For the past few months, I have been working myself up to try something new. January 1 and a person’s birthday are the socially conventional times to commit to Big Changes, usually in an abstract way without the scaffolding to follow through. Which leads me to the first post I’ve made about minimalism in a … Continue reading Sufficient and Rational Living
Tag: Climate crisis
Please, For the Love of the Apotheosis Painting of President Washington Having a Great Time with the Gods, Climate Change Is Not Partisan
This is one of several posts that I am creating together in order to have peace of mind about some pressing matters, primarily focused on current events in American society. Even limiting myself here, I have a feeling that our partisanized atmosphere makes this about as effective as Plato’s attempts to philosophize in Syracuse, so … Continue reading Please, For the Love of the Apotheosis Painting of President Washington Having a Great Time with the Gods, Climate Change Is Not Partisan
Recycled Temple Flowers
Earlier this year, I learned about ways that temple flowers are being recycled in India, ranging from using them in garment dyeing to incense. (This is the video, about 15 minutes long, from Business Insider.) One of the companies, Phool, had incense available through a US reseller, and I tried some of it today after … Continue reading Recycled Temple Flowers
Stonehenge
As many of you know, Stonehenge was painted with removable paint yesterday by climate activists. I learned about this from a friend's texts right before going into a Zoom discussion about Platonic topics, so I wasn't able to react to the news until a bit later, and I've now read the Wild Hunt comments and … Continue reading Stonehenge
Reflections on Sustainable Products and Societal Change
Given the catastrophes of the past few months, I want to spend a bit of time today reflecting on how I'm factoring the climate crisis into my personal actions right now. A lot of corporate and special interests money is spent distracting us from the sobering climate crisis reality of our time, and I'm often … Continue reading Reflections on Sustainable Products and Societal Change
Reflections as the World Falls Apart
all below lustrousan Apamean sun hotdew on fine statuessublimating quickMuses’ faces deep wellspringsa hum a song ruptured sharpTime limself dancesthose ruins half-rememberedcrumbling cornerstonessand whirls in harsh windsall that remains is eclipseda promise a curse rendingwe buried our heartslike Dionysos’ remainsas the temples burnedas we burned with themthey march now on Earth herselfstill the fire roars … Continue reading Reflections as the World Falls Apart
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