What happened to my water?
One of the hot button topics again splashing across the media is the looming global water crisis. The article that prompted this post was gleaned from the CNN website on 25 February 2024, but...
Category: Environmental
Plastic Water Bottles: Friend or Foe?
I read yet another article about the dangers of plastics (this time from Newsweek on 09 January, 2024). I could go on and on about the possible permutations of the controversy and potential dangers...
Weather vs. Climate: A Brief Tutorial
I’ll keep this one short and straightforward so even the most die-hard anti-science adherent can understand. I promise to use simple words and concepts… As expected, there has been a flurry — bordering on...
Get out and vote!
This one will be short, but hopefully include some information that we all should take to heart. Forgive me if this offends, but I have — for a very long time — been a...
We All Need a Drink
I’m sure that I’m not alone in my conflicted thoughts about what is happening in the Middle East at this time (November 2023). So much hatred and violence, and — speaking only for myself...
Is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Doomed?
I read an interesting article on the NBC News website that echoed my recent post regarding Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change (I’m sure all of us appreciate a bit of validation, especially when sitting...
Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change for Dummies
This post may be a bit longer than usual, so get comfy. Click here for an index of earlier posts that touch on some of this. When I was at Physical Therapy a couple...
Wildfire Suppression
Speaking only for myself, for the most part I blame Smokey Bear. Susie and I needed to go to the coast last Sunday, and had a chance to travel down Highway 199 along the...
This really ticks me off…
Sure, ticks like springtime when they can hide in moist grasslands and woods, but it seems like every season is tick season here in southwest Oregon. Having lived and worked in the woods for...
Lightning and Thunder and Bears, oh my…
This one’s gonna be short. Susie is with Bailey in Italy, and I escaped to the deck to try and find the universe. The good news is that it found me. I’ve been sitting...
