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…
Hungry Hungry Hippos™: Die, Die, Die
“So I’m concerned about all the waste I see around me. And it’s not like I’m doing anything to stop the deluge. In fact I’m contributing. Why, I don’t know. I guess it’s a momentum thing. It’s hard to change…
The Nature of Waste
Did native North Americans have garbage dumps? I don’t think so. I recall learning all about how every part of an antelope or bison was used for something by natives — and nothing at all was wasted. And why was…
Awakening
I remember a moment of awakening for me about three years ago. I found myself walking through a Walmart. I was like anyone else in there — looking around for what I came for, but also scoping for things that…