In the photo above, two dangerous animals avoid bloodshed through non-verbal cross-species communication. This evocative image I lifted from Cat…
terrible words
The photo above was taken by paleoartist Emily Willoughby in 2015. It shows Harvard fossil MCZ 4371, the foot of a…
middle ground
The papers call for warfare! “Free Crimea!” come the cries! The papers print that Putin’s wicked sins Reach to the…
responsible government in Canada day
To all my readers, happy Responsible Government in Canada day. The image of the commemorative stamp, above, is from the…
family day
It’s again the Family Day weekend in Alberta, and there are a few apparently disparate things I want to write…
brush with greatness
I have striven to elevate their eyes and minds from the little pedling muddy pool of politics beneath their feet…
an accounting
Democracy has many definitions, implications and consequences, but accountability is one of its most important components. Citizen participation, political equality,…
getting past stochastic
In Mind and Nature: a Necessary Unity (1979), [Gregory Bateson] argues that human learning and biological evolution are processes of…
deconstructing the machine
The Unbroken Machine is a great book. As I said in an earlier post, the book seems to have been…
fall back position
Always remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason, and plot! We see no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be…
