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Making Paints from the Desert Landscape
Making Paint From the Rocks I can easily lose myself in Earth’s landscapes, especially the rocky ones. The textures and colors tell a story of chemistry, weathering and erosion. And, if providing a...
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#WW #FF #WTF? Twitter Thoughts
As I explained it to my mother, Twitter is like a superhighway comprising an infinite number of lanes that head in all directions. Over a half billion cars travel this highway, and they’re all honking...
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And then it was Art
Celebrity Pufferfish Click on image for extraordinary video: Art of the Pufferfish This little guy has been all over the internet this past week, charming us all with his artistic abilities in the...
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The Art of Everything
A Pufferfish A recent blog post, And then it was Art, featured a delightful video of a pufferfish creating a work of art in the sand, as if he could somehow visualize what the final piece would look...
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Angry Crows…
Respecting the Earth and All Its Inhabitants (Book Excerpt) Excerpt from Corvus Rising, by author, geologist and artist Mary Simmons Looking at something from a different angle often paints a more...
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The Ants Go Marching…and marching…and marching
…until death do they part. Us and Them Ever since I wrote Corvus Rising, I’ve considered in great depth and detail how the other living beings on Earth are more like us than not. We humans are fond of...
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The Temple of My Imperfection
—that moment when you finally realize that all your efforts toward achieving perfection will never be enough. Seizing the Wabi-sabi Wabi–sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or...
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The Keystone Pipeline and Eminent Domain: legal theft of private property
Private Property and the Public Good In 1985, Susette Kelo, of New London, Connecticut, lost her home via eminent domain to development by Pfizer, an American multi-national pharmaceutical...
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My Mother, My Art
Self Portrait, ~1950, Rita M. Simmons Thanks to my very creative mother, Rita M. Simmons (1921-2004), my childhood was steeped in a variety of creative enterprises and the permission to make messes....
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My Heart is Broken…
I got through Election Night alright, though it was hard to fall asleep. Yesterday I was alright, breathing….remaining present. A few shaky moments watching and listening to Hillary’s gracious and...
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