Did you ever notice as you get older that you are turning into your parent? Surprising things come out of your mouth that only they would have said? Even if the mirror doesn’t reflect it, I am turning into my dad. Genes and DNA account for some of it. I have his short body build […]
Life is expensive. Humans consume considerable amounts of resources daily (especially North Americans). Some of this consumption is necessary for survival, but most is excess, which ultimately ends up in our landfills and junkyards. Much of what we consume and waste can be given a monetary value, but the cost of extracting these materials cannot
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We often claim that our way of life is a symbol of decency. We tell ourselves our intentions are honorable. We assume our society has been cultivated by a comparatively humane system that deserves trust. And we quietly worry that we don’t have the time, energy, or power to think things through a little more
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“These are seed varieties that survived … It’s a library of life.” – Cary Fowler Over 800 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Spitsbergen, Norway, The Svalbard Global Seed Vault sits buried 400 feet in the side of a mountain, Nationally owned seed banks exist in almost every country. They’re staffed by scientists who study and
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Two years after John D. MacDonald moved from New York state to Sarasota, Carl Hiaasen was born in what was then a rural suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, Florida. When Hiaasen turned 6, his father bought him his first typewriter, and he’s never stopped writing since. He was producing newspaper columns through high school and
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Here’s a story about six young people from not so long ago who lived in a town called Freeport and dealt with physical abuse in various ways. Paul Henry was 12 years-old, a dreamy, quick-footed kid from a large family of all sisters and no father. He was walking home one evening in October from
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