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
I’ve read articles reporting on the declining birth rates in many countries. Most of the articles report this as a problem which puzzles me because, from the perspective of climate change, reducing our population is one of the most important … Continued
RainfallThe average annual rainfall for our area is about 17” per year. I have a rain gauge in our garden I use to record daily rainfall. A week ago, we surpassed 42”. Playing in this abundance of rain nourished most … Continued
Balancing Poles Every year on the first day of school, I had my eighth-grade class balance poles because it provides a strong kinesthetic experience with feedback, one of the major themes of my eighth-grade class. Some kids could balance; some … Continued
I love Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and recommend it to all who haven’t read it yet. I read the short preface and was stunned by the power of her writing and her woman’s voice. “Feminist” didn’t quite feel … Continued
This post is the follow-up to my previous post, Rolling Dips. If you haven’t read Rolling Dips yet, read that before you read this. I fulfilled my resolve to clean the tool shed about three weeks ago. Two aspects of … Continued
Alysia and I spent this weekend at a gathering on a 1600 acre conservation easement within sight of the Pacific Ocean. We turned off the near sea-level road (windy and about 1 1/2 lanes wide) onto a dirt road that … Continued
Floods in Germany and Japan. Record-setting heat domes. Fires in Turkey, Greece, Siberia and all around me in Northern California. Tornadoes in December. I want to describe what I think is happening with ”jerk”, a term used in the last … Continued