Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Martin Luther King Jr, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Silence on June 18, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. | |
| — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Why #45 Is Uncivil And Sinking |
| Ole! … Ole, Ole, Ole | |
| Is This Still The United States Of America? | |
| 2017 | Go Where? |
| 2016 | Returning To The Same Box |
| 2015 | The Hunter’s Music |
| 2014 | Dedication |
| 2013 | Unhappy Alternatives |
| 2012 | Implications |
| 2011 | Never Let Us Down |
Posted in Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Death, Friends, Kind Words, Philosophy, Quotes, Roses, William Blake on June 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| I would rather have one rose and a kind word | |
| from a friend while I’m here | |
| than a whole truck load when I’m gone. | |
| — William Blake | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | And Blog Posts, Too |
| 2017 | Just Doin’ It |
| 2016 | Definitely Not Bell Shaped |
| 2015 | Dreadful Pity |
| 2014 | Worse Than Useless |
| 2013 | Personal Prisons |
| 2012 | So, Not Yet Then |
| 2011 | Real Love |
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Beauty, Environment, John Muir, Nature, Philosophy, Quotes on June 16, 2019| 1 Comment »
| Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike. | |
| — John Muir | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Not Sure Anyway… |
| All Clear Nuclear And Burn | |
| 2017 | Forms Of Conservation |
| 2016 | Oh, So Lacking |
| 2015 | e pluribus unum |
| 2014 | Nothing So Far Removed |
| 2013 | Positions |
| 2012 | Two Errors |
| 2011 | Long Live The King! |
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Walking, tagged Attitude, Blessings, Dogs, Henry David Thoreau, Philosophy, Quotes, Shiva, Walking on June 15, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. | |
| — Henry David Thoreau | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | One Person Can |
| 2017 | Been There, Thought That |
| 2016 | Diligent Students |
| 2015 | Unanswered Prayers |
| 2014 | Pray, v. |
| 2013 | As I… |
| 2012 | But We Need Room |
| 2011 | A Definition Of Leadership |
Posted in Environment, Politics, Quotes, tagged A New Climate For Climate, Global Climate Change, Justin Worland, Politics, Quotes, Time Magazine on June 14, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| Where does this leave all of us and the planet we inhabit? Even thinking optimistically, enacting climate-change legislation that matches the scale of the challenge is hard to imagine: the science is damning and the clock is ticking. And while the conversation may be shifting, there’s still a climate-change-denying President in the White House and nothing like a broad consensus on a path forward among Democrats. | |
| In the face of all that, it would be easy to dismiss the new breed of climate activists as noisy but dreamy, idealists distant from the powers who run the show. But that’s the thing about social movements, from civil rights to gay rights. At first the activists may look naive, and maybe they are. But in the rearview mirror, they come to look like instigators of massive and, in hindsight, obvious change. | |
| — Justin Worland | |
| In Mr. Worland’s article: “A New Climate For Climate“ | |
| Appearing in Time Magazine, dtd: 3 April 2019 | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Or A Small Blue Planet |
| 2017 | To Infinity And Beyond |
| 2016 | And Some Unawake, Too |
| Winds And Reign | |
| 2015 | Natural Shapes |
| 2014 | Seeing The Light |
| 2013 | Requirements |
| 2012 | Tricked Again |
| 2011 | Liberty And Justice For Earth |
| 2010 | Home Again, Home Again, Jig-A-De, Jig… |
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Charlotte Alter, Quotes, The Making of AOC, Time Magazine on June 13, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| “I used to be much more cynical about how much was up against us,” she says. “I think I’ve changed my mind. Because I think that change is a lot closer than we think.” | |
| — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | |
| As quoted by Charlotte Alter | |
| In Ms. Alter’s interview / article: “The Making of AOC“ | |
| Appearing in Time Magazine, dtd: 3 April 2019 | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Don’t Break It |
| 2017 | Representative Government For The 99% |
| 2016 | Trying To Ignite Ice |
| 2015 | Or Increasingly Unwilling To Pay For… |
| 2014 | Returning Time |
| 2013 | Gentle Invitation |
| 2012 | Pleading The Insanity Defense |
| 2011 | Graduations And Conservatives |
| The Big Sin | |
Posted in Economics, Politics, Quotes, tagged American Prosperity, Charlotte Alter, Economics, Politics, Quotes, The Making of AOC, Time Magazine on June 12, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| “An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity,” she says. “I have never seen that, or experienced it, really, in my adult life.” | |
| — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | |
| As quoted by Charlotte Alter | |
| In Ms. Alter’s interview / article: “The Making of AOC“ | |
| Appearing in Time Magazine, dtd: 3 April 2019 | |
| [Actually, they’ve seen nothing but prosperity. What they haven’t seen is increasing personal prosperity or any hope it (increasing personal prosperity) will happen in their lifetime. — KMAB] | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | The One Thing |
| 2017 | Never Give Up |
| 2016 | Which Generation Are We? |
| Congratulations, Kyle! | |
| 2015 | Centered |
| 2014 | Economic Trinity |
| 2013 | At Both Ends |
| 2012 | Holding Allowance |
| 2011 | The Power Of Good |
