Category Mothers
Random thoughts
Random… as if this blog hasn’t been random enough. Today I’ll share a few things that have crossed the path over the last several days. These should touch upon science, farming, food, and living a measured life… hopefully going somewhat along the lines of the mission here. Science – several days ago I was doing […]
The Poor Deer
Farming is a fascinating enterprise. We need food to survive, and as omnivores our food pallet is fairly extensive. If it’s not poisonous, make it a meal. Farming allows us to be selective in what we choose to consume. Farming also allows us to limit our footprint… though with over seven billion of us, the […]
Framing Fancy Floating Farms for Futuristic Food
Two recent stories about future milk sources have passed through the lens here at GP… one brought to my attention by a son, and the other through the serendipity of some online source which assumed I might be interested. Battle of the plant milks. The Guardian published a piece1 looking at the various ‘milk’ products […]
A tough week.
Life is a fine thing. Happy are those who enjoy the journey. And my own particular journey has been mostly enjoyable. And I’ve been mostly happy for it. But this past week a bird died. The poor thing started the week off as would be its want. The time had come, however, and it will […]
Holiday ruminations
Festivities abound. The year wanes and whether we have much to celebrate or not, there still exist many opportunities for mirth. If the historic birth of a long promised Jewish boy warms your spiritual self then allow me to wish you the Merriest of Christmases. If your family and faith regards more senior Jewish celebrations, […]
Linus and Lucy?
George and Martha? Bill and Hillary? Mark Antony and Cleopatra? Well, none really. But if you had to pick one of these couples, A, B, C, or D – which makes the most sense? A – Linus and Lucy; brother and sister and supposedly full sibs. The seedlings shown here are hybrid corn seedlings. Single […]
Remembering Mother on Father’s Day
Mom passed on the 21st of last month. She was 79. My father passed in 2012, so technically my four brothers and I are now orphans. The five of us are all grown men. Most with adult children; hardly the images of orphans. It may seem strange make a point of losing both parents in […]
Diaspora du jour
The great migration and refugee resettlement underway in Europe, the Middle East and Africa has captured our global attention. This is not the first mass exodus in history, and likely not the last. Other great migrations have been well documented, but many happened before recorded history and are now being pieced together to build the […]
And now a word for our Fathers
I really missed this one. In my defense I was on the road Sunday. But Monday and Tuesday have no similar excuse. Gloom, despair, and agony on me. Special days in honor of special folks are common enough. So common in February we’ve pooled a couple president’s birthdays into one President’s Day. Fair enough. But […]
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