Some Politics
I tend to blog about patterns in nature and the wisdom of working with them. I tend to avoid politics in my blog. But Trump’s presidency comes from such a different set of patterns that I feel a responsibility to … Continued
Stories of Relationships
Dad’s Walnut TreeIn the early 1970’s, The Wall Street Journal reported on a machine developed in Japan that peeled sheets of veneer so thin that a good walnut tree trunk was worth $10,000 in early 1970’ dollars. Dad read that … Continued
Evening Sky is Full of Planets
Our winter evening sky is rich with planets doing interesting things. I wrote up a summary for our Chrysalis families. Then I thought you might also be interested. So here is the same slightly-revised article for you..Venus, the third brightest … Continued
After-thoughts
After-thought on Toward a Commons culture Our rainy season’s first atmospheric river dropped 7” of fresh water in about three days, according to our garden’s rain gauge. It never poured really hard but it was sustained, often accompanied by strong … Continued
A Good Story
After finally getting Toward a Commons culture online, I celebrated by going out to Ahjumawi for three days of kayak camping. On the second day, coming back from a long, before-sunrise to midday drift through the marsh, I lay down … Continued
Toward a Commons culture
Table of Contents for the longest ever posting to my blog Toward a Commons culture An Anthem for the Commons Announcing the Third Edition of Shifting/Seeing Nature Snippets: Andromeda Galaxy unit The Techno-Optimist Manifesto Toward a Commons culture Offering A … Continued
Apples in a Seed
Chrysalis goes on two school camping trips each year. I go on most of them. After the skits at the Saturday evening campfire, I tell a story. Here is a paraphrase of the story I told this week. “When I … Continued
A confirming video link sent by a former student.
I received this email from one of my former Chrysalis eighth-graders. A wonderful, confirming video and a wonderful back and forth gift-giving between generations. Thank you, Andrew! Hi Paul, I saw this video from the USGS and thought you’d enjoy … Continued
Story for Bri
It was eight years ago so I can’t remember whether it was during the settling down into seats as the 8th graders came back in after recess or whether it was later during a class discussion. Anyway, at some point, … Continued
DWeb and Grief
I attended this year’s DWeb Camp https://dwebcamp.org/. (“Discovering Flows” was this year’s theme so I really had to go.) There were scores of presentations on decentralizing technology (which my “go high in the drainage” sort of fits into) but lots … Continued