Politics
Our Birthright, denied.
Stolen by greed, wars, unfounded power and plain evil. The planet is on catastrophic time clock of 2050. Tick Tock. Wake up and do something.
Stolen by greed, wars, unfounded power and plain evil. The planet is on catastrophic time clock of 2050. Tick Tock. Wake up and do something.
It took me along time to grasp the seriousness and importance of this image. The armed animals are ridiculous but lethal while they stand over their prize, an assassinated human, Ending others right to life for a sport is morally and intellectually wrong and must be recognized as such and Read more…
Some subjects are more personal than others. As an atheist, the Hell described by institutional religion and so well defined by Dante, are a figment from men wanting power over everyone else. I truly, sincerely believe that. Yet I do believe in a “other” world that could be called ” Read more…
Dew and droplets of contained water have always fascinated me since I constantly see birds. bees and other little creatures come drink to these self contained water fountains, which I guess are sources of life and happiness to them. It’s easy to see the water has a “skin” holding them Read more…
My love of Frozen Mango Margaritas started at Rio Mar Resort under the gazebo looking at the bright blue ocean. I brought that love home and instead of using canned mangoes I tried making them with fresh, huge, lush mangoes and wow delicious. Lot’s of cut up chunks of mango, Read more…
This property of facing the sun is mostly observed in young flowerheads and generally stops once the flower starts to bloom ( mature sunflowers generally face east). The fascinating phenomenon of flowers following the sun across the sky is called heliotropism. The sunflower plant contains hormones called auxins. Happy Flowers!
This is home to me. I wasn’t born here but my Mom was and I have declared this little island as mine. I share it with many for it is primarily mine to love and see and smell and argue over and just live. I have often said that I Read more…
Most people make these beauties in the oven. I discovered that the ridged streak pan works just as well and avoid heating up the house with the oven heat. Just place them on the pan and allow them to burn. Turn over gently, trying not to break them. When finished Read more…
The picture of the finished Swiss Broyage was too dark. I deleted it , cut the cake and forgot to take another picture, I’ll walk you through this and if you’re game ask for the recipe. Six layers of merengue mixed with roasted, ground almond. The filling is a mocha Read more…
If you want to bake something but don’t have the time or inclination to work too hard, here is the pie for you. To be introduced to your guests and family as home made Apple pie. You did make it at home. Just saying. Buy a tin of double pastry Read more…
…you don’t get to regulate them. Some words appear to be cringe worthy. One of them is Vagina. I posted my Facebook hashtag #VoteVaginaVoteForPeace thousands of times and not a word spoken, from people who normally never shut up. Get over it! It’s biology and very cool to be a Read more…
This recipe has no carbs, no calories. Just a reminder of your know what.
There you are breaking butt with your friend. Climbing the mountain. All of a sudden a gush of cool air hits your behind, while your friend really needs help getting to the next level of the mountain. Did they both laugh and fall or just went about their business? I Read more…
What seems like a hundred years ago I read a book about the teaching of Zen. I read it nice and easy attempting to really understand what it was all about. The lesson learned, which stayed with me throughout my life, is that words and language limit everything it attempts Read more…
81 year old Jane Fonda was arrested yesterday on the steps of the Capitol while protesting global warming. She said she is joining the world movement to stop and reverse the damage to the environment. She never stops caring about the world we live in. Instead of enjoying her days Read more…
I just love this image of the bee flying away from the flower and her soulful whisper; ” Call me!.” Bee’s have been recently designated the most important beings alive. They are also listed as gravely endangered, thanks to pesticides designated to kill them, to starve them. Such a miserable Read more…
We live in unfortunate times where we eat contaminated food containing less nutritional value than clean food, breathe polluted air and drink filthy water. This is the truth about the world we live and die in. Our reality is much more complicated that this one sentence allows us to see, Read more…
I have watched my entire life how other people lived in countries under dictatorships, totalitarian regimes and so on. I always knew my own country was not at all clean but it kinda was a functioning democracy. As I’ve been writing about on this blog about how we came to Read more…
Artificial Intelligence is here and will remain so. We edge closer to the day where our human flesh will merge with artificial mechanism and through this may at last obtain immortality. This subject has fascinated me always and hope to explore it more and in greater detail in the near Read more…
The beauty and complexity of flowers has fascinated me my entire life. I don’t just look at them, I see them. Colors, textures, scents, shapes. These beauties carry an entire palette of colors mixed within while dancing and owning the universe. The seduction of the bees, the call of nature Read more…