Category: The Natural World

Tuesday List: Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules

grayscale photo of an elderly man

[Wendell Berry passed away last week at 92. He was a Silverback among Silverbacks, and a hero to many 'Backs and 'Belles. SB SM] https://www.honest-broker.com/p/wendell-berrys-nine-rules?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=296132&post_id=213726953&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=296zu&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email Back then, Wendell Berry was living on a farm in Kentucky. He did his writing with pen and paper, and his wife Tanya would create typewritten drafts of his manuscripts... Continue Reading →

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A Wounded Silverback?

[First of all, let's establish that Donald Trump is not a true Silverback. His hair's not silver, it's orange, but he's not an orangutang, either. He's just an old gorilla who has been cast out of all tribes except his own cadre of disaffected apes. But the real reason that POTUS is not a true... Continue Reading →

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Kiva.org

happy elegant man with money in office

[I've told you before ... If I ever offer investment advice, run the other way! This stops short of that. Kiva.org is an irresistible portfoloio of appealing, deserving people who can greatly benefit from a little spare change that you have lying around. I find it entertaining, and inspirational to read about the individuals and... Continue Reading →

Incredible Climbing Vines

[The bane of my gardening existence is something called bindweed-- Convolvulus arvens-- an insidious member of the morning glory family. It thrives in my blackberry patch. Somehow the juxtaposition of delectable berries, lethal thorns, and a choking vine creates a biblical situation that I will write about ... after my forearms and legs heal. SB... Continue Reading →

Living in a Hole

charming hobbit house in lush greenery

[As Gorillas, we live idyllic lives. Come the end of the day we just create a nest of nearby branches and flop down, surrounded by other members of the troop No blankets, no fires, no security systems, no screens ... this is life in The Jungle. Contrast this with the typical Icelander at the turn... Continue Reading →

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