I have made somewhat of a habit of going for walks of late. And sometimes I traverse the large cemetery near my house. For me cemeteries are difficult places to be. I don’t know anyone buried at this cemetery, but…
Author: onestring
Global warming is a crock
“Global warming is a crock.” “I, uh… whuzzat?” “It’s a crock. And if it is real, I don’t think humans have anything to do with it.” “You can’t be serious. I thought you were a deeper thinker than that.” “I…
Priceless
Oh, now this is priceless: New Ecofriendly Cigarettes Kill Destructive Human
“My Grandma…. What big needs you have…”
Of late, I have become extremely sensitive to the language in television, radio, and print ads. Those that are hyper-consumeristic really catch my attention and make me shudder. Thought I’d take a photo of one today that I came across. …
Collateral murder
I heard about a video (and the WikiLeaks website) on The Current on CBC radio yesterday. I wasn’t sure at the time if I would have the intestinal fortitude to watch it, but today I decided that I had to…
Toys ‘R’ We
If ever you have a need to have a visceral and simple lesson on the wrong that we’re doing to the planet, pay a visit to your local Toys ‘R’ Us store. I was there today so that my kids…
Meaning
Today in traffic I could see that the vehicle that was three vehicles forward of me had begun signalling to turn left. I could also see that there was a fair amount of oncoming traffic, so I quickly made a…
Gratitude
Social scientists and happiness researchers tell us that experiencing gratitude is one of the key emotions involved in maintaining a healthy and happy state of mind. I thought it strange to think of gratitude as an emotion, but upon reflection…
Where does your food come from?
I wouldn’t post something like this unless I thought it was pretty compelling. Watch this short video and start thinking. Hellmanns2 The website mentioned in the video is http://www.eatrealeatlocal.ca
New theory on dinosaur extinction?
In university I studied Earth Sciences and had to write many research papers. One of my favourite topics to write on when the subject allowed it was the Cretaceous/Tertiary extinction event — the extinction event that eliminated the dinosaurs. So…