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RETIREMENT TIME OPENS DOOR FOR THINGS AND STUFF

March 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Everyone’s’ retirement time is unique, no one matches any other. For some it’s a big party at work with a grand send-off, followed by more parties to celebrate that new freedom. There’s that giant card where everyone you worked over the decades signs with the glee of a high school year book. Or maybe you […]

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MATERIAL WORLD, AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT

September 3, 2025 by

Mashing two words together to make ‘material world’ brings up a long list of ongoing problems, some more distressing than others. Scientific American shares this story from 2020:   Human-Made Stuff Now Outweighs All Life on Earth Artificial objects have gone from just 3 percent of the world’s biomass in 1900 to on par with […]

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BASIC APPRECIATION OF COMMON THINGS

November 24, 2024 by

A basic appreciation is important for context. Things are usually more complicated than they seem. A brick is a brick, just some fired up mud, until you see them working together. In the hands of a skilled craftsman, a brick is a jewel. What else deserves a second look? A towel rack.

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