by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 22, 2019 | Book Reviews, Our Changing World, Personal Reflections
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari. Penguin Random House. 372pp Oxford-educated lecturer in history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yuval Noah Harari established his credentials with two bestsellers. Sapiens was a reflection of mankind’s...
by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 15, 2019 | Book Reviews
Corvus by Harold Johnson Thistledown Press, 2015 208 pages [Science Fiction] George, the protagonist, is a somewhat disillusioned lawyer whose hobby is flying an “organic recreation vehicle (ORV)” – a hybrid that combines the characteristics of a crow with an...
by suzukiwebmaster | Dec 17, 2018 | Advocacy, Developing Resilience, Green Perspective, Our Changing World, Personal Reflections, Seeking Clarity
by Stan Hirst The following is a lightly edited reprint of a post which first appeared on this site in July 2012 (pre-Harvey, pre-Irma, pre-California fires, pre-Trump, pre-COP 21, pre-COP 24). In the Blogmaster’s humble opinion it deserves a rerun....
by suzukiwebmaster | Nov 28, 2018 | Our Changing World, Seeking Clarity, Species & Ecosystems
by Stan Hirst It has never been said better than by Carl Sagan in his speech at Cornell University in 1994. “…… you see a dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived out their lives. The...
by suzukiwebmaster | Oct 21, 2018 | Intergenerational Story Project, Our Changing World
by Paul Gregory As a civilian meteorologist in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia I kept track of the weather from March 1986 until May 2009. I still live in the area. During all those years I stepped outside to check the clouds, winds, precipitation, and...
