nature

This has become accepted theory amongst many people and yet it remains politically charged and controversial to some, not to mention that some people flatly deny its existence. Well I was an Environmental Science and Policy major at school and I do believe climate change is real and that this time around humans are at least part of the cause of it.  Read More »

In a chapter of Two Treatises of Government, “Of Property,” John Locke justifies the human right of property by citing two sources that were credible during the 17th century.  Read More »

Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for the many blessings we normally overlook in life. Family, friends, faith, time, education, food, housing, transportation, job, nature, and chocolate are a few of the many blessings we receive. We need to recognize their value and strive to remember that importance throughout the year.  Read More »

As I sat in my seat on the charter bus taking the group of students from my college up to Fallingwater, it was like driving back in time. The closer we got, the more nature their was and the less 'civilization.' If you ask me, we have it backwards. The peaceful sensations I experience in these 'doors to the past' give me more a sense of belonging and inner peace.  Read More »

I’m not at all a Seinfeld fan, and this is really the only line I cite from that series. As a drug and alcohol counselor with homeless addicts, I talk a lot with my clients about serenity and what it means for them and their recovery. Many of them live in the streets, of course, and so finding peace at all is near impossible.  Read More »

I know most women want to have an equal voice, but I think that using a candidate's gender to raise them up, but then using the feminine nature associated with that gender against them, like Sarah Palin, is an example of a hypocritical standard we have for woman.  Read More »

Banned Books Review #19
Written by Poison_Ivy.  Read More »

On the drive to the farm we pass a few usual sights. The cow, fence, cow, "OO OO BARN," cow, fence, cow ruetine. The little chapel. The field with random trenches that thousands of stories have been told from. The yard that you have to wonder if another car could ever fit in. The amazing shake stop where ALL the locals hang out at night. Then the hill down to the gravel road up to the farm.  Read More »