As I observed once upon a time (ie. when originally producing this entry in draft form several months ago, actually), while the aftermath of being cast upon the mercy of the curb allows for a slightly more care-free existence, one tends to see patterns before long, after one has seen it occur multiple times within [...]
Occasionally, when the usual cycle of breaking news and on-going event coverage dies down, CNN will publish a piece at their website which deals with topics of a more special-interest bent. Not too long ago, an article of theirs described a particular blog written by a Los Angeles Times reporter, Jill Leovy. Basically, this crime-beat newspaper journalist decided that the clinical coverage of murders had to [...]
It is seemingly obvious, but I can almost understand why we don’t make the connection too easily. And those of us who do realize this would be considered foolhardy to share a potential idea that could only make the first few implementers of it fabulously rich. However, I do have reasonable motives for sharing this, [...]
In a previous entry, I discussed some of the tangible advantages of cleaning up litter over other types of environmentally-minded actions. Though it can certainly improve the physical health of ecosystems (and consequently, ourselves), I see spiritual aspects to it as well. Indeed, in my last post, I discussed how I went through a cleansing [...]