Warmer & Wetter

American democracy means we’re all in charge. What’s revolutionary about the American answer to human leadership is that a significant number of civilization’s management responsibilities are constitutionally assigned to every citizen. Democracies grow stronger, where and when citizens take their self-leadership responsibilities more seriously. Real patriots answer calls for constructive citizenship. Participate! Please! Digest This…

Consider chanting or humming this mantra today: Facing the sky, reaching  deeper into your own steady breathing, sincerely repeat these words : (one-hundred reps recommended) Snow-Cold Go Away Don’t Come Back Till Autumn Fades

% of global humanity experiencing extended family keeps shrinking-geography alone pries traditional support away-expansive media  pretends intimacy-media replacing extended family hmm?

Tens of thousands of warrior memorials exist in the world today. War memorial statuary is found in Germany, Russia, England, France, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, India, Vietnam, China, Africa, the United States and elsewhere. Honoring defenders made sense since the beginning of humanity. Communities who fail to honor their past and present defenders are jeopardizing their…

On a local chat site, a neighbor asks : “I want to plant bamboo. It’s so beautiful. Where can I find some.” Every respondent adamantly offers the same answer. “Don’t do it, because spreading bamboo is uncontrollable!” Here’s my take on bamboo in your garden.  The many warnings about bamboo spreading are absolutely true. Watching new shoots emerge…