Environmental thoughts

Caving & ruminations on complexity

Writing this just after finishing the cavern tour in Sonora. Carlsbad’s caverns are much larger, of course, and the rock formations are more… clustered by…

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Beyond grandeur

Woohooo! I have not only scored a drop-in campsite at the Grand Canyon, but I have also showered and laundered! No worries, I shall modestly…

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Mountainous metaphysics

I am become a connoisseur of mountains. ;) Most California mountains are sneaky. They slide under the roads and hillsides, laughing foggy breaths in the…

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Mud & philosophy

Writing this on the night of the 8th, from a wonderful little hole-in-the-wall pizza & brews place called Hot Mama’s! I’m muddy, exhausted, starving, and…

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Safely ensconced in Yosemite! :)

I’m here! In Yosemite! Eating a really excellent salad, and with a pizza waiting for me. Well, okay, I’m devouring the salad — got excited…

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The Great Summer Road Trip

Okay, throwing open the field for suggestions! :) This summer will quite possibly be the last one I have free before I must settle down…

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A posting on Haiti

I try not to write “hop on the bandwagon” postings about the current “hot” topic in the news. I like to have a bit of…

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“Biodiversity vs. Bioengineering?”

This is a class assignment to critique Huber’s article “Biodiversity vs. Bioengineering?” solely on the issue of whether the use of deception was sound argumentation…

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