the lower left corner of the image. Wish …

Dec 23, 2012: Buying a Telescope
My scope, chair and work stand with EP case.I came across a post on the Space Community on Google+ recently asking advice about buying telescopes. As …

Dec 18, 2012: A comparison of sea ice extent before the melting period began in  March 2012 and after the melting period ended in September 2012.  Purple line in …

Dec 18, 2012: Geminids and Galaxies
I've not had a chance to report on last Thursday night's meteor shower and my extended time under the stars! There's a patch of sky I explored, in a …

Dec 12, 2012: Finding Bliss in the Universe
Between the moon at the first of the month and the nearly constant cloudiness it’s been hard getting any kind of extended time at the scope. …

Dec 6, 2012: Fire in the sky
Image of NGC 7331 and companionsMy viewing session for Tuesday 12/4 started off with some fireworks. Really. I'd just gotten set-up and and viewed a …

Dec 4, 2012: Dancing with the clouds
Image of Jupiter from SkySafariLast night... was a fun night of observation. It was supposed to be cloudy and when I went in at 5 after putting the …

Dec 1, 2012: Observational Astronomy: The basic skills of science
I’ll be honest, when I ordered my telescope in September I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had no agenda other than to have a way …

Nov 27, 2012: On being agnostic
When it comes to questions of god or spirituality I have, more often than not, been quiet on the subject. I’ve had plenty of conversations about …

Nov 26, 2012: Climate Change and Science Literacy
UNEP Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report Finds Climate Change Goals Growing More Elusive: Global greenhouse-gas emissions already have passed the point …

Nov 26, 2012: The Whirlpool Galaxy
I was able to squeeze in about 1.5 hours of viewing this morning just as the moon set and before the sun rose. My main subject was M51, the Whirlpool …

Nov 24, 2012: The Virgo Galaxy Cluster!
Messier 88Got up at 3am and had a long trip through the Virgo Galaxy Cluster! It was a chilly 25 degrees F but I was layered up and ready to go. …

Nov 22, 2012: Astronomy Outreach at Antonia Middle School
A couple weeks back my niece emailed me to ask if I'd be interested in attending a star gazing event with her at her school. Of course I was …

Nov 18, 2012: Viewing Jupiter and Saturn!
There is little doubt that when viewing planets in our solar system the two most likely to elicit a gasp of surprise from a first time planetary …

Nov 18, 2012: The Herschel 400
I’ve viewed 100 of 400 Herschel objects! For those that may not know, Herschel was an astronomer who cataloged several thousand objects in the …

Nov 14, 2012: Pondering the Future
Specifically my personal future and also thinking a bit about this blog. I’ve obviously not been very consistent with updates. Honestly, I put …

Sep 28, 2012: Stargazing from the front yard
Still here! Spent a lot of time this summer thinking about the larger universe. Perspective is good. The cool thing about astronomy? It is also time …

Jul 15, 2012: A vintage desk, cooperatively built
How appropriate that my recently purchased used desk was made by a furniture co-op?! It is a beautiful desk that seems to been made in the 1970s. Now …

Jul 15, 2012: Cooling and heating at the same time!
About air conditioning:In the late 1970s, 23 percent of American homes had some form of air conditioning; today, 87 percent do. We have become so …

Jun 30, 2012: Tiny Cabin and Tiny Workspace Organization
My cabin interior redesign is now finished!! Here is the finished and now neatly organized corner of my cabin that is the "office". So much better …

Jun 11, 2012: Progress on Interior Redesign!
Thanks to my sister and brother-in-law my tiny house now has a very different feel and the space is much more effectively used. The sleeping loft that …

Jun 8, 2012: Interior Redesign
Big things are coming to my little cabin! After four years in the cabin with a guest sleeping loft rarely used I've decided to make a few changes. I …

May 21, 2012: Free Range vs Pastured Chickens
Here’s a great video about the difference between “free range eggs” and pastured eggs. This is why I raise my own chickens which …

May 21, 2012: Hugelculture Illustrated
A great article and series of illustrations explaining hugelculture.

May 4, 2012: Three weeks with the new iPad
Awhile back I posted about being a freelance tech worker. Here’s another tech related post, originally posted at my MacProductive Blog. For …

May 2, 2012: Video Tour
In celebration of my four years here at the homestead I thought I would share a little video!

May 2, 2012: Four years at the Homestead
It has been almost 4 years to the day since we began work here at the lake. In fact my first post was made on May 5, 2008 just after completion of our …

Jan 4, 2012: Winter's Soul
Something I wrote a couple weeks ago… probably needs a good bit of work still. Not that I’m going anywhere with it, just a bit of …

Jan 4, 2012: Jeesh, what a slacker!
I know. Been ages. I think I've gotten into the habit of updating facebook rather than my blog! Bummer. I think I might try to redirect my routine to …

Sep 6, 2011: Shooting the Recurve!
I just recently traded a website with the folks over at Angler's and Archer's for a new handmade recurve bow and boy lemme tell you, my shoulder hates …

Aug 31, 2011: More Chickens!
For some reason I never blogged it but back in April I'd gotten 5 new chicks to add to my flock of aging hens. I've only been getting 3-4 eggs a day …

Aug 26, 2011: Being a one man shop
This was actually written for the blog on my freelance Mac consulting/web design gig, MacProductive but I thought I'd cross post it here as I'd guess …

Aug 24, 2011: Jeesh
Been awhile, eh? Where did the past two months go?

Jun 5, 2011: Petunia and her baby
Petunia was given to me in May 2009 to raise after she was separated from her mother. She's now 2 years old and has her own baby born around May 27th, …

May 24, 2011: Heaven on Earth
As an agnostic I don't believe in heaven or hell or any kind of after life. What I do believe in is the beauty and wonder of a simple life lived in …

May 17, 2011: Small is Beautiful!
I decided last year that I'd be shrinking the garden down to the area around my cabin and I can say that, as of right now, that was a great decision! …

May 3, 2011: First Friday in the new Gallery!
It's been just over a month since we got the keys to the space at 120 West Main and in that time a great team of 12 or so volunteers have put in well …

May 3, 2011: Plenty of rain around here!
In about 10 days we've had over 20 inches of rain fall, 2 inches a day average! It's wet around here as you can guess. The geese are happy campers but …

Apr 13, 2011: Greening up fast!
It's been a couple weeks since I posted about planting the hugelculture beds. They're a carpet of green: lettuce, spinach, chard, radishes, onions and …

Mar 28, 2011: Missouri's Madison County
I mentioned recently the work I've been doing with our local main street group, Fredericktown Revitalization and the local Chamber. The latest work …

Mar 26, 2011: Garden Rising
We're in the middle of what will, hopefully, be our last cold spell of the season. March has been pretty nice in terms of temperature and …

Mar 6, 2011: First Friday Fredericktown
I’ve been working with the Fredericktown Revitalization Initiative for the past two years and one of our latest projects, in cooperation with …

Mar 4, 2011: Hugelculture Beds!
Hugelculture Beds! Originally uploaded by Geek in the garden. The Hugelculture beds are coming along and almost ready for planting. They've got a …

Mar 4, 2011: Seedlings!
Seedlings! Originally uploaded by Geek in the garden. I started my seedlings about a month early this year. Normally I'd just now be starting …

Feb 15, 2011: Solar Air Heater!
The new solar air heater leaning up against the well/shower house where it will likely be installed as it is a near perfect south facing wall. …

Feb 12, 2011: Winter into Spring
I think we've seen the coldest part of the winter and are on the way to warming and I'm happy for it. Don't get me wrong, I really love the winter. I …

Dec 27, 2010: Petunia is alive and well
Good news regarding Petunia!! I'd mentioned in a recent post that I'd not seen her and that I was worried she might have been shot during hunting …

Dec 19, 2010: MacProductive
I don't do this often here on my personal blog but every so often I drop a plug in for the freelance work I do as MacProductive. Most of the work I do …

Dec 19, 2010: The Quiet of Winter
I love every season. Winter no less than the others. The quiet only makes the song of birds more amazing. The lake has frozen with the below normal …

Oct 27, 2010: Getting stuff done: Hugelkultur beds and greenhouse bed
With questions about my residency I'd put a few projects on hold but now that it's all cleared up I've gotten back to work. I doubt it is possible to …

Oct 23, 2010: Land Update
It's been a crazy roller coaster this past two weeks. Since my last update we went back and forth several times first thinking we had it worked out to …

Oct 15, 2010: Sad, Sad, Sad
Well, I've got some sad news to report. For me personally, actually, it is far beyond sad. Though it is not decided yet it is looking like our land is …

Oct 4, 2010: A Little Village
Yet another building is almost finished. Our well house, shower, guest cabin in process. We began by "harvesting" a couple of trailer loads of 2x4, …

Sep 30, 2010: Conservation and Land Ethic
A great article on the Sand Prairie Conservation Area in Missouri, The Vasculum: Strolling the Remnants: Sand Prairie Conservation Area included this …

Sep 12, 2010: Early Fall
I've really been enjoying the sustained cool weather of late summer. I'm trying to get caught up on my winter firewood. I should get it chopped in …

Sep 2, 2010: The Gulland Forge Broadfork!
The UPS guy showed up a little bit ago to deliver my new, hand-made broadfork gifted to me by Larry Cooper. He makes them by hand and let me tell you, …

Aug 26, 2010: Gulland and his Broadfork Blog
After yesterday's post I got a comment from Gulland offering to send me a gardening tool that he makes. He didn't mention what it was so I went …

Aug 25, 2010: Finally, some cool
What a summer it has been. Hot, hot, hot. I just adore climate change. Yes, yes, I know we cannot attribute the heat of any one particular summer to …

Jul 15, 2010: Me and Petunia
Petunia is a year and two months old now. This picture was taken last fall. What an amazing animal and experience it has been to raise her and watch …

Jul 9, 2010: Darn it
Apprently I had comment moderation turned on and did not realize it till today! I think I must have turned it on sometime last summer though I …

Jul 9, 2010: Growing and eating local food
It is raining here this morning which is something we really need. As I recall we had about a quarter inch of rain in June and May was fairly dry too. …

Jun 20, 2010: Homestead Life and Death
It's been a couple weeks since I posted a homestead update. I've had my first chicken deaths by predator. Just over a week ago I lost two of my girls, …

Jun 14, 2010: The Economics of the BP Gulf Disaster
The last three or so paragraphs in the quote below are really fantastic. Really. The Automatic Earth: June 10 2010: BP, Forrest Gump, Mr. Bean and the …

Jun 10, 2010: Some Climate Change Facts
Irregular Times has a great post regarding the climate data from the NASA Goddard Institute. For those that like to pick one winter and pretend that …

Jun 9, 2010: Geek Gardening: A Wired Guide to Domestic Terraforming
I was browsing through my RSS feeds this morning and come across this fantastic article in Wired which is basically about permaculture though they …

Jun 8, 2010: Making my claim in the gulf
I've not written about the oil spill here yet. But like many people it has been on my mind much of each day. Anyone that knows me will tell you how I …

Jun 7, 2010: Swale and Food Forest Update
Last year I put in a swale and food forest on the north and east sides of my cabin. I planted the swale with comfrey, rhubarb, juneberry and yarrow …

May 30, 2010: Lots going on...
In the past couple of weeks we’ve had lots of progress with a variety of projects. The cabin finally, really feels complete. The porch is my …

May 17, 2010: Covered Porch Progress!
Deck, cedar poles, and rafters ready for metal roof. Steps and railings have been added in this photo. The Deck is salvaged from an old deck that has …

May 10, 2010: First Salad!!
Harvested my first bit of lettuce and spinach Wednesday night and it was so tasty!! There’s nothing quite like eating salad that was picked 5 …

May 9, 2010: New Natives
Lots of planting the past couple days. Saturday I picked up some ferns, hostas, Russian Sage, and Catnip from my aunt. The ferns come from my great …

May 5, 2010: The Garden Grows!
It’s been slow going this spring, or at least it seems that way. I am impatient. The onions, peas, potatoes, strawberries and various greens are …

May 5, 2010: Cowbirds!!
Since early spring I’ve become a favorite hang out for Brown-headed Cowbirds and even Red-winged Blackbirds. Apparently they often hang out …

May 2, 2010: The Quiet Moments of the Simple Life
Life is strange. I know that right now in the Gulf a tragedy is unfolding as oil continues to gush out of the sea floor and spread ever further across …

May 1, 2010: The Morning Crew
These are the folks I wake up to. I couldn’t ask for a better start to a day. P.s. Notice the new deck! Not new actually but salvaged and …

Apr 30, 2010: My iPad Guilt
So, I finally have internet access at the cabin thanks to a new iPad. On the one hand I’m happy to have easy access again. I like going into …

Apr 26, 2010: Visiting Adventurers!
This past Friday I was in town distributing the annual reports and map brochures for the Fredericktown Revitalization Initiative and I came across a …

Apr 19, 2010: Swarms and Other Homestead News
Bees Just a few days after my last post my bees swarmed! Luckily Greg was down that weekend and was able to retrieve the cluster from a cedar. We …

Apr 5, 2010: Happy Bees and other news
I finally did a bee hive inspection yesterday and have good news to report: a very full hive! In fact, I’ve gone ahead and ordered two more …

Mar 24, 2010: Simple Life, Community Life
Around 5 pm yesterday my uncle Ron (and neighbor) showed up at my door with a very large fish, a 16 inch Crappie. I don’t think I’ve ever …

Mar 22, 2010: Keeping the Peace
With each day spring becomes more evident. The Yarrow, Self Heal, and Lemon Balm that I planted in the food forests are all waking up with great …

Mar 22, 2010: Geek in the Garden
Please excuse this momentary lapse into a bit of geekitude. A few years back I started using geekinthegarden for email and various account user names …

Mar 9, 2010: Dreaming of Loretta
Two nights in the past few days I’ve dreamed of my sweet Canada Goose buddy, Loretta. I miss her friendly smile and the sound of her puttering …

Mar 9, 2010: Fun with Bees
Every so often we have moments of spontaneous comedy here at the homestead. Serious comedy. No, really, you don’t want to have a mouthful of …

Feb 22, 2010: Fredericktown, MO Website
This is one of those rare posts that has absolutely nothing to do with the homestead. Just a note about a project I’ve been working on which is …

Feb 21, 2010: Thinking of Spring
We’ve now had two days above 55 degrees! Yesterday was fantastic with full sun all day. The bees were out of their hive scouting around. The …

Jan 4, 2010: Warm and Cozy!
We’ve had some pretty cold weather since my last update on the wood stove and thermal mass. I’m happy to report that the thermal mass has …

Dec 28, 2009: Deeper is not Better
Over the past couple years Automatic Earth has become one of my favorite economic blogs and Ilgari’s Christmas Eve post is a good example of why …

Dec 28, 2009: Copenhagen Aftermath
I’d planned on writing about the recent climate change talks but Asymptotic Life has a great post on the Copenhagen Aftermath to get it started. …

Dec 21, 2009: Climate change, the translation
I’ve FINALLY gotten around to reading through Dimitri Orlov’s blog and it is excellent. Some will think he is a bit harsh in his humor but …

Dec 21, 2009: In Transition 1.0
In Transition 1.0 is Now Available!! » Transition Culture: "‘In Transition’ is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those …

Dec 18, 2009: Birds!
For some reason last winter, my first as a full time resident, I did not feed the birds. Of course I watched them as I do all year but winter feeding …

Dec 14, 2009: My Climate Change “Action Plan”
I have nothing to add to this… thought it was excellent. Actually, she is somewhat joking but it is no joke. I’d suggest that even her …

Dec 14, 2009: Loretta Missing
I’ve not seen her since Friday night. This is only the second time she has not returned. The first time she did not show up for a day. Given …

Dec 3, 2009: Wood Stove Thermal Mass Update
First, a bit of background for those not familiar with the construction details of my cabin. It is standard 2x4 walls with R-13 insulation, R-19 in …

Nov 27, 2009: Dumbed Down and Out
I was getting caught up on a couple of my regular web reads and came across this comment by voxpop to a recent blog post by Jim Kunstler. …I …

Nov 19, 2009: Taking of Life
Deer hunting is in full swing these days. Last weekend my brother and uncle both shot deer. The taking of life is something I’ve been thinking …

Nov 9, 2009: Recycled kitchen table and other projects
When I first moved into the cabin in May of 2008 I was loaned/given a little kitchen table which, while very functional, didn’t really fit. It …

Oct 16, 2009: Adding Thermal Mass for the Wood Stove
I’ve added 30 concrete blocks around my wood burning stove to add thermal mass for heat storage. Once I’ve decided on the exact …

Oct 16, 2009: I Shot Two Dogs
This was initially written as an article for the Madison County Crier but we ended up printing it as a letter to the editor. This is the ugly side of …

Oct 7, 2009: Sunrise
We had a really nice moonset and sunrise the other day. The moon was full and very bright which woke me up as it was shining through my front windows …

Sep 21, 2009: Fertility in progress...
This has been my first summer garden with chickens and those that have followed along know the various issues I’ve had ranging from the size of …

Sep 19, 2009: Loretta
I’m not sure how to say this. I think I’m in love with a goose. Is that strange? I kid. Really though, she is quite a sweet goose and I am …

Sep 19, 2009: Basil, Basil, Basil
Ah yes, lots of basil these days. I planted several varities including thai, lemon and cinnamon as well as the standard genovese. I’ve got a bit …

Sep 9, 2009: Welcoming natives and critters into our garden
This is the sixth article in an ongoing series that I’ve written in our town’s alternative paper, the Madison County Crier. The series is …

Sep 9, 2009: Not an orchard, a food forest!
This is the seventh article in an ongoing series that I’ve written in our town’s alternative paper, the Madison County Crier. The series …

Sep 3, 2009: Rooted in a place
Several weeks ago I finally made the short journey down to see Roger’s place. I’d met Roger this past fall through Ruth Ann and the Cowboy …

Aug 24, 2009: A day's harvest
Even with the troubles I’ve had with this year’s garden I’m still pulling in a nice harvest. I planted at least five varieties of …

Aug 20, 2009: Permaculture Workshop Series
Are you interested in learning the skills needed to live a more self-sufficient and sustainable life? Concerned about the economy, climate change, and …

Aug 20, 2009: Learning from Nature with Sheet Mulching
This is the fifth article in an ongoing series that I’ve written in our town’s alternative paper, the Madison County Crier. The series is …

Aug 20, 2009: Permaculture and critters
Something I’ve been noticing and thinking about recently is the natural movement and roles of critters in our evolving permaculture landscape. …

Aug 15, 2009: Thoughts on the garden
This year’s garden, the second year in this location, has been a bit of a disappointment. On a positive note there is the soil improvement. …

Aug 11, 2009: Communities and Guilds
This is the fourth article in an ongoing series that I’ve written in our town’s alternative paper, the Madison County Crier. The series is …

Aug 10, 2009: Worth reading...
It’s been awhile since I pointed folks to any of my favorite blogs and when I came across this quote over at the Automatic Earth I thought …

Aug 5, 2009: Guineas!
I’m really loving these guineas! Not only are they beautiful birds but they are fantastic in the garden. In the mornings they follow me into the …

Aug 5, 2009: Rain-filled Swale
We’ve just had our first real rain since I put in the swale and it has worked exactly as planned. It filled up to level and then slowly out the …

Aug 1, 2009: Connecting and Cooperating
This is the third article in an ongoing series that I’ve written in our town’s alternative paper, the Madison County Crier. The series is …

Jul 27, 2009: Return to the Local
This is the second article in an ongoing series that I’ve written in our town’s alternative paper, the Madison County Crier. The series is …

Jul 27, 2009: Living the life...
The permaculture life that is. Most of my thoughts this past year have been centered on permaculture and how I can use it in my life here. I’ve …

Jul 16, 2009: Still here... midsummer update
It’s been a month or so since my last post! I’ve only been on the internet once or twice a week with gobs to read and download during …

Jun 12, 2009: Updates
Petunia (the fawn) seems to be doing very well. She’s eating 6 times a day now down from 7 times and around 32 ounces of formula. She be getting …

Jun 1, 2009: Orphaned Fawn
Meet the newest resident at the permaculture homestead. Saturday morning my friends Karen and David were using a tractor in one of their fields and …

Jun 1, 2009: Garden a'growin
With the recent rain and now very warm weather the garden is really coming alive. The tomatoes have not looked very good due to the flooded soil but …

Jun 1, 2009: Another cabin almost complete
We did not get much done on the kids cabin this weekend as I was having a problem with my back and could not do much. Greg did get a small covered …

May 19, 2009: New Cabin Progress!
We’ve started work on a new cabin which will serve as a place for the kids to sleep and play, especially during the next several months as we …

May 18, 2009: Junior and Waffle
Meet the newest residents here at the homestead! Junior the rooster and Waffle the hen have landed and are now getting acquainted with the fellow …

May 12, 2009: Garden in full swing
So much happening!! We’ve had gobs of rain these past couple months, so much that I’ve had trouble finding time between rain to plant. …

May 1, 2009: The Bees Have Landed
Yesterday morning at 6 am I got the call from the Fredericktown post office that the bees had arrived. Lickity split I got up and mixed up a spray …

Apr 29, 2009: Morel
Thanks to my nephew Jake for finding it and this is his photograph as well. I ate the mushroom though… my first and boy was it good! Now I …

Apr 29, 2009: Pesto with Hickory Nuts!
A couple weeks ago I wrote about using dandelion greens with basil for making pesto and today I have another variation on that. I’ve got gobs of …

Apr 29, 2009: Busy Birds and Bees
As I sit waiting for my evening coffee to brew I’m reading through a variety of news feeds and listening to the frogs and birds outside. A …

Apr 21, 2009: Zebra Swallowtail
I’ve been seeing these around but usually while I’m working, hands dirty and no camera around. Went out this morning to work on the path …

Apr 15, 2009: Food Forest and Garden Update
I’ve got seedlings everywhere: 70 tomatoes of 5 varieties, 40 peppers of 5 varieties, 70 eggplant of 5 varieties and 22 comfrey. The remaining …

Apr 1, 2009: Dandelion and Basil
I grew some Basil in a pot this winter. Not alot but almost enough to make decent batches of pesto. I had the thought this morning that I just needed …

Mar 30, 2009: Chicken Coop Greenhouse
We’ve nearly finished the chicken coop greenhouse! The Coop is pretty much finished and the 23 chicks will be coming down this weekend. We still …

Mar 24, 2009: Deepening Crisis
Oh yes, I know that the stock market had an orgie of a day yesterday on the news of the schemes being cooked up by the Obama administration to deal …

Mar 20, 2009: The Sunset Party
Fantastic color last night. We’ve had more and more ducks showing up day-to-day. For a week there were maybe 5 and then 10 and suddenly there …

Mar 16, 2009: Spring Garden Updates
Lots of progress this past week. The tomatoes have all come up and will be transplanted into a variety of re-used plastic containers tonight. The …

Mar 9, 2009: Reclaimed Wood Chicken Coop Greenhouse and Other News
We made a good bit of progress on the chicken coop greenhouse this past weekend. As it stands today the only money spent was for nails and electricity …

Feb 27, 2009: A Nice Surprise
I was out on a walk this morning and discovered this beautiful patch of green along the ground. From a distance I thought it was moss but as I got …

Feb 25, 2009: Abyss Indeed
Exactly. In his latest post, The Abyss Stares Back James Kunstler writes: In the broad blogging margins of the web that orbit the mainstream media …

Feb 21, 2009: Getting through this
I thought I’d direct folks to this fantastic post at The Automatic Earth regarding the costs of homes in relation to personal income and the …

Feb 20, 2009: Beeeeees and other updates
Yes indeedy. The hive and various bits of equipment arrived yesterday. I’ll get that set-up and painted in the next week or two. The bees will …

Feb 10, 2009: Buddy and the Girls
A little video of the five chicks being born, nothing fancy. Jake asked me to name the new rooster so I’ve called him Buddy. Such adorable …

Feb 8, 2009: A Life in Transition
My niece Emma wanted to contribute a story and I told her I’d happily post it. I come down to the Lake about every other weekend. It is a great …

Feb 6, 2009: Good old days...
My good buddy Brandon recently sent me an mp3 of his work in progress audio documentary of Free Radio Memphis. Loved listening to it and thoroughly …

Feb 6, 2009: A Boy and his Chickens
My 13 year old nephew is home from school today. He’s not sick, he’s observing his first batch of chicks as the hatch from their eggs. …

Feb 6, 2009: Antarctic ice shelf set to collapse
Ugh. Antarctic ice shelf set to collapse due to warming: A huge Antarctic ice shelf is on the brink of collapse with just a sliver of ice holding it …

Jan 30, 2009: deCleyre Co-op's new site
Very nice, check it out: DeCleyre Cooperative

Jan 26, 2009: Winter Business
In these cold and beautiful days of winter I spend most of my time gathering, moving, chopping or burning wood. When I’m not doing that …

Jan 18, 2009: Time stands still
We had a very nice surprise a couple days ago: snow. A light but steady snowfall that began midmorning. Not alot, but just enough to cover the paths …

Jan 18, 2009: An animal walking in the woods
Me. Ha! I wrote that line and almost stopped because I liked the title and the simplicity of that one word in answer. But really, this post is …

Jan 9, 2009: Want hands on experience with ecological gardening and permaculture?
Are you interested in learning the skills needed to live a more self-sufficient and sustainable life? Concerned about climate change and peak energy? …

Jan 2, 2009: Climate change and the need for drastic action
Rob Hopkins of the Transition Town movement has an excellent post: about the need for fairly drastic 9% cuts in carbon emissions that we need to avert …

Dec 24, 2008: Coming together
Well, the cabin is very nearly finished. As of early November the kitchen was finished with re-used/recycled sink and cabinets. The sink drains gray …

Dec 24, 2008: The right way to burn wood
An excellent site for those that use wood as a primary source of heat. Actually, good for anyone using a wood burning stove but especially important …

Dec 17, 2008: This small town
I spent many days every summer at the lake. When we weren’t fishing or in the woods we would sometimes take a ride into Fredericktown. Not my …

Dec 12, 2008: Quiet days
Still here. Enjoying the still days of early winter. The wood stove is now burning every day. The lake is beginning to freeze over in places. The full …

Nov 21, 2008: Understanding the Greater Depression
Want to get a better foundational understanding of the Greater Depression that we have now entered? Here are a few blogs I’d suggest you read …

Nov 17, 2008: Climate change, global depression and consumption
Apparently there is talk that Al Gore might be head of the EPA in the Obama administration and just over a week ago Gore wrote up a dream list which …

Nov 11, 2008: Homesteading Self-reliance
Thanks to the folks at Irreguar Times for their mention of our permaculture project. Something I wanted to respond to was this excellent point: Most …

Nov 6, 2008: Living with a wood burning stove
Now that it has gotten colder I’ve started to use the wood burning stove a bit. My general rule of thumb is to only use it when I must which …

Oct 8, 2008: Forest Garden Update
This is the second food forest which is just 60 feet from my front door. Trees and bushes planted thus far: 1 peach, 2 plums, 2 red currants, 2 black …

Oct 5, 2008: Autumn Olive Update
Back in early September I discovered that we had Autumn Olives on the land and wrote about it. Since then they have ripened up a good bit so …

Sep 29, 2008: Peeling the Onion: What’s Behind the Financial Mess?
Sharon Astyk has peeled back the layers of the current economic collapse… an excellent essay worth checking out.: What is reducing the amount …

Sep 29, 2008: The Greatest Looting Operation in History
As of now we all know that the bailout did not pass though it could still happen. Chris Martenson on the government bailout:The Greatest Looting …

Sep 26, 2008: Garden and Harvest Update
I’ve been enjoying a continuous stream of tomatoes, yellow squash, lettuce, arugula and cucumbers since early August. I’ve also had a few …

Sep 24, 2008: The Injustice of an Absurd Bailout
Vermont’s Independent Senator Bernie Sanders: While the middle class collapses, the richest people in this country have made out like bandits …

Sep 22, 2008: Food Forests
As the summer has begins to move into fall I continue to learn about forest gardening, permaculture, and ecological gardening. Reading a variety of …

Sep 15, 2008: Chainsaw
I finally have a chainsaw that works thanks to a my dad who has loaned me his. It really works. It does not stop running every 2 minutes and with a …

Sep 15, 2008: The Crash Course
Want to know more about the current economic situation and coming Depression? Check out the Crash Course by Chirs Martenson. This is a fantastic …

Sep 6, 2008: Autumn Olive!!
Very cool! We’ve got Autumn Olives (Elaeagnus umbellata) all around here. The downside is that they can be invasive. The upside is that they are …

Sep 5, 2008: Alone in the Woods
Well, not entirely alone. I do have the world’s best dog with me. I also get almost daily visits from various relatives that live about a mile …

Sep 1, 2008: Permaculture Guilds
As the summer begins to move into autumn I continue to harvest a variety of vegetables. I also set up a new keyhole bed near the cabin, the third in a …

Aug 19, 2008: Weekly Garden Update
I’ve been harvesting lots of produce from the kitchen garden: chard, lettuce, tomatoes, yellow summer squash, zucchini, and cucumbers. The basil …

Aug 18, 2008: Cabin Progress
We made a bit more progress with the cabin this past weekend. Specifically I finished putting up the insulation and Greg put up the interior paneling …

Aug 7, 2008: Books for self reliance
Interested in books about gardening and self reliance? Here’s a list to get you started: The Encyclopedia of Country Living - Carla Emory How to …

Aug 7, 2008: Zucchini and Cukes!!
I moved into the cabin on May 23rd, so as of tomorrow 11 weeks. I started the garden on the 24th. It’s been slow going in the garden as …

Aug 4, 2008: Growing into tomorrow
Over the years I’ve spent countless hours reading, learning and speculating about the future of humanity and the planet we call earth. In my …

Jul 27, 2008: Weekly Update: We have produce!
I’m happy to say that I’ve eaten the first produce from the garden. In the past week I’ve eaten the first bell pepper, swiss chard …

Jul 27, 2008: Improvised shade for energy conservation
I had another one of those aha!! moments that is almost embarrasing because it was so long coming. As I’ve written recently I’m not using …

Jul 24, 2008: Forest Gardening
A week or so ago I ordered Patrick Whitefield’s “How to Make a Forest Garden” and have been reading it now for the past couple of …

Jul 20, 2008: Living without an air conditioner and the end of the world
I wrote the other day about not using a refrigerator as a part of my efforts to reduce my carbon footprint. I’d mentioned that if we in the U.S. …

Jul 20, 2008: Days of gardening
A run-down of the past few days. Wednesday, finished preparing the second keyhole bed near my cabin and planted a mix of Butter Crunch lettuce, a …

Jul 20, 2008: The great eggsperiment
I’ve mentioned before that a part of our plan here is to have chickens which are, of course, an essential ingredient in almost any permaculture …

Jul 16, 2008: Aquatic plants in the compost and mulch in the garden
One of the problems I’ve run into is the need for manure or compost for the garden. Given how rushed the past three months have been I suppose I …

Jul 13, 2008: Foraging and Gardening
The past couple of days have been very nice. Yesterday mom and I went into town to have an ice cream and pick up some straw for the garden. We also …

Jul 10, 2008: A Busy Week!!
It’s been a very busy week since my last post! In anticipation that I might be adding to the orchard over the weekend I spent last Friday …

Jul 3, 2008: Inside Outside
One very interesting aspect to living here, at least for now, is the amount of time I now spend outside. Even when I’m inside I’m not …

Jun 30, 2008: Walking, gardening, and eating catfish
A slow day today. Started off with the usual green tea with chocolate mint from the garden and a breakfast of peanut butter and strawberry preserves. …

Jun 30, 2008: FISA Amendments Act Legalizes Lawlessness
The folks at Irregular Times have done a fantastic job covering the FISA Amendments Act: FISA Amendments Act Legalizes Lawlessness: “We’ve …

Jun 27, 2008: Days of little chores
After working at a frenzied pace from early May through mid June, first with the cabin and then with the garden, I’m finding now that I have …

Jun 27, 2008: Rain Barrel Nerd
You know you are a total nerd when the highlight of your day is a brief rainstorm that fills your rain barrel half way. With the new (actually 20+ …

May 5, 2008: Humanure!!
We've started our permaculture project!! Our site is about 110 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri on about 300 acres total with a lake. We'll be using …

Apr 19, 2008: Why won't CNN cover Bush and Co. Torture?
The Irregular Times officially covers Bush and Co. torture better than CNN and other corporate media... and they do it from the bathroom. Video: I Can …

Feb 26, 2008: Sharp-shinned Hawk
This Sharp-shinned Hawk landed on one of the perches in my feeding area… maybe 15 feet away. Beautiful bird and my first chance to photograph a …

Feb 24, 2008: Rockets, Hamsters, Presidents, and a planet at the brink
Consider this part two of my previous post… this is what I woke up thinking about it 4am. Yes, I’m talented. The likelihood that the …

Feb 23, 2008: Our planet needs a global recession
Just popping in to offer up a thought about the current thinking regarding climate change and the economy in relation to current political discourse …

Feb 4, 2008: Noam Chomsky on Obama
"When I was driving home the other day and listening to NPR - my masochist streak - they happened to have a long segment on Barack Obama. It was very …

Jan 4, 2008: Enchanted Planet Images
My new site for my growing set of image galleries: Enchanted Planet Images. I think with this new year I’m going to weed through my growing …

Dec 18, 2007: Growing Native
My first YouTube video, an export of a Keynote presentation about growing a native wildflower garden for habitat. An excellent way to reduce usage of …

Dec 14, 2007: Burden
From a series of images I just recently captured after a bit of freezing rain.

Nov 26, 2007: Fall Light
This was taken a few weeks ago. There's no doubt that the fall weather was very late to arrive this year. We had mostly green leaves on trees up to …

Nov 3, 2007: A Flower

Oct 10, 2007: Summer Ends
Northern Sea Oats in my garden. It seems that fall may finally be arriving with a bit of cool weather. As I write this 95% of our trees are still …

Oct 8, 2007: An eco-friendly way of dealing with fall leaves
Four years ago I moved from the big city to five acres in the country. I soon discovered that many country folk have a nasty fall habit: they burn …

Oct 5, 2007: New England Aster

Oct 4, 2007: Gray Tree Frog

Sep 27, 2007: Hey Buddy
Southern Leopard Frog in my little garden pond.

Sep 16, 2007: Chickory
Chickory

Sep 16, 2007: This is funny
Over at the Plains Feeder I’m listed as the “Bearded Commie” under the section “Manure Spreaders”. As Borat would so …

Sep 15, 2007: Yellow Wood-Sorrel
Yellow Wood-Sorrel in my garden.

Sep 10, 2007: Melting ice cap triggering earthquakes in Greenland
As a follow up to yesterday’s post regarding an ice-free Arctic, there is this regarding the land-bound ice of Greenland melting so fast that it …

Sep 8, 2007: An ice-free Arctic in just 23 years?
Big fucking surprise. Or not. Look… how many times do we have to see these words over and over? “Sooner than expected”, “much …

Sep 4, 2007: Saddleback Buddies
Saddleback Caterpillars in my garden. Not sure what I want to say... if I want to say anything at all. I'm sad, derpessed, disgusted and I have a …

Jun 19, 2007: On giving up
Spicebush Swallowtail and Butterfly Weed.I've not been posting much recently in part because I've spent more time outside in the garden. But really, …

May 27, 2007: Dictatorship Directives NSPD 51 and HSPD-20
Kurt Nimmo at Another Day in the Empire offers more background information on Presidential Directives NSPD 51 and HSPD-20, Bush Pens Dictatorship …

May 24, 2007: Bush Issues Directives Giving Bush Complete Power: NSPD 51 and HSPD-20
You may have missed it but on May 9 George Bush issued two “presidential directives” giving George Bush near dictatorial power in the case …

May 21, 2007: Al Gore's climate change hypocrisy
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Apr 28, 2007: Cutting grass without gas
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Apr 23, 2007: Of bees and flowers
Bee and DandelionWhile this is not a honeybee it is a bee and one of many that pollinates the flowers in our little garden. At the moment there are …

Apr 15, 2007: Where Have the Honey Bees Gone?
Where have the honey bees gone? It’s a question I’ve been pondering and I think it is certainly something we should be greatly concerned …

Apr 12, 2007: Climate Change Round-up
I suppose it is a good sign that I’m having a hard time keeping up with all of the recent media coverage of climate change. I would like to …

Apr 11, 2007: Gray Tree Frog
Gray Tree FrogI'm not a frog or a frog expert but I can't help but think that these little critters are not too happy with the cold weather that …

Apr 9, 2007: John McCain's Iraq Delusions
It’s been awhile since I posted about Iraq. I just have to ask, is the situation in Iraq really getting better? Is it? Have a look at the first …

Apr 9, 2007: Fly Away
Fly Away It's been five days now since winter decided to return with lows near 20 and highs just above 40. I took this photo last Monday just before …

Apr 3, 2007: Climate Change Roundup
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be issuing another installment of its 4 part series of reports on Friday, April 6, 2007. It …

Mar 22, 2007: Bloodroot
BloodrootAh yes, my favorite wildflower bloomed today. They are often hard to catch because the bloom comes and goes so quickly. In the wild I have …

Mar 21, 2007: Sea Level Rise Could Accelerate
Not at all surprising for those of us paying attention, the situation “might be worse than earlier thought.” In a story by Michael Byrnes, …

Mar 21, 2007: Arctic could have iceless summers by 2100
Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Alan Zarembo reports that the Arctic could have iceless summers by 2100: Climate models show a complete melting …

Mar 20, 2007: One day a tomato
One day a tomato Ah yes, my first vegetable garden since moving back to Missouri! I planted a couple tomatoes and lots of basil last year but they …

Mar 14, 2007: Northern Spring Peeper
Heard outside my window tonight, the Northern Spring Peeper! From the Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri’s Toads and Frogs: Northern …

Mar 13, 2007: Tree Bud
Tree Bud I wrote a couple weeks ago about getting a new camera. Since then I've had lots of fun with it. I'm mostly interested in various forms of …

Mar 13, 2007: Honeybees Vanishing
Last July I noticed that there were far fewer butterflies in my garden than in previous years. If there is indeed a drop in the butterfly population …

Mar 13, 2007: The fish are dying
This is frightenenig: Massive fish dieoffs. Tens of thousands of fish have been found in California, Oregon, Washington State, Pennsylvania, and the …

Feb 26, 2007: Winter Sunset
Winter SunsetAfter five years my Nikon CoolPix has finally called it quits. I've wanted a digital slr for a long while but put it off many times. Most …

Feb 12, 2007: Climate change and the meat industry
With the exception of a handful of catfish I’ve been a vegetarian since 1989 but it’s never been a focus of my activism. I think factory …

Feb 12, 2007: Recreating society for the new tomorrow
Jim Kunstler of Clusterfuck Nation has written a great post on what needs to be done to move us in a sustainable direction. I could not agree more …

Feb 6, 2007: A new time frame for climate change
Take a look at all of the climate change reporting of the past two years and you will see two things. First, you will see that the words “worse …

Feb 6, 2007: Game over on global warming?
Alan Zarembo of the Los Angeles Times has written the most sobering and in my opinion, honest assessment of the global warming scenario. There’s …

Feb 2, 2007: Bush and Co. lied to get their war...
Now that they have it they refuse to take responsibility for it. Mithras of Fables of the Reconstruction takes a look at one particular conservative …

Jan 19, 2007: I can't keep up with the climate change news
Not that it’s ever good news or different news but I cannot keep up. I suppose I could post every day. As I said in the previous post it’s …

Jan 19, 2007: A hotter planet means a burning planet... literally
Climate change brings more frequent and more intense forest fires. One of those many side effects that seems likely to increase along with more …

Jan 19, 2007: The Warming of Greenland
The New York Times reports on The Warming of Greenland: Now, where the maps showed only ice, a band of fast-flowing seawater ran between a newly …

Jan 9, 2007: Union of Concerned Scientists report on ExxonMobil's climate change disinformation
The Union of Concerned Scientists have issued a new report: Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air. According to the report, ExxonMobil has adopted the tobacco …

Jan 8, 2007: The Warming
Jim Kunstler of Clusterfuck Nation discusses The Warming: While it seems morally upright to inveigh against global warming Al Gore style, personally I …

Dec 29, 2006: Ice shelf collapses in Canada
Guardian Unlimited reports that a Giant ice island breaks off Arctic shelf. You’ll note those magic words that I’ve been pointing out as a …

Dec 27, 2006: Polar bears to get 'threatened' listing thanks to climate change
And to think I know people that still think global warming is a natural cycle… they much prefer to gloss over the effects of what we are doing. …

Dec 27, 2006: Birds, Bears, and Climate Change
Some European birds delay migration due to warmth: OSLO (Reuters) - Some European birds have failed to fly south for the winter, apparently lured to …

Dec 27, 2006: Oceans Warming and Rising
From the Inter Press Service, Oceans Warming and Rising: Ocean levels will rise faster than expected if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, a …

Dec 26, 2006: Top Ten Myths about Iraq 2006
Juan Cole of Informed Comment has posted the Top Ten Myths about Iraq 2006 and it is a very good read. Technorati Tags: George Bush, Iraq, Middle …

Dec 21, 2006: Europe wonders where the snow is
Well in Missouri we’re having our 4th straight year of no winter. Instead we’re having an extended fall that turns into spring. Snow has …

Dec 21, 2006: Free copies of "An Inconvenient Truth" for educators
A couple weeks back there was news on the internets that 50,000 free copies of the climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth were rejected by …

Dec 21, 2006: Greenhouse Gas Is Ramping Up Fast
From Discovery News, Greenhouse Gas Is Ramping Up Fast: The latest real-world measurements of carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmosphere show …

Dec 19, 2006: The melting of the Equator's glaciers causing significant problems
CNN/AP reporting on the melting of the Equator’s glaciers. It’s estimated that the 3 highest peaks of Africa will loose all of their ice …

Dec 18, 2006: My amazing Memphis friends
Yes, I’m very lucky to know so many fantastic folk! Here’s a good one of Chris and Valerie. I just finished her website a few months back, …

Dec 18, 2006: Climate change and phytoplankton
One of those many details regarding the effects of climate change: phytoplankton. I continue to be amazed in my conversations with the people around …

Dec 18, 2006: Stolen Elections and Empire
Juan Cole has an interesting post on How the Republicans are Stealing the November Elections: Or, Bushes and Bonapartes On November 7, the American …

Dec 16, 2006: Sea level rise 'under-estimated'
I’m definitely seeing a pattern with the reporting on climate change stories. Seems that with every single story on every new report it is …

Dec 16, 2006: Feeding ourselves on a warmer planet
I sometimes wonder if people are really thinking about the effects that global warming will have on their lives. Do folks just think the oceans will …

Dec 14, 2006: China's white dolphin called extinct after 20 million years
Incredibly sad but as I’ve said before, this is going to get much worse. Climate change, combined with all the toxins we’ve released, is …

Dec 14, 2006: 2006 Britain's hottest year since records began
In other climate news, The Guardian reports that this year will be Britain’s hottest since records began: · Surge in temperature astounds …

Dec 14, 2006: 2006 Set to be 6th Warmest Worldwide
Via Common Dreams/Reuters, 2006 Set to be 6th Warmest Worldwide: UK Report: This year is set to be the sixth warmest worldwide since records began, …

Nov 27, 2006: Of politics and a warming planet
Regarding the recent U.S. elections Ted Glick writes that it was Not the Revolution, But an Opening: Fundamental, revolutionary, political and social …

Nov 15, 2006: Peak Oil and Climate Change Round-up
From the NewScientist we read the news that Carbon emissions rising faster than ever: Far from slowing down, global carbon dioxide emissions are …

Nov 10, 2006: Time travel and climate change
In reply to my last post Kyle asked: Denny, you and I and many others know that there is nothing natural about the rate and the way in which the Earth …

Oct 29, 2006: Climate change and global consumption
Been far too long since I put up a post regarding the impending doom that is climate change. Actually, impending is the wrong word because that …

Oct 3, 2006: You think there will be an election in 2008? How quaint.
I’ve been saying now for 3 or 4 years that there would be no presidential election in 2008. The theft of the 2004 elections just affirmed it for …

Sep 28, 2006: HR 6166, S 3930, and the trashing of an already trampled Constitution
Jonathan at Irregular Times has this to say about HR 6166 and S 3930: The legislation (HR 6166 and S 3930) currently moving through the Congress to …

Sep 23, 2006: A brief Bush, Torture, Constitution, War round-up
A few articles from the Irregular Times worth checking. First read Jonathan’s September 11 Was Nothing Compared to This: Think that the attacks …

Sep 19, 2006: More steps taken towards the next illegal war
Not a surprise at all. With each day it looks like Bush and his fellow war criminal lunatics are moving closer to the next stupid war of aggression. …

Sep 15, 2006: American Stupidity and Willful Ignorance
The Martian Anthropologist, in discussing Keith Olbermann’s recent ‘How Dare You, Mr. President,’ has this this to say about his fellow …

Sep 14, 2006: 'Drastic' shrinkage in Arctic ice
Richard Black reports for the BBC: A Nasa satellite has documented startling changes in Arctic sea ice cover between 2004 and 2005.The extent of …

Sep 9, 2006: Saddam, 9/11, and the effects of propaganda
Wouza. This is great clip. As reported by a recent poll, nearly half of America still believe the Bush propaganda that Saddam was connected to 9/11. …

Sep 8, 2006: The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community
Still on the question of choices that we must make, over at Yes Magazine, David Korten discusses another choice before us though he presents it …

Sep 8, 2006: Do the right thing?
It’s been a month, eh? Thought I’d poke my head out for a looksee. Actually, I was motivated by this movie created by my friend Jonathan …

Aug 7, 2006: Peak Oil and the Chicago Tribune
Wowza. It appears that the Chicago Tribune, or at least some of the folks there, get peak oil. For the second time in two weeks that have published …

Aug 1, 2006: Rest in peace, Murray Bookchin
Murray Bookchin died on Sunday, August 30 2006 at 85. I met him back in 1992 at the Institute for Social Ecology. He was my introduction to anarchism …

Jul 29, 2006: Easy way to save energy
Did you know that cell phone chargers use power if they are left plugged in and not charging a phone. That is true of most electrical appliances that …

Jul 25, 2006: Israel War Crimes Update
The U.S. and Britain are alone in their opposition to a an immediate cease fire in the current Israel-Lebanon conflict. With each day that passes it …

Jul 24, 2006: Climate change round-up... or, I guess we're not so smart after all
About time for another climate change round-up. We’ll begin with a look at an extensive series of polls conducted by the Pew Research Center …

Jul 19, 2006: Israeli War Crimes
Your U.S. tax dollars hard at work. So I guess we can add these war crimes on to our list of war crimes in Iraq? Just as I think I could not be any …

Jul 17, 2006: It is time for the people to lead
Let me begin by asking a question and then I’ll come right to the point. Are you prepared to do what it takes to stop global climate change? If …

Jul 16, 2006: July 13, 2006, Daniel Yergin Day
Ever heard of Daniel Yergin? To put it simply he has consistently been on the wrong side of the peak oil debate. He has been wrong time and again in …

Jul 16, 2006: Hot, Hot, Hot: First Half of 2006 Sets Heat Record
The trend continues. Of course this increasingly rapid heating of our climate comes at a time when we are entering a serious, long term energy crisis …

Jul 15, 2006: Bush, Putin, and democracy
The Observer reports on Vladimir Putin’s reaction to that grande champion of “democracy” and “freedom”, George Bush: …

Jul 15, 2006: Israel, Hizbullah, and the U.S.
Juan Cole puts it well: Israeli spokesmen are saying that they want to finish off Hizbullah. But you can’t finish off a mass movement among 1.35 …

Jul 14, 2006: Israel's violence is really starting to piss me off
Rather than post something that would be more emotion than anything, I’ll post this from the RadGeek as well as some other links that I think …

Jul 11, 2006: Concerns of the New America
Jonathan over at Irregular Times wonders: George W. Bush is Big Brother, But Does America Care? In the first 24 hours of the work week after it was …

Jul 7, 2006: Where have all the butterflies gone?
I was starting to think maybe I was crazy. But no, my perception seems to be pretty accurate. This spring and summer I have seen almost no …

Jul 4, 2006: A few Climate Change links of interest... Superman won't save our asses
A bit of a climate change link dump. By way of introduction let me just say that I’m pretty sure we’re fucked as a species and of course …

Jul 3, 2006: Goldfinch in the garden
Goldfinch Originally uploaded by geekinthegarden. Our garden is in full bloom with Purple Coneflowers, Orange Coneflowers, Grayheaded Coneflowers, …

Jun 6, 2006: Through my window: life in a woodland
So, what did I see this morning looking out the window? Baby bunnies. Baby bunnies are the cutest thing in this world. So little, I could easily fit …

Jun 3, 2006: Why I'm alone on my birthday... or, Feedback Loops In Global Climate Change Point To A Very Hot 21st Century
It’s a strange thing that I’ll be sitting alone as my family celebrates a couple June birthdays, mine included. I’m finding that as …

May 30, 2006: deCleyre Cooperative Update
Damn, I’m impressed. The folks over at the deCleyre Cooperative continue to kick some ass in the revival of the co-op. Things are looking good. …

May 25, 2006: The Future of Agriculture
If we are to have a future, if we are to survive, this is what it will look like. Folks in Memphis and other cities around the country have started …

May 25, 2006: What If They Gave a War...?
Tony Long at Wired News thinks we “desperately need a revolution”: 1968. It was the height of the Vietnam War, the year of My Lai and the …

May 22, 2006: deCleyre Co-op being revived
Glad to here my friends and former housemates in Memphis are breathing new life into deCleyre. For about a year it had been in a free fall. Thanks to …

May 21, 2006: Less Oil, More Wars
Over at TomPaine.com Michael Klare discusses the arrival of energy-based wars. He provides a brief but insightful description of the historical …

May 21, 2006: Global Food Supply Near the Breaking Point
I think it’s safe to say that the combination of climate change and peak oil will indeed bring havoc to our global food production. I have no …

May 19, 2006: National Security and the CIA: Judge protects law breaking
Truman over at Irregular Times has an excellent post regarding the use of National Security as a basis for imprisonment, torture, and the general …

May 12, 2006: The People are the enemy?
“We are in war. And we’ve got to collect intelligence on the enemy.” - Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, on Bush’s database of the phone …

May 9, 2006: A visit to the Missouri Botanical Gardens
Just as I was telling myself I would slow the expansion of our garden I make the mistake of visiting the Missouri Botanical Gardens. If you are a …

May 4, 2006: Climate Change Round Up... Getting Worse, Much Worse
This is not good… really, not good. Nor is it a surprise. We’ll start with Reuters' coverage of a new report, Global warming threatens …

May 3, 2006: Peak Oil Round Up... These are interesting times
I’m having a hard time keeping up these days. Oil now above $70 for an extended period and not likely to dip much below it. Global production is …

Apr 27, 2006: The Oil Discussion is way off base
The folks over at The Oil Drum have an excellent post regarding the current state of discussion regarding high prices at the pump. As anyone who has …

Apr 25, 2006: Oil in the center
“Look, I’m sorry but the earth does not have a creamy nougat filling of oil in the center.” - Jim Kunstler That is all. Technorati …

Apr 15, 2006: Garter Snake
<a href=“http://www.flickr.com/photos/geekinthegarden/128956720"The snakes have woken from there winter naps! Every spring we have two …

Apr 15, 2006: America's Iraq
It’s time again for a little Iraq check-in. We’ll start with some photographs of the real situation in Iraq, photographs that American …

Apr 12, 2006: Oh no Iran's going to have the Bomb in 16 Days!
Among many others Bloomberg.com is reporting that, according to the U.S., Iran Could Produce Nuclear Bomb in 16 Days. Ok, I’m terrified, truly …

Apr 12, 2006: Java Cabana
Be one of the first visitors to the website I just finished for Java Cabana! I should say it’s almost finished as we are still fine tuning the …

Apr 12, 2006: Biolab lies catching up to Bush
The Washington Post is reporting that Bush knew the truth but ignored it when he repeatedly asserted that the trailers were biolabs. Yes, I know, …

Apr 12, 2006: Bush's real plans for immigration: war fodder?
My good friend Banana over at Liar Paradox has a very interesting thought on Bush’s real immigration plans: Bush is planning a land war in Iran. …

Apr 10, 2006: Iran
Lots going on right now as the War Criminal in Chief prepares his second war of aggression, this time against a nation that will be able to defend …

Apr 9, 2006: Peak Oil on Global Players
I just finished watching Global Players with Sabine Christiansen which was a discussion of oil. Various important oil folk were there: Edmund …

Apr 9, 2006: What a miracle!
Dipshit on the news, and I’m paraphrasing here, “I prayed to god, thanked him for saving us.” That was a woman in Tennessee that …

Apr 8, 2006: Bush and Gonzales claim executive power to tap all domestic calls
Slowly another little iddy bit of truth seeps out regarding the wiretaps. Yes, big surprise, the unlawful spying includes domestic calls as well. …

Apr 8, 2006: Bush's Lies, Leaks, and Surveillance Keep Coming
The news just keeps rolling on and on and on with the war criminals and terrorists in the White House. Truly amazing that they keep going, denying, …

Apr 6, 2006: Harry Taylor speaks truth to the War Criminal
Looks like Bush’s magical filtering machine broke down today at the “town meeting” in Charlotte, NC. Dear Leader was challenged for …

Apr 4, 2006: The ecology of doom
The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise discusses Eric Pianka’s prediction of humanity’s demise. He seems to think it will be a disease such as …

Apr 1, 2006: Learn to identify plants by families and change the way you look at plants
Excellent article on Learning to Identify Plants by Families which also discusses learning the uses of plants. The author, Thomas Elpel, has an …

Mar 29, 2006: We're all in real trouble
As a follow up to the post regarding Time Magazine’s article on climate change I thought I’d post this little nugget drawn from a lengthy …

Mar 27, 2006: Even the corporate media begins to see we are at the tipping point
This week’s cover story at Time is climate change and they seem worried: By Any Measure, Earth Is At … The Tipping Point: Polar Ice Caps …

Mar 26, 2006: The Oceans are rising
Yes it is coming and it’s coming sooner than expected. The article suggests as little as a decade to take steps, I’m not so sure we have …

Mar 25, 2006: There are no easy energy solutions
As the public begins to realize that we have a serious energy problem we begin to see the grasping at easy solutions that do not exist. Ethanol is a …

Mar 25, 2006: Kevin Phillips on American Theocracy, Politics of Radical Religion and Oil
Very interesting interview on Democracy Now! this past week and it’s worth downloading. Former GOP strategist Kevin Phillips discusses american …

Mar 22, 2006: V for Vendetta, A for Anarchism
For any of my readers that have seen V for Vendetta but who may not know much about anarchism: A for Anarchy. For those of you that don’t know, …

Mar 20, 2006: Top Ten Catastrophes of the Third Year of American Agression
As usual Juan Cole has a couple of posts worth reading. Top Ten Catastrophes of the Third Year of American… And Allawi on Iraq in Civil War. …

Mar 19, 2006: St. Louis Anti-War protest
Took my brother to his first anti-war protest today… actually, I think it was his first protest of any kind. Seemed like a good turnout and I …

Mar 18, 2006: Halliburton and Homeland Security's Endgame
When do we realize we’ve crossed the point of no return, and what do we do then? On January 24 Halliburton subsidiary KBR announced that it had …

Mar 18, 2006: New analysis says global warming boosts hurricanes
According to New Scientist a new analysis by the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests global warming boosts hurricanes: Renewed claims that global …

Mar 17, 2006: Oil and US perception
I tend to distrust polls but thought I’d mention this recent CNN poll regarding Americans and fear vulnerability of oil supply. Funny how folks …

Mar 16, 2006: Western Shoshone defending their land rights: victory at UN
My good friend Hannah passed this on to me… and it occurs to me that I rarely see any mention of American Indian activism in the lefty, radical …

Mar 16, 2006: Anti-war Assembly in St. Louis on March 19th
Posted at the St. Louis Indy Media Center Anti-war Assembly at Forest Park on March 19th: Anti-war Assembly at Forest Park on March 19th Join us at …

Mar 14, 2006: Bush's Iran Lies
Truthdig has posted an excellent essay by Juan Cole regarding Iran:Fishing for a Pretext in Iran. This whole build-up certainly seems to be the same …

Mar 14, 2006: Climate Change Round-up
The news of a warming climate continues to roll in and with each wave the news is worse. We’ll start with the most recent article and work …

Mar 14, 2006: US Army concerned about Peak Oil and its impact on the military
Apparently those leftist tree hugger conspiracy theorists in the U.S. Army are jumping on the peak oil bandwagon. The Energy Bulletin reports on a …

Mar 13, 2006: Firefly
Several months back I discovered Firefly… better late than never. Ranks right up there with Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek NG. Very …

Mar 13, 2006: NYT on Anarchism and Co-op Life
Interesting article by Liz Seymour about anarchism and co-op housing over at the New York Times: Inviting Anarchy Into My Home. Reminds me of my life …

Mar 4, 2006: Why Peak Oil is now
Over at The Oil Drum Stuart Staniford has posted an excellent summary of the arrival of peak oil. Currently 363 comments, you have to love group …

Mar 2, 2006: Consensus grows on climate change, US refuses to cooperate
The BBC reports that Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will soon release an updated report on climate change which state that only greenhouse …

Mar 1, 2006: NYT says peak oil "almost certainly correct"
Better late than never, the corporate media is realizing that ignoring reality does not make it go away. Put another way, wishful thinking is not an …

Feb 25, 2006: Remember the Iraqi Information Minister?
Remember the early days of the unprovoked U.S. aggresion against Iraq? Red blooded Americans were fond then of making fun of Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf, …

Feb 20, 2006: Earth warmest in a millennium, glaciers melting faster
Continuing the trend, we have new studies which indicate that the planet is heating up and that the resulting melt of glaciers is speeding up. First, …

Feb 18, 2006: Oil: Venezuela and Nigeria
CNN/AP reports that Chavez is threatening to cut off oil to U.S.. Given the arrogance of the Bush administration and the stupidity of statements such …

Feb 15, 2006: New Abu Ghraib Photos
The folks at Irregular Times have posted the recently released Abu Ghraib photos What America Hath Wrought: Since it appears that the American news …

Feb 15, 2006: Over 11,000 FEMA trailers sit unused in Arkansas
Ah yes, the efficiency of government and capitalism. Check the New York Times article: WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 — Mobile homes worth hundreds of millions …

Feb 15, 2006: Top Ten Ways Iraq is like Harry Whittington
This is too good to pass up. Yes, another Cheney shooter post. This on from Jaun Cole at Informed Comment: 1. Cheney attacked secular Iraq, mistaking …

Feb 14, 2006: Cheney uses $21,000 shotgun to miss bird, hit man
The Bulldog Manifesto has the best summary yet regarding Cheney’s most recent armed expedition: We all know that Vice President Cheney shot an …

Feb 13, 2006: Freedom or Fascism?
I’ve been working my way through the archives of Where We’re Bound for transfer here to the new blog and I’ve come across the first …

Feb 13, 2006: What's more ridiculous than protesting of cartoons?
Just thinking about all this craziness regarding the protests of the cartoons of Mohammed. What I really want to know is why are Americans not …

Feb 12, 2006: Creating The Modern "EcoHood"
Susan DeFreitas of E Magazine has an article covering an inspiring city-based permaculture project: EcoHood, n: permaculture retrofit of a mid- to …

Feb 8, 2006: The Battle For America
Oh hell, this made me cry: The Battle For America. Go watch it right now. Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about right there. Fuck. You can …

Feb 7, 2006: The Oil Drum series on The Carbon Economy
Stuart Staniford over at The Oil Drum has started a fantastic series of articles on The Carbon Economy. There are two thus far: Article one: The …

Feb 7, 2006: The new diggs
Formerly Where We’re Bound. A new home but the same questions, concerns, and outlook. The new name is really just the same name. It’s a …

Feb 4, 2006: Rumsfeld Compares Chavez’s Election To Hitler’s
This made me laugh… maybe even throw-up a little. Via Democracy Now!: As Chavez was announcing the expulsion, two top US cabinet members were …

Feb 4, 2006: Battlestar Galactica
Rolling Stone has an interesting article on Battlestar Galactica: Intergalactic Terror. I’ve become a BG junkie. Truth is I guess I’ve …

Feb 4, 2006: The Oil Drum series on The Carbon Economy Stuart Staniford over at The Oil Drum has started a fantastic series of articles on The Carbon Economy. …

Jan 30, 2006: Climate Change Round-up
Seems to me that that a central theme of most studies and news coverage these days have the theme that global warming and the various …

Jan 29, 2006: Peak Oil Round-up
Just a sampling of the many recent peak oil articles floating around. The Sacramento News and Review sketches out what a city such as Sacramento might …

Jan 27, 2006: Peak Oil and Anarchism
My new favorite blog: Peak Oil Anarchy. Go forth and read. Technorati Tags: Anarchism, Peak Oil

Jan 27, 2006: Podcast: Activism, anarchism, citizenship, living an engaged life
Discussion of communication in the context of activism, citizenship, and democracy. Thoughts on America and its claims about itself as a republic or …

Jan 26, 2006: Podcast: Climate Change and Peak Oil
Been awhile since I put out a podcast. With the recent release of Apple’s new version of GarageBand in iLife 06 I was curious and thought …

Jan 26, 2006: No progress in Iraq
Iraq looks worse everyday. Bombings, kidnappings, and torture continue as a part of everyday life. US soldiers continue to die at a steady rate: 2003: …

Jan 21, 2006: Of blogging and living
As I said in the comments in the previous post, I really appreciate all those that stopped by and commented. I’ve not posted since then and had …

Jan 14, 2006: Apparently I'm bored...
Or uninspired… or something. I’m thinking for the first time that perhaps I’ll close this blog down. It’s funny… I get …

Dec 28, 2005: Climate Change: end of year round up
The studies regarding climate change just keep coming. I’ve been amazed at the number of studies released this year. Seems to have become a …

Dec 21, 2005: Senator Robert Byrd challenges King George
Senator Robert C. Byrd from the Senate Floor: &ldquo;No President is Above the Law&rdquo; December 19, 2005 Americans have been stunned at the …

Dec 18, 2005: King George Spying on America
And why shouldn’t he?! Anything goes in the war on tarrar! It’s been all over the news since the end of last week and really, it comes as …

Dec 17, 2005: Of work and carbon footprints
This is a post I’ve thought about many times but never written. It’s about work and employment. I suppose it’s about what we do with …

Dec 10, 2005: US alone at world climate talks
Here we go again. As the governments of countries all over the planet move to deal with the problem of climate change the US, under the leadership of …

Dec 10, 2005: Nobel lecture by Pinter a devastating assault on US foreign policy
Michael Billington of the Guardian has an excellent write-up of Harold Pinter’s recent Nobel lecture: “At one point, for instance, Pinter …

Dec 10, 2005: Just the beginning of the peak: Energy and Economy
The reality of energy is starting to kick this country in it’s collective nuts. The closing of factories due to energy costs is scattered for …

Dec 8, 2005: Snow and Winter Birding
What a great day! Took a long walk in the four inches of snow that fell today then made a big mug of hot chocolate. The birds were out and very active …

Dec 6, 2005: Learning to create sustainable communities
During my 12 years in Memphis, TN I had one general goal: Create a community project, we'll call it a counter-institution, that would function as a …

Dec 5, 2005: Saddam Hussein, Donald Rumsfeld, and Torture in Iraq
That was then: Shaking Hands: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein greets Donald Rumsfeld, then special envoy of President Ronald Reagan, in Baghdad on …

Dec 4, 2005: Peak energy and the lessons of 2005
Jim Kunstler offers his Season’s Greetings over at Clusterfuck Nation. He posts a new entry each week and it is inevitably followed by very …

Dec 4, 2005: Climate Change: Atlantic Circulation slowing, increased hurricane season, less snow in Arctic Tundra
Stuart Staniford over at The Oil Drum has posted an excellent discussion regarding the recently released studies about the Atlantic Circulation …

Dec 3, 2005: Oil and Energy Peak in the media
Greg Gordon, writing for the News Observer notes the attention being paid to our energy situation: Move past era of oil, experts say Former CIA …

Nov 28, 2005: Did the Pentagon admit that White Phosphorus is a chemical weapon?
I’ve discussed the used of White Phosphorus by the U.S. military a few times before. A quick recap: Military uses White Phosphorus as a weapon …

Nov 24, 2005: Bush and Al-Jazeera
Thought I’d post a little round up regarding Bush’s desire to bomb Al-Jazeera. There’s the original story at the Daily Mirror. Then …

Nov 23, 2005: Potential of solar power
A most viable alternative energy solution - solar power “Installing solar energy on your roof is one of the most meaningful steps an individual …

Nov 18, 2005: White House Stolen in 2004
Writing for The Free Press, Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman discuss the recent Government Accountability Office report that seems to confirm stolen …

Nov 16, 2005: US admits it used white phosphorus as a weapon in Iraq
Who’s the terrorist using WMD? Of course many of us knew the denials were a lie. Finally the Pentagon admits the truth. The BBC reports that the …

Nov 16, 2005: White Phosphorus: Military lies, media omissions
Jonathan over at Irregular Times also takes note that the U.S. media is avoiding the White Phosphorus story. I’ve it mentioned on CNN today …

Nov 13, 2005: Of Torture and Dictatorship
Jonathan over at Irregular Times has been doing a fantastic job keeping on top of the Senate’s support of torture and dictatorship. Welcome to …

Nov 11, 2005: The American Dream according to George Carlin
“It’s called the american dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” - George Carlin Technorati Tags: American Dream, …

Nov 10, 2005: Peak Oil round up
Seems that the reality of peak oil continues to seep into the media and of course this is good news though I’m fairly certain this is far too …

Nov 7, 2005: Documentary Evidence: U.S. used Napalm and White Phosphorus in Fallujah
I discussed this in August 2003 and apparently it has now been released via an Italian documentary. The Bulldog Manifesto has a summary: In …

Nov 5, 2005: George Carlin
Speaking of anarchism, I’m watching George Carlin on HBO and you know what? This is an hour of anarchist propaganda on HBO. I shit you not. …

Nov 4, 2005: Bush: closet anarchist
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: George Bush is doing a better job of destroying the U.S. as a world power than any internal …

Nov 1, 2005: A Slap in the face
Hilarious. The Democrats today used Rule 21 to call a secret, closed session of the Senate, showing for the first time in a very long time that at …

Oct 22, 2005: Climate Change Roundup
There have been so many articles about so many reports that I’ve not been able to keep up. Here’s a preliminary post. I hope to find and …

Oct 22, 2005: Peak Oil in the Corporate Media
Another roundup. A small sample of the increasingly common corporate/mainstream media articles dealing with peak oil. From USA Today: Debate brews: …

Oct 19, 2005: Peak Oil and the coming crisis
Want to know more about peak oil? Check out this Jim Kunstler Speech in Hudson NY 2005: The world - and of course the US - now faces an epochal …

Oct 19, 2005: A glimpse of our post-oil future
The San Francisco Chronicle has an excellent description of what we might expect as we enter peak oil: Acres of chard and lettuce in Golden Gate Park? …

Oct 13, 2005: About that camping trip
Didn’t really happen due to internal family stuff that I won’t go into at the moment. Plan B worked out pretty well and was almost …

Sep 30, 2005: Heading out... to camp!
Well, after a few days of uncertainty it looks as though a few friends are coming into town and we’ll be camping at the family lake for a few …

Sep 27, 2005: What would you do?
First, let me say that I rarely send jokes via email. I’ve probably sent fewer than 5 in 8 years. I don’t think I’ve ever posted a …

Sep 27, 2005: Oil, Natural Gas, and Gasoline: Shortage is coming
I was just speaking to my brother about his take on the current energy situation. I often use him and other family members as a gauge of how aware …

Sep 23, 2005: Creating an Ecological Society
As I write this we are three weeks out from the landfall of hurricane Katrina with the arrival of hurricane Rita due tomorrow. Both of these storms …

Sep 21, 2005: Rita: The perfect storm and peak oil
Here we are just three weeks after Katrina which caused major damage and production stoppage in the east side of the Gulf of Mexico oil/gas patch. If …

Sep 20, 2005: Democracy Now! interview Venezuela's President Chavez
Hugo Chavez: “If the Imperialist Government of the White House Dares to Invade Venezuela, the War of 100 Years Will be Unleashed in South …

Sep 19, 2005: Iraq oil war becoming a civil war?
As I and many others have said this war in Iraq is the first of a series of Oil Wars. There will be more… it’s all about the oil folks. I …

Sep 19, 2005: Post Carbon Institute
New addition to the sidebar: Post Carbon Institute. Great site with an emphasis on doing something to prepare for life after fossil fuels. Ya gotta …

Sep 18, 2005: Community Solutions to Peak Oil
I’ve written about The Community Solution to Peak Oil before but I thought I’d mention them again because these folks are holding their …

Sep 18, 2005: Katrina: Let the media whitewash begin
CNN reporting on environmental toxins in New Orleans:: While environmentalists warn of the long-term danger to health from possibly polluted …

Sep 18, 2005: Millenium Ecosystem Assessment details human impact on Earth
Over at Irregular Times The Green Man discusses the recently released Millenium Ecosystem Assessment: In June 2001, the United Nations began a …

Sep 16, 2005: Bush and Co: Hiding behind disaster, hiding the Iraq breadcrumbs
The folks over at Imprison Bush discuss the ongoing coverups: We’ve been distracted for a while by hurricane Katrina, and the spectacular failure of …

Sep 12, 2005: Blackwater mercenaries now operating in New Orleans
The folks over at Democracy Now! put out an excellent show today. In particular I wanted to mention the clip regarding Blackwater and this companion …

Sep 9, 2005: Time to Impeach George W. Bush
The Bulldog Manifesto shouts it from the rooftop: Impeach George W. Bush – A Call to All Blogs and Activists!: The time has come. It’s …

Sep 7, 2005: Bush spin and denial of reality
Joshua Marshall over at Talking Points Memo discusses George’s recent use of firefighters in his hurricane photo ops: As specific orders began …

Sep 6, 2005: New Orlean's toxic soup and our collective future
Solidwaste Magazine has posted an excellent article about the leeching of highly toxic chemicals into the floodwaters: Katrina: “Love Canal-type …

Sep 5, 2005: George Bush, the son...
This is the bottom, I hope: [After visiting the Astrodome,] Barbara Bush said: “Almost everyone I’ve talked to says we’re going to move to …

Sep 3, 2005: Kayne West tells the simple truth...
"George Bush doesn't care about black people." -- Kayne West Last night at the hurricane benefit put on by the entertainment industry Kayne West …

Sep 2, 2005: Katrina: What to do with the toxic remains of a dead city
The Washington Post discusses the clean-up: Extraordinary Problems, Difficult Solutions: …there may be nothing normal about New Orleans, …

Sep 2, 2005: Katrina web resource for tracking eco-news
A great resource for tracking Katrina related ecological problems and developments: Society of Environmental Journalists: Internet Links and Resources …

Sep 2, 2005: Katrina: Response Incompetence
I was just reading this thread over at The Oil Drum regarding an Interview with Mayor Nagin of NOLA and came across this: Cheney is still on vacation …

Sep 1, 2005: Katrina: New Orleans flood could have been prevented
This is the first in a series of posts that will cover Hurricane Katrina in relationship to the U.S. Energy System, Peak Oil, Global Warming, …

Sep 1, 2005: $5.6 Billion Per Month in Iraq
Mithras at Fables of the Reconstruction says it perfectly: Every month, we waste $5.6 billion that could be spent on little things like education, …

Aug 28, 2005: Will Katrina bring oil to $100?
The folks over at The Oil Drum are following Katrina and the storm’s likely impact on the U.S. in terms of energy and economy. Check out their …

Aug 27, 2005: The Bulldog Manifesto: Orwellian 101
The Bulldog Manifesto has an excellent piece on the Orwellian aspects of the current war against Iraq as well as the Newspeak that has spread …

Aug 24, 2005: The price of oil
Salon has posted a story and photos on the war in Iraq. The gist of it is that America has been shielded from the harsh reality. Iraq: The unseen war: …

Aug 22, 2005: EIA: Oil demand to surpass supply and NYT on Peak Oil
EIA report: Oil Demand will surpass supply in Q4 ‘05 and Q1 ‘06 (PDF) Also, be sure to check out Peter Maass’ article The Breaking …

Aug 22, 2005: What passes for news these days... a note to CNN
To my dear friends at CNN: If the disappearance of Olivia Newton John’s boyfriend is really news then I’ve got a few stories for …

Aug 22, 2005: Peak Oil and the Corporate Media Delusion
Jim Kunstler writes about the current price of oil as it relates to the media, supply, demand and American consumption: Delusion and the Media: …

Aug 19, 2005: NYT on Peak Oil
According to The Oil Drum the NYT will, this weekend, publish a Peak Oil story by Peter Maass entitled “The Breaking Point”. Look for it …

Aug 16, 2005: Thinking Like a Mountain... What are we?
It’s been a long while since I’ve read this but there was a time when I read through this book often… 15 years ago. Late last night …

Aug 11, 2005: Oil: $66/barrel
Welcome to the future. Peak oil is here or just around the corner. Iraq is the first in a series of oil wars. Take a good long look at this graph …

Aug 9, 2005: Cindy Sheehan brings it to the White House Coward
Cindy Sheehan confronts the coward: CRAWFORD, Texas, Aug. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ – More members of Gold Star Families for Peace (GSFP) and Military …

Aug 8, 2005: Oil hits $64/barrel, U.S. dependent on Saudi Arabia
Oil hit $64/barrel today and it will continue to rise as will gas prices. If you’ve purchased a gas guzzler I’m laughing at you. When gas …

Aug 8, 2005: TeleSur goes live
Writing for Infoshop News Kari Lydersen offers up an excellent story on Latin America’s new media alternative: TeleSur Takes to the Airwaves: …

Aug 7, 2005: Evidence of climate change
The BBC reports: Alaskan people tell of climate change: For the past 20 years climatologists and ice and atmosphere scientists have been working in …

Aug 3, 2005: The American Right and Radical Extremists
Juan Cole discusses the role played by the American Right in creating and supporting the radical Muslim Mujahideen and al-Qaeda. Reagan increased the …

Aug 1, 2005: 9/11 Conspiracy
I don’t think I’ve ever commented on any of the 9/11 conspiracies on this blog before. I think I will today. From day one I have believed …

Jul 24, 2005: Cardinal Flower
A favorite food source for Ruby Throated Hummingbirds. I put two in last year and then added another five in this year. I've also planted nine Great …

Jul 23, 2005: White House war criminals fight for their "right" to torture
Well that sick bunch of lying war criminals continue to use terrorism as a basis for torture of prisoners. The Washington Post is reporting that the …

Jul 22, 2005: Feist in my ears
No matter how hard I try I cannot stop listening: feist. At the moment One Evening is my favorite song but that could change as soon as the next …

Jul 21, 2005: Karl Rove is a distraction
The game of distractions and misdirections continue in D.C. From the start outing Plame was itself a distraction from the real issue that the Bushies …

Jul 18, 2005: The Patriot Act Used Against U.S. Activists
Well it’s not at all surprising. The Patriot Act is being used to spy on the ACLU, Greenpeace, and other U.S. activists. Many of us new this was …

Jul 17, 2005: Are Warmer Oceans Killing West Coast Marine Life?
Via the NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council, the Seattle Times is reporting that Warmer Oceans May Be Killing West Coast Marine Life: SEATTLE - …

Jul 15, 2005: Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
Ecologically Sustainable Living at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage: Dancing Rabbit is an ecovillage set amid the hills and prairies of rural …

Jul 11, 2005: The Community Solution to Peak Oil
Peak oil got you down? Check The Community Solution to Peak Oil. In particular I want to direct you to Agraria: What does life in a post-Peak Oil …

Jul 9, 2005: U.S. Supporting Terrorist Group in Iran?
For some strange reason I find this story very believable. Jonathan over at Irregular Times has a write-up about the MEK Mystery: Yesterday morning, …

Jul 8, 2005: New Blog on the Block
My good friend Hannah has a new blog. She’s off to a good start and I’d like to suggest you go have a look. Technorati Tags: Memphis Blog

Jul 7, 2005: London Bombings and Iraq
At the moment the death toll stands at 33 after several explosions. Sounds like a typical day in Iraq. Technorati Tags: Iraq, London Bombings, War

Jul 5, 2005: First Videocast: A Native Landscape
My first attempt at a videocast… so don’t laugh too hard. A brief tour of our native garden landscape. Just entering its second growing …

Jul 4, 2005: The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to …

Jul 4, 2005: Podcast: Independence Day and Reflections on an Experiment
Reflections on the Declaration of Independence and essays by anarchists Voltairine deCleyre and Emma Goldman. An exploration of the spirit and …

Jul 3, 2005: Anarchism & American Traditions
by Voltairine deCleyre American traditions, begotten of religious rebellion, small self-sustaining communities, isolated conditions, and hard pioneer …

Jul 3, 2005: A New Declaration of Independence Independence
by Emma Goldman
[Published in Mother Earth, Vol. IV, no. 5, July 1909.] When, in the course of human development, existing institutions prove …

Jul 1, 2005: U.S. Senate and fuel economy: More studies
Why are we in a serious energy predicament? Yet another example of why U.S. lawmakers are a part of the problem: Senate OKs study of fuel economy …

Jun 29, 2005: Apparently Iraq is not a Quagmire
My good friend Jonathan over at Irregular Times offers an excellent answer to the question:Has Iraq become a quagmire for the US?: Quagmire: area of …

Jun 29, 2005: Those "Bumps in the Road" are Iraqi dead
Christopher over at Back to Iraq has recently returned to Iraq and writes about the Bumps in the Road: Since returning, it feels like I’m …

Jun 28, 2005: Hey, I'm in the iTunes Music Store!
Neat! The new iTunes was released today and for those that have not heard it includes new podcasting support. I’m not sure how they choose who …

Jun 28, 2005: Podcast: Natural Landscaping and Fossil Fuels
A bit of discussion on my usual topics of interest: Apple’s release of iTunes 4.9, natural landscaping with native plants, activism (or lack …

Jun 27, 2005: Of Futility and Chickens Roosting
Jonathan over at Irregular Times asks What Else Is There To Say? You know, I find myself here, sifting through the news, through government data …

Jun 26, 2005: Last throes indeed
Dick Cheney is one of two things. A complete moron or a lying, manipulative scumbag. I’m fairly certain it is the latter. Way to go America. …

Jun 24, 2005: Garden Happenings
I’m happy to report that momma deer and 2 fawns are now hanging about every day. Adorable! Also, just out of the nest Ruby-throated Hummingbirds …

Jun 20, 2005: Impeachable Offenses
I think I’ll be taking a brief break from impeach Bush posts this week. As much as I’d like to see that happen this is not the …

Jun 20, 2005: Tom Dispatch and Mark Danner on the Downing Street Memo
TomDispatch has a posted an excellent introduction to, and reprint of, Mark Danner’s coverage of the Downing Street Memo and the resulting …

Jun 16, 2005: No more delays: Resolution of Inquiry
Kevin Zeese and Ralph Nader write about The Growing Case for a Resolution of Inquiry: Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution: …

Jun 16, 2005: In Support of a Resolution of Inquiry
Excellent: After Downing Street Dot Org - In Support of a Resolution of Inquiry. I’m watching John Bonifaz, founder of the above site, on …

Jun 13, 2005: The International Criminal Court and Blair/Bush
Over at Informed Comment you’ll find excellent commentary by Amy Ross regarding the ICC and Blair/Bush: “Regarding accountability and the …

Jun 12, 2005: The Downing Street Memo Resource Site
For those that want to know more, there is a site dedicated to The Downing Street Memo: The Downing Street “Memo” is actually a document …

Jun 12, 2005: Bush and Blair War Games
Slowly the truth claws its way out of the deeply dug grave. Juan Cole has an interesting post regarding yet another Bush/Blair/Iraq document being …

Jun 11, 2005: Casualties in Iraq
U.S. Military Deaths First 14 months: 740 Second 14 months: 958 Source U.S. Military Wounded Official: 12,762 Est: 15,000 - 38,000 Source Iraqi …

Jun 10, 2005: The Downing Street Memo and Impeachment of George Bush
Okay, well, it seems this is the most attention we’ve seen yet on the issue of George Bush and the lies told by the White House to wage war …

Jun 9, 2005: How much Oil are you eating?
Ianqui over at the Oil Drum provides a nice introduction to Our oil-laden food chain: Just to get started, according to this estimate, the food …

Jun 9, 2005: Clueless about our energy crisis
James Kunstler continues to write the most cutting and accurate articles regarding oil and world energy. Here are a few choice nuggets from his most …

Jun 9, 2005: Bush is a Sith Lord
Over at CounterPunch Paul Craig Roberts asks: Is Bush a Sith Lord? The answer, of course, is yes. I’ve wanted to write something like this for a …

Jun 7, 2005: Gray Tree Frogs and a beautiful rainy day
Today was a good day. Amazing moment number one came while we were down at the lake. I was caught in a thunderstorm and enjoyed a really nice walk in …

Jun 5, 2005: Living Simply: No S Diet and the Shovelglove
A few months back I wrote: I’ve written before about my concern regarding our use of fossil fuels. It is a subject that I’ve been thinking …

Jun 4, 2005: Common sense and the need to defeat religious conservatives
Thanks to Chuck for pointing this out. Matt Taibbi over at the New York Press has written an excellent article on the importance of confronting …

Jun 3, 2005: Dying in Iraq
Juan Cole has an excellent post comparing the death rate in Iraq with Saddam to that since his removal by the U.S. illegal war.: Paul Wolfowitz at the …

Jun 3, 2005: Oenothera macrocarpa - Missouri Primrose
Blooming by our little garden pond. These blooms tend to open in the evening and stay open through the morning. Most of the flowers only seem to last …

Jun 1, 2005: One-fifth of Earth's bird species in danger
Infoshop News has posted a Reuters story regarding Earth’s bird species in danger: More than a fifth of the planet’s bird species face …

May 31, 2005: Bush: Amnesty report 'absurd', Denny: George Bush a complete idiot
CNN, that bastion of truth, is reporting on Bush’s response to Amnesty’s torture report: WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush called a …

May 30, 2005: Crude awakening
The Sand Diego Union-Tribune discusses oil: Difficult choices await a nation – and world – stuck on oil. To be sure, America long ago lost its energy …

May 29, 2005: Wow... USATODAY/AP reporting on Peak Oil?
The mass media may finally be picking up on a story that it should have been discussing for many years: Peak Oil. USA Today has an AP story that …

May 26, 2005: Newsweek and Corporate Media Contradictions
I was watching today’s Democracy Now! which included a segment on the current Newsweek dealio and an interview with Norman Solomon who has …

May 25, 2005: Amnesty condemns US example on human rights
Sarah Left, writing for the Guardian, reports on Amnesty International’s condemnation of US human rights record: The US abdicated its …

May 25, 2005: The lies before the preemptive war
Ah just playing catchup on an article by Walter Pincus posted a couple weeks ago by the Washington Post: British Intelligence Warned of Iraq War: …

May 24, 2005: The Potential of Wind Power
Amit Asaravala over at Wired News has an interesting article about the vast potential of wind for the generation of power. According to the article …

May 23, 2005: Banning Newsweek?
Mother Davis over at Irregular Times writes about Republicans that want to ban Newsweek: I never thought that I would live to see the day when a …

May 16, 2005: Bird Tracker 1.0 - FileMaker Pro database
A simple little FileMakerPro database for keeping track of the birds you’ve seen. I’m new to birding so I may have left out fields …

May 15, 2005: Time Management for Anarchists: The Movie
Fantastically fun little flash movie for the unorganized rabble rouser in your life. Time Management for Anarchists: The Movie. Not a specific …

May 14, 2005: Conditions in Iraq spiral downward
I continue to read Juan Cole everyday and, well, Iraq is not getting any better. Not that I thought it would be getting better. Another excellent …

May 14, 2005: Summer Tanager and late night rain
Just a quick note before bed. While I have not seen the Scarlet Tanagers in a week I have seen a beautiful Summer Tanager… twice in fact. We …

May 14, 2005: OPEC at it's highest production in history
The continued march towards Peak Oil: “OPEC is at its highest production in history. I am concerned about that. If we reach the full capacity …

May 11, 2005: Growing Native Presentation
Download QuickTime presentation I put this together last year as an entry into Apple’s Keynote contest and meant to post it for download long …

May 10, 2005: Spiderwort
Spiderwort More at my Flickr.Lots of gardening happening! Added nearly 90 Missouri natives. More photos soon. Technorati tags: Gardening, Native …

May 6, 2005: Scarlet Tanager
Best part of my day today: eating dinner while watching a Scarlet Tanager take a bath in our little pond. Both the male and female came in for a bath. …

May 2, 2005: Radical Noesis - A new site about oil and global warming
A few weeks ago I was contacted by Rowan of Radical Noesis - Thinking outside the box with an invitation to participate in a new blog. Looks like the …

May 1, 2005: Mac OS 10.4 Tiger - A few thoughts
So, what kind of self respecting Mac geek fails to post a few words on Tiger? It’s not at all surprising that such mini reviews are all over the …

Apr 30, 2005: Podscope - Indexed podcasts searchable via text
Wow. This is cool. The folks over at Podscope are filtering through podcasts and creating an easy to search index for submitted feeds. I did a search …

Apr 28, 2005: Ivory-billed Woodpecker not extinct!
David Pescovitz over at BoingBoing writes about the rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker:: After more than sixty-years, a rare bird believed to …

Apr 27, 2005: Columbine
One of my favorite wild flowers… a native with really delicate foliage and a very interesting flower. Very good for attracting the first spring …

Apr 21, 2005: Our oil-based life coming to an end
The Guardian has an excellent story on the early arrival of peak oil production: The end of oil is closer than you think: Oil production could peak …

Apr 20, 2005: Conversations
I’m housesitting for my brother this week so I’m just a half mile from my sister’s house. I went down yesterday and ended up staying …

Apr 19, 2005: Jacob's Ladder
Also known as Polemonium reptans, now blooming on this quiet little hillside in Missouri. These are the days that I close out the rest of the world. …

Apr 8, 2005: Of blogging and gardening
Wow. Guess I’ve been on some sort of blog vacation. Not sure why really. I suppose I just have not wanted to post. Life goes on and the planet …

Mar 23, 2005: Spring Birds in Missouri
Birds spotted in the past week: Robin, Chipping Sparrow, White Breasted Nuthatch, Slate Gray Junco, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Flicker, Bluebirds, and …

Mar 18, 2005: Halliburton Overcharging
I meant to mention this the other day… Audit: Halliburton Overcharged U.S. $100M: A military audit has found that defense contractor …

Mar 18, 2005: Iraq: Going nowhere fast
Juan Cole, via NPR: With the guerilla war in Iraq showing no signs of abating, the prospects for successful military disengagement by the United …

Mar 10, 2005: President Rosco
The similarities are eerie. It’s not just the voice but the manner of speaking. Click the pic for a quick and dirty QuickTime movie which …

Mar 10, 2005: War and Democracy in Iraq: Casualties continue to climb
Source: Iraq Coalition Casualties: Take a look at the average per day for each month and the year ago month. There is an increase in nearly every …

Mar 8, 2005: Spring gardening in Missouri
I expect that I may be posting a little less often in the next couple of months as the weather warms and I venture outside to haul rocks, spread …

Mar 5, 2005: Pocast: Oil and Economy
I’ve often written about the over-use and dependence on oil in the US. Those that know me would probably say that I obsess over it to which I …

Mar 3, 2005: Podcast: Technology, Knowledge, and Democracy
I’ve been thinking about the influence and intrusion of the capitalist system and corporations into our understanding of the world around us. In …

Mar 3, 2005: The New Iraq: Torture, Rape, and Murder
The New York Times has a story on a recent State Department Report about human rights. I was surprised to see the admission that the Iraqi Government …

Mar 2, 2005: Stopping the NAFTA Superhighway
Several years ago I went to a public meeting/hearing about the proposed NAFTA Superhighway. I’ve not followed the issue in these past years but …

Mar 1, 2005: The European Union: A Different Kind of Dream
I just finished watching a documentary interview with Jeremy Rifkin on LinkTV. The discussion seems to be based on one of Rifkin’s more recent …

Feb 26, 2005: Venezuela's Chavez embraces socialism
CNN/Reuters has an interesting article about Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez: Defying U.S., Venezuela’s Chavez embraces socialism: CARACAS, …

Feb 25, 2005: Monsters, bullies and bastards
“We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We …

Feb 23, 2005: The Antiwar Movement Confronts Army Recruiters
The New York Times, via Infoshop News, has a story about the antiwar movement getting aggressive. I have little doubt that this kind of direct action …

Feb 22, 2005: New studies of oceans and melting Arctic ice confirm warmer planet
Wired, via Reuters, reported a few days ago on new studies of the Earth’s oceans and melting Arctic ice which confirm a rapidly warming planet. …

Feb 20, 2005: How Democracy "works" in Iraq
According to Juan Cole: Al-Hayat reports that a decision on the new prime minister will not be announced until at least Wednesday. The decision was …

Feb 20, 2005: Government Secrecy and Power
Noam Chomsky, during a discussion regarding governmental secrecy and security suggested that secrecy has little to do with security. Rather, the real …

Feb 18, 2005: Podcast: Media, Information and Reality
Just a bit of contemplation about the formulation of beliefs and ideas. Also, a few thoughts on the corporate media and the effects of blogs on that …

Feb 18, 2005: Ocean Life
Last night at the ocean! Tomorrow we head back to Missouri, just in time for spring. As much as I’ve enjoyed the beauty of this ocean ecosystem …

Feb 17, 2005: Gulls
Last days by the ocean… Technorati Tags: Birds, Natural

Feb 17, 2005: Of Pots and Kettles, Bush's Syria Pronouncement
CNN/AP Headline: Bush: Syria ‘out of step’ WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush on Thursday said Syria is “out of step” with …

Feb 17, 2005: US: Least Informed, Best Entertained
Dahr Jamail has posted an article regarding the recent World Tribunal on Iraq. The World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI), an international peoples initiative …

Feb 15, 2005: Understanding Power
I have a confession to make. It’s been a long while since I’ve purchased and actually read a book. Paper and ink, yes, I think I remember …

Feb 14, 2005: Humans: Losing our way?
Inspired by the repercussions of saying a simple hello to a stranger on the street Stupid Beautiful writes about city life. It’s a strangely …

Feb 11, 2005: Ward Churchill and his sins against empire
Yet more on the attack against Ward Churchill. Stephen Best writes Killing the Messenger: Ward Churchill’s Sins Against the Empire “The gross …

Feb 11, 2005: U.S. Scientists Ordered to Lie
So much for a federal government that respects science and its own laws. Of course this is not a surprise to anyone that actually follows the conduct …

Feb 9, 2005: The end of laws: H.R. 418
The Irregular times has a post about H.R. 418 and I have to say, this is some scary stuff. If this should pass, well, it is yet another step towards …

Feb 9, 2005: Empire and Uppity Indians
Over at Counterpunch Tim Wise has an excellent article regarding Ward Churchill and the larger argument regarding U.S. conduct abroad: Reflections on …

Feb 8, 2005: The Shithouse-Crazy Cowboy
Imagine you are the parent of a 5 year old child. Would you trust them with an armed gun? Now I ask this question because yesterday I got to thinking …

Feb 7, 2005: What is Kyoto all about?
The Guardian has posted a brief description of the transition of Kyoto to international law. Yet another example of America standing alone as it …

Feb 4, 2005: Willful Ignorance
Hey, Paula Zahn, fuck you. Okay. I’ve already written once, no, twice, about the current situation with Ward Churchill but I’ll go ahead …

Feb 4, 2005: "Some People Push Back" On the Justice of Roosting Chickens
by Ward Churchill When queried by reporters concerning his views on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Malcolm X famously – and …

Feb 3, 2005: Climate change past the turning point?
First, the BBC is reporting that, according to a WWF study, we could see a Climate change ‘disaster by 2026’ Dangerous levels of climate …

Feb 2, 2005: Speaking of the First Amendment...
CNN reported a couple days ago on the disturbing results found by a study of high school students thoughts on the First Amendment. Not only does the …

Feb 2, 2005: Macintosh Consulting in St. Louis
Hire me! I’m available for Macintosh consulting, FileMaker Pro and web development, videography/editing, photo scanning, repair, and archiving. …

Feb 1, 2005: Richard Perle, Iraq, and other Neocon adventures
What do you know about the Project for the New American Century? I'd bet that very few Americans know much about the PNAC though it seems likely that …

Feb 1, 2005: Ward Churchill, context of argument, and the First Amendment
The AP is reporting that Ward Churchill’s appearance at Hamilton College has been canceled. Supposedly the event was cancelled due to death …

Jan 31, 2005: Elections in Iraq
Juan Cole has a round-up regarding the elections in Iraq. I'm withholding judgment for the moment. I've opposed this war from the beginning just as I …

Jan 30, 2005: Living Simply: Bodycare
I've written before about my concern regarding our use of fossil fuels. It is a subject that I've been thinking about over the past 15 years and it …

Jan 30, 2005: Weaving Community showing at National Conference on Organized Resistance
Sweet. My documentary, Weaving Community, will be showing at the upcoming National Conference on Organized Resistance (NCOR) - Films. A big thanks to …

Jan 26, 2005: Podcast: Noam Chomsky Mix 1
Music mix by me, words by Noam Chomsky. In clip one he is speaking about the need for and potential of creative work when carried out by free people. …

Jan 26, 2005: Who is innocent?
Susan at Res Publica is obviously upset by Ward Churchill’s comments about the innocence of the victims of 9/11: “True enough, they were …

Jan 25, 2005: Are you cruel?
The Sorest Loser has an interesting post on vegetarianism. I rarely post about vegetarianism or the subject of animal cruelty and, in fact, I think …

Jan 22, 2005: Ocean pictures
I’m on the beach for a winter holiday with my folks and the dogs so I’ll be posting photos. Here’s the first few: sunset, …

Jan 22, 2005: The Grid Remix Podcast
First podcast in a good while and the first of the year. To be truthful I created this almost a year ago as my first experiment with GarageBand. The …

Jan 21, 2005: Four more years... bring 'em on
My good friend Sue over at born into this mess is obviously pissed… disgusted… hopeless: I’m glad I don’t have a television …

Jan 18, 2005: Which side are you on?
Earlier today I happened upon The Cranky Liberal Pages and one post in particular caught my eye: Bad Service - A Personal personnel Story. Essentially …

Jan 17, 2005: CBS lies, Bush lies
There are plenty of folks that seem to think that the media is too liberal or too conservative. I think it’s a bit more complicated. Ultimately …

Jan 16, 2005: Protesting the inauguration... and the Democrats
Irregular times has a great post on the counter-inaugurals that will be happening all around the country on January 20. In particular I really enjoyed …

Jan 14, 2005: George Bush: Arrogant liar and murderer
"Barbara Walters: This was our main reason for going in. So now when we read, 'Okay, the search is over,' what do you feel? "President Bush: Well, …

Jan 14, 2005: A haunting end to hunt for WMD
The Virginia Pilot has an excellent story about the end of the search for WMD in Iraq: This week’s news that the Pentagon has officially ended …

Jan 13, 2005: How do you know?
A question I’ve been pondering lately: How do I know? How do you know? Everyday we make claims about reality and what we know about it. …

Jan 12, 2005: Confession of an X Files addict
Okay, yet another non-political post and the second one in two days. This is something I’ve wanted to mention before but didn’t. Every …

Jan 11, 2005: Republican Jesus
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Jan 11, 2005: The new Mac mini
It's been a while but I'm going to offer up a non-political post! Several months ago I set up a blog specifically for geek and Mac related info. Since …

Jan 10, 2005: The Salvador option and Iraq
According to Newsweek the Pentagon may put Special-Forces-led assassination or kidnapping teams in Iraq: What to do about the deepening quagmire of …

Jan 8, 2005: January 6, 2005: Hey, hey Democracy, we never knew ya
Ray Beckerman over at Ohio Election Fraud has something to say about January 6, 2005: I believe history will record January 6, 2005, as the day on …

Jan 7, 2005: Alternative Energy Blog
We don’t have to depend on oil or any other fossil fuel and if you want to learn more about the alternatives go check out the Alternative Energy …

Jan 6, 2005: The Conyers Report: What Went Wrong in Ohio
If you are one of those that voted for Kerry and one of those that believes that democracy actually exists as a meaningful system I ask, what will you …

Jan 2, 2005: Thoughts on the development of a community economy
An essay written long ago… I thought I’d bring it back to address the liberals that have, in the weeks since the elections, been …

Dec 29, 2004: RealClimate: Blogging by climate scientists
If you’re interested in reading what climate scientists have to say about global warming and other climate related topics you’ll want to …

Dec 29, 2004: Is This What Democracy Looks Like?
The folks that comprise the Why War? Wobbly Squirrel Collective have written a great article which asks: Is This What Democracy Looks Like? They get …

Dec 28, 2004: Self-determination
More important than any other resource is the raw awareness that you have the power to change the world— this is the hardest one to develop and …

Dec 27, 2004: Will Kerry Unconcede?
More news regarding the democratic facade in America, some suggest that the ground has been prepared for Kerry to unconcede the election: If you …

Dec 27, 2004: Grass now established in warmer Antarctic
According to The Australian scientists with the British Antarctic Survey are now reporting that the Antarctic has warmed enough for the establishment …

Dec 27, 2004: Bush ordered torture in Iraq
The Irregular Times has a good summation of the recently released FOIA documents which implicate Bush in the torture of Iraqi prisoners: Documents …

Dec 23, 2004: Ohio and the crumbling facade of democracy
Funny thing about the Ohio recount: John Kerry doesn’t care. Now, anyone that reads this blog already knows how I feel about American …

Dec 22, 2004: Blogs: do we learn from disagreement?
As I’ve been browsing through Blog Explosion sites over the past 2 weeks I’ve noticed that there are, as we’d expect, many …

Dec 22, 2004: Getting to know Direct Action
Interested in fighting back? Check out Crimethinc’s Twelve Myths About Direct Action Direct action—that is, any kind of action that bypasses …

Dec 22, 2004: Americans are killing their Christ
My good friend Thom has a few thoughts about Bush and his Rightwing Christ Killers:: When I was 12, I dedicated my life to Christ. In the time since, …

Dec 21, 2004: German solar energy development shows the way
While the U.S. resists the Kyoto Agreement and continues its dependence on fossil fuels, it is Germany that demonstrates real leadership for the …

Dec 20, 2004: Oil and Empire
Jim Kunstler has written yet another great article about U.S. dependence on oil in which he touches on the political, social, and economic …

Dec 18, 2004: American Jesus
The American Jesus will kick your ass. Via Mat. Technorati Tags: Religious Right

Dec 18, 2004: Thousands of U.S. troops have deserted since invasion of Iraq
Jaded Reality offers a Disaster Alert - aka Iraq round up. What really caught my eye: There is also a whopper of a stat in the latest issue of Harper …

Dec 16, 2004: Pentagon nervous about Germany's war crimes case against Rumsfeld
This is as it should be. Let’s hope Germany moves forward with this. I look forward to the day that U.S. war criminals go to jail. Juan Cole at …

Dec 15, 2004: Public life and public space: Europe and the U.S.
Jim Kunstler over at Clusterfuck Nation discusses the difference between America and European public life and use of public space: “Amsterdam, …

Dec 14, 2004: Ohio Recount: Blackwell Locks Out Recount Volunteers
This is going to get very interesting. Just how much evidence is needed before the citizens of the U.S. realize that democracy here is just a farce? …

Dec 14, 2004: What is before us?
Understanding the complexity of the current moment is difficult, attempting to predict the future unfolding of the present is even more difficult; …

Oct 4, 2004: Iraq's destruction based on aluminum tube lies
Mithras over at Fables of the Reconstruction writes about Bush and the Aluminum Tubes of Death: The NYTimes.com has 10,000 words on the Bush …

Aug 11, 2003: Killing the truth Very interesting article at the Washington Post: Depiction of Threat Outgrew Supporting Evidence The evidence continues to mount. It …

Aug 10, 2003: Lilly We create each other. August 10, 2003 I don’t believe it: Halliburton getting most of the Iraq oil work? According to this article at the …

Aug 9, 2003: Moblog comment Okay, maybe it was too late at night for me to try but last night’s phone-based blog entry was, er, scary. Perhaps I have not had …

Aug 9, 2003: Community Technology or How Do We Grow Our Tomatoes? 
Much of this article is taken from my writings in 1994. If you’ve read my blog you know I’m very critical of the general state of the …

Aug 8, 2003: The President get’s his vacation, did you get yours? This is gross. Really. We’re paying him to make wars we don’t want and take …

Aug 7, 2003: To TypePad, or not to TypePad Well, I guess I don’t have to decide today but soon. Do I switch from my current blog which is based on blosxom …

Aug 6, 2003: Pixels and Paper Jason over at kottke.org has some interesting thoughts on how we read differently when we read via the web. Reading this prompted me …

Aug 4, 2003: Executive Orders for big oil
Ever heard of Executive Order 13303? Issued by Bush on May 22, 2003 the intent of this largely unreported order is the granting of legal immunity to …

Aug 3, 2003: How Bush and Company support the troops
Is this how a president should support the people he sends to war? Thanks to Nurse Ratched’s Notebook for the link.

Aug 2, 2003: Current project
So I thought it would be great fun to add a section about projects I’m currently working on. Yes, that’s exactly what you want to read …

Aug 1, 2003: Why you want more Dubya in 2004
Originally posted by New Kojak at the Maccentral Forums. You are independently wealthy and wish to pay a lower tax rate than the people you hire to …

Jul 31, 2003: Batman the way nature intended
Oh yes. Batman: Dead End. If you are a Batman fan and you have broadband go check it out. There is a full screen version at 160MB and a small version …

Jul 30, 2003: We're not liberators?
But while the prince was taking the raid calmly, elsewhere in Mansur it provoked a reaction that was anything but. “We consider the Americans …

Jul 29, 2003: Geneva Conventions. Protocol 1.
Art. 75. 2. The following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever, whether committed by civilian or by military …

Jul 27, 2003: Photo's from the storm
Okay, I did not take any photos but my good friend Mat sure did. Nearly one week later and the clean up is in full swing. There are still many, many …

Jul 24, 2003: Crazy in Memphis
Few updates for the time being. Memphis had a crazy storm Tuesday morning. Winds reported at 80 mph and massive destruction. 325,000 homes without …

Jul 21, 2003: Homeland security
USA Today: Microsoft acknowledges a critical flaw in nearly all Windows software allows hackers to seize control of your computer over the Net, steal …

Jul 21, 2003: Zeldman interview Okay, for the Apple geeks and the web geeks, there’s a good interview with Zeldman at AppleMatters. For those that don’t …

Jul 20, 2003: Earth to Bush... come in...
George Bush would like us to forget certain inconvenient truths: The larger point is, and the fundamental question is, did Saddam Hussein have a …

Jul 20, 2003: The downward spiral
The situation in Iraq is apparently worsening day by day. Two more soldiers died today. One yesterday and the day before that too. It seems that …

Jul 14, 2003: t68i Review
Geeky gadget review ahead. In December 2002 I switched from Sprint to T-Mobile and when I did I got the Motorolla 332 because it was one of their less …

Jul 14, 2003: You won't see this reporting in a U.S. newspaper
Red, white and worried Post-war euphoria gives way to new realities as Fourth of July finds America troubled and confused Since George W. Bush …

Jul 13, 2003: Hiding out
Spent the past few days away from the keyboard. There’s so much going on in the community of which I’m a part and in my personal zonality …

Jul 13, 2003: Bush's lies are catching up to him
“The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." – From …

Jul 9, 2003: Aquarium
Imagine Homer Simpson saying… “Oooohhhh, fishes”. That’s right folks, it’s aquarium update time. I’m not sure any …

Jul 8, 2003: Going, going, gone?
Steve Gilliard has yet again nailed it on the head: Time to admit the obvious: there are no WMD Ok, let’s go through this simply: No units have …

Jul 7, 2003: You won’t see this reporting in a U.S. newspaper Red, white and worried Post-war euphoria gives way to new realities as Fourth of July finds …

Jul 6, 2003: Watching the Government
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A …

Jul 6, 2003: Presidential manipulation
A couple days ago I mentioned this story over at The Nation in which Renana Brooks offers an analysis of Bush’s use of language. Given the …

Jul 6, 2003: The troops are frustrated
Troop morale in Iraq hits ‘rock bottom’ In one Army unit, an officer described the mentality of troops. “They vent to anyone who …

Jul 5, 2003: Remember this?
The Declaration of Independence Watch out, some folks might label you a traitor or subversive for reading such radical propaganda: When in the Course …

Jul 4, 2003: What a nightmare
Steve Gilliard over at the Daily Kos has written an excellent summary of the current situation in Iraq. The look on Donald Rumsfeld’s face …

Jul 4, 2003: Cost of the war
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, …

Jul 3, 2003: Maybe it’s the heat? Boy, I’m slackin. I have not been motivated to do anything the past few days. Actually, I am taking a more pro-active …

Jul 2, 2003: Victims
Thanks to Mike over at Tread lightly on the things of earth I found A Nation of Victims by Renana Brooks over at The Nation. An excellent article …

Jun 30, 2003: Normalcy? Democracy? I found this story over at the Daily Kos. Concerning Nader voters and Nader’s suggestion that he might run for president …

Jun 29, 2003: Movie Madness
I’m watching movies. Lots of movies. Film festival entries for the upcoming MeDiA Co-op festival as well as hollywood stuff. In the past 2 weeks …

Jun 26, 2003: Mac OS 10.3 Panther
I’ve been fortunate enough to have a chance to play with Mac OS 10.3, Panther. After around 7 hours I have the impression that this is one very …

Jun 25, 2003: Apple's Latest
Okay, being an Apple geek I think it’s my duty to at least offer a minimal comment on recent Apple developments. I won’t bother to recap …

Jun 25, 2003: Bush's Scam
“The Selling of the Iraq War: The First Casualty” Go get your java or drink of choice. Then, come back and read this. John Judis and …

Jun 22, 2003: Blogging and the new citizenship
Tim Dunlop at the Evatt Foundation has written a really nice article on blogging. He describes the blogosphere as as “somewhere between an …

Jun 21, 2003: The Iraq Debacle
Like Emma over at Notes on the Atrocities I’ve written that I didn’t neccesarily “support our troops”. Seems like each day …

Jun 20, 2003: I shouldn’t be at the keyboard You see, I’m a bit drunk and I get the feeling that it’s not an accepted practice in blogsville to be …

Jun 19, 2003: Warning: Sharp rocks
It’s rare that I write about my personal muck here. I have this recurring thought about how I get around in life. For the past several years …

Jun 18, 2003: Democracy and Blogsville
There’s a very interesting discussion concerning weblogs and democracy going on in blogsville. Jon Lebkowsky responds toPerry de …

Jun 17, 2003: Shiny and pretty Yes indeedy, I took a leap into the New Weblog Showcase. I was unable to enter a couple weeks ago because of the deadline. As of this …

Jun 16, 2003: The American Empire
Thanks to Blog Left for pointing out this articleby Eric Hobsbawm over at the Guardian. The primary point of the article is that in the abscense of …

Jun 14, 2003: Obligatory post about a soon to be dead web browser
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for the Mac is dead. Zeldman writes more about it. It’s also interesting to note that the standalone IE …

Jun 13, 2003: The wrong direction 1908- Ford’s Model T averaged 25 miles per gallon 2003- Ford’s fleet of new vehicles average 22.6 miles per gallon …

Jun 12, 2003: Freedom or Fascism?
Last week I mentioned an article, An Escape From Freedom*: reflections on the development of an American dystopia by Mark Anderson over at the …

Jun 10, 2003: The Gen3 iPod
Being the ultimate out of control gadget geek that I am I bought one of the new iPods. I’ve been using it for about a month now and thought …

Jun 8, 2003: Is the fabric of lies coming undone?
Thanks to this post over at Counterspin Central I found this article at the Washington Post. The lies are begining to pile up. I’m truly amazed …

Jun 6, 2003: The folks over at Cyber Ecology are continuing the food systems discussion. Tenniel does a great job of covering the possibilities for local …

Jun 5, 2003: More Georgie boy lies Nothing but lies. It is truly astounding but not unexpected. Everyday there is new evidence that this administration has no …

Jun 4, 2003: Still eating meat? Some days I am sooooo glad I’m a vegetarian. An excellent story over at a fairly new blog Cyber Ecology discusses what every …

Jun 3, 2003: Conversations with my brother Iraq. War. George and Saddam. U.S. terrorism. Marriage and relationships. A few of the subjects of a very long …

Jun 2, 2003: Calm today
How sweet life can be… at least for some. This is the second morning I’ve woken up to the sounds of the ocean outside my window. While I …

Jun 2, 2003: How we carry our music
Todd Dominey, over at What Do I Know makes some interesting comments on the relationship between time and form in our “ownership” of …

Jun 1, 2003: Saltwater spray
Oh my. It’s been more than 10 years since I’ve had a chance to swim in the ocean. Why did I wait so long? I’d forgotten just how …

May 30, 2003: Going out for vacation
05/30/2003 I’ll be on vacation till June 8 and I’m not sure I’ll have internet access so there’s a good chance I won’t …

May 25, 2003: Food and Health and Manipulation, er, Hope
That phrase (minus the Manipulation) was a part of Monsanto’s promotional materials for a while. It’s since been replaced with …

May 25, 2003: The obscenity of the Hummer
Why in the world to these fucking things exist? Why do people buy them? Please help me to understand the irrationality of the human species. Wait, I …

May 24, 2003: To benefit the Iraqi people?
Help me out here. I’m trying to remember, trying to understand; why did we just beat up Iraq? Was it a continuation of the “war on …

May 22, 2003: It's those little details...
“When the guy from the White House tells you to take your tie off, you don’t ask why.” –Brian Bosma, Indiana House Republican, …

May 21, 2003: Scale of Democracy
Thanks to Jon Lebokowsky I found Adina Levin’s post discussing the dynamics of scale and democracy. She writes that “The …

May 20, 2003: The FCC monster… Just a friendly reminder that on 2 June 2003 the FCC proposes to remove laws that prevent any single company from owning every …

May 17, 2003: George Bush went AWOL
Okay, so Georgie boy waged a war against a nation that couldn’t defend itself using a pretext that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction that …

May 15, 2003: Playing Card Deck for U.S. Regime Change...
This is great. A playing card deck which shows the way to regime change in the U.S. The deck is a 55 most wanted list of those responsible for crimes …

May 14, 2003: My day job...
Is painful. But damn, I guess it’s better than most I’ve had. In a strange way I’ve actually been looking forward to going in …

May 14, 2003: The Matrix
Okay, being the consumer geek that I am I went out last night and bought the Matrix DVD. I’m suprised I hadn’t bought it before but really …

May 14, 2003: Frustrations with BellSouth FastAccess DSL
It’s a real bummer that Directv DSL went out of business this past fall. In one year of service with those folks we had maybe 2 outages for a …

May 14, 2003: Music
Ah…. it amazes me how much music can shift my reality. We don’t just listen to music, we use it. I suppose that’s obvious but I …

May 14, 2003: Nifty gadget software
GSM remote is a nifty shareware program that sync’s up various mobile phones to your OSX computer. It’s not quite as neat as the iSync and …

May 12, 2003: The FCC makes me sick
According to Zeldman: “On 2 June 2003, the FCC proposes to remove laws that prevent any single company from owning every TV channel or newspaper …

May 11, 2003: In a funk
I’ve been having a difficult time lately. Strange how life can be so wonderful and really yucky all at the same time. Lately living at deCleyre …

Apr 29, 2003: Where have I been?
Damn. Seems like it’s been forever. I’ve been way too busy. I need some down time… rest… relaxation. I’m showing my …

Apr 11, 2003: There's something very, very wrong with this picture...
So, here we are. The tail-end of a relatively one sided “war”. Anti-war protestors have been grilled in the media. We are un-American …

Apr 9, 2003: A tale of pies I love the Biotic Baking Brigade. There latest target? A reporter of the corporate media in San Francisco: Coroporate Reporter Served …

Apr 7, 2003: MLK March
I was not there but I’m told it was a great march in downtown Memphis on Friday, April 4, 2003. There we 200+ people at the march and 1,000+ at …

Apr 6, 2003: God Talk
Thanks to DruBlood for pointing me to a very interesting blog and also to this article about European leader’s dislike of George Bush’s …

Mar 31, 2003: Check it out Blogs Against War, a new anti-war blogs/news aggregator. A great place to go for getting the most recent writings by those opposed to the …

Mar 30, 2003: Michael Moore Directed Anti-War Video Check it out: system of a down Boom 03/30/2003 Iraqi Liberation Liberation or terrorism? This is terrorism. …

Mar 29, 2003: What the world thinks? I’m question the accuracy of this, but it’s certainly worth taking a look. 03/29/2003 Reality Check Support the …

Mar 28, 2003: Now I'm pathetic?
Heh. Just got off the phone with a friend who’s become active in the local organizing against the war. He’s planning something this …

Mar 27, 2003: Are Truth and consicence dead?
Perhaps we should call it The Absurd War? Or, The Absurd War Without Justification? Maybe something simple like The War of U.S. Aggression? Of course …

Mar 26, 2003: The worst of Memphis Gangs
They wear blue and they move through the night, feared by many. But they do not exist to serve and protect as they tell us they do. The Memphis Police …

Mar 26, 2003: Too much to do...
What a crazy week. Of course, as I write that I laugh at myself. My week is nothing in comparison to those in Iraq. But, in the context of my life …

Mar 23, 2003: Turn up your speakers to the highest level possible. Then go here. Do it right now.

Mar 22, 2003: More anti-war protests downtown Memphis… In the past several days there have been two more anti-war protests in Memphis. On the day that the …

Mar 20, 2003: Regime Change in the U.S. I’m hoping this will be big. Real big. Actually, it’s kinda funny but I’m hoping it’s the biggest, …

Mar 19, 2003: Sound familiar? “Why of course the people don’t want war. … But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the …

Mar 18, 2003: Oh boy So, yes it’s off to war. I’m working on setting up a new site. Hopefully it’ll be up later today or tonight: …

Mar 17, 2003: Oh, hey, there's good news...
From CNN… “Stocks rally as war nears End of uncertainty on Wall Street as U.S. ends diplomatic effort to disarm Iraq. March 17, 2003: …

Mar 16, 2003: Inside and Outside Okay. It’s exactly 66 degrees today in Memphis. Not even close to what could be described as hot. Oh, and there’s a …

Mar 15, 2003: Anti-war protest downtown Memphis… We gathered in downtown Memphis for a couple hours today to protest U.$. aggression against Iraq. There were …

Mar 14, 2003: Goin it alone Christopher Allbritton, a former AP and New York Daily News reporter, now an independent journalist goes to Iraq to report. Well, …

Mar 13, 2003: You’re kidding me, right? “His Lonely March… Bush would love as much support as possible against Iraq, but in the end he requires …

Mar 12, 2003: Cooperation and Communication
I don’t think we know what we’re doing here. Wait a second… hold on…. What? You said what? Oh, okay. But I thought you …

Mar 11, 2003: Reminds me more and more of Star Trek I have to wonder, if humanity doesn’t destroy itself with war, what are we evolving into? Laptops, cell …

Mar 8, 2003: Blix and El-Baradei: Key points Key points of the weapons inspectors' reports to the UN security council, reported by The Guardian, Friday March 7, …

Mar 7, 2003: Disappointed
I live in a co-op. There aren’t many of those so I’m guessing that if you’re not a friend or family member you may not be familiar …

Mar 5, 2003: Weaving Community
A documentary about what some folks in Memphis are doing to create a different kind of world. I’ve been working on this project for nearly a …

Mar 4, 2003: Oh what a splendid day Winters in Memphis, TN have there ups and downs. The down is that it’s often 40 degrees and raining. We only get one or …

Mar 3, 2003: Think before I act, think before I act, think...
Funny that today I read an article at daringfireball about a behavior of the OS X finder which some consider to be an error or bug. Funny because this …

Mar 2, 2003: 03/02/2003 To be human What does it mean to be alive on this planet today, February 6, 2003? Of course the answer to this depends on who it is that …

Mar 2, 2003: 12" Powerbook Review
Note: Initially published in my 2003 era blog, "Where We're Bound". The 2 week review  Perhaps my lack of confidence in my decision to get the new …