Monthly Archives: May 2017

Tens of thousands of acres of forests are gone from the Jemez Mountains. In our warming world, they won’t grow back, and the evidence of that was clear today. —The Heart of Darkness: A walk through the scorched landscapes where … Continue reading →

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here’s an update: 1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still … Continue reading →

Beate and Tim are back for the summer, so they started their Sunday walks with Andy last weekend. I’m glad Andy has someone with him, just in case something happens. May 29, 2017  

The pressure to shift more of the country’s electric supply to renewable sources is not just a rallying cry for environmentalists. Some of the power industry’s biggest customers, like General Motors and Microsoft, have made a commitment to clean energy. … Continue reading →

As usual, we can’t always believe what we think. The cartoon shows a very simple case, where the mother would no doubt change her mind if she knew who had messed up the rug. But as this article points out, … Continue reading →

Trump is having trouble getting good publicity.     I wonder why? The video was taken at the NATO summit when they were gathering for a group photo. May 26, 2017  

  May 25, 2017  

I have a Roomba vacuum cleaner and love it, but I don’t have a cat to ride on it. In this video I like the dog much better than the cat: Do you have any gadgets that make life simpler … Continue reading →

A guide was leading a group of trophy hunters in Zimbabwe when the group came across a herd of breeding elephants and started firing at them. Three of the elephants charged directly at the group, and a fourth elephant charged … Continue reading →

Have you ever known anyone or seen videos of people practicing extreme sports? Here are some examples: I especially like the following one because of the book I’ve been listening to about surfing. It’s over twenty minutes long but one … Continue reading →