The world paused at a pedestrian crossing. Why?- To let COP 26 drive pass. Then things continued as they have always done. The mouthy governments, with their boastful proclamations and posturing, have fallen silent. The press, heralding one exciting, cliffhanger announcement after another, has disappeared behind the screen of their…

People are drowning and will continue to sink to a watery grave in the North Sea. What do our politicians do? They puff up their flabby chests and strut around on rarely used muscles, talking tough. First, to demonstrate a semblance of humanity they do not think is relevant except…

It is baffling to observe the continued resistance of governments (mostly from western developed countries), corporations, elites, the media and portions of the largely misinformed public. These disparate bodies deny or sidestep the indisputable scientific facts pointing at the disasters we are carving out for ourselves and most other life…

In the last few years and especially with the advent of Covid-19 and the suffering caused on a global scale by it, we are belatedly becoming aware that the ideals our trusted educators taught us to accept are not altogether indisputable. Generations have lived out their lifespans believing in fallacies…

(Thoughts without corroborating empirical references) The core of what makes us human is our need for belonging. It is our greatest strength and, at the same time, our greatest weakness. Since we first walked this earth, we have given our allegiance, to family, friends, and tribe. When we keep these…

A man of ancient times Known for his wisdom From a time revered Spoke with studied irreverence Against what we hold to be true A thing we fought for A goal still caught in strife A man, a common man, to determine his fate Power to the people Democracy. This…

The fire in the concrete Suffocates the world The heat under my naked feet Asphalt burning through my soul Strips away my humanity Like skin shredding from a flayed corpse Those that pass by step over me They should know better But they have been blinded by the lies That…

The Three Monkeys of Climate Change The silence around the devastating effects of climate change now and in the near future remains a mystery to me. Or maybe not. They tell us to trust in our democratically elected governments. They have our interest at heart. They represent us ‘we the…

To the Detriment of Humanity The more I think about it; the stronger becomes my opinion that the Alpha male, here used in its common usage, not as its originator, David Mech, intended, is the actual genie in the bottle, the entity confined to Pandora’s box. I have not researched…