This article, by Ann J. Simonton of Common Dreams recommends that we slow down in order to better appreciate, absorb and enjoy all aspects of life. It isn’t just fast food that reminds us fast is not always better. The frantic pace of everyday life seems to impede our ability…
There was a tragedy in Kirkwood Missouri last night. A madman opened fire on a City Council meeting in Kirkwood Missouri, killing five people. That was last night. I was riding my bike through Kirkwood today, and I happened to travel past the Kirkwood City Hall. It was about 1:00 pm and the…
It was a bloody night in Kirkwood Missouri tonight. I live about twelve miles from Kirkwood, Missouri, which is normally a peaceful community. At tonight's meeting at the Kirkwood City Hall, however, things would be different. And armed man, apparently a lunatic, barged into the Kirkwood City Council meeting and…
See this post from Free Press to learn more about the big gift the FCC just handed to huge media corporations: On Feb. 4, the Federal Communications Commission finally released the details of the devastating rule change it voted on back in December. These new rules would allow one company…
What is the "it" referenced above? "It" is the rich subjective experience of consciousness. There's nothing else quite like consciousness, right? Writing in Seed Magazine, Nicholas Humphrey suggests that, perhaps, consciousness is "not such a big deal." OK, but what is consciousness? Why do we see the vivid redness of…